The Geek shall inherit the schedule (when the other shows aren’t there).
Nine kick off with A Current Affair (638,000) dominant in its slot (and, as it turns out, across the night) which set a firm foundation for Beauty and the Geek Australia (532,000) to lift significantly on the last couple of nights and take the primetime win. Repeats of Travel Guides (384,000) and True Story with Hamish & Andy (97,000; 45,000) attracts not many viewers into the later night, along with Chicago Med (61,000).
Nine first in both primary (22.3%) and network (31%) rankings.
Home & Away (418,000) slides to a new low for Seven, as the rest of the night does little to right the ship. A repeat of Highway Patrol (315,000) followed by Britain’s Got Talent (195,000) and Inside Belmarsh Prison (63,000) draw few viewers.
Seven second in both primary (16.5%) and network (23.7%) rankings.
7:30 (492,000) and Gruen (519,000) deliver the ABC another strong primetime second place, followed by Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (487,000) and Aftertaste (217,000) which take the win in the following slot. Repeats of Adam Hills: The Last Leg (155,000) and Small Axe (DNR) fill out the schedule.
ABC third in both primary (13.1%) and network (17.9%) rankings.
The Project (256,000 6:30pm; 357,000 7pm) sets a poor base for the premiere of Shaun Micallef’s Brain Eisteddfod (437,000) which finds itself in third in the slot. Ghosts (261,000) premieres to a some attention as a repeat of The Secret She Keeps (75,000) and a new ep of Good Sam (DNR) slink into the night.
10 fourth in both primary (11.2%) and network (17.8%) rankings.
A quiet night for SBS with Michael Mosley’s 21 Day Body Challenge (87,000), Jack the Ripper (82,000) and Tour de France – Stage 17 (117,000)
SBS fifth in both primary (5.2%) and network (9.6%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Beauty and the Geek Australia (103,000) led Nine News 6:30pm, Seven News 6pm, Nine News 6pm, and Seven News 6:30pm.
18-49: Beauty and the Geek Australia (192,000) came in ahead of Nine News 6:30pm, Seven News 6pm, Nine News 6pm, and Seven News 6:30pm.
25-54: Nine News 6:30pm (234,000) beat out Seven News 6pm, Beauty and the Geek Australia, Nine News 6pm, and Seven News 6:30pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Little J and Big Cuz (135,000) on ABC Kids/TV Plus land the multi-channel win.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 567,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 132,000 | 140,000 6:30pm 123,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 889,000 | 912,000 6pm 866,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 821,000 | 822,000 6pm 819,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 321,000 5pm 234,000 6pm |
SBS World News averaged ((6:30pm+7pm)/2) to obtain total program figure.
Seven News/Nine News figures averaged ((6pm+6:30pm)/2) to obtain total program figure.
BREKKY BATTLE
The Today Show (195,000)
Sunrise (193,000)
ABC Breakfast (181,000 (117,000 ABC; 64,000 ABC News))
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
No changes to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: State of Origin – Game 3 (Nine) lifted 20% to 3,102,000; Highway Patrol (Seven) lifted 4% to 480,000; and The Dog House Australia (10) lifted 5% to 399,000.
The BVOD best were State of Origin – Game 3 (493,000), State of Origin Game 3 Pre-Match (171,000), State of Origin – Game 3 Post-Match (159,000), and Home and Away (128,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Five Bedrooms | 10 | 316,000 | 44 |
| Gruen | ABC | 749,000 | 31 |
| Home and Away | Seven | 829,000 | 26 |
| State of Origin – Game 3 | Nine | 3,102,000 | 20 |
| State of Origin – Game 4 Post-Match | Nine | 1,137,000 | 17 |
Primary Channels, Multi-Channels, Shares, Subscription TV, Key Demos, Brekky Battle: All figures Total People, Five City Metro (5CM); overnights only.
Daily Consolidated 7 Total TV: All figures Total People, Consolidated 7 day Five City Metro (5CM) + Regional (Reg) + BVOD (Broadcast Video on Demand); % lift compared to overnight figures.
Top 20 Overnight Metro
Top 20 Multi-Channel Shows
Overnight Network Share
Top 20 Foxtel Shows
Daily Consolidated 7 Total TV Program Rankings
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Note: Program performance and ranking information subject to change when not based on final program logs. Programs with the same name on one or more primary or multichannel, are aggregated into one network figure.
