The day was turned on its head by the news that Olivia Newton-John had passed away.
A Current Affair (708,000) remains strong for Nine, yet it’s The Block (775,000) that maintains the number one position (even though it’s slipped on premiere, it is still way ahead in the slot). The premiere of season three of The Hundred with Andy Lee gets moved to next week as a repeat of MOVIE: Grease (442,000) slips in to pay tribute due to the passing of Olivia Newton-John…and draws a very respectable audience. Law & Order: Organized Crime (69,000) finishes out the night.
Nine first in both primary (25.8%) and network (33.6%) rankings.
Good news for Seven – Home & Away (536,000) jumps up over the 500k mark for the first time in weeks. MKR (450,000) even lifts on last night’s dismal figures however is stuck in third. Harry Palmer gets bumped as the expected part 1 re-run of Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted (221,000) gets rolled out to honour her loss… and draws only partly reasonable figures.
Seven second in both primary (19.3%) and network (26%) rankings.
The Project (252,000 6:30pm; 373,000 7pm) hasn’t ticked up over 400k once this week – not a great sign for 10. The Masked Singer Australia (477,000 avg (449,000 show; 504,000 reveal)) offers some continued respite as it maintains second in primetime. The Cheap Seats (387,000) lifts on last week’s numbers, while a double repeat of NCIS (142,000; 82,000) doesn’t do much.
10 third in both primary (11.9%) and network (17.6%) rankings.
7:30 (457,000) and Great Southern Landscapes (337,000) could only manage fourth for the ABC in primetime. The rest of the evening was largely undersubscribed too, with Catalyst: The Science of Relationships (276,000), Art Works (115,000), a repeat of Anh’s Brush With Fame (79,000), 8 Nights Out West (35,000), and a repeat of Four Corners (DNR) all doing smaller than expected numbers.
ABC fourth in both primary (9.8%) and network (14.5%) rankings.
SBS deliver the finale of Who Do You Think You Are? Australia (232,000), followed by reasonable runs from Insight (184,000) and Dateline (93,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (5.1%) and network (8.3%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: The Block (169,000) beat out The Masked Singer Australia – reveal/show, Seven News 6:30pm, and Nine News 6:30pm.
18-49: The Block (299,000) comes in ahead of The Masked Singer Australia – reveal, Seven News 6:30pm, The Masked Singer Australia – show, and Nine News 6:30pm.
25-54: The Block (355,000) takes another triple demo win, followed by Seven News 6:30pm, Nine News 6:30pm, The Masked Singer Australia – reveal, and Seven News 6pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
The Adventures of Paddington – EV (131,000) on ABC Kids/TV Plus lands the multi-channel win.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 575,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 135,000 | 142,000 6:30pm 128,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 936,000 | 938,000 6pm 934,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 872,000 | 863,000 6pm 880,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 313,000 5pm 213,000 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
Sunrise (235,000)
The Today Show (200,000)
ABC Breakfast (185,000 (122,000 ABC; 63,000 ABC News))
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
No changes to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: Hunted Australia finale/extraction (10) lifted 34%/28% to 1,120,000/1,166,000; Commonwealth Games – Evening (Seven) lifted 4% to 948,000; and Beauty and the Geek Australia (Nine) lifted 27% to 671,000.
The BVOD best were Hunted Australia – extraction (151,000) and Hunted Australia – finale (142,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Hunted Australia – finale | 10 | 1,120,000 | 34 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? Australia | SBS | 449,000 | 34 |
| Hunted Australia – extraction | 10 | 1,166,000 | 28 |
| Beauty and the Geek Australia | Nine | 671,000 | 27 |
| Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked | ABC | 626,000 | 26 |
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.
