In the final stages of MAFS all the networks are preparing their new programming onslaught.
Channel 9
Nine remain unchallenged for the flagship programs A Current Affair (615,000) and Married At First Sight (855,000). Under Investigation (348,000) continues to benefit from its lead-in, as See No Evil (48,000) and Ordinary Joe (41,000) do little in the late night.
Nine first in both primary (27%) and network (34.9%) rankings.
Channel 7
Seven start with Home & Away (452,000) delivering a consistent audience, and then bottoms out with the second of the two-part The Best of the Russell Gilbert Show (194,000). The Front Bar: All Sports Edition (299,000) soldiers on, doing great business in Melbourne. Repeats of We Interrupt This Broadcast (122,000) and Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera (42,000) bring additional eyeballs in the later night.
Seven second in both primary (16.8%) and network (25.6%) rankings.
ABC
The ABC’s comedy Wednesday continues to land a solid result, as the pairing of 7:30 (426,000) and Hard Quiz (513,000) push ahead with strength, as does the following pair of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (382,000) and QI (254,000). A repeat of Celia Pacquola: All Talk (142,000) and a new ep of Adam Hill: The Last Leg (79,000) drag the laughs later also.
ABC third in both primary (13.5%) and network (1 7.6%) rankings.
Channel 10
With no big program in primetime for 10 The Project (155,000 6:30pm; 232,000 7pm) is finding it hard particularly in the second half-hour, before The Dog House Australia (307,000) arrives up slightly on last night and clearly in third place in the timeslot. Law & Order: SVU (123,000), Fire Country (79,000), and a repeat Bull (107,000) flesh out the late night for a small audience.
10 fourth in both primary (8.3%) and network (13.7%) rankings.
SBS
The finale of Wildlife ER (83,000) starts SBS’s night, which slides into The Swap (98,000) and .Mayflies (32,000)
SBS fifth in both primary (3.3%) and network (8.1%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Married At First Sight (166,000) led Seven News 6:30pm/6pm, and Nine News 6:30pm/6pm.
18-49: Married At First Sight (279,000) beat out Seven News 6:30pm/6pm, Nine News 6:30pm, and A Current Affair.
25-54: Married At First Sight (344,000) lands another triple-demo win, followed by Seven News 6pm, Nine News 6:30pm, Seven News 6:30pm, and A Current Affair.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Peppa Pig – AM (90,000) on ABC Kids/TV Plus takes out another win.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 552,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 95,000 | 103,000 6:30pm 87,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 813,000 | 813,000 6pm 813,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 692,000 | 683,000 6pm 701,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 218,000 5pm 139,000 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 201,000
Sunrise 194,000
ABC Breakfast 140,000 (97,000 ABC; 43,000 ABC News)
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
No changes to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: Married At First Sight (Nine) lifted 65% to 1,963,000; The Dog House Australia (10) lifted 13% to 522,000; and The Best of the Russell Gilbert Show (Seven) lifted 9% to 412,000.
The BVOD best were Married At First Sight (646,000), and Home and Away (143,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Married At First Sight | Nine | 1,963,000 | 65 |
| Home and Away | Seven | 939,000 | 24 |
| Under Investigation | Nine | 621,000 | 21 |
| The Weekly with Charlie Pickering | ABC | 743,000 | 20 |
| Hard Quiz | ABC | 895,000 | 19 |
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.
