Everything just feels like an uneasy truce right now.
Channel 9
A Current Affair (614,000) wins at 7pm, as Married At First Sight (914,000) does massive business for the final dinner party and Wednesday night episode. Under Investigation (306,000) benefits from the lead-in to win the later slot, before See No Evil (49,000) and Ordinary Joe (37,000) offer a little but not much to the late night schedule.
Nine first in both primary (27.7%) and network (35.8%) rankings.
Channel 7
Home & Away (453,000) kicks off Seven’s night as their best (by far). Inside Cyprus (199,000) inexplicably fills a gap as The Front Bar (294,000) continues to grow its audience. Repeats of We Interrupt This Broadcast (133,000) and Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera (47,000) add a few valuable eyeballs to the channel’s daily share.
Seven second in both primary (17.4%) and network (25.1%) rankings.
ABC
7:30 (423,000) and Hard Quiz (499,000) established another great start for the ABC, with the comedy continuing to draw a good audience through The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (426,000) and QI (268,000). A repeat of Tom Gleeson: Joy (173,000) and new Adam Hills: The Last Leg (62,000) close out another great comedy Wednesday.
ABC third in both primary (13.7%) and network (17.2%) rankings.
Channel 10
The Project (155,000 6:30pm; 261,000 7pm) struggles for 10, as does the season finale of The Dog House Australia (304,000) in comparison to the other programs in primetime though still manages to pull third behind Nine and the ABC. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (132,000), Fire Country (81,000), and a repeat of Bull (76,000) add some late night drama eyes for the Network.
10 fourth in both primary (8.3%) and network (14.1%) rankings.
SBS
Big Ben Restored: The Grand Unveiling (123,000) led SBS’s night, followed by the final ep of The Swap (94,000) and Mayflies (35,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (3.7%) and network (7.7%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Married At First Sight (165,000) smashed Seven News 6pm/6:30pm, A Current Affair, and Home and Away.
18-49: Married At First Sight (306,000) led Seven News 6:30pm/6pm, A Current Affair, and Nine News 6:30pm.
25-54: Married At First Sight (383,000) lands a final Wednesday triple-demo win, followed by Seven News 6:30pm/6pm, A Current Affair, and Nine News 6:30pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Bluey – AM (98,000) slides home a multi-channel win for ABC Kids/TV Plus.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 499,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 105,000 | 105,000 6:30pm 105,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 832,000 | 833,000 6pm 830,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 661,000 | 649,000 6pm 672,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 210,000 5pm 144,000 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 233,000
The Today Show 192,000
ABC Breakfast 134,000 (83,000 ABC; 51,000 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 63% to 1,911,000; The Dog House Australia (10) lifted 12% to 479,000; and The Best of the Russell Gilbert Show (Seven) lifted 9% to 354,000.
The BVOD best were Married At First Sight (595,000), and Home and Away (148,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Married At First Sight | Nine | 1,911,000 | 63 |
| Under Investigation | Nine | 675,000 | 28 |
| Home and Away | Seven | 937,000 | 26 |
| The Weekly with Charlie Pickering | ABC | 690,000 | 20 |
| QI | ABC | 435,000 | 18 |
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.
It is good to see “We Interrupt This Broadcast” attracting solid numbers for its reruns. It may not perform particularly well in overnights, but the reruns are helping to bring the numbers up to a more typical overnight viewership level.
Hi Ian – the challenge is we can’t know if the re-run is hitting a new audience or a repeat audience. I’m less likely to put any value in them (especially when the repeat is still drawing such a small amount) no matter the program. Also, their inclusion actually aren’t bringing the show up to a “more typical” level. It’s still way off where Seven need it to be.
Hi Mr. Molk,
Thanks for your reply. You make some very good points. I like to think that a sizeable majority of the viewers for a re-run are a new audience, especially when the re-run airs within a week of the show’s original airing. However, you are correct that we can’t know if that’s actually the case. If only we could know whether a viewer watched the program previously or not.
Where do you think Seven needs the program to be in order for it to be successful?
G’day Ian – I’m hoping for their sake that Idol was an anomaly, though it was rating fine it’s just that everyone else got in the way. WITB isn’t bad, however the cast haven’t been looked after with the post-production (kill the laugh track at least). Farmer will see their hopes lift I’m sure, and having the AFL back means they win the back half of the week (though often the horse has bolted by then). They need to think outside the box a bit and not lean into legacy brands as hard as they have been. Take some risks (to be fair – sketch comedy in primetime isn’t a risk, except when you grossly underfund it).
Hi Mr. Molk,
I share your hope that Idol’s less than ideal performance is an anomaly. Going up against MAFS is tough, and Idol has done okay in spite of it. Idol has proven to be somewhat competitive with Survivor, even though Survivor has the edge. I agree that WITB needs some work, but it has good potential. Putting up against MAFS was a mistake, and it should be given another chance when MAFS isn’t on the air. Pair that with proper funding, and Seven could have a solid performer on its hands.
Hi Ian – I reckon the key part of that is the funding component. The budget for WITB was not what it could have been.