Joy for Seven and Nine; deep sadness for 10.
Channel 7
Seven offer a massive News-based lead-in to Home & Away (495,000) which lifts but not massively. Farmer Wants A Wife (589,000) also lifts and takes home primetime as a result. 9-1-1 (243,000) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (134,000) return for fans (largely), as a repeat of 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (38,000) draws the night to a close.
Seven first in both primary (22.5%) and network (30.8%) rankings.
Channel 9
Nine open the night with a strong effort from A Current Affair (697,000) and a pretty good one from Lego Masters Australia: Grand Masters (521,000) that landed the latter in second (again!) in the slot. RPA (297,000) holds its own before the state-based split of 100% Footy (53,000) or Footy Classified (71,000). The Equalizer (63,000) closes out the schedule.
Nine second in both primary (20.8%) and network (28.1%) rankings.
ABC
Another solid Monday for the ABC as 7:30 (459,000) and Australian Story (464,000) clinch third place in primetime. Both Four Corners (364,000) and Media Watch (426,000) strong afterwards, and even Q+A (224,000) sees a significant bump on last week. India Now (80,000) draws a loyal audience.
ABC third in both primary (14.3%) and network (18.5%) rankings.
Channel 10
A very sad day for 10 saw a lot of interest in The Project (320,000 6:30pm; 447,000 7pm) which included a lovely tribute to Jock Zonfrillo. Somewhat understandably little interested afterwards in The Bridge Australia (173,000) which is essentially placeholder programming for a now-delayed MasterChef Australia, with a knock-on effect for Ghosts (97,000) and new and repeat eps of FBI: Most Wanted (82,000; 60,000).
10 fourth in both primary (8.9%) and network (15.8%) rankings.
SBS
A smaller night for SBS, with The Secret Life of Lighthouses (110,000) its best, followed by My Name is Reeva (40,000) and Race for the Sky (36,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (3.3%) and network (6.8%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Seven News 6pm (112,000) beat out The Project 7pm, Seven News 6:30pm, Lego Masters Australia, and Nine News 6:30pm.
18-49: Seven News 6pm (207,000) led Lego Masters Australia, Seven News 6:30pm, The Project 7pm, and Nine News 6pm.
25-54: Seven News 6pm (257,000) lands a triple-demo win, followed by Lego Masters Australia, Seven News 6:30pm, and Nine News 6pm/6:30pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Bluey – AM (156,000) on ABC Kids/TV Plus remains a multi-channel pack leader.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 625,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 139,000 | 148,000 6:30pm 126,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 1,007,000 | 1,035,000 6pm 979,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 814,000 | 823,000 6pm 806,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 322,000 5pm 273,000 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 197,000
The Today Show 172,000
ABC Breakfast 132,000 (94,000 ABC; 38,000 ABC News)
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
Three changes to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: Lego Masters Australia (Nine) lifted 43% to 975,000; I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! (10) lifted 28% to 727,000; and Seven’s AFL: Monday Night Football (Seven) lifted 0% to 699,000.
The BVOD best were Home and Away (129,000), Lego Masters Australia (124,000), and I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! (103,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Lego Masters Australia | Nine | 975,000 | 43 |
| Home and Away | Seven | 758,000 | 30 |
| Media Watch | ABC | 763,000 | 28 |
| I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! | 10 | 727,000 | 28 |
| RPA | Nine | 475,000 | 25 |
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.
Monday was certainly a strange day in the ratings. Ten News First and The Project did a good job remembering Jock Zonfrillo, and viewers took notice. They didn’t pay as much attention to The Bridge, but the program was a good choice to fill the very unexpected gap in Ten’s schedule that was created by Mr. Zonfrillo’s death. While Ten is often critized for its poor ratings, it would be approriate to give them a pass for the next couple of weeks while they process this tragedy and figure out what to do next.
Hi Ian – hard agree. They are being very nimble at a time when schedules are planned a long-time out around marquee programming like MasterChef Australia. 10 are doing their absolute best.