A tight-three way split for the commercial networks at 7:30pm, and an end to SBS’s biggest program ever.
Channel 9
Nine take wins from A Current Affair (603,000) and Travel Guides (560,000) respectively, and they form a big part of its win for the night. A repeat of The Summit (211,000)Footy Classified (145,000 (MEL/ADL/PER)) or New Amsterdam (DNR (BNE/SYD)) and Council of Dads (DNR) slide in with fragments of the audience.
Nine tied first in primary (19.7%) and first network (27.4%) rankings.
Channel 7
Home & Away (487,000) and The 1% Club Australia (521,000) do a reasonable job for Seven however neither manage to win their timeslot. A double ep of Accused (216,000; 130,000) drives into a repeat of Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous (60,000) in the late night.
Seven tied first in primary (19.7%) and second in network (27.3%) rankings.
ABC
7:30 (450,000) and Hard Quiz (472,000) kick off a strong night for the ABC, that sets a good base for The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (401,000) and the premiere of In Limbo (239,000) though the latter doesn’t retain much of it. QI (167,000) is followed by repeats of Take 5 with Zan Rowe (86,000) and Ragdoll (DNR).
ABC third in both primary (12.7%) and network (18.1%) rankings.
Channel 10
More reliable results for The Project (191,000 6:30pm; 298,000 7pm) building into a consistent MasterChef Australia (365,000). North Shore (194,000) slips a little though the catch-up numbers are help. US dramas fill out the evening: Law & Order: SVU (122,000), Fire Country (49,000), and a repeat of Bull (29,000).
10 fourth in both primary (10.1%) and network (16.2%) rankings.
SBS
A monster double ep finale of Alone Australia (245,000 (two episode average)) draws in a good first-run audience for SBS, with more to come via catch-up guaranteed. Blue Lights (106,000) follows afterwards.
SBS fifth in both primary (7%) and network (10.9%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Nine News 6:30pm (94,000) beat Seven News 6:30pm/6pm, Nine News 6pm, and The 1% Club Australia.
18-49: Seven News 6:30pm (181,000) led Nine News 6:30pm, Seven News 6pm, Nine News 6pm, and The 1% Club Australia.
25-54: Nine News 6:30pm (235,000) was followed by Seven News 6:30pm, Nine News 6pm, Seven News 6pm, and Travel Guides.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Bluey – AM (145,000) delivers another multi-channel win for ABC Kids/TV Plus.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 530,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 121,000 | 136,000 6:30pm 107,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 894,000 | 907,000 6pm 878,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 822,000 | 821,000 6pm 823,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 238,000 5pm 178,000 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 222,000
The Today Show 198,000
ABC Breakfast 138,000 (92,000 ABC; 46,000 ABC News)
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
No changes to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: Travel Guides (Nine) lifted 23% to 1,053,000; The 1% Club Australia (Seven) lifted 17% to 888,000; and MasterChef Australia (10) lifted 29% to 711,000.
The BVOD best were Alone Australia (265,000), Home and Away (128,000), Travel Guides (123,000), and MasterChef Australia (116,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Alone Australia | SBS | 841,000 | 166 |
| North Shore | 10 | 444,000 | 48 |
| Accused – ep 2 | Seven | 292,000 | 44 |
| QI | ABC | 288,000 | 36 |
| MasterChef Australia | 10 | 711,000 | 29 |
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
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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.
