Public affairs television strikes back.
Channel 7
Seven slide 7News Spotlight (528,000) earlier for a win in primetime, and part one of Secrets of Prince Andrew (347,000) draws a consistent audience for its longer timeslot. A repeat of Crime Investigation Australia (82,000) closes out the night.
Seven first in both primary (21.4%) and network (31.2%) rankings.
Channel 9
The Summit (448,000) is performing OK though struggling to lift out of third place in primetime for Nine. 60 Minutes (386,000) manages to step up and win its slot (though not by much), before a repeat of Australian Crime Stories (127,000) and a late-night The First 48 (59,000) closes with diminishing audiences.
Nine second in both primary (19.3%) and network (28.1%) rankings.
Channel 10
The account opens for 10 with The Sunday Project (167,000 6:30pm; 289,000 7pm) continuing to stay stronger than it has for some time, running into a stronger MasterChef Australia (497,000) which nabs second place in primetime. New and repeat eps of NCIS: Hawaii (182,000; 108,000) see only fans hang in.
10 third in both primary (12.7%) and network (18.4%) rankings.
ABC
Grand Designs (406,000) is the ABC’s best by a long way however The Messenger (174,000) is really struggling to pull an audience in first run linear broadcast. Silent Witness (181,000) pops in for a slightly larger group, before repeats of In Limbo (62,000) and Interview with the Vampire (DNR) close out the night. A premiere episode of Bluey (534,000) comes in third overall in total people!
ABC fourth in both primary (10.5%) and network (14.9%) rankings.
SBS
A repeat of Lost Beasts: Secrets of the Giant Mammoths (98,000) kicked off SBS’s night, before pivoting to Egypt: The Treasure of the Sacred Bulls (76,000) and Patagonia (47,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (3.8%) and network (7.4%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Bluey (106,000) led Seven News Sunday, MasterChef Australia, Nine News Sunday, and The Summit.
18-49: Seven News Sunday (191,000) beat out Masterchef Australia, Nine News Sunday, Bluey, and The Summit.
25-54: Seven News Sunday (246,000) as followed by Nine News Sunday, MasterChef Australia, The Summit, and 7News Spotlight.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Bluey (534,000) smashes another win for ABC Kids/TV Plus in the multi-channel race.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 531,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 130,000 | 160,000 6:30pm 99,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 899,000 | |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 782,000 | |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 190,000 5pm 139,000 6pm |
SBS World News averaged ((6:30pm+7pm)/2) to obtain total program figure.
BREKKY BATTLE
Weekend Sunrise: 211,000
Weekend Today: 155,000
Weekend ABC Breakfast: 149,000 (86,000 ABC; 63,000 ABC NEWS)
Insiders 344,000 (251,000 ABC; 93,000 ABC NEWS)
Offsiders 213,000 (155,000 ABC; 58,000 ABC NEWS)
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
No changes to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added:
Farmer Wants A Wife – finale part 2 (Seven) lifted 18% to 1,336,000; MasterChef Australia (10) lifted 25% to 807,000; and The Summit (Nine) lifted 28% to 738,000.
The BVOD best were Farmer Wants A Wife – finale part 2 (163,000), The Summit (123,000), and MasterChef Australia (114,000).
Here’s the six shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Adventures of Paddington: Birthday Treat – PM | ABC | 243,000 | 84 |
| Octonauts | ABC | 224,000 | 71 |
| The Summit | Nine | 738,000 | 28 |
| The Messenger | ABC | 353,000 | 26 |
| MasterChef Australia | 10 | 807,000 | 25 |
| NCIS: Hawaii | 10 | 331,000 | 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.
