Busy night for some, not so much for others.
Channel 9
A Current Affair (660,000) and Parental Guidance (398,000) kick off for Nine with a solid win in both slots. Police Rescue Australia (222,000) does reasonable figures before the schedule splits into 100% Footy (42,000 BNE/SYD) and Footy Classified (7240,000 MEL/ADL/PER), returning together with Mr Mayor (,000). The Ashes: First Test Day 4 S1 (618,000) draws a massive audience on 9Gem, lifting the network.
Nine first in both primary (16.3%) and network (38.8%) rankings.
Channel 7
Starting as Seven’s best, Home & Away (479,000) offers a solid start for Million Dollar Island (263,000), which slides even further on last week’s meagre numbers. US dramas load out the rest of the night with 9-1-1 (159,000), 9-1-1: Lone Star (128,000), and The Blacklist (DNR).
Seven second in both primary (15.3%) and network (22%) rankings.
ABC
7:30 (498,000) and Australian Story (448,000) offer a solid start for the ABC, building into Four Corners (417,000) and Media Watch (433,000). Q+A (212,000) draws a similar audience to the previous week, as does China Tonight (60,000).
ABC third in primary (13.1%) and fourth in network (16.7%) rankings.
Channel 10
The Project (170,000 6:30pm; 266,000 7pm) delivers its best for the week, offering MasterChef Australia (493,000) a good leg up at the front for the primetime win, and at the back from Have You Been Paying Attention? (515,000) which lands as the highest-rating entertainment program for the night. Just For Laughs Australia (177,000) and new and repeat eps of FBI: Most Wanted (75,000; 53,000) fill out the schedule with a diminishing group of viewers.
10 fourth in primary (12.1%) and third in network (17.2%) rankings.
SBS
Secrets of the Tower of London (98,000) doesn’t offer much of a lead for SBS, affecting The Real Spies Among Friends (64,000) and the season premiere of 24 Hours in Emergency (59,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (3%) and network (6.3%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: The Ashes: First Test Day 4 S1 (144,000) led The Ashes: First Test Day 4 Lunch, Seven News 6pm, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and Seven News 6:30pm.
18-49: The Ashes: First Test Day 4 S1 (238,000) beat Seven News 6pm, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Seven News 6:30pm, and The Ashes: First Test Day 4 Lunch.
25-54: The Ashes: First Test Day 4 S1 (277,000) delivers the triple-demo win to Nine, followed by Seven News 6pm, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Seven News 6:30pm, and Nine News 6:30pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
The Ashes: First Test Day 4 S1 (618,000) offers 9Gem another big win in the multi-channel race.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 606,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 124,000 | 143,000 6:30pm 104,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 996,000 | 1,036,000 6pm 955,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 848,000 | 860,000 6pm 835,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 231,000 5pm 134,000 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 245,000
The Today Show 192,000
ABC Breakfast 137,000 (94,000 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:
MasterChef Australia (10) lifted 23% to 853,000; Parental Guidance (Nine) lifted 37% to 849,000; and Million Dollar Island Australia (Seven) lifted 17% to 729,000.
The BVOD best were Parental Guidance (137,000), and MasterChef Australia (101,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| 9-1-1 | Seven | 519,000 | 40 |
| Parental Guidance | Nine | 849,000 | 37 |
| 9-1-1: Lone Star | Seven | 393,000 | 37 |
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | 10 | 887,000 | 32 |
| Media Watch | ABC | 632,000 | 26 |
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.
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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.
