The ABC slide into primetime for a win, and Channel 10 has the most successful run after 7:30pm…but Nine clinch the night despite a much poorer showing for their docu-drama on The Spin King.
Channel 9
A Current Affair (676,000) maintained its winning position for Nine before setting up a much weaker part 2 of
Warnie (434,000) for a distant third in primetime. Police Rescue Australia (226,000) continued its average and second place run after, before the night split into 100% Footy (37,000 BNE/SYD) or Footy Classified (100,000 MEL/ADL/PER). Mr Mayor (45,000) only draws a small group of viewers. Women’s Ashes: Day 5 S1 (186,000) offers a solid lift to the network numbers on 9Gem.
Nine first in both primary (18.9%) and network (28.6%) rankings.
Channel 7
Home & Away (472,000) kicked off by far as Seven’s best for the night, though somewhat surprisingly Million Dollar Island Australia (257,000) sinks to its lowest audience yet. Following on US dramas 9-1-1 (181,000), 9-1-1: Lone Star (134,000), and The Blacklist (31,000) do little in first run linear broadcast.
Seven second in both primary (16.7%) and network (24.2%) rankings.
Channel 10
The Project (186,000 6:30pm; 321,000 7pm) drops in with its best numbers for the week on 10 ahead of a slightly stronger MasterChef Australia (485,000) than last night. Have You Been Paying Attention? (526,000) again comes in as the highest rating entertainment program for the night, lifting Just For Laughs Australia (208,000) a little, before new and repeat episodes of FBI: Most Wanted (73,000; 61,000) draw in only night-owl fans.
10 third in both primary (13.9%) and network (20.3%) rankings.
ABC
7:30 (565,000) and the mid-season finale of Australian Story (430,000) perform admirably for the ABC, conspiring to take primetime for Aunty (just)! Four Corners (485,000) and Media Watch (491,000) also maintain a large chunk of that audience and would have won the slot if not for HYBPA. Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (180,000) started its fill-in run for Q+A, before China Tonight (70,000) and The Split (DNR) bleed out the schedule.
ABC fourth in both primary (14.2%) and network (18.5%) rankings.
SBS
Legends End: The Loch Ness Monster Story (134,000) opened SBS’s account, then bouncing to The Great House Revival (99,000) and ending the evening with 24 Hours in Emergency (61,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (4.1%) and network (8.4%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Seven News 6pm (107,000) led Seven News 6:30pm, Nine News 6pm/6:30pm, and Have You Been Paying Attention?.
18-49: Seven News 6pm (202,000) beat Seven News 6:30pm, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and Nine News 6:30pm/6pm.
25-54: Seven News 6pm (265,000) lands the triple-demo win, followed by Seven News 6:30pm, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and Nine News 6:30pm/6pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Women’s Ashes: Day 5 S1 (186,000) on 9Gem takes a decisive victory in the multi-channel race.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 614,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 134,000 | 158,000 6:30pm 110,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 995,000 | 1,017,000 6pm 973,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 832,000 | 829,000 6pm 834,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 237,000 5pm 175,000 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 218,000
The Today Show 164,000
ABC Breakfast 139,000 (94,000 ABC; 45,000 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 24% to 837,000; Parental Guidance (Nine) lifted 29% to 733,000; and Million Dollar Island Australia (Seven) lifted 24% to 509,000.
The BVOD best were The Ashes: First Test Day 4 S1 (161,000), Home and Away (136,000), Parental Guidance (106,000), and MasterChef Australia (103,000).
Here’s the six shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| 9-1-1 | Seven | 435,000 | 61 |
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | 10 | 888,000 | 34 |
| Parental Guidance | Nine | 733,000 | 29 |
| The Ashes: First Test Day 4 S2 | Nine | 464,000 | 27 |
| MasterChef Australia | 10 | 837,000 | 24 |
| Media Watch | ABC | 751,000 | 24 |
| Million Dollar Island Australia | Seven | 509,000 | 24 |
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
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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.
