You like apples? Well how do you like a solid start to the second Test live from England in primetime…apples…?
Channel 9
A Current Affair (670,000) led the way as Nine cleared the decks to deliver the biggest audience possible to The Ashes: Second Test Day 1 S1 (792,000).
Nine first in both primary (30.3%) and network (37.9%) rankings.
Channel 7
Seven offer little resistance to the stronger programming on the other primary channels after the 6pm News hour, though Home & Away (465,000) does its best. Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (343,000) and Accused (140,000) draw smaller audiences, as does The Front Bar (231,000) in every where but MEL (140,000). A repeat of Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous (52,000) closes out the night.
Seven second in both primary (15.7%) and network (22.3%) rankings.
ABC
Another big comedy Wednesday for the ABC, starting with the 7:30 (481,000)/Utopia (590,000) double that again does massive business–and would otherwise have won the primetime slot. Gruen (532,000) goes large, and the finale of In Limbo (,000) follow on, maintaining a solid audience before it slides through Queen of Oz (114,000), QI (93,000), and a repeat of Still We Rise (DNR).
ABC third in both primary (12.6%) and network (17.1%) rankings.
Channel 10
The Project (178,000 6:30pm; 258,000 7pm) and MasterChef Australia (460,000) gave 10 another consistently-good start (though couldn’t compete with the cricket). The premiere of Riptide (191,000) drew a small audience, which led to even smaller audiences for So Help Me Todd (91,000) and a repeat of FBI (57,000).
10 fourth in both primary (9.4%) and network (15.5%) rankings.
SBS
A ripper episode of History of the Sitcom (93,000) opened SBS’s night, before pivoting into a repeat of Costco: Is It Really Worth It? (144,000) and Blue Lights (43,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (3.6%) and network (7.2%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: The Ashes: Second Test Day 1 S1 (164,000) led The Ashes: Second Test Day 1 Pre-Match/Lunch, and Nine News 6:30pm/6pm.
18-49: The Ashes: Second Test Day 1 S1 (259,000) beat Nine News 6:30pm, The Ashes: Second Test Day 1 Lunch, and Seven News 6:30pm/6pm.
25-54: The Ashes: Second Test Day 1 S1 (306,000) delivers a triple-demo, followed by Nine News 6:30pm, Seven News 6pm/6:30pm, and Nine News 6pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Octonauts (134,000) lands another with for ABC Kids/TV Plus.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 594,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 135,000 | 149,000 6:30pm 120,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 886,000 | 912,000 6pm 860,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 819,000 | 806,000 6pm 832,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 241,000 5pm 167,000 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 205,000
The Today Show 180,000
ABC Breakfast 130,000 (80,000 ABC; 50,000 ABC News)
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
No changes to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: State Of Origin Game 2 (Nine) lifted 22% to 3,206,000; MasterChef Australia (10) lifted 30% to 668,000; and Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (Seven) lifted 11% to 469,000.
The BVOD best were State of Origin: Game 2 (575,000), State of Origin: Game 2 Pre-Match (230,000), Utopia (210,000), State of Origin: Game 2 Post-Match (173,000), Home and Away (138,000), Gruen (112,000) and MasterChef Australia (101,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Queen of Oz | ABC | 410,000 | 105 |
| Utopia | ABC | 1,049,000 | 63 |
| Gruen | ABC | 940,000 | 59 |
| The Ashes: First Test Day 5 S3 | Nine | 323,000 | 35 |
| MasterChef Australia | 10 | 668,000 | 30 |
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.
