A mixed night for the two commercial networks locked in a bloody battle for ratings supremacy.
Channel 7
Seven will be over the moon with the results for this season of Dancing With The Stars (582,000) – still unbeaten in the slot however with it slipping on last week and some resurgent competition the series saw its lead shrink a little. 7News Spotlight (280,000) didn’t deliver quite as well as the network would have hoped though it did come through third in the slot, as Born To Kill? (91,000) and Autopsy USA (56,000) fill out an otherwise uneventful night.
Seven first in primary (19.3%) and second in network (25.4%) rankings.
Channel 9
Kicking off the night with 60 Minutes (544,000) helped but didn’t unseat DWTS, though it did run strong and closed the gap AND took a serious lead in to the Sunday night public affairs race. The double ep of The Murder of Lyn Dawson (340,000; 290,000) offered some a deeper dive into some Australian true crime ahead of Wimbledon 2023: Day 7 (106,000) in the late night. The majority of eyeballs were on what became the final day of The Ashes: Third Test Day 4 S1 (722,000 9Gem) which helped Nine to another massive network win.
Nine second in primary (16.8%) and first in network (41.7%) rankings.
Channel 10
10 finding the audience is slipping again for The Sunday Project (169,000 6:30pm; 251,000 7pm) and MasterChef Australia (463,000) as it starts to wane (only a week left of this fifteenth season!). FBI (172,000) and a repeat of NCIS: Hawaii (99,000) keep fans of the US franchises entertained in the late evening.
10 third in both primary (9.9%) and network (14.8%) rankings.
ABC
Grand Designs Revisited (234,000) opened the ABC’s account ahead of the excellent Simon Baker movie-length vehicle Limbo (162,000). Repeats of Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (36,000) and Small Axe (DNR) fill out what’s left of Sunday.
ABC fourth in both primary (7.2%) and network (10.2%) rankings.
SBS
Bettany Hughes: Treasures Western Turkey (116,000) led SBS’s night, before more history with Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries (117,000). This opened the way for the big show of the night in Tour de France: Stage 9 (89,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (4.8%) and network (8%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: The Ashes: Third Test Day 4 S1 (183,000) led The Ashes: Third Test Day 4 Lunch/S2, Nine News Sunday, and MasterChef Australia.
18-49: The Ashes: Third Test Day 4 S1 (290,000) beat The Ashes: Third Test Day 4 Lunch, Nine News Sunday, The Ashes: Third Test Day 4 S2, and Seven News Sunday.
25-54: The Ashes: Third Test Day 4 S1 (333,000) delivers a triple-demo win to Nine, followed by The Ashes: Third Test Day 4 Lunch, Nine News Sunday, Seven News Sunday, and The Ashes: Third Test Day 4 S2.
MULTI-CHANNELS
The Ashes: Third Test Day 4 S1 (722,000) on 9Gem is the unchallenged winner of the multi-channel race.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 476,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 134,000 | 170,000 6:30pm 97,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 932,000 | |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 832,000 | |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 183,000 5pm 178,000 6pm |
SBS World News averaged ((6:30pm+7pm)/2) to obtain total program figure.
BREKKY BATTLE
Weekend Sunrise 215,000
Weekend Today 188,000
Weekend ABC Breakfast 132,000 (82,000 ABC; 50,000 ABC NEWS)
Insiders 387,000 (255,000 ABC; 132,000 ABC NEWS)
Offsiders 215,000 (153,000 ABC; 62,000 ABC NEWS)
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
No changes to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: Dancing With The Stars (Seven) lifted 17% to 1,115,000; MasterChef Australia (10) lifted 26% to 731,000; and Rush (Nine) lifted 25% to 532,000.
The BVOD best were The Ashes: Second Test Day 5 S1 (196,000), The Ashes: Second Test Day 5 S2 (183,000), and The Ashes: Second Test Day 5 Lunch (151,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Silent Witness | ABC | 618,000 | 50 |
| The Ashes: Second Test Day 5 S2 | Nine | 982,000 | 26 |
| MasterChef Australia | 10 | 731,000 | 26 |
| Rush | Nine | 532,000 | 25 |
| The Ashes: Second Test Day 5 Wrap-Up | Nine | 417,000 | 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
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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.
