RUSH and MILLION DOLLAR ISLAND AUSTRALIA are both cooked – there is no saving them, making the respective Network’s News product more important than ever.
Channel 9
Nine struggled to bring home a win without The Ashes, so it’s best for the night was A Current Affair (732,000). Rush (297,000) continued to meander with no luck in finding a reasonable audience, however managed to lift ever so slightly on last week. Then the night split for 100% Footy (54,000 BNE/SYD) and Footy Classified (101,000 MEL/ADL/PER). It returned again with Wimbledon 2023: Day 8 (118,000)
Nine first in primary (17.1%) and second in network (25.3%) rankings.
Channel 7
Home & Away (461,000) opens Seven’s account as their best also, with Million Dollar Island Australia (256,000) find no greater love as it slips again week-on-week, falling to the smallest audience yet. A double ep of 9-1-1: Lone Star (175,000; 118,000) and a new ep of The Blacklist (,000) fill up the wee hours.
Seven second in primary (16.6%) and first in network (25.9%) rankings.
Channel 10
The Project (181,000 6:30pm; 301,000 7pm) does its best for 10 at the top of the week, as MasterChef Australia (568,000) also takes the primetime win, with Have You Been Paying Attention? (613,000) the number one entertainment program for the night. Just For Laughs Australia (189,000) and a repeat of FBI: Most Wanted (83,000) close out the night with a smaller audience.
10 third in both primary (15%) and network (22%) rankings.
ABC
7:30 (544,000) and Back Roads (461,000) dive into second place, with Four Corners (393,000) and Media Watch (392,000) ticking up slightly on last week for a solid night for the ABC. A continued repeat of Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (180,000) and then a new ep of China Tonight (77,000) wrap up the evening.
ABC fourth in both primary (14.1%) and network (18.2%) rankings.
SBS
Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes (94,000) and The Great House Revival (90,000), followed by 24 Hours in Emergency (85,000), fill up a rest night for the Tour de France.
SBS fifth in both primary (4.1%) and network (8.6%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Have You Been Paying Attention? (147,000) led Seven News 6pm, MasterChef Australia, Seven News 6:30pm, and Nine News 6:30pm.
18-49: Have You Been Paying Attention? (242,000) beat Seven News 6pm/6:30pm, MasterChef Australia, and Nine News 6:30pm.
25-54: Have You Been Paying Attention? (281,000) delivers another triple-demo win to 10, followed by Seven News 6pm/6:30pm, MasterChef Australia, and Nine News 6:30pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Doc Martin – PM (127,000) on 7TWO takes the multi-channel race for the night.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 613,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 140,000 | 160,000 6:30pm 120,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 997,000 | 1,033,000 6pm 961,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 834,000 | 851,000 6pm 816,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 202,000 5pm 152,000 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 240,000
The Today Show 195,000
ABC Breakfast 136,000 (89,000 ABC; 47,000 ABC News)
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
One change to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: MasterChef Australia (10) lifted 23% to 843,000; Million Dollar Island Australia (Seven) lifted 28% to 551,000; and Rush (Nine) lifted 26% to 474,000.
The BVOD best were Home and Away (135,000) and MasterChef Australia (102,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| 9-1-1: Lone Star ep2 | Seven | 315,000 | 60 |
| 9-1-1: Lone Star ep1 | Seven | 403,000 | 39 |
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | 10 | 990,000 | 28 |
| Million Dollar Island Australia | Seven | 551,000 | 28 |
| Rush | Nine | 474,000 | 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.
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.
