The rest of the schedule fits somewhere in the “functioning-to-floundering” scale.
Channel 9
Given how strong the interest has been in the cricket it was always going to end up like this for Nine.
A Current Affair (627,000) again strong as The Ashes: Fourth Test Day 1 S1 (836,000), which drew the biggest audience in primetime (and continued to do so into the lunch (466,000) and second (337,000) sessions).
Nine second in both primary (30.7%) and network (38.6%) rankings.
Channel 7
Home & Away (440,000) kicked off the night as Seven’s strongest before Animals Abroad with Dr Harry (254,000) again underperforms, ending up in fourth in the slot. Ambulance: Code Red (167,000) drew a similarly small audience before The Front Bar (229,000 (MEL 121,000)) does great business in the southern capital and little elsewhere. A repeat of Death Row: Countdown to Execution (55,000) fills out the late night.
Seven first in both primary (15.6%) and network (23.3%) rankings.
ABC
Another strong Wednesday for the ABC, starting with the 7:30 (423,000)/Utopia (455,000) double, taking a strong second position behind the cricket. This continued through the Gruen (427,000)/Gold Diggers (172,000) pair as well. Queen of Oz (103,000) and Adam Hills: The Last Leg (68,000) then swung into a repeat of The School That Tried To End Racism (DNR) to round out the night.
ABC third in both primary (10.6%) and network (14.9%) rankings.
Channel 10
The Project (159,000 6:30pm; 240,000 7pm) remained in its weekly incremental dive into ratings purgatory, however Hunted Australia (432,000) continued its push however a slightly smaller audience means it ended up in third in primetime. The finale of Riptide (158,000) did limited business; similarly So Help Me Todd (59,000) and a repeat of NCIS: Los Angeles (33,000).
10 fourth in both primary (8.8%) and network (14.7%) rankings.
SBS
The premiere of Who The Bloody Hell Are We? (134,000) drew a small yet dedicated audience, followed by the continuing saga of Rainbow Warrior: Murder in the Pacific (73,000). Tour de France: Stage 17 (95,000) filled out the rest of the night.
SBS fifth in both primary (5%) and network (8.6%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: The Ashes: Fourth Test Day 1 S1 (154,000) led The Ashes: Fourth Test Day 1 lunch, Nine News 6:30pm/6pm, and Seven News 6pm.
18-49: The Ashes: Fourth Test Day 1 S1 (257,000) beat The Ashes: Fourth Test Day 1 lunch, Hunted Australia, Seven News 6pm, and Nine News 6:30pm.
25-54: The Ashes: Fourth Test Day 1 S1 (313,000) delivered the triple-demo win, followed by Nine News 6:30pm/6pm, The Ashes: Fourth Test Day 1 lunch, and Hunted Australia.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Peppa Pig – AM (113,000) on ABC Kids/TV Plus takes the multi-channel win for the night.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 499,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 131,000 | 153,000 6:30pm 108,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 873,000 | 901,000 6pm 844,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 783,000 | 792,000 6pm 774,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 216,000 5pm 140,000 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 217,000
The Today Show 190,000
ABC Breakfast 140,000 (99,000 ABC; 41,000 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 3 (Nine) lifted 22% to 2,647,000; MasterChef Australia (10) lifted 24% to 778,000; and Animals Abroad with Dr Harry (Seven) lifted 11% to 451,000.
The BVOD best were State of Origin: Game 3 (477,000), State of Origin: Game 3 – Pre-Match (186,000), Utopia (176,000), Home and Away (132,000), State of Origin: Game 3 – Post-Match (127,000), and MasterChef Australia (109,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Utopia | ABC | 1,029,000 | 53 |
| Riptide | 10 | 292,000 | 51 |
| Gruen | ABC | 851,000 | 49 |
| Gold Diggers | ABC | 300,000 | 29 |
| The Front Bar | Seven | 406,000 | 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.
