It quickly became a wasteland across the board after the 7pm offerings were complete.
Channel 7
The finale of Dancing With The Stars (702,000) smashed all comers for Seven and easily won primetime. 7News Spotlight (317,000) struggled somewhat, while Born to Kill? (99,000) and Autopsy USA (51,000) did little worth talking about.
Seven first in both primary (24.7%) and network (32.9%) rankings.
Channel 9
60 Minutes (530,000) opened the night for Nine as its best, and it easily took the battle of the public affairs shows. The Murder of Lyn Dawson (333,000) managed a win in the timeslot afterwards, before the rest of the night focused on the World Aquatics Championships – Finals (209,000). A washout meant The Ashes: Fourth Test Day 5 S1 (125,000 9Gem) failed to pull any sort of significant audience.
Nine second in both primary (18.6%) and network (29.2%) rankings.
ABC
Restoration Australia (437,000) and the excellent Aussie drama Bay of Fires (369,000) led the way for the ABC, drawing a reasonable audience. The Beast Must Die (125,000) attracted a few viewers, followed by repeats of Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (59,000) and Small Axe (DNR).
ABC third in both primary (11.5%) and network (15.2%) rankings.
Channel 10
The Sunday Project (194,000 6:30pm; 269,000 7pm) returned to struggling to draw an audience for 10, and Hunted Australia (374,000) bolsters the line-up somewhat though offers its lowest figure this season. FBI (154,000) and a repeat of NCIS: Hawaii (96,000) filled out the rest of the night for fans only.
10 fourth in both primary (9.9%) and network (15%) rankings.
SBS
Little interest in SBS’s offering meant When Champollion Meets Ramses II (81,000) and Tour de France Femmes 2023: Stage 1 (60,000) drew very small audiences.
SBS fifth in both primary (4.3%) and network (7.8%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Nine News Sunday (123,000) led Hunted Australia, Seven News Sunday, 60 Minutes, and Dancing With The Stars.
18-49: Seven News Sunday (221,000) beat Nine News Sunday, Hunted Australia, 60 Minutes, and Dancing With The Stars.
25-54: Seven News Sunday (294,000) was followed by Nine News Sunday, Hunted Australia, 60 Minutes, and Dancing With The Stars.
MULTI-CHANNELS
The Ashes: Fourth Test Day 5 Pre-Match (145,000) on 9Gem takes the multi-channel win even though it is a wash-out.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 527,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 150,000 | 176,000 6:30pm 124,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 1,029,000 | |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 796,000 | |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 172,000 5pm 165,000 6pm |
SBS World News averaged ((6:30pm+7pm)/2) to obtain total program figure.
BREKKY BATTLE
Weekend Sunrise 211,000
Weekend Today 183,000
Weekend ABC Breakfast 139,000 (80,000 ABC; 59,000 ABC NEWS)
Insiders 350,000 (252,000 ABC; 98,000 ABC NEWS)
Offsiders 238,000 (174,000 ABC; 64,000 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 finale/winner (10) lifted 20%/20% to 1,017,000/1,189,000; Dancing With The Stars (Seven) lifted 13% to 1,033,000; and 60 Minutes (Nine) lifted 13% to 854,000.
The BVOD best were Bay of Fires (236,000), MasterChef Australia – winner (126,000), and MasterChef Australia – finale (120,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Bay of Fires | ABC | 1,108,000 | 87 |
| The Beast Must Die | ABC | 355,000 | 54 |
| 2023 Wimbledon Day 14 – Men’s Final | Nine | 340,000 | 26 |
| MasterChef Australia – winner | 10 | 1,189,000 | 20 |
| MasterChef Australia – finale | 10 | 1,017,000 | 20 |
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.
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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.
