Some opted to program against it; some programmed away from it.
Channel 9
It was only ever going to be a win for Nine with the NRL’s big show, and it played out thus: 2023 NRL Grand Final Entertainment (1,051,000), 2023 NRL Grand Final (2,045,000), and 2023 NRL Grand Final Post-Game (1,016,000). It should be noted that the 5CM figure for the NRL grand final did not eclipse the AFL grand final from the day prior. Afterwards, Killer at the Crime Scene (133,000) finished things up.
Nine first in both primary (46.4%) and network (52.4%) rankings.
Channel 7
Seven run MKR (503,000) as it powers on toward the finals and drew a reasonable counter-audience to the big show on their main competition. Repeats of ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold (230,000) and The Disappearance of Grace Millane (137,000) are their version of programming away from the NRL grand final.
Seven second in both primary (16.8%) and network (23%) rankings.
ABC
A repeat of Death In Paradise (325,000) led the ABC’s night, followed by another excellent episode of The Newsreader (249,000). Repeats of Mother and Son (103,000), Annika (58,000), and Total Control (DNR) closed out the evening.
ABC third in both primary (7.5%) and network (10.7%) rankings.
Channel 10
Not heaps of interest in 10’s Sunday night line-up despite how hard The Sunday Project (166,000 6:30pm; 199,000 7pm) works. The new season of The Graham Norton Show (158,000) delivered what would be smaller than hoped for numbers, though that should lift next week…well, probably. A double repeat of NCIS: Hawaii (89,000) and single repeat of Five Bedrooms (29,000) roll into the late evening.
10 fourth in both primary (4.5%) and network (8.5%) rankings.
SBS
A repeat of Houdini’s Lost Diaries (63,000) kicked off SBS’s night, followed by Rebel with a Cause: Pat O’Shane (36,000) and Empires of New York (31,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (2.2%) and network (5.4%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: 2023 NRL Grand Final (499,000) led 2023 NRL Grand Final Post-Match/Entertainment, Nine News Sunday, and 2023 Women’s NRL Premiership Post-Match.
18-49: 2023 NRL Grand Final (770,000) beat 2023 NRL Grand Final Post-Match/Entertainment, Nine News Sunday, and 2023 Women’s NRL Premiership Post-Match.
25-54: 2023 NRL Grand Final (868,000) delivers the triple-demo win, followed by 2023 NRL Grand Final Post-Match/Entertainment, Nine News Sunday, and 2023 Women’s NRL Premiership Post-Match.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Insiders – AM (91,000) on ABC NEWS takes the multi-channel win.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 430,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 111,000 | 139,000 6:30pm 82,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 829,000 | |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 794,000 | |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 197,000 5pm 131,000 6pm |
SBS World News averaged ((6:30pm+7pm)/2) to obtain total program figure.
BREKKY BATTLE
Weekend Sunrise 209,000
Weekend Today 147,000
Weekend ABC Breakfast 124,000 (69,000 ABC; 55,000 ABC NEWS)
Insiders 299,000 (208,000 ABC; 91,000 ABC NEWS)
Offsiders 185,000 (119,000 ABC; 66,000 ABC NEWS)
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
No changes to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: The Block (Nine) lifted 33% to 1,639,000; The Voice Australia (Seven) lifted 21% to 1,130,000; and Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia rpt (10) DNR.
The BVOD best were The Block (304,000), and The Voice Australia (159,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| The Newsreader | ABC | 598,000 | 44 |
| Con Girl ep2 | Seven | 360,000 | 36 |
| The Block | Nine | 1,639,000 | 33 |
| FBI | 10 | 242,000 | 32 |
| Con Girl ep1 | Seven | 533,000 | 24 |
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.
