A huge day and night gives the struggling Network its best result all year.
Channel 9
A Current Affair (596,000) wins 7pm as usual for Nine however My Mum, Your Dad (316,000) lifts slightly on last week and solidifies third place behind the ABC. Those who tuned in for ICC Cricket World Cup: Australia v Afghanistan (240,000 S1 9Gem; 284,000 S1 Nine; 217,000 Innings break Nine; 254,000 Innings break; 139,000 S2) were gifted an incredible innings for Glen Maxwell in the very late night.
Nine first in both primary (21.5%) and network (23.8%) rankings.
Channel 10
10 have a great night, starting with The Project (202,000 6:30pm; 301,000 7pm) and barreling headlong into the season five finale of The Masked Singer Australia (553,000 avg (511,000 show; 594,000 final reveal). The Cheap Seats (368,000) maintained its winning position, helping to an increased share for the network that was already buoyant off the back of the horsey race earlier in the day (Melbourne Cup – Race (1,110,000) – up 8% year-on-year). Repeats of NCIS (131,000) and NCIS: Los Angeles (63,000) completed the evening.
10 second in primary (15%) and third in network (20.7%) rankings.
Channel 7
Seven consistent with Home & Away (411,000) however Big Brother Australia (213,000) is deep in struggletown, again ending up fourth in primetime. A double ep premiere of The Endgame (119,000; 85,000) keeps a few eyes — though the bulk of the audience will come from 7plus on catch-up — and and the late-night premiere of new Peacock series on 7plus A Friend of the Family (37,000) filled out the evening.
Seven third in primary (14.5%) and second in network (23.8%) rankings.
ABC
7:30 (397,000) and Take 5 with Zan Rowe (264,000) gave the ABC a reasonable start though both were down on last week. The season two finale of Old People’s Home for Teenagers (327,000) continued its success through to the end. Repeats of Dementia & Us (104,000) and Four Corners (DNR) filled out the wee hours.
ABC fourth in both primary (11.3%) and network (15.5%) rankings.
SBS
Great British Railway Journeys (122,000) kicked off SBS’s night, followed by the finale of excellent series The Mission (95,000) and then another repeat of House of Maxwell (69,000).
SBS fifth in both primary (4.4%) and network (8.9%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Melbourne Cup Carnival – Race (189,000) led Melbourne Cup Carnival – Pre-Race/Mounting Yard, The Masked Singer Australia – final reveal, and Nine News 6pm.
18-49: Melbourne Cup Carnival – Race (328,000) beat Melbourne Cup Carnival – Pre-Race, The Masked Singer Australia – final reveal, Melbourne Cup Carnival – Mounting Yard, and Nine News 6pm.
25-54: Melbourne Cup Carnival – Race (390,000) delivers 10 the triple-demo win, followed by Melbourne Cup Carnival – Pre-Race/Mounting Yard, The Masked Singer Australia – final reveal, and Nine News 6pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
ICC Cricket World Cup: Australia v Afghanistan – S1 (204,000) on 9Gem (not including PER) takes an easy multi-channel win.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 528,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 123,000 | 134,000 6:30pm 112,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 804,000 | 805,000 6pm 802,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 754,000 | 758,000 6pm 750,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 274,000 5pm 198,000 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
The Today Show 196,000
Sunrise 193,000
ABC Breakfast 120,000 (78,000 ABC; 42,000 ABC News)
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
One change to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: SAS Australia (Seven) lifted 27% to 733,000; The Masked Singer Australia (10) lifted 20%/19% to 621,000/793,000; and My Mum, Your Dad (Nine) lifted 35% to 532,000.
The BVOD best were Love Island Australia (227,000), Home and Away (140,000), and My Mum, Your Dad (118,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Love Island Australia | Nine | 427,000 | 203 |
| My Mum, Your Dad | Nine | 532,000 | 35 |
| Old People’s Home for Teenagers | ABC | 580,000 | 30 |
| Home and Away | Seven | 929,000 | 27 |
| SAS Australia | Seven | 733,000 | 27 |
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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Top 20 Multi-Channel Shows
Overnight Network Share
Top 20 Foxtel Shows
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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.
Forgot to ask before.
Please Rob or Steve, what was the Ratings for The Big Dance racing coverage on Channel 7??
And was the Melbourne Cup Race also shown on Free to Air Channel Racing.com?? Not fair, then what’s the point to have the Melbourne Cup Rights if it’s not even Exclusiver!?
Can someone please explain that..
Many Thanks!