Seven repeats did better than the Socceroos starting their World Cup tilt.
Channel 9
Nine’s night a winner thanks to a strong focus on the ICC Cricket World Cup Semi-Final 2: South Africa v Australia (223,000 Pre-Match (196,000 SYD/MEL Nine; 27,000 9Gem BNE/ADL/PER); 592,000 S1; 551,000 Innings break; 290,000 S2).
Nine first in both primary (31.3%) and network (40.1%) rankings.
Channel 7
Home & Away (420,000) was Seven’s strongest for the evening, as the rest of the night plays out with repeats of ABBA v Queen (226,000) and MOVIE: Bridesmaids (117,000).
Seven second in both primary (15%) and network (22.7%) rankings.
ABC
7:30 (338,000) and the premiere of Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia (320,000) landed in a solid second place in the slot for the ABC, before the rest of the night played out with repeats of Grand Designs (234,000), Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked (119,000), and Rose Gold (DNR).
ABC third in both primary (11%) and network (15.5%) rankings.
Channel 10
The Project (132,000 6:30pm; 244,000 7pm) was 10’s best for the night by far, as Socceroos v Bangladesh (146,000) didn’t really draw in a crowd, followed by repeat of The Cheap Seats (45,000) in the late night.
10 fourth in both primary (8%) and network (14.7%) rankings.
SBS
Ooh! Secret World of Snacks: Ice Cream (87,000) kicked off SBS’s night with taste, followed by Adam & Poh’s Great Australian Bites (55,000). The double ep finale of Erotic Stories (44,000) kept things sexy after.
SBS fifth in both primary (3%) and network (7%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: ICC Cricket World Cup Semi-Final 2: South Africa v Australia – S1 (95,000) beat ICC Cricket World Cup Semi-Final 2: South Africa v Australia – Innings Break, Nine News 6:30pm/6pm, and Seven News 6:30pm.
18-49: ICC Cricket World Cup Semi-Final 2: South Africa v Australia – S1 (173,000) led ICC Cricket World Cup Semi-Final 2: South Africa v Australia – Innings Break, Nine News 6:30pm/6pm, and Seven News 6:30pm.
25-54: ICC Cricket World Cup Semi-Final 2: South Africa v Australia – S1 (226,000) delivers the triple-demo win, followed by ICC Cricket World Cup Semi-Final 2: South Africa v Australia – Innings Break, Nine News 6:30pm, Seven News 6:30pm, and Nine News 6pm.
MULTI-CHANNELS
Hey Duggee – AM (120,000) on ABC Kids/TV Plus was the best of the multi-channel offerings.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 465,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 94,000 | 103,000 6:30pm 84,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 743,000 | 738,000 6pm 748,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 630,000 | 623,000 6pm 637,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 164,000 5pm 108,000 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 189,000
The Today Show 178,000
ABC Breakfast 139,000 (90,000 ABC; 49,000 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 Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition – finale/finish line (10) lifted 41%/32% to 763,000/833,000; RBT (Nine) lifted 7% to 658,000; and Big Brother Australia (Seven) lifted 57% to 439,000.
The BVOD best were Love Island Australia (253,000), Home and Away (150,000), The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition – finish line (113,000), The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition – finale (110,000), and Big Brother Australia (108,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Love Island Australia | Nine | 333,000 | 800 |
| Big Brother Australia | Australia | 439,000 | 57 |
| The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition – finale | 10 | 763,000 | 41 |
| The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition – finish line | 10 | 833,000 | 32 |
| Home and Away | Seven | 908,000 | 29 |
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.
