This close to December are the commercial networks really trying to capture our attention – really?!
Channel 9
Nine opened with their best A Current Affair (539,000) before another series of Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo (338,000) delivered a reasonable audience, landing second in primetime. Luxe Listings Sydney (154,000) and The Equalizer (64,000) are largely ignored by the audience.
Nine first in primary (17.8%) and second in network (26.7%) rankings.
Channel 7
Home & Away (380,000) led the night for Seven as their best, which dropped into the series finale of A Year on Planet Earth (250,000)–which lifted on last week though ended up in fourth in the timeslot– and then another poorly performing double ep of Big Brother Australia (121,000; 91,000).
Seven second in primary (16.4%) and first in network (27.5%) rankings.
ABC
7:30 (383,000) and a repeat of Hard Quiz (409,000) again unbeatable in primetime for the ABC, followed by another slot-winning episode eachof Question Everything (387,000) and Australian Epic (259,000). Planet America (182,000) then drops into a repeat of QI (123,000), before new Adam Hills: The Last Leg (85,000) closed out the evening.
ABC third in both primary (14.4%) and network (20.1%) rankings.
Channel 10
The Project (145,000 6:30pm; 254,000 7pm) slipped only a small amount for 10, while part one of the next Mirror Mirror: Are You Well? part 1 (278,000) special delivers sub-par ratings at 7:30pm. My Life is Murder (132,000) and a repeat of The Secret She Keeps? (DNR) managed only small audiences in the later and late night.
10 fourth in both primary (9.6%) and network (17.1%) rankings.
SBS
More history from SBS with Mystery of the Assassination of JFK (110,000) before new Alone UK (59,000), and finishing out with the spectacular double ep premiere of season five of Fargo (58,000 double ep average).
SBS fifth in both primary (4.2%) and network (8.5%) rankings.
KEY DEMOS
16-39: Nine News 6pm (64,000) led Nine News 6:30pm, Seven News 6pm/6:30pm, and Home and Away.
18-49: Seven News 6pm (119,000) beat Nine News 6pm/6:30pm, Seven News 6:30pm, and Mirror Mirror: Are You Well? part 1.
25-54: Nine News 6:30pm (168,000) was followed by Nine News 6pm, Seven News 6pm/6:30pm, and A Current Affair.
MULTI-CHANNELS
The Force: Behind the Line – PM (114,000) offered 7mate the multi-channel win.
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (cume/avg) | Note |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 518,000 | |
| SBS World News | 6:30pm-7:30pm | 93,000 | 97,000 6:30pm 88,000 7pm |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 754,000 | 775,000 6pm 732,000 6:30pm |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 690,000 | 694,000 6pm 685,000 6:30pm |
| 10 News First | 5pm-6:30pm | 182,000 5pm 142,000 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 202,000
The Today Show 193,000
ABC Breakfast 133,000 (80,000 ABC; 53,000 ABC News)
DAILY CONSOLIDATED 7 TOTAL TV
One change to the previous week’s primetime line-up after the Total TV figures were added: Dessert Masters (10) lifted 28% to 694,000; A Year on Planet Earth (Seven) lifted 9% to 419,000; and 2023 ARIA Awards (Nine) lifted 9% to 355,000.
The BVOD best were Love Island Australia (248,000), Home and Away (140,000), and Dessert Masters (101,000).
Here’s the five shows that lifted the most from their overnight figures:
| Program | Network | Total TV | % lift |
| Love Island Australia | Nine | 328,000 | 786 |
| Big Brother Australia ep2 | Seven | 282,000 | 106 |
| Big Brother Australia ep1 | Seven | 319,000 | 66 |
| Dessert Masters | 10 | 694,000 | 28 |
| Home and Away | Seven | 916,000 | 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.
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.
