A poor premiere lead-in really hurts Ten’s later primetime hit.
*** NOTES ON METRICS AND REPORTS ***
- Total TV Overnight Top 30 and Consolidated 7 Top 30 National Total TV reach is calculated using cumulative unique audiences watching 1 min of broadcast TV and 15 sec of BVOD.
- Total TV National audience is calculated using the audience average for the program as time-coded by the Network across 5CM and all regional markets nationally watching on broadcast TV and BVOD.
- BVOD national audience is calculated using the total number of minutes watched (including co-viewing) divided by the length of the program.
PRIMETIME ANALYSIS
Commercial primetime:
The Block S22 1,094,000 avg (lw 1.066m) on Nine
First Dates Australia S06 456,000 avg (lw 505k) on Seven
Sydney Harbour Cops series premiere 352,000 avg on Channel 10
Commercial 7pm:
A Current Affair 1,032,000 avg (lw 1.096m) on Nine
Home & Away 920,000 avg (lw 996k) on Seven
Deal or No Deal 6:30pm 174,000 avg (lw 214k) on 10
Millionaire Hot Seat 7pm 270,000 avg (lw 350k) on 10
ABC primetime:
7:30Â 675,000 avg (lw 743k)
Foreign Correspondent 2026 season 555,000 avg (lw 461k)
Tampa: The Boat that Turned the Tide finale 295,000 avg (lw 288k)
Commercial later primetime:
rpt Travel Guides 590,000 avg (lw 562k) on Nine
The Cheap Seats S06 397,000 avg (lw 420k) on 10
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 200,000 avg on Seven
FIVE CITY METRO PRIMETIME SHARES
| Network | Total TV | Broadcast | BVOD |
| Nine | 33.3 | 33.7 | 31.6 |
| Seven | 25.5 | 24.9 | 27.7 |
| ABC | 18.0 | 18.1 | 17.3 |
| 10 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 9.2 |
| SBS | 9.9 | 9.0 | 14.1 |
BREKKY BATTLE
Sunrise 462,000 avg (lw 472k) on Seven
The Today Show 280,000 avg (lw 262k) on Nine
News Breakfast 215,000 avg (lw 240k) on ABC
COMMERCIAL 5pm NEWS LEAD-IN
Tipping Point Australia 796,000 avg (lw 812k) on Nine
The Chase Australia 670,000 avg (lw 682k) on Seven
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (avg) |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 877,000 |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 1,406,000 |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 1,292,000 |
| 10 News | 5pm-6pm | 287,000 |
| 10 News 6pm | 6pm-6:30pm | 176,000 |
REPORTS
Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs
Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs
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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.
