Gear change number one, ahead of the final quarter for the year.
*** 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:
2026 AFL Brownlow Medal Red Carpet | Ceremony 977,000 avg | 1,626,000 avg on Seven
The Block S22 1,075,000 avg (lw 1.076m) on Nine
rpt Deal or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot 261,000 avg (lw 322k) on Channel 10
Commercial 7pm:
A Current Affair 1,045,000 avg (lw 1.091m) on Nine
Home & Away 968,000 avg (lw 986k) on Seven
Deal or No Deal 6:30pm 183,000 avg (lw 205k) on 10
Millionaire Hot Seat 7pm 292,000 avg (lw 342k) on 10
ABC primetime:
7:30Â 729,000 avg (lw 821k)
Australian Story S31 610,000 avg (lw 631k)
Four Corners S65 687,000 avg
Media Watch 2026 season 582,000 avg (lw 473k)
Planet America 2026 season 446,000 avg (lw 395k)
Commercial later primetime:
Have You Been Paying Attention? S14 533,000 avg (lw 687k) on 10
100% Footy 177,000 avg (lw 186k) on Nine
FIVE CITY METRO PRIMETIME SHARES
| Network | Total TV | Broadcast | BVOD |
| Seven | 42.6 | 40.5 | 50.5 |
| Nine | 23.3 | 23.7 | 21.9 |
| ABC | 17.0 | 18.1 | 12.8 |
| 10 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 6.3 |
| SBS | 6.3 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
BREKKY BATTLE
Sunrise 462,000 avg (lw 435k) on Seven
The Today Show 280,000 avg (lw 274k) on Nine
News Breakfast 215,000 avg (lw 213k) on ABC
COMMERCIAL 5pm NEWS LEAD-IN
Tipping Point Australia 857,000 avg (lw 794k) on Nine
The Chase Australia 688,000 avg (lw 690k) on Seven
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (avg) |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 895,000 |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 1,509,000 |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 1,318,000 |
| 10 News | 5pm-6pm | 289,000 |
| 10 News 6pm | 6pm-6:30pm | ?,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.
