Seven pick up later primetime with the season two premiere of OFF THE GRID WITH COLIN AND MANU, stepping ahead of Ten’s THE CHEAP SEATS.
*** 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 1,028,000 avg (lw 1.103m) on Nine
MKR S16 1,018,000 avg on Seven
Sydney Harbour Cops S01 284,000 avg (lw 379k) on Channel 10
Commercial 7pm:
Home & Away 984,000 avg (lw 992k) on Seven
A Current Affair 983,000 avg (lw 1.045m) on Nine
Deal or No Deal 6:30pm 210,000 avg (lw 199k) on 10
Millionaire Hot Seat 7pm 304,000 avg (lw 293k) on 10
ABC primetime:
7:30Â 703,000 avg (lw 765k)
Foreign Correspondent 2026 season 458,000 avg (lw 492k)
The Tony Blair Story 304,000 avg (lw 345k)
Commercial later primetime:
Off the Grid with Colin and Manu S02 premiere 497,000 avg on Seven
The Cheap Seats S06 422,000 avg (lw 420k) on 10
rpt Travel Guides 213,000 avg (lw 326k) on Nine
FIVE CITY METRO PRIMETIME SHARES
| Network | Total TV | Broadcast | BVOD |
| Seven | 32.2 | 32.0 | 33.1 |
| Nine | 27.8 | 27.6 | 28.8 |
| ABC | 18.0 | 18.2 | 16.9 |
| 10 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 8.8 |
| SBS | 8.8 | 7.9 | 12.3 |
BREKKY BATTLE
Sunrise 452,000 avg (lw 480k) on Seven
The Today Show 286,000 avg (lw 280k) on Nine
News Breakfast 241,000 avg (lw 205k) on ABC
COMMERCIAL 5pm NEWS LEAD-IN
Tipping Point Australia 766,000 avg (lw 789k) on Nine
The Chase Australia 675,000 avg (lw 685k) on Seven
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (avg) |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 883,000 |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 1,415,000 |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 1,225,000 |
| 10 News | 5pm-6pm | 298,000 |
| 10 News 6pm | 6pm-6:30pm | 174,000 |
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.
