The ABC’s current affairs line-up maintains its consistency and leads later primetime.
*** 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:
MKR S16 1,209,000 avg (lw 1.06m) on Seven
Travel Guides S09 788,000 avg (lw 865k) on Nine
Big Brother Australia S17 431,000 avg (lw 542k) on Channel 10
Commercial 7pm:
Home & Away 990,000 avg (lw 949k) on Seven
A Current Affair 969,000 avg (lw 993k) on Nine
Deal or No Deal 6:30pm 199,000 avg (lw 184k) on 10
Millionaire Hot Seat 7pm 317,000 avg (lw 213k) on 10
ABC primetime:
7:30Â 881,000 avg (lw 869k)
Australian Story S31 finale 609,000 avg (lw 654k)
Four Corners S65 693,000 avg (lw 470k)
Media Watch 2026 season 645,000 avg (lw 514k)
Planet America 2026 season 599,000 avg (lw 503k)
Commercial later primetime:
Love Island Australia S08Â 496,000 avg (lw 452k) on Nine
The Hunting Party S02 premiere 324,000 avg on Seven
Sam Pang Tonight S03 311,000 avg (lw 390k) on 10
FIVE CITY METRO PRIMETIME SHARES
| Network | Total TV | Broadcast | BVOD |
| Seven | 30.2 | 30.2 | 30.5 |
| Nine | 24.9 | 24.3 | 27.0 |
| ABC | 23.2 | 24.5 | 18.1 |
| 10 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.0 |
| SBS | 7.5 | 6.8 | 10.4 |
BREKKY BATTLE
Sunrise 433,000 avg (lw 447k) on Seven
The Today Show 269,000 avg (lw 241k) on Nine
News Breakfast 218,000 avg (lw 230k) on ABC
COMMERCIAL 5pm NEWS LEAD-IN
Tipping Point Australia 763,000 avg (lw 747k) on Nine
The Chase Australia 669,000 avg (lw 622k) on Seven
EVENING NEWS BATTLE
| Service | Time | O’nights (avg) |
| ABC News | 7pm-7:30pm | 953,000 |
| Seven News | 6pm-7pm | 1,379,000 |
| Nine News | 6pm-7pm | 1,173,000 |
| 10 News | 5pm-6pm | 299,000 |
| 10 News 6pm | 6pm-6:30pm | 184,000 |
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.
