Seven won because it ran My Kitchen Rules for an extra night — 1.07 million in the metros.
In the battle between the AFL football shows, Melbourne is the biggest market and Eddie McGuire’s was watched by 152,000 people. But Seven’s more modest version, The Front Bar, was watched by 170,000 — Seven wins.
Network channel share:
- Seven (33.8%)
- Nine (26.5%)
- Ten (19.0%)
- ABC (18.6%)
- SBS (9.2%)
Network main channels:
- Seven (23.1%)
- Nine (20.2%)
- Ten (10.2%)
- ABC (9.2%)
- SBS ONE (7.0%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 7TWO (4.8%)
- 7mate, ONE (3.5%)
- ABC Kids/Comedy (2.9%)
Top metro programs:
- MKR (Seven) — 1.070 million
Losers: weak everywhere except for MKR and the NRL on Nine
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News — 984,000
- Seven News/Today Tonight — 971,000
- Nine News — 908,000
- Nine News (6.30pm) — 889,000
- A Current Affair (Nine) – 762,000
- 7pm ABC News – 733,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 517,000
- The Project 7pm (Ten) — 435,000
- Ten Eyewitness News — 411,000
- The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 333,000
Morning (Metro) TV:
- Sunrise (Seven) , Today (Nine)— 251,000
- The Morning Show (Seven) — 134,000
- News Breakfast (ABC, 105,000 + 43,000 on News 24) — 148,000
- Today Extra (Nine) — 107,000
- Studio 10 (Ten) — 54,000
Top five pay TV programs:
- NRL: Souths v Brisbane (Fox League) — 232,000
- The Late Show With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 118,000
- NRL: Thursday Night League (Fox League). AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 77,000
- Selling Houses Australia (LifeStyle) — 48,000
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