Seven’s night thanks to MKR (1.68 million nationally). Nine hung in, Ten finished the Bachelor in Paradise with less than a million viewers nationally tuning in — 992,000 for the proposal, 852,000 for the foreplay. The 16 to 39s demos were what Ten wanted, just ahead of Nine with The Voice (1.35 million viewers nationally) and MKR for Seven. MKR had the best demos on the night, especially in 25 to 54, its target group.

But in total people, the ABC’s usual reliable Monday night news and current affairs line up lifted it into third spot, as well as in the main channels, ahead of Ten. Ten now has a weak week ahead before Masterchef starts next Monday.

In regional markets Seven News was tops with 638,000, MKR was second with 581,000, then Seven News/Today Tonight with 549,000, with Home and Away fourth with 494,000 and the Voice fifth with 448,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Seven (30.7%)
  2. Nine (26.3%)
  3. ABC (18.0%)
  4. Ten (17.7%)
  5. SBS (7.2%)

Network main channels:

  1. Seven (21.7%)
  2. Nine (19.5%)
  3. ABC (14.0%)
  4. ABC (12.3%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.4%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (3.9%)
  2. 7mate (3.4%)
  3. ONE (3.3%)
  4. GO (3.0%)
  5. ABC Kids/Comedy  (2.4%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. MKR (Seven) — 1.684 million
  2. Seven News  — 1.653 million
  3. Seven News/Today Tonight — 1.587 million
  4. Nine/NBN News (6.30pm)  — 1.369 million
  5. The Voice (Nine) — 1.352 million
  6. Nine/NBN News — 1.315 million
  7. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.292 million
  8. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.237 million
  9. 7pm ABC News — 1.126 million
  10. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 1.008 million

Top metro programs:

  1. MKR (Seven) — 1.103 million
  2. Seven News/Today Tonight — 1.038 million
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 1.029 million
  4. Seven News — 1.017 million

Losers: No one really — well, people who watched the deflating Bachelor in Paradise.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News/Today Tonight — 1.038 million
  2. Nine News 6.30 — 1.029 million
  3. Seven News — 1.017 million
  4. Nine News — 990,000
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) – 893,000
  6. 7pm ABC News – 750,000
  7. Australian Story (ABC) — 669,000
  8. Four Corners (ABC) — 626,000
  9. Media Watch (ABC)  — 622,000
  10. 7.30 (ABC) — 620,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) – 469,000
  2. Today (Nine) —363,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC, 167,000 + 76,000 on News 24) — 243,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 227,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 167,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 110,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) —93,000
  2. Westworld (Showcase) — 73,000
  3. AFL: On The Couch (Fox Footy) — 70,000
  4. Family Guy (Fox8) — 6,000
  5. Family Guy (Fox8) – 65,000