Insiders host David Speers (Image: ABC)

It was Nine’s night. The channel attracted 1.52 million viewers for Nine News (after the first Sunday afternoon NRL game of the season) and 1.5 million for Married at First Sight. But COVID-19 interest definitely rose in the news broadcasts across the board.

The 7pm ABC News jumped to a high 1.23 million last night, which ranked fourth nationally. Audiences for Ten’s news, Weekend Sunrise and Weekend Today also rose.

The standout show was Insiders, which attracted 775,000 viewers. This was one of the highest non-election audiences for the program and the highest for David Speers so far as host. Of course, COVID-19 dominated the program.

Network channel share

  1. Nine (35.2%)
  2. Seven (22.2%)
  3. ABC (17.7%)
  4. Ten (17.2%)
  5. SBS (6.1%)

Network main channels

  1. Nine (26.9%)
  2. Seven (15.0%)
  3. ABC (12.0%)
  4. Ten (11.5%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.1%)

Top five digital channels

  1. 10 Bold, Gem (3.3%)
  2. GO (3.0%)
  3. 7mate. 7TWO (2.8%)

Top 10 national programs

  1. Nine/NBN News   — 1.528 million
  2. Seven News — 1.526 million 
  3. MAFS (Nine) —1.503 million
  4. 7pm ABC News — 1.234
  5. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 1.142 million
  6. Grand Designs (ABC) — 857,000
  7. Insiders (ABC, ABC News) — 775,000
  8. MKR (Seven) — 759,000
  9. Dancing With The Stars (Ten) — 706,000
  10. The Good Doctor (Seven) — 624,000

Metro news and current affairs

  1. Nine News — 1.070 million
  2. Seven News — 978,000
  3. 7pm ABC News — 872,000
  4. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 816,000
  5. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 381,000
  6. Ten News First — 339,000
  7. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 264,000
  8. SBS World News  — 191,000

Morning (national) TV

  1. Insiders (ABC/ABC News) — 775,000
  2. Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 484,000
  3. Weekend Today (Nine) — 342,000 
  4. Landline (ABC) —  284,000
  5. Sports Sunday (Nine) — 284,000
  6. Offsiders (ABC) — 277,000

Top five pay TV programs

  1. NRL: Manly v Melbourne (Fox League) —235,000
  2. NRL: St George v Wests (Fox League) —217,000
  3. NRL: Sunday Night With Matty Johns (Fox League) —142,000
  4. Coronavirus: fact or Fiction (Sky News) — 79,000
  5. NRL: Pre-Game Sunday Ticket (Fox League) —76,000