Nine’s night narrowly despite Seven’s 6pm news topping the 2 million mark for the third night in a row — 2.03 million nationally. That was 543,000 in front of Nine’s 6pm news on 1.49 million. 7.30 with 1.13 million beat A Current Affair with 1.10 million nationally. 7.30, Hard Quiz (1.10 million) and Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (1.02 million nationally) easily accounted for House Rules on Seven with 968,000, plus other prime time offerings.
In breakfast, Today had 371,000, third nationally behind Sunrise with 594,000 and the ABC’s News Breakfast with 378,000.
In the regions, Seven News, 725,000; Seven News 6.30, 677,000; 7pm ABC News, 440,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 435,000; and Nine News 6.30, 363,000.
Network channel share:
- Nine (27.1%)
- Seven(25.4%)
- ABC (21.0%)
- Ten (17.1%)
- SBS (9.4%)
Network main channels:
- Nine (17.8%)
- Seven (17.5%)
- ABC (15.5%)
- Ten (10.0%)
- SBS ONE (5.0%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 10 Bold (4.6%)
- Gem (3.7%)
- 7TWO (3.5%)
- GO (2.8%)
- ABC Kids/Comedy, 7mate, 10 Peach (2.5%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 2.039 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.922 million
- Nine/NBN News — 1.496 million
- Nine/NBN News 6.30 — 1.435 million
- 7pm ABC News —1.401 million
- 7.30 (ABC) —1.136 million
- Hard Quiz (ABC) — 1.105 million
- ACA (Nine) — 1.103 million
- The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 1.015 million
- Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (ABC) — 1.022 million
Top metro programs:
- Seven News — 1.314 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.246 million
- Nine News — 1.143 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.071 million
Losers: House Rules
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News — 1.314 million
- Nine News — 1.246 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.143 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.071 million
- 7pm ABC News — 901,000
- ACA (Nine) — 788,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 785,000
- The Project 7pm (Ten) — 597,000
- ACA 7.30 (Nine) — 786,000
- Ten News First —536,000
Morning (National) TV:
- Sunrise: National: 594,000, Metro: 342,000
- News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 378,000/252,000
- Today: National: 371,000, Metro: 254,000
- The Morning Show (Seven) —338,000
- Today Extra (Nine) — 223,000
- Studio 10 (Ten) — 103,000
Top five pay TV programs:
- Gogglebox Australia (Sky News) — 202,000
- Selling Houses Australia (LifeStyle) — 183,000
- The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 89,000
- Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 83,000
- Supercars (Fox Sports) — 70,000
After the torpor of watching the commercial channel’s news and news-commentary programs, the prospect of enjoying the nightly ABC News, and Leigh Sales’ reading the telephone book in the dark, becomes an exhilarating option!