The Block hits big with the blokes

The Block (1.01 million) led Nine to a win in total people and the main channels and a solid performance in people above 49 years of age (really the sub-group — males, 49 to 54s) because The Bachelor (Ten, 780,000 nationally) did very well in the 16 to 49 age groups and among women 25 to 54.

For the ABC Hard Quiz (988,000) and Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (816,000) did well, as did 7.30 (888,000) and the 7pm News (1.08 million). In fact the ABC again finished third in total people and in the main channels. While The Bach did well for Ten, it can’t carry the night and Ten’s absence of viewers in other timeslots is looking costly. Gogglebox — 175,000 on Foxtel — will help lift Ten tonight from the desert.

In breakfast Sunrise had 450,000 national and 255,000 metro viewers, then Today, 328,000 and 215,000, followed ABC News Breakfast, 315,000 and 208,000.

In regional markets: Seven News, 594,000; Seven News 6.30, 574,000; Home and Away, 379,000; 7pm ABC News 3336,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 334,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (27.6%)
2. Seven (26.4%)
3. ABC (18.0%)
4. Ten (17.8%
5. SBS (10.2%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (20.6%)
2. Seven (17.7%)
3. ABC (13.7%)
4. Ten (11.9%)
5. SBS ONE (7.1%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (4.4%)
2. 10 Bold (3.8%)
3. ABC Kids/Comedy (2.3%)
4. 7mate, GO, 10 Peach (2.2%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.638 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.551 million
3. Nine/NBN News 6.30 — 1.297 million
4. Nine/NBN News  — 1.274 million
5. 7pm ABC News — 1.096 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine)  —- 1.085 million
7. The Block (Nine) — 1.017 million
8. Hard Quiz (ABC) — 988,000
9. Home and Away (Seven) — 943,000
10. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 931,000

Top metro programs:

1. Seven News — 1.044 million

Losers: Weak, apart from the ABC, again.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 1.044 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 977,000
3. Nine News 6.30 — 986,000
4. Nine News  — 977,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 768,000
6. 7pm ABC News – 759,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 616,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 505,000
9. Ten News First — 325,000
10. The Project 6.30 (Ten) — 316,000

Morning (National) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 450,000/255,000
2. Today (Nine) — 328,000/215,000
3. News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 315,000/215,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 206,000
5. Today Extra (Nine) — 142,000
6. Studio 10 (Ten) —69,000

Top five pay TV programs:

1. Gogglebox Australia (LifeStyle) — 175,000
2. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 85,000
3. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 84,000
4. Alan Jones (Sky News) — 78,000
5. Credlin (Sky News) — 71,000