ABC’s Reef Live an exception to main channel turn-off

If I told you that the non-main channels of the five networks had a collective share of 43.7% of prime time viewing, which they did, you could rightly conclude there was nothing of note on TV last night.

That is except for the second part of the ABC’s Reef Live special — 527,000 last night after 559,000 on Friday night — a success. Extinction with David Attenborough, also on the ABC, 581,000.

Insiders in the morning — 567,000, another national top 10 effort for the second last program of the year.

The two T20 internationals on Foxtel — 400,000 for the game one on Friday night, 450,000 for last night’s game. No use in Seven moaning about those solid figures.

In regional markets: Seven News, 424,000; Nine News, 297,000; 7pm ABC News, 289,000; 60 Minutes, 257,000; RBT, 199,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (26.5%)
2. Seven (26.1%)
3. ABC (18.6%)
4. Ten (17.2%)
5. SBS (11.3%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (18.1%)
2. Nine (13.7%)
3. ABC (12.3%)
4. Ten (7.2%)
5. SBS ONE (7.1%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 10 Bold (4.7%)
2. ABC Kids/Comedy (4.5%)
3. 9Life (4.2%)
4. Gem (3.7%)
5. GO (3.6%)
6. 7mate

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.27 million
2. Nine/NBN News — 1.15 million
3. 7pm ABC News — 861,000
4. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 769,000
5. Extinction With David Attenborough (ABC) — 581,000
6. Insiders (ABC, ABC News) — 565,000
7. RBT (Nine) — 538,000
8. Reef Live (ABC) — 521,000
9. The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 479,000
10. 7News Spotlight: A Blink In Time — 456,000

Top metro program: None with a million or more viewers.

Losers: Foxtel won because of the second T20 game — thanks again Kerry Stokes.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Nine News — 851,000
2. Seven News — 848,000
3. 7pm ABC News – 573,000
4. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 512,000
5. The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 363,000
6. 7News Spotlight: A Blink In Time — 306,000
7. The Sunday Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 250,000
8. Ten News First — 220,000
9. SBS World News — 170,000

Morning (National) TV:

1. Insiders (ABC, ABC News ) — 565,000
2. Weekend Sunrise (Seven) – 391,000
3. Weekend Today (Nine) – 293,000
4. Landline — Summer (ABC) — 245,000
5. Offsiders (ABC) — 220,000

Top five pay TV programs: 

1. Cricket: T20  Break Game 2 (Fox Cricket ) — 509,000
2. Cricket: T20 Game 2 – Australia-India (Fox Cricket ) — 454,000
3. Cricket: T20 Game 2 – Australia-India  (Fox Cricket ) — 441,000
4. Cricket:T20 Post Match Game 2 (Fox Cricket ) — 409,000
5. Cricket: T20 Mini (Fox Cricket) –206,000