A poster of the 1986 Crocodile Dundee movie.

A Night to Remember is a 1958 British film about the sinking of the Titanic, an apt way to describe free-to-air TV last night, and tonight, and quite a few nights in the past and in the future — and especially apt tonight given that Nine has yet another repeat of Crocodile Dundee (1986) and on Saturday night, the sequel (1988).

Iceberg ahead warning, iceberg ahead warning…

Seven missed the BBL — most viewers didn’t. It finished third behind Nine and Ten. Ten benefited from another ep of I’m A Celebrity where 32,000 people turned off from watching the lead-up (1.1 million) for the elimination (977,000).

In breakfast: Sunrise, 428,000 national and 232,000 metro viewers; Today, 317,000 and 205,000; ABC News Breakfast, 277,000 and 189,000.

In regional: Seven News with 517,000; Seven News 6.30, 508,000; A Current Affair, 310,000; 7pm ABC News, 305,000; I’m A Celebrity, 279,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (29.0%)
  2. Ten (25.5%)
  3. Seven (19.7%)
  4. ABC (17.1%)
  5. SBS (8.1%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (19.7%)
  2. Ten (17.4%)
  3. Seven (13.1%)
  4. ABC (11.7%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.0%)

Top 5 digital channels:

  1. 10 Bold (4.6%)
  2. ABC Kids/Comedy/Plus (3.5%)
  3. 7TWO (3.3%)
  4. Gem (3.2%)
  5. GO (2.9%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.44 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.43 million
  3. Nine News — 1.17 million
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.17 million
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.06 million
  6. 7pm ABC News — 1.02 million
  7. I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (Ten) — 1.01 million
  8. I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, elimination (Ten) — 977,000
  9. Travel Guides, special (Nine) — 915,000
  10. 7.30 summer (ABC) — 804,000

Top metro programs: None had a million or more viewers.

Losers: Seven, ABC

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 925,000
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 920,000
  3. Nine News — 916,000
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 899,000
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 750,000
  6. 7pm ABC News – 711,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 542,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 509,000
  9. Ten News First —332,000
  10. The Project 6.30 (Ten) — 293,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 428,000/232,000
  2. Today (Nine) – 317,000/205,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 277,000/189,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) – 210,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 160,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 61,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 77,000
  2. Credlin (Sky News) — 68,000
  3. Chris Smith Tonight, Inside the News (Sky News) — 56,000
  4. PML Later (Sky News) — 54,000