Was the federal budget just one week ago last night? It seems so much longer. Viewers agree — the ABC pulled better figures last night.
The highlight of the night though was Nine’s Queen/Freddie Mercury movie, Bohemian Rhapsody — 719,000 — tying with Ten’s MasterChef which really should have done better. Seven’s Big Brother broke free with Lego Masters out of the way and averaged 836,000.
Be warned, I feel The Block on approach. Boredom quotient to rise.
But it was a weak night overall. The first six programs nationally were Seven and Nine News (in their half-hour splits), ACA and the 7pm ABC News. Nine from Seven, Ten and the ABC. Snooorrre
Breakfast: Sunrise, 465,000 nationally and 273,000 metro; Today, 302,000 and 204,000; News Breakfast, 266,000 and 171,000.
Regional top five: Seven News, 604,000; Seven News 6.30, 585,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 365,000; Home and Away, 356,000; 7pm ABC News, 334,000.
Network channel share:
- Nine (29.5%)
- Seven (27.6%)
- Ten (19.3%)
- ABC (16.6%)
- SBS (7.0%)
Network main channels:
- Nine (21.5%)
- Seven (19.3%)
- Ten (12.2%)
- ABC (11.8%)
- SBS ONE (4.4%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 7mate (3.6%)
- 7TWO, 10 Peach (3.5%)
- 10 Bold (2.8%)
- GO (2.6%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 1.588 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.531 million
- Nine News — 1.185 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.158 million
- A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.021 million
- 7pm ABC News — 961,000
- Home and Away (Seven) — 929,000
- The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 921,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 873,000
- Big Brother (Seven) — 836,000
Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers.
Losers: MasterChef Australia, again — neck and neck with Bohemian Rhapsody. The latter was better entertainment.
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News – 983,000
- Seven News 6.30 — 946,000
- Nine News — 914,000
- Nine News 6.30 —875,000
- ACA (Nine) — 733,000
- 7pm ABC News — 627,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 576,000
- The Project 7pm (Ten) — 493,000
- Ten News First (ABC) — 354,000
- The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 332,000
Morning (national) TV:
- Sunrise (Seven) — 465,000/273,000
- Today (Nine) — 302,000/204,000
- News Breakfast (ABC) —266,000/171,000
- The Morning Show (Seven) — 208,000
- Today Extra (Nine) — 149,000
- Studio 10 (Ten) — 53,000
Top five pay TV programs:
- Credlin (Sky News) — 59,000
- The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 58,000
- AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 57,000
- The Great British Bake-Off (LifeStyle) — 51,000
- NRL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 50,000
Not surprised to see that Bohemian Rhapsody rank so highly. Usually a glued on ABC viewer, even I turned over to watch it. Loved the movie but it was spoiled with soooo many ad breaks – reminding me why I stick with the ABC with occasional bouts of SBS.