The Olyroos celebrate a win over Argentina in the football (Image: Twitter)

Australia’s soccer win over Argentina in the Olympics last night — 810,000 on 7Mate. Easily out rated the second ep of this series of The Batchelor with 595,000 on Ten. The Front Bar on Seven, 605,000 was Olympic themed. The Batch did top the NRL which averaged 587,000 (a close game instead of a blow out – same rules!).

The games and The Front Bar, not to mention a strong effort from the News in the regions, saw Seven win. Tonight its games and AFL.

The ABC had Foreign Correspondent, 639,000, followed by Q&A, 462,000, with Virginia Trioli and a calm, considered discussion. The guests lifted the tone of the debate, not to mention the quality.

Regional top five: Seven News, 636,000; Seven News 6.30, 592,000; Home and Away, 452,000; 7pm ABC News, 367,000; Home and Away – Late 365,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Seven (34.4%)
  2. Nine (25.3%)
  3. Ten (17.3%)
  4. ABC (15.6%)
  5. SBS (7.4%)

Network main channels:

  1. Seven (20.3%)
  2. Nine (17.9%)
  3. ABC (11.1%)
  4. Ten (10.5%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.3%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7mate (8.7%)
  2. 7TWO (3.6%)
  3. 10 Bold (3.4%)
  4. 10 Peach (2.6%)
  5. ABC Kids/Plus, GO, 9Life (2.3%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.889 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.736 million
  3. Nine News  — 1.478 million
  4. Nine News  6.30 — 1.408 million
  5. 7pm ABC News — 1.140 million
  6. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.062 million
  7. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.041 million
  8. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 999,000
  9. Home and Away (Seven) — 956,000
  10. 7.30 (ABC) — 932,5000

Top metro programs: 

  1. Seven News — 1.263 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.144 million
  3. Nine News — 1.126 million
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.068 million

Losers: No one, really.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 1.263 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.144 million
  3. Nine News — 1.126 million
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.068 million
  5. 7pm ABC News — 774,000
  6. ACA (Nine) — 739,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 653,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 530,000
  9. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 446,000
  10. Ten News First — 391,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 4863,000/287,000
  2. Today (Nine) — 3423,000/230,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 317,000/199,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 311,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 230,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 71,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. NRL: Parramatta vs. Canberra (Fox League) — 214,000
  2. Credlin (Sky News) — 84,000
  3. NRL: The Late Show With Matty John (Sky News) — 81,000
  4. Aussie Gold Hunters (Discovery) — 80,000
  5. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 75,000