The Voice managed 1.68 million nationally — 1.11 million in the metros and 569,000 in the regions (which has been its underlying strength this time out). Nine’s The Block on 880,000 nationally was 800,000 short of The Voice, and just behind Australian Survivor on Ten with 888,000. Have You Been Paying Attention, also on Ten, managed 894,000.
The opening ceremony for the Paralympics on Seven from 9.15pm was a highlight; The Cheap Seats on Ten was a low. Last night also featured the first of a Four Corners two-parter about Fox News and Trump, which pulled in 843,000. (For amusement, check the hissy fit in The Australian this morning.)
Breakfast had Sunrise on 500,000 national and 289,000 metro; Today, 370,000 and 259,000, and News Breakfast, 346,000 and 223,000.
Regional top five: Seven News, 710,000; Seven News 6.30, 686,000; The Voice, 569,000. Home and Away, 401,000; 7pm ABC News 400,000.
Network channel share:
- Seven (30.1%)
- Nine (24.9%)
- Ten (21.3%)
- ABC (17.0%)
- SBS (6.7%)
Network main channels:
- Seven (23.8%)
- Nine (18.2%)
- Ten (15.0%)
- ABC (12.6%)
- SBS ONE (4.4%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 10 Bold (3.7%)
- 7TWO (2.9%)
- 7mate, GO, Gem (2.2%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 1.926 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.826 million
- The Voice (Seven) — 1.682 million
- Nine News — 1.483 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.352 million
- 7pm ABC News — 1.109 million
- Home and Away (Seven) — 1.085 million
- A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.107 million
- The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 1.012 million
- 7.30 (ABC) — 931,000
Top metro programs:
- Seven News — 1.217 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.139 million
- Nine News — 1.114 million
- The Voice (Seven) — 1.113 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.001 million
Losers The Block
Metro news and current affair
- Seven News 1.217 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.139 million
- Nine News —1.114 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.001 million
- ACA (Nine) — 813,000
- 7pm ABC News —709,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 626,000
- Four Corners (ABC) — 586,000
- The Project 7pm (Ten) — 563,000
- Australian Story (ABC) — 529,000
Morning (National) TV:
- Sunrise (Seven) — 500,000/289,000
- Today (Nine) — 370,000/259,000
- News Breakfast (ABC) — 346,000/223,000
- The Morning Show (Seven) — 304,000
- Today Extra (Nine) — 214,000
- Studio 10 (Ten) — 68,000
Top 5 pay TV programs:
- Credlin (Sky News) — 73,000
- The Bolt Report (Sky News) —65,000
- AFL: 360 (Fox Footy), Newsday (Sky News) — 61,000
- Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 55,000
I watched 4Corners last night. It finished about 9:30pm. I happened to be awake at midnight and looked at The Australian on line. Lo and behold, already three articles criticising 4Corners as an “ABC Hit Job” etc. The usual suspects Kenny and Henderson had their articles there, but isn’t Adam Crighton supposed to be in Washington DC? Is US TV relaying the Our ABC in Washington?
Or maybe they don’t need to watch the program in order to criticise it. What would the Oz do for front page articles without the ABC? Never a day goes past without at least two or three critical articles.
Indeed very funny to see the Oz dishing it out and proving so well how it can’t take it!
Peter Fray in today’s intro writes:
“There are actual sitting MPs with medical, science or science-based academic training. Scott Morrison is one”
True, there are a few MPs with science education (pitifully few) and a few more with medical backgrounds, but the inclusion of Scott Morrison in this group is puzzling. His Wikipedia gives tertiary education as being “economic geography“. That it was labelled as a BSc doesn’t provide evidence of him having any substantive knowledge in areas truly considered as ‘science’.
I can recall nothing in his public life that indicates an acquaintance with basic tenets of science. More important than factual knowledge a “scientific outlook” – judgements based on evidence, skepticism, respect for accumulated professionally assessed conclusions, genuine attempts at objectivity free of preconceived notions, etc. – has been entirely lacking.
The promo piece in today’s email “why are we sacrificing scientific literacy on the altar of pandemic politics?”
looks like something I would love to read.