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It was one of those nights where you simply lie down and watch Netflix, Prime, Binge or Apple+, read a book (not one of those in the ABC’s Books That Made Us — 427,000 nationally — worthy but … ) or BVOD the final ep of Love Island if you’re desperate and want to know how this gripping drama ends.

Big Brother VIP thankfully died last night — 451,000 national and whatever on the seven-day pick-up and BVOD data in a week’s time.

In breakfast, Today slipped to 318,000 nationally but News Breakfast on the ABC moved past it into second with 323,000 nationally. Sunrise still leads with 420,000 average.

Tonight brings the 2021 ratings season a step closer with the lamentable The Bachelorette — the final threesome ahead of the unlucky winner tomorrow night. Oh, and Love Island ends on Nine tonight. Now what happens to Nine’s BVOD figures?

The highlight for tonight? Hard Quiz on the ABC.

Regional top five: Seven News, 536,000; Seven News 6.30, 514,000; Home and Away, 349,000; 7pm ABC News, 320,000; A Current Affair, 317,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (28.1%)
  2. Seven (25.9%)
  3. Ten (19.2%)
  4. ABC (17.5%)
  5. SBS (9.2%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (19%)
  2. Seven (16%)
  3. Ten (12.8%)
  4. ABC (12.3%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.3%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (4.4%)
  2. GO (4.0%)
  3. 7mate (3.0%)
  4. 10 Bold, 10 Peach (2.9%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.478 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.425 million
  3. Nine News   — 1.163 million
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.149 million
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.021 million
  6. 7pm ABC News — 979,000
  7. Home and Away (Seven) — 889,000
  8. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 782,000
  9. 7.30 (ABC) — 779,000
  10. The Dog House Australia (Ten) — 751,000

Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers.

Losers: another losing night for stalwart viewers.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News  — 941,000
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 911,000
  3. Nine News  — 858,000
  4. Nine News 6.30  — 841,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 703,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 659,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 525,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 381,000
  9. Ten News First — 290,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 235,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 420,000/253,000
  2. News Breakfast (ABC) — 323,000/214,000
  3. Today (Nine) — 318,000/209,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 211,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 175,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) —  37,000

Top five pay TV programs: 

  1. The Great British Bake-Off (LifeStyle) — 65,000
  2. Credlin (Sky News) — 57,000
  3. The Bolt Report (Sky News)  —  55,000
  4. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 49,000 
  5. Inside the News (Sky News) — 47,000