Despite Heat and Thunder, Big Bash makes a small splash

The BBL game between Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat on Seven last night really should have done better than 585,000 nationally, and the 157,000 on Foxtel was low-ish as well. That’s a total of 742,000 for the game, down on the near million on Sunday night for both Seven and Foxtel.

It was Nine’s night from Seven, the ABC and Ten. Tonight would appear to provide more of the same — the BBL is the movement in new programming; The Dog House Australia on Ten the non-sport highlight.

Regional top 5: Seven News, 542,000; Seven News 6.30, 521,000; ACA, 317,000; 7pm ABC News 317,000; Nine News 6.30, 316,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (28.3%)
2. Seven (26.5%)
3. ABC (18.0%)
4. Ten (17.1%)
5. SBS (10.0%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (19.9%)
2. Seven (18.6%)
3. ABC (12.9%)
4. Ten (9.1%)
5. SBS ONE (5.6%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (4.0%)
2. 10 Bold (3.7%)
3. 10 Peach (3.4%)
4. Gem (2.7%)
5. ABC Kids/Plus, 7mate (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.467 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.434 million
3. Nine News 6.30 — 1.116 million
4. Nine News — 1.091 million
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.006 million
6. 7pm ABC News — 966,000
7. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 775,000
8. 7.30 (ABC) — 761,000
9. Snackmasters (Nine) — 622,000
10. BBL (Seven) — 585,000

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

Losers: It’s summer.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 925,000
2. Seven News 6.30 — 913,000
3. Nine News 6.30 — 800,000
4. Nine News — 788,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 688,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 649,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 495,000
8. Australian Story — Summer (ABC) — 382,000
9. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 365,000
10. Media Watch (ABC) — 298,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 429,000/2452,000
2. Today (Nine) — 333,000/226,000
3. ABC News Breakfast (ABC) — 284,000/175,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 231,000
5. Today Extra (Nine) — 141,000
6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 42,000

Top 5 pay TV programs: 

1. Cricket: BBL Between The Innings (Fox Cricket) — 162,000
2. Cricket: BBL Innings (Fox Cricket) — 162,000 
3. Cricket: BBL Innings (Fox Cricket) — 153,000
4. F1: Saudi Arabia Race (Fox Sports) — 64,000
5. Chris Smith Tonight (Sky News) — 53,000