An Ashes win for Australia and Seven, but it could be a bummer of tennis for Nine

Australia won the match on day five of the second Ashes Test, and Seven won the night (and day) easily. Nine, the ABC and Ten were the runners-up. Nothing else mattered.

Seven’s coverage peaked at 1.132 million nationally for the dinner break at 5-5.40pm. The session after that averaged 1.041 million and the third session 714,000, where Australia wrapped up the win.

Nine’s summer of tennis, especially the Australian Open, is starting to look problematic, with no Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal announcing he has COVID. Looks like a lot will be riding on Ash Barty.

Regional top five: Seven News 6.30, 448,000; Seven News, 440,000; Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 4, Dinner, 372,000; Nine News, 353,000; Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 5, S1, 314,000.

Network channel share:

1. Seven (34.9%)
2. Nine (26.0%)
3. Ten (15.9%)
4. ABC (15.0%)
5. SBS (8.4%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (23.3%)
2. Nine (17.5%)
3. ABC (10.0%)
4. Ten (8.9%)
5. SBS ONE (4.6%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7mate (5.9%)
2. 7TWO (4.0%)
3. 10 Bold, 10 Peach (3.2%)
4. GO (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News 7pm — 1.348 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.303 million
3. Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 5, Dinner (Seven) — 1.132 million
4. Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 5, S2 (Seven) — 1.041 million
5. Nine News — 1.008 million
6. Nine News 6.30 — 958,000
7. Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 5, S1 (Seven) — 842,000
8. A Current Affair (Nine) — 831,000
9. Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 5, Tea (Seven) — 781,000
10. 7pm ABC News — 758,000

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

Losers: The second Ashes Test was a day-night game — and Australia and Seven win easily.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 908,000
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 854,000
3. Nine News — 745,000
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 685,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 575,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 503,000
7. 10 News First — 282,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 273,000
9. Australian Story summer (ABC) — 247,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 194,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 440,000/251,000
2. Today (Nine) — 302,000/215,000
3. ABC News Breakfast, The Morning Show (Seven)  — 261,000
4. Today Extra summer (Nine) — 142,000
5. Studio 10 (Ten) — 34,000

Top 5 pay TV programs: 

1. Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 5 Dinner (Fox Cricket) — 397,000
2. Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 5, Innings (Fox Cricket) — 328,000
3. Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 5, Innings  (Fox Cricket) — 262,000
4. Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 5, Innings (Fox Cricket) — 256,000
5. Cricket: Second Ashes Test, Day 5, The Big Break (Fox Cricket) — 239,000