Fran Kelly's new show Frankly (Image: ABC/Frankly)
Fran Kelly's new show Frankly (Image: ABC/Frankly)

The Block last night won it for Nine. Foreign Correspondent on the ABC brought in an audience of 492,000 nationally, with Q+A straight after seeing 343,000. The 18 or so non-main channels last night had a total share of 32.7% — anything but the main channels after the 6 to 7.30pm news programs are finished.

Frankly begins tonight at 8.30 pm — the first new talk show in years. Half an hour with Fran Kelly! A delight.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (30.1%)
  2. Seven (26.9%)
  3. Ten (17.3%)
  4. ABC (16.7%)
  5. SBS (9.1%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (23.0%)
  2. Seven(17.4%)
  3. Ten (11.1%)
  4. ABC (11.0%)
  5. SBS ONE (3.8%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (4.4%)
  2. 7mate (3.7%)
  3. ABC Kids/Plus (3.3%)
  4. 10 Peach (3.0%). 
  5. 10 Bold (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News 6.30 — 1.322 million
  2. Seven News  — 1.306 million
  3. The Block (Nine) — 976,000
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 975,000
  5. Nine News — 959,000
  6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 816,000
  7. 7pm ABC News — 800,000
  8. Home and Away (Seven) — 735,000
  9. The Chase Australia 5.30 (Seven) — 709,000
  10. Home and Away – Late (Seven) — 695,000

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

Losers: just another very weak night, even allowing for holidays

Metro news and current affairs

  1. Seven News 6.30 — 831,000
  2. Seven News — 816,000
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 709,000
  4. Nine News — 688,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 570,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 539,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 464,000
  8. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 349,000
  9. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 288,000
  10. 10 News First — 246,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 377,000/237m000
  2. Today (Nine) — 262/176,000
  3. ABC News Breakfast — 263,000/171,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) —237,000
  5. ABC News Mornings — 208,000
  6. Today Extra (Nine) —145,000
  7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 47,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

  1. Supercars Bathurst (Fox Sports 503), Aussie Gold Hunters (Discovery) — 48,000
  2. NRL: Grand Final Preview With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 46,000
  3. Supercars Bathurst (Fox Sports 50) — 50,000
  4. Supercars Bathurst Live (Fox Sports 503) — 48,000.