The Traitors (Image: Network Ten)

The Block won the night for Nine with another reveal Sunday and 1.39 million viewers. The 6pm Nine News averaged 1.06 million and 60 Minutes had 791,000, putting Nine well ahead of the competition.

Ten premiered a much-hyped program called The Traitors — the audience betrayed the network with only 343,000 viewers tuning in from 7.30 to 9pm. Where’s Kim Philby or Donald Maclean when you need a good turncoat? It’s back up tonight (or is supposed to be) and tomorrow night. Ten’s not having a good time — The Real Love Boat sank just after it left port and The Traitors listed and almost turned turtle. 

With a lead-in as weak as The Traitors, the producers of Have You Been Paying Attention?, Ten’s best-performing program, can look forward to relatively weak audience figures in tonight’s ratings. Not a good look from Ten to be butchering the ratings for your best program. The Amazing Race Australia did it on Mondays for the past month.

Regional Top Five: The Block, 423,000; Seven News, 407,000; Nine News, 290,000; 7pm ABC News, 288,000; and Australia’s Got Talent, 273,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (32.9%)
  2. Seven (27.8%)
  3. ABC (17.4%)
  4. Ten (13.8%)
  5. SBS (8.0%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (26.3%)
  2. Seven (20.9%)
  3. ABC (13.0%)
  4. Ten (8.6%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.4%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7mate (3.0%)
  2. 7TWO (2.3%)
  3. Gem, 10 Bold (2.2%)
  4. ABC News, 10 Peach (2.1%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. The Block (Nine) — 1.393 million
  2. Seven News — 1.290 million
  3. Nine News — 1.063 million
  4. 7pm ABC News — 862,000
  5. Australia’s Got Talent (Nine)— 829,000
  6. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 791,000
  7. Spicks and Specks (ABC) — 731,000
  8. Significant Others (ABC) — 521,000
  9. Insiders (ABC TV, ABC News) — 500,000
  10. Nine News Late — 430,000

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

Losers: The Traitors.

Metro news and current affair

  1. Seven News — 883,000
  2. Nine News — 773,000
  3. 7pm ABC News — 574,000
  4. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 530,000
  5. Nine News Late — 294,000
  6. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 243,000
  7. Ten News First — 221,000
  8. Sunday Project 6.30 (Ten) — 217,000
  9. SBS World News — 147,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Insiders (ABC, ABC News) — 500,000
  2. Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 339,000
  3. Landline (ABC) — 309,000
  4. Weekend Today (Nine) — 247,000
  5. Sports Sunday (Nine) — 174,000
  6. Offsiders (ABC) — 149,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

  1. Moto GP: Australian Grand Prix (Fox Sports 506) — 100,000
  2. Rugby League World Cup: Australia vs Fiji (Fox League) — 85,000
  3. Moto GP: The Grid (Fox Sports 506) — 65,000
  4. T20 World Cup: Post Game (Fox Cricket) — 61,000
  5. T20 World Cup: UAE vs NED (Fox Cricket) — 58,000