In terms of the audience’s reaction to last night, it was a thumbs down except for Masterchef Australia which remains in the part of its season where there’s a solid program for viewers to watch on Thursday nights. They did,  even in regional markets — nearly 1.5 million national viewers for the program last night, with 370,000 in the regions. Not House Rules figures, but a solid effort for a Thursday night. Seven had another weak night in the metros, third in the main channels behind Nine and Ten. But that was due to weak performances in Sydney and Melbourne. In Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Seven was the winner, Nine was weak and Ten did OK.

In the regionals it was a different story with seven a clear winner from Nine and Ten in total people and the main channels. Masterchef Australia’s performance was the only one worth mentioning today. The rest were very average,  including The Checkout on ABC1 at 8pm which continues to fade — 973,000 national viewers and just 658,000 in the metros, short of previous series.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (27.7%)
  2. Seven (25.5%)
  3. Ten (22.5%)
  4. ABC (18.6%)
  5. SBS (5.7%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (19.2%)
  2. Ten (17.1%)
  3. Seven (16.4%%)
  4. ABC (13.6%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.4%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (5.7%)
  2. GO (5.3%)
  3. 7mate (3.4%)
  4. ABC2, Gem (3.2%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Nine News — 1.532 million
  2. Masterchef Australia — 1.490 million
  3. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.280 million
  4. Seven News — 1.274 million
  5. ABC News — 1.207 million
  6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.093 million
  7. Nine News 6.30 — 1.035 million
  8. Seven News/ Today Tonight — 976,000
  9. 7.30 (ABC) — 971,000
  10. The Checkout (ABC) — 923,000

Top metro programs:

  1. Masterchef Australia — 1.118 million
  2. Nine News — 1.084 million
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 1.035 million
  4. Seven News — 1.022 million

Losers: Except for Masterchef, us TV viewers. Even the repeat of the repeat of the repeat of Lewis on 7TWO was a better watch last night.Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Nine News — 1.084 million
  2. Nine News 6.30 — 1.035 million
  3. Seven News — 1.022 million
  4. Seven News/Today Tonight — 930,000
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 907,000
  6. 7pm ABC 1 News  — 845,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC 1) — 679,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 604,000
  9. Ten Eyewitness News — 565,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) —462,000

Morning TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) – 301,000
  2. Today (Nine) – 283,000
  3. The Morning Show (Seven) — 122,000
  4. News Breakfast (ABC 1,  91,000 + 43,000 on News 24) — 134,000
  5. Mornings (Nine) — 105,000
  6. Studio 1o (Ten) — 63,000

Top five pay TV channels:

  1. Fox, LifeStyle  (2.9%)
  2. TVHITS (1.9%)
  3. Sky News, Arena  (1.6%)

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Australia’s Next Top Model (Fox8) — 96,000
  2. AFL 360 (Fox Footy) — 93,000
  3. Matty Johns Big Weekend  (Fox Sports 1) — 90,000
  4. Grand Designs Australia (LifeStyle) — 89,000
  5. The Simpsons (Fox8) – 88,000

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