MAFS and Nine’s night once again — 1.76 million nationally and 1.29 million in the metros gave the network another easy win. Seven’s MKR pulled 1.12 million. Dancing With The Stars on Ten averaged 686,000 nationally, down from 803,000 for the first elimination last week and 862,000 on debut. Thumbs down from the audience, I am afraid. That wasn’t enough to run down the ABC so Ten was a distant fourth and the ABC an easy third.
But the now usual Today problem wont go away for Nine. It started the week weakly with 280,000 nationally and 191,000 in the metros. Sunrise had 484,000 and 299,000 respectively. Sunrise beat Today by 204,000 nationally, which was more than Today’s metro audience.
Four Corners ran its much promoed George Pell special — 1.13 million viewers, most of whom stayed for Media Watch (1.08 million nationally). In regional markets, Seven’s 6pm Newsled with 578,000, then Seven News/Today Tonight with 573,000, MAFS with 472,000, MKR with 415,000 and the 5.30pm part of The Chase Australia with 385,000.
Network channel share:
- Nine (31.0%)
- Seven (26.9%)
- ABC (20.9%)
- Ten (15.5%)
- SBS (5.8%)
Network main channels:
- Nine (24.4%)
- Seven (17.7%)
- ABC (17.1%)
- Ten (10.7%)
- SBS ONE (4.2%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 7mate (4.4%)
- GO, (3.7%)
- 7TWO (3.1%)
- 10Bold (2.8%)
- ABC Kids/Comedy (2.1%)
Top 10 national programs:
- MAFS (Nine) — 1.765 million
- Seven News — 1.547 million
- Seven News/Today Tonight — 1.541 million
- Nine/NBN News 6.30 — 1.279 million
- Nine/NBN News— 1.229 million
- A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.186 million
- 7pm ABC News — 1.146 million
- Four Corners (ABC) — 1.137 million
- MKR (Seven) – 1.123 million
- Media Watch (ABC) — 1.081 million
Top metro programs:
- MAFS (Nine) — 1.293 million
Losers: Today, Nine News in the regions, Instant Hotel on Seven.
Metro news and current affairs:
- Nine News 6.30 — 987,000
- Seven News— 969,000
- Seven News/TT — 968,000
- Nine News — 945,000
- ACA (Nine) — 847,000
- Four Corners (ABC) — 794,000
- Media Watch (ABC) — 769,000
- 7pm ABC News —763,000
- Australian Story (ABC) — 634,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 627,000
Morning (National) TV:
- Sunrise (Seven) — 484,000 (Metros: 299,000)
- Today (Nine) — 280,000 (Metros: 191,000)
- The Morning Show (Seven) — 250,000
- News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 233,000
- Today Extra (Nine) — 136,000
- Studio 10 (Ten) — 85,000
Pity the ABC viewers didn’t stay tuned for Q&A as a followup to 4Corners. Apart from a weeny bit of slagging in the middle between the two Catholic pollies, it was compelling, truth telling, from the heart stuff, both the panel and the audience. Even Tony was appropriate.
Absolutely agree, Vasco…one of the best editions of Q&A for ages!
On the rare occasions that I stray to commercial television, and even Channel 10, I see promos for shows like Dancing with the Stars. My consistent feelings are ones of amazement that any intelligent viewer would watch such utter claptrap. Of course, now that 10 is fully American owned there will be more of it……because American viewers don’t know any better.