Seven’s night with Ten’s Masterchef Australia the standout with 1.25 million viewers making it the most watched non-news program on the night.
Hard Quiz — ABC, 8pm, with 1.07 million and Home and Away, Seven, 7pm, 1.06 million viewers, were the only competition.
Charlie Pickering’s The Weekly, ABC, 8.30pm, 908,000 a close contender.
Nine’s Doctor Doctor continues to be off colour — 746,000 national viewers being the best for a program in its advanced condition of viewer apathy.
Seven won because its 6 to 7pm hour of news had a 400,000-plus lead over Nine’s hour average — 1.84 million to 1.42 million. Home and Away helped, Nine had nothing and that was the night.
Ten was there and thereabouts, thanks to Masterchef.
In Breakfast, Sunrise won with 556,000 national and 325,000 in the metros, from ABC News Breakfast with 346,000/224,000 and Today with 331,000/211,000.
In the regions, Seven News, 669,000, Seven News 6.30, 624,000, Home and Away 412,000, The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 408,000, 7pm ABC News, 369,000.
Network channel share:
- Seven (25.3%)
- Nine (25.0%)
- Ten (23.0%)
- ABC (18.4%)
- SBS (8.2%)
Network main channels:
- Seven (18.0%)
- Nine (17.4%)
- Ten (15.7%)
- ABC (14.4%)
- SBS ONE (4.8%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 10 Bold (4.8%)
- 7TWO (3.2%)
- 7mate (2.6%)
- 10 Peach (2.5%)
- 9Life (2.3%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 1.9 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.77 million
- Nine/NBN News — 1.45 million
- Nine/NBN News 6.30 — 1.40 million
- Masterchef Australia (Ten) — 1.25 million
- 7pm ABC News — 1.2 million
- The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 1.11 million
- ACA (Nine) — 1.08 million
- Hard Quiz (ABC) — 1.07 million
- Home and Away (Seven) — 1.06 million
Top metro programs:
- Seven News — 1.23 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.15 million
- Nine News — 1.10 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.06 million
Losers: What was on Netflix, again?
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News — 1.23 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.15 million
- Nine News — 1.10 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.06 million
- 7pm ABC News – 830,000
- A Current Affair (Nine) – 753,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 650,000
- The Project 7pm (Ten) — 599,000
- Ten News First — 434,000
- The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 380,000
Morning (National) TV:
- Sunrise (Seven) – 556,000/325,000
- News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 346,000/224,000
- Today (Nine) – 331,000/211,000
- The Morning Show (Seven) — 293,000
- Today Extra (Nine) –161,000
- Studio 10 (Ten) — 78,000
Top five pay TV programs:
- Selling Houses Australia (LifeStyle) — 150,000
- Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 71,000
- Richo & Jones (Sky News) – 70,000
- The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 69,000
- Credlin (Sky News) — 61,000
Much as I try not to be drawn into TV drama’s like Doctor Doctor, it was, initially, a reasonable effort and I liked it. Where I think it has slipped really badly and I find myself less and less interested in the show, is that the lead character has, over 4 seasons now, steadfastly remained a self-centered, emotionally crippled a**hole instead of developing into an even slightly more mature character with greater nuance (is it the lead actor?). Moreover, the lead female character continues to be drawn to her colleague, despite that he is childishly compelled to engage in self-destructive behaviours and instead of allowing the character to develop, the writers just keep introducing new scenarios where the character can indulge his worst bohemian excesses. It offers real insight into the dilemma facing drama writers. Stick with the “formula” or have the character develop. I well remember how Moonlighting lost its appeal when the romantic tension between the two lead characters was finally consummated. The falling ratings reflect a show that has lost its spark and one problem is that I suspect viewers no long invest anything in the lead male character – and that is because he is an awful person. It’s not that a character can’t be awful and draw viewers, but the balance is a subtle one and Doctor Doctor can’t find that balance.