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The total share of the non-primary channels of all the free to air networks: 38.4%, down from 43.7% on Sunday night. That’s best measure of viewer engagement with free-to-air TV last night — fitful at best.

It is no wonder that viewers are jaded, if you were watching the Nine Network last night you had to listen carefully for the beating of wings as time flew from 1981 a week ago to 1984, as Indiana Jones emerged from a jungle near you to give us The Temple of Doom. We are talking near ancient history here. Is it TV programming for the fittest? Temple of Doom managed 328,000 viewers. There’s a big message from Nine here to viewers — don’t watch, get Netflixed or Stanned.

Nine is obviously still recovering after its new HQ opening last Friday night and doesn’t want to be disturbed. It still won total people from Seven, the ABC and Ten writing yet another chapter in its now usual summer agony.

In regional markets Seven News, 541,000; Seven News 6.30, 506,000; 7pm ABC News, 326,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 310,000; 7.30, 266,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (27.5%)
  2. Seven (23.9%)
  3. ABC (20.5%)
  4. Ten (18.0%)
  5. SBS (10.0%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (16.9%)
  2. Seven (15.3%)
  3. ABC (14.4%)
  4. Ten (8.7%)
  5. SBS ONE (6.5%)

Top 5 digital channels:

  1. 10 Bold (5.3%)
  2. 7TWO (4.3%)
  3. ABC Kids/Comedy, 7mate (3.7%)
  4. 10 Peach (3.6%)
  5. GEM (3.2%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News 6.30 — 1.47 million
  2. Seven News — 1.43 million
  3. Nine/NBN News 6.30 — 1.15 million
  4. Nine/NBN News — 1.10 million
  5. 7pm ABC News — 965,000
  6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 909,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 812,000
  8. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 801,000
  9. Australian Story (ABC) — 776,000
  10. Better Homes and Gardens — Summer (Seven) — 648,000

Top metro programs: None with a million or more viewers

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 926,000
  2. Seven News  6.30 — 922,000
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 886,000
  4. Nine News — 882,000
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 646,000
  6. 7pm ABC News – 639,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) – 546,000
  8. Australian Story (ABC) — 526,000
  9. Media Watch (ABC) — 445,000
  10. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 432,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 444,000/260,000
  2. Today (Nine) – 292,000/206,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 261,000/159,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 222,000 
  5. Today Extra (Nine) – 144,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 39,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. F1: Sakhir Race (Fox Sports) — 63,000
  2. Credlin (Sky News) — 60,000
  3. Paul Murray Live, Chris Smith (Sky News) — 58,000
  4. Inside The News (Sky News) – 42,000