Tingle’s takedown of Porter the highlight of a drab night

The highlight of last night was the ABC’s 7.30, with Laura Tingle’s no-holds-barred takedown of Christian Porter’s appalling career. It was also the most watched program from 7.30-to-8pm, with 705,000 viewers.

Q+A with 421,000 ended last night in the usual miasma of COVID, culture wars and politics. Just what does John Roskam bring to any debate? A Trumpian view of Australia?

Overall, though, Nine’s night from Seven, the ABC and Ten — we’re now getting deeper into the summer trough.

Regional top 5: Seven News, 497,000; Seven News 6.30, 477,000; 7pm ABC News, 285,000; ACA, 281,000; Nine News, 270,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (29.0%)
2. Seven (25.7%)
3. ABC (18.4%)
4. Ten (17.4%)
5. SBS (9.5%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (18.6%)
2. Seven (17.1%)
3. ABC (11.5%)
4. Ten (9.4%)
5. SBS ONE (4.9%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 10 Peach (4.0%)
2. 7TWO (3.8%)
3. GO, ABC News/Plus (3.7%)
4. 10 Bold (3.3%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.352 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.306 million
3. Nine News 6.30 — 1.044 million
4. Nine News — 1.014 million 
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 916,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 874,000
7. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 713,000
8. 7.30 (ABC) — 705,000
9. Border Security repeat (Seven) — 629,000
10. Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (ABC) — 576,000

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

Losers: The end is nigh.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 856,000
2. Seven News 6.30 — 829,000
3. Nine News 6.30 — 774,000
4. Nine News — 752,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 634,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 589,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 454,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 313,000
9. Q+A (ABC) — 270,000
10. Ten News First — 256,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 424,000/241,000
2. Today (Nine) — 338,000/238,000
3. ABC News Breakfast — n/a
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — n/a
5. Today Extra (Nine) — n/a
6. Studio 10 (Ten) — n/a

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. Bathurst Supercars Practice (Fox Sport 503) — 68,000
2. Bathurst Supercars (Fox Sport 503) — 67,000
3. Bathurst Supercars (Fox Sport 503) — 65,000
4. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 64,000
5. Bathurst Supercars Supports (Fox Sport 503) — 45,000