Supercars rev up Seven, otherwise it’s a summertime slowdown

Supercars Race 31 at Bathurst on Seven yesterday — 1.241 million watched the race; 371,000 watched it on Foxtel. The Podium was watched by 1.332 million; 285,000 on Foxtel. (However, there was no one to hand out the special Fossil Fools award to Seven and the winners, although ScoMo went close — he missed out because he wasn’t carrying his lump of coal.)

The weekdays and weekends feel long when there’s no ratings recorded and the TV networks (apart from the ABC and SBS) switch off or slow down for the summer. Insiders ended yesterday, back on January 30. Landline’s gone to summer, as has 60 Minutes. In the lead-up to the 2022 election, it’s as though the networks think we all go to sleep; after the past couple of summers we’ve had — full of fires and viruses — perhaps a bit of a zzzzz might be handy.

The highlight of the weekend was The Power of The Dog on Netflix. Directed by Jane Campion and starring Benedict Cumberbatch — top movie.

Regional top 5: Bathurst Supercars Podium, 516,000; Seven News (7pm), 506,000; Bathurst Supercars Race 31, 495,000; Bathurst Supercars Pre-Race, 367,000; Bathurst Supercars Supports, 295,000

Network channel share:

1. Nine (31.8%)
2. Seven (28.4%)
3. ABC (17.4%)
4. Ten (15.6%)
5. SBS (6.8%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (21.1%)
2. Seven (21.0%)
3. ABC (12.2%)
4. Ten (9.0%)
5. SBS ONE (4.5%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. GO (4.0%)
2. 10 Bold (3.0%)
3. 7TWO, Gem (2.8%)
4. 7mate (2.7%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News (7pm) — 1.385 million
2. Bathurst Supercars Podium (Seven) — 1.332 million
3. Bathurst Supercars Race (Seven) — 1.241 million
4. Nine News — 1.212 million
5. Bathurst Supercars Preview (Seven) — 872,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 991,000
7. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 812,000
8. BBL (Seven) — 776,000
9. Death In Paradise — repeat (ABC) — 702,000
10. BBL Innings (ABC) — 670,000

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

Losers: Summer non-ratings…

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Nine News — 936,000
2. Seven News (7pm) — 880,000
3. 7pm ABC News — 597,000
4. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 578,000
5. The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 305,000
6. The Sunday Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 212,000
7. 10 News First — 199,000
8. SBS World News — 127,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Insiders (ABC, ABC News) — 565,000
2. Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 337,000
3. Landline (ABC) — 332,000
4. Weekend Today (Nine) — 317,000
5. Offsiders — 201,000

Top 5 pay TV programs: 

1. Supercars: Bathurst Race (Fox Sport 503) — 371,000
2. Supercars: Bathurst Podium (Fox Sport 503) — 285,000
3. Supercars: Bathurst Grid (Fox Sport 503) — 226,000
4. BBL: Between The Innings (Fox Cricket) — 200,000
5. BBL: Innings (Fox Cricket) — 199,000