Hunted finale trails behind Commonwealth Games, but was hot on its heels

More Commonwealth Games on Seven, and — leaving out the breathless, over-the-top commentary from the Seven squad — these games seem to be more fun than last year’s COVID-hit Tokyo Olympics.

Seven’s coverage from 7-10pm averaged 1.029 million — 1.146 million for the night session, 912,000 for the earlier evening session. The late-night coverage from 10pm drew 554,000.

Ten’s Hunted ended — 914,000 for the lead-up to the finale, which saw the audience fall to 833,000: a slightly odd outcome, but still a solid finish up against the games. Nine’s Beauty and the Geek with 529,000 was OK against the games. And given that the games were competing for its core audience, 7.30 on the ABC did well with 697,000.

Network channel share:

1. Seven (35.4%)
2. Nine (22.5%)
3. Ten (18.0%)
4. ABC (16.3%)
5. SBS (7.8%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (27.88%)
2. Nine (16.0%)
3. Ten (12.5%)
4. ABC (11.4%)
5. SBS ONE (4.5%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7mate (4.2%)
2. ABC Kids/Plus, 10 Peach (2.6%)
3. Gem (2.4%)
4. 10 Bold (2.3%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.432 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.427 million
3. Nine News — 1.178 million
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.167 million
5. Commonwealth Games Day 5, Night (Seven) — 1.146 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 931,000
7. Hunted (Ten) — 914,000
8. Commonwealth Games Day 5, Evening (Seven) — 912,000
9. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 883,000
10. 7pm ABC News — 849,000

Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers last night.

Regional Top 5: Seven News, 553,000; Seven News 6.30pm, 507,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 349,000; Nine News, 305,000; Nine News 6.30pm, 283,000.

Losers: no one! 

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 946,000
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 918,000
3. Nine News — 878,000
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 865,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 664,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 584,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 493,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 331,000
9. Ten News First — 290,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 225,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 421,000/251,000
2. Today (Nine) — 288,000/189,000
3. ABC News Breakfast — 273,000/171,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 247,000
5. ABC News Mornings — 237,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 142,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 34,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. The Twelve (Fox Showcase) — 62,000
2. Credlin (Sky News) — 52,000
3. NRL: 360 (Fox League) — 50,000
4. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 47,000
5. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 42,000