MAFS: 1.3 million nationally, end of story. That meant it was Nine’s night, helped by ACA — 962,000 — the hour of News (6 to 7pm) 1.1 million and an “encore” (TV speak for repeat) of Under Investigation — which was really a repeat of a program about the origin of the coronavirus.
It’s bit rich when a hyped true crime type investigation program runs a repeat of an old foreign story that is not crime related. It’s not that every network and their canine haven’t pawed over COVID’s origins. The repeat averaged 727,000.
Seven ran a special called Declassified: The Royal Scandals — so gripping that only 408,000 national viewers tuned in from 7.30 to 8.30pm.
Even worse was Hughesy, We Have A Problem on Ten at 9pm. The problem was a lack of viewers: 293,000 nationally and no solution (like more laughs). It’s warming the slot of Have You Been Paying Attention? and not doing it very well.
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Sunrise ticked over with Nat Barr joining David Koch in the hosting slot for her first time at the start of a week and a new life as full-time co-host of the top rating daytime program Monday to Friday — 439,000. Seamless.
Today is still weak (297,000) and the ABC’s News Breakfast is gradually slipping: 268,000.
So it was Nine’s night from a very distant Seven, Ten and the ABC in total people, and Nine, Seven, the ABC and Ten in the main channels. A week ago it was all Megs and Harry for Ten — last night was a void in comparison.
Breakfast: Sunrise, 439,000 nationally and 248,000 metro; Today, 297,000 and 199,000; News Breakfast, 268,000 and 178,000.
Regional top five: Seven News, 594,000; Seven News 6.30, 565,000; Home and Away, 371,000; 7pm ABC News, 331,000; MAFS, 322,000.
Network channel share:
- Nine (33.2%)
- Seven (22.9%)
- Ten (18.6)
- ABC (17.9%)
- SBS (7.4%)
Network main channels:
- Nine (25.5%)
- Seven (15.0%)
- ABC (13.2%)
- Ten (11.2%)
- SBS ONE (4.6%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 10 Bold (4.2%)
- 7TWO (3.7%)
- 10 Peach (2.6%)
- 7mate (2.5%)
- ABC Kids/Comedy/Plus (2.4%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 1.573 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.543 million
- MAFS (Nine) — 1.301 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.111 million
- Nine News — 1.097 million
- 7pm ABC News — 1.008 million
- A Current Affair (Nine) —962,000
- Home and Away (Seven) — 945,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 878,000
- Australian Story (ABC) — 808,000
Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers.
Losers: Seven, Ten
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News 6.30 — 978,000
- Seven News — 973,000
- Nine News — 860,000
- Nine News 6.30 — 848,000
- ACA (Nine) — 689,000
- 7pm ABC News — 678,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 617,000
- Australian Story (ABC) — 577,000
- The Project (Ten) — 454,000
- Four Corners (ABC) — 453,000
Morning (national) TV:
- Sunrise (Seven) — 439,000/248,000
- Today (Nine) — 297,000/199,000
- News Breakfast (ABC) —268,000/178,000
- The Morning Show (Seven) — 225,000
- Today Extra (Nine) — 153,000
- Studio 10 (Ten) — 55,000
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