The official TV ratings for 2016 were released last week with the Seven Network in first place with just over 30% of the 5-city audience.
Nine took out second with 26.7% ahead of Ten with 18.8%, ABC with 17.6% and SBS on 6.8%.
However, the results, especially for Seven and Nine were markedly different in each of the five markets. Nine’s best result came in Sydney where it grabbed a narrow victory with 28.7% to lead Seven (28.0%).
Meanwhile, the biggest winning margin went to Seven in Perth with a 34.3% share, more than twelve points clear of nearest rival Nine on 21.8%.
Ten’s best result was in Perth with 19.7% while ABC rated best in Brisbane and Adelaide and SSB did best in Melbourne.
Perth viewers preferred multichannels the most with a 34.5% share of the audience. They were least popular in Sydney with a 26.6% share.
The following table shows consolidated Weeks 7 - 47 excl Easter and overnight for week 48. Final numbers may vary slightly when week 48 consolidated are available. Note: totals may not equal sum of channels due to rounding.
[color=grey]| [color=grey] Ch/Net [/color] | [color=grey] 5 city | [color=grey] Sydney | [color=grey] Melbourne | [color=grey] Brisbane | [color=grey] Adelaide | [color=grey] Perth [/color][/color][/color][/color][/color][/color][/color] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 12.6% | 13.1% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% | 12.3% |
| ABC2 | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| ABCMe | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| ABCNews24 | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| [color=blue] ABC TTL [/color] | [color=blue] 17.6% [/color] | [color=blue] 17.6% [/color] | [color=blue] 16.6% [/color] | [color=blue] 18.7% [/color] | [color=blue] 18.7% [/color] | [color=blue] 17.5% [/color] |
| Seven | 20.7% | 20.1% | 20.6% | 20.5% | 21.2% | 22.3% |
| 7Two | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| 7Mate | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 5.5% |
| 7Flix | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| [color=blue] Seven TTL [/color] | [color=blue] 30.2% [/color] | [color=blue] 28.0% [/color] | [color=blue] 30.2% [/color] | [color=blue] 29.2% [/color] | [color=blue] 32.0% [/color] | [color=blue] 34.3% [/color] |
| Nine | 18.3% | 21.3% | 18.8% | 19.6% | 14.8% | 12.5% |
| 9GO! | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| 9GEM | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 9Life | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| [color=blue] Nine TTL [/color] | [color=blue] 26.7% [/color] | [color=blue] 28.7% [/color] | [color=blue] 26.9% [/color] | [color=blue] 28.3% [/color] | [color=blue] 24.0% [/color] | [color=blue] 21.8% [/color] |
| Ten | 13.5% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 13.9% |
| One | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| Eleven | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| [color=blue] Ten TTL [/color] | [color=blue] 18.8% [/color] | [color=blue] 18.8% [/color] | [color=blue] 19.2% [/color] | [color=blue] 17.5% [/color] | [color=blue] 18.5% [/color] | [color=blue] 19.7% [/color] |
| SBS | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| SBS Vicel | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Food | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| NITV | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| [color=blue] SBS TTL [/color] | [color=blue] 6.8% [/color] | [color=blue] 6.8% [/color] | [color=blue] 7.1% [/color] | [color=blue] 6.3% [/color] | [color=blue] 6.8% [/color] | [color=blue] 6.9% [/color] |
See Ratings Year 2016 to discuss these ratings numbers in the Media Spy forums.
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