Friday 16 May 2025

NATIONAL
TOTAL PEOPLE
Total TV TV BVOD
SEVEN 31.0% 31.6% 26.7%
NINE 26.2% 26.3% 25.8%
10 13.4% 13.9% 9.6%
SBS 11.9% 11.1% 17.7%
ABC 17.5% 17.1% 20.2%

Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Total People - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD
1 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 2,024,000 642,000 43,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,874,000 1,170,000 69,000
3 9NEWS Nine 1,825,000 1,096,000 95,000
4 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,351,000 724,000 63,000
5 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 1,300,000 585,000 87,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,255,000 818,000 70,000
7 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,234,000 625,000 41,000
8 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,042,000 748,000 29,000
9 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 997,000 531,000 29,000
10 SUNRISE Seven 945,000 395,000 42,000
11 GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV ABC 870,000 472,000 20,000
12 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 766,000 364,000 53,000
13 TODAY Nine 765,000 310,000 43,000
14 10 NEWS FIRST 10 745,000 363,000 16,000
15 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 709,000 376,000 31,000
16 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 688,000 342,000 22,000
17 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 683,000 240,000 17,000
18 2025 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – SEMI FINAL 1 (EVENING) SBS 663,000 165,000 8,000
19 FRIDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN Seven 614,000 311,000 18,000
20 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 613,000 247,000 26,000
21 THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Nine 611,000 155,000 6,000
22 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH Nine 581,000 216,000 35,000
23 THE PROJECT 10 580,000 248,000 13,000
24 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST GAME Seven 562,000 234,000 17,000
25 CLAIRE HOOPER’S HOUSE OF GAMES-EV ABC 558,000 253,000 10,000
26 TIPPING POINT UK Nine 544,000 302,000 21,000
27 WEST COAST COPS Nine 525,000 216,000 11,000
28 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 512,000 100,000 9,000
29 SHERWOOD-EV ABC 492,000 235,000 7,000
30 TODAY EXTRA Nine 473,000 193,000 25,000

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - 25-54 - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD
1 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 667,000 230,000 25,000
2 9NEWS Nine 546,000 298,000 47,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 486,000 272,000 34,000
4 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 459,000 213,000 52,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 349,000 217,000 36,000
6 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 343,000 174,000 30,000
7 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 303,000 140,000 20,000
8 SUNRISE Seven 302,000 125,000 23,000
9 TODAY Nine 260,000 114,000 25,000
10 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 249,000 127,000 30,000
11 THE PROJECT 10 236,000 101,000 7,000
12 2025 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – SEMI FINAL 1 (EVENING) SBS 228,000 70,000 4,000
13 10 NEWS FIRST 10 227,000 110,000 8,000
14 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 223,000 114,000 14,000
15 FRIDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN Seven 217,000 122,000 10,000
16 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 204,000 70,000 8,000
17 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST GAME Seven 191,000 92,000 10,000
18 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH Nine 191,000 84,000 21,000
19 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 171,000 88,000 15,000
20 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 167,000 116,000 10,000
21 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 166,000 83,000 11,000
22 HOUSE HUNTERS AUSTRALIA 10 159,000 85,000 6,000
23 DEAL OR NO DEAL RPT 10 158,000 93,000 7,000
24 GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV ABC 157,000 64,000 7,000
25 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 154,000 71,000 14,000
26 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PT. 1 10 153,000 27,000 1,000
27 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 150,000 74,000 15,000
28 THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Nine 147,000 33,000 3,000
29 2025 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – SEMI FINAL 2 (MORNING) LIVE SBS 146,000 99,000 12,000
30 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? ENCORE 10 145,000 53,000 3,000

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - 16-39 - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD
1 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 274,000 89,000 16,000
2 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 233,000 110,000 33,000
3 9NEWS Nine 198,000 112,000 23,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 177,000 94,000 16,000
5 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 133,000 62,000 15,000
6 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 131,000 62,000 17,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 129,000 85,000 18,000
8 2025 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – SEMI FINAL 2 (MORNING) LIVE SBS 96,000 68,000 7,000
9 SUNRISE Seven 94,000 36,000 11,000
10 TODAY Nine 93,000 40,000 11,000
11 2025 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – SEMI FINAL 1 (EVENING) SBS 88,000 34,000 2,000
12 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 87,000 38,000 10,000
13 THE PROJECT 10 86,000 40,000 3,000
14 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 84,000 40,000 7,000
15 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 83,000 28,000 4,000
16 FRIDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN Seven 83,000 44,000 6,000
17 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH Nine 74,000 32,000 12,000
18 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST GAME Seven 74,000 33,000 6,000
19 HOUSE HUNTERS AUSTRALIA 10 68,000 38,000 3,000
20 10 NEWS FIRST 10 64,000 35,000 4,000
21 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 64,000 28,000 8,000
22 TODAY EXTRA Nine 63,000 30,000 7,000
23 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 63,000 31,000 7,000
24 BBC NEWS SBS 63,000 55,000 2,000
25 M- BRIDESMAIDS Seven 61,000 17,000 1,000
26 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 57,000 27,000 5,000
27 THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Nine 56,000 14,000 1,000
28 DEAL OR NO DEAL RPT 10 55,000 33,000 3,000
29 WEST COAST COPS Nine 52,000 26,000 3,000
30 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 48,000 34,000 4,000

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Grocery Shoppers - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD
1 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,522,000 484,000 33,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,482,000 938,000 55,000
3 9NEWS Nine 1,427,000 878,000 77,000
4 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,079,000 592,000 51,000
5 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 990,000 506,000 33,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 990,000 653,000 57,000
7 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 966,000 433,000 68,000
8 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 866,000 623,000 25,000
9 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 797,000 431,000 23,000
10 SUNRISE Seven 761,000 324,000 34,000
11 GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV ABC 728,000 396,000 18,000
12 TODAY Nine 599,000 249,000 35,000
13 10 NEWS FIRST 10 589,000 290,000 13,000
14 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 578,000 312,000 26,000
15 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 578,000 284,000 42,000
16 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 571,000 206,000 15,000
17 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 552,000 273,000 17,000
18 2025 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – SEMI FINAL 1 (EVENING) SBS 548,000 137,000 6,000
19 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 506,000 205,000 21,000
20 THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Nine 489,000 129,000 5,000
21 CLAIRE HOOPER’S HOUSE OF GAMES-EV ABC 470,000 219,000 9,000
22 TIPPING POINT UK Nine 454,000 253,000 17,000
23 FRIDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN Seven 450,000 234,000 14,000
24 THE PROJECT 10 442,000 186,000 10,000
25 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST GAME Seven 434,000 179,000 13,000
26 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 430,000 86,000 8,000
27 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH Nine 427,000 155,000 27,000
28 WEST COAST COPS Nine 415,000 175,000 9,000
29 SHERWOOD-EV ABC 406,000 194,000 6,000
30 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM ABC 383,000 180,000 5,000

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Reach table reordered by average audience

Top 30 Programs

By Average By Reach Description Network Average BVOD Reach
1 2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,170,000 69,000 1,874,000
2 3 9NEWS Nine 1,096,000 95,000 1,825,000
3 6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 818,000 70,000 1,255,000
4 8 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 748,000 29,000 1,042,000
5 4 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 724,000 63,000 1,351,000
6 1 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 642,000 43,000 2,024,000
7 7 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 625,000 41,000 1,234,000
8 5 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 585,000 87,000 1,300,000
9 9 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 531,000 29,000 997,000
10 11 GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV ABC 472,000 20,000 870,000
11 10 SUNRISE Seven 395,000 42,000 945,000
12 15 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 376,000 31,000 709,000
13 12 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 364,000 53,000 766,000
14 14 10 NEWS FIRST 10 363,000 16,000 745,000
15 16 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 342,000 22,000 688,000
16 19 FRIDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN Seven 311,000 18,000 614,000
17 13 TODAY Nine 310,000 43,000 765,000
18 26 TIPPING POINT UK Nine 302,000 21,000 544,000
19 25 CLAIRE HOOPER’S HOUSE OF GAMES-EV ABC 253,000 10,000 558,000
20 23 THE PROJECT 10 248,000 13,000 580,000
21 20 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 247,000 26,000 613,000
22 17 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 240,000 17,000 683,000
23 29 SHERWOOD-EV ABC 235,000 7,000 492,000
24 24 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST GAME Seven 234,000 17,000 562,000
25 22 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH Nine 216,000 35,000 581,000
26 27 WEST COAST COPS Nine 216,000 11,000 525,000
27 30 TODAY EXTRA Nine 193,000 25,000 473,000
28 18 2025 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – SEMI FINAL 1 (EVENING) SBS 165,000 8,000 663,000
29 21 THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Nine 155,000 6,000 611,000
30 28 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 100,000 9,000 512,000

Top 30 Programs 25-54

By Average By Reach Description Network Average BVOD Reach
1 2 9NEWS Nine 298,000 47,000 546,000
2 3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 272,000 34,000 486,000
3 1 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 230,000 25,000 667,000
4 5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 217,000 36,000 349,000
5 4 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 213,000 52,000 459,000
6 6 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 174,000 30,000 343,000
7 7 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 140,000 20,000 303,000
8 10 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 127,000 30,000 249,000
9 8 SUNRISE Seven 125,000 23,000 302,000
10 15 FRIDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN Seven 122,000 10,000 217,000
11 20 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 116,000 10,000 167,000
12 9 TODAY Nine 114,000 25,000 260,000
13 14 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 114,000 14,000 223,000
14 13 10 NEWS FIRST 10 110,000 8,000 227,000
15 11 THE PROJECT 10 101,000 7,000 236,000
16 29 2025 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – SEMI FINAL 2 (MORNING) LIVE SBS 99,000 12,000 146,000
17 23 DEAL OR NO DEAL RPT 10 93,000 7,000 158,000
18 17 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST GAME Seven 92,000 10,000 191,000
19 19 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 88,000 15,000 171,000
20 22 HOUSE HUNTERS AUSTRALIA 10 85,000 6,000 159,000
21 18 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH Nine 84,000 21,000 191,000
22 21 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 83,000 11,000 166,000
23 27 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 74,000 15,000 150,000
24 25 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 71,000 14,000 154,000
25 12 2025 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – SEMI FINAL 1 (EVENING) SBS 70,000 4,000 228,000
26 16 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 70,000 8,000 204,000
27 24 GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV ABC 64,000 7,000 157,000
28 30 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? ENCORE 10 53,000 3,000 145,000
29 28 THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Nine 33,000 3,000 147,000
30 26 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PT. 1 10 27,000 1,000 153,000

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Sydney beat Carlton in Friday night AFL with main channel coverage on Seven in three markets delivering 642k, up 50k to a four-week high. Better Homes And Gardens also did well to be the top prime time entertainment show improving 80k week-on-week. House of Wellness remained out of contention.

The Bulldogs fought back to defeat the Sydney Roosters in Nine’s NRL Friday Night Footy but the audience was down 45k on the previous week to 585k. West Coast Cops that had main channel coverage in AFL markets was steady with just over 200k while the movie that followed, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, also made the top 30 reach table.

10’s new House Hunters Australia had its first Friday airing after premiering on Sunday night but failed to make an impact missing the total people rankings while coming 20th in 25-54. 10’s only prime time entry was The Project while 10 News had its best Friday rating in nine weeks.

ABC’s Gardening Australia edged higher this week while the season two final of Sherwood averaged 235k.

In prime time on SBS Eurovision Semi Final 1 Access All Areas made the top 30 with 165k. Earlier, Semi Final 2’s live broadcast featuring Australia’s unsuccessful entry missed the total people rankings but was 16th in 25-54. In 2024 the primetime replay had 187k.

Ratings numbers were lower this week for news at 6pm as well as at breakfast where Sunrise slipped below 400k.

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10 Peach’s repeat of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning made it into the top 30 in 25-54, ahead of its sequel being released in Australian cinemas today.

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Poor 10 on Friday nights. House Hunters Aus failed to make any impact. Nothing seems to grab many eyeballs of late.

The primetime replay of Semi Final 1 of Eurovision did alright for SBS

Wonder how BH&G is going in Melbourne fully on 7Two now? Also House of Wellness, but probably not well going off the national rankings.