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.