Monday 24 April 2023

Five City Metro, 6pm-12am, Total People

Network
ABC
13.2%
13.1%
12.9%
ABC K/P
2.4%
2.4%
2.5%
ABC Me
0.4%
0.4%
0.5%
ABC News
1.7%
1.6%
1.5%
ABC TTL

17.7%

17.6%
17.4%
Seven
24.3%
23.2%
22.7%
7Two
3.6%
3.7%
3.7%
7Mate
4.1%
4.0%
3.9%
7Flix
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
7Bravo
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
Seven TTL

34.6%

33.4%
32.9%
Nine
18.0%
19.2%
19.9%
9GO!
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
9GEM
2.2%
2.3%
2.3%
9Life
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
9Rush
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
Nine TTL

24.1%

25.2%
26.0%
10
10.3%
10.7%
10.6%
10 Bold
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
10 Peach
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
10 Shake
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Ten TTL

16.0%

16.2%
16.1%
SBS
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
Viceland
1.8%
1.8%
2.0%
Food
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
NITV
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
World Movies
0.8%
0.8%
0.9%
WorldWatch
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
SBS TTL

7.5%

7.5%
7.7%

Top 20 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - Total People

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven
983,000
238,000
305,000
201,000
122,000
117,000
2 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
945,000
241,000
297,000
190,000
110,000
106,000
3 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
769,000
244,000
240,000
158,000
63,000
63,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine
765,000
232,000
230,000
168,000
70,000
65,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine
592,000
192,000
183,000
124,000
42,000
51,000
6 ABC NEWS-EV ABC TV
536,000
157,000
165,000
76,000
48,000
90,000
7 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven
518,000
126,000
154,000
105,000
74,000
59,000
8 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven
465,000
20,000
285,000
37,000
79,000
44,000
9 LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON Nine
454,000
159,000
119,000
93,000
39,000
44,000
10 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC TV
425,000
142,000
121,000
76,000
33,000
54,000
11 7.30-EV ABC TV
419,000
170,000
117,000
60,000
32,000
39,000
12 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC TV
412,000
166,000
86,000
76,000
36,000
48,000
13 I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE! MON 10
409,000
107,000
117,000
89,000
51,000
46,000
14 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC TV
409,000
140,000
92,000
84,000
37,000
56,000
15 HOT SEAT Nine
365,000
115,000
116,000
95,000
22,000
16,000
16 HOME AND AWAY Seven
337,000
116,000
62,000
86,000
26,000
47,000
17 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE MATCH Seven
308,000
5,000
236,000
34,000
11,000
22,000
18 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM Seven
288,000
74,000
81,000
56,000
39,000
39,000
19 THE PROJECT 7PM 10
246,000
68,000
70,000
52,000
29,000
27,000
20 RPA Nine
242,000
86,000
55,000
37,000
33,000
31,000

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Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - 25-54

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven
250,000
53,000
93,000
53,000
22,000
29,000
2 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
248,000
55,000
93,000
55,000
19,000
26,000
3 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
211,000
70,000
63,000
42,000
16,000
20,000
4 LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON Nine
199,000
71,000
51,000
42,000
17,000
17,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine
194,000
68,000
53,000
37,000
16,000
20,000

Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - 18-49

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven
198,000
38,000
73,000
48,000
15,000
24,000
2 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
190,000
38,000
73,000
46,000
12,000
21,000
3 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven
163,000
12,000
93,000
16,000
24,000
19,000
4 LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON Nine
160,000
53,000
44,000
35,000
15,000
13,000
5 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
152,000
52,000
44,000
30,000
11,000
15,000

Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - 16-39

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven
105,000
11,000
60,000
13,000
9,000
12,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven
101,000
14,000
39,000
29,000
6,000
14,000
3 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
94,000
35,000
30,000
13,000
3,000
12,000
4 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
90,000
13,000
33,000
27,000
7,000
11,000
5 LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON Nine
83,000
29,000
22,000
17,000
8,000
8,000

Top 20 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - Total People

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 BLUEY-AM ABC K/P
141,000
53,000
28,000
27,000
15,000
18,000
2 PEPPA PIG-AM ABC K/P
123,000
55,000
30,000
20,000
11,000
8,000
3 OCTONAUTS-EV ABC K/P
123,000
34,000
36,000
16,000
10,000
26,000
4 PETER RABBIT-EV ABC K/P
111,000
31,000
26,000
15,000
13,000
26,000
5 BLUEY-EV ABC K/P
106,000
34,000
26,000
15,000
10,000
22,000
6 INTERSTELLAR ELLA-PM ABC K/P
103,000
31,000
34,000
9,000
5,000
23,000
7 SHAUN THE SHEEP-EV ABC K/P
103,000
45,000
21,000
12,000
10,000
15,000
8 HEY DUGGEE-PM ABC K/P
102,000
31,000
28,000
12,000
5,000
25,000
9 KANGAROO BEACH-PM ABC K/P
101,000
25,000
29,000
14,000
7,000
27,000
10 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 7mate
101,000
20,000
37,000
44,000
11 BEN AND HOLLY'S LITTLE KINGDOM-EV ABC K/P
100,000
29,000
25,000
15,000
11,000
20,000
12 DEATH IN PARADISE -EV 9Gem
99,000
29,000
27,000
25,000
7,000
12,000
13 DOC MARTIN-PM 7TWO
98,000
23,000
23,000
14,000
18,000
20,000
14 KIRI AND LOU-PM ABC K/P
97,000
23,000
36,000
6,000
5,000
26,000
15 TISH TASH-AM ABC K/P
96,000
45,000
19,000
15,000
9,000
7,000
16 GRACE'S AMAZING MACHINES-EV ABC K/P
91,000
42,000
13,000
8,000
11,000
17,000
17 RUSTY RIVETS-PM ABC K/P
88,000
17,000
37,000
4,000
6,000
24,000
18 HOME AND AWAY 7TWO
88,000
62,000
26,000
19 PFFFIRATES-PM ABC K/P
88,000
19,000
33,000
4,000
6,000
27,000
20 KANGAROO BEACH-AM ABC K/P
85,000
41,000
19,000
8,000
10,000
8,000

Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - 25-54

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 7mate
45,000
12,000
11,000
22,000
2 SEINFELD LATE RPT 10 Peach
39,000
7,000
13,000
10,000
4,000
5,000
3 OCTONAUTS-EV ABC K/P
38,000
11,000
10,000
6,000
3,000
8,000
4 SEINFELD EP 2 RPT 10 Peach
37,000
9,000
11,000
9,000
3,000
5,000
5 INTERSTELLAR ELLA-PM ABC K/P
35,000
8,000
12,000
5,000
1,000
9,000

Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - 18-49

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 7mate
47,000
12,000
16,000
19,000
2 OCTONAUTS-EV ABC K/P
41,000
11,000
10,000
7,000
3,000
10,000
3 INTERSTELLAR ELLA-PM ABC K/P
37,000
8,000
12,000
5,000
1,000
10,000
4 PETER RABBIT-EV ABC K/P
36,000
10,000
7,000
7,000
3,000
9,000
5 KIRI AND LOU-PM ABC K/P
34,000
4,000
13,000
4,000
1,000
10,000

Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - 16-39

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN'S AFL: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 7mate
36,000
11,000
13,000
12,000
2 OCTONAUTS-EV ABC K/P
28,000
6,000
8,000
3,000
3,000
9,000
3 INTERSTELLAR ELLA-PM ABC K/P
27,000
7,000
11,000
1,000
0
9,000
4 PETER RABBIT-EV ABC K/P
24,000
5,000
6,000
2,000
2,000
9,000
5 KIRI AND LOU-PM ABC K/P
24,000
3,000
12,000
0
0
9,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - Total People

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: AFL: MELBOURNE V RICHMOND FOX FOOTY
297,000
2 LIVE: FOOTY ON FOX: ROUND 6 FOX FOOTY
121,000
3 LIVE: FOOTY ON FOX: ROUND 6 FOX FOOTY
103,000
4 LIVE: NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
45,000
5 CREDLIN Sky News Live
37,000
6 THE BOLT REPORT Sky News Live
36,000
7 SUCCESSION FOX SHOWCASE
29,000
8 PAUL MURRAY LIVE Sky News Live
29,000
9 SUCCESSION FOX SHOWCASE
28,000
10 SHARRI Sky News Live
28,000
11 CHRIS KENNY TONIGHT Sky News Live
27,000
12 FACE-TO-FACE ON FOX: TREVOR GILLMEISTER FOX LEAGUE
26,000
13 ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY Lifestyle Channel
25,000
14 NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
22,000
15 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Lifestyle Channel
21,000
16 THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS FOX One
20,000
17 IN DEPTH WITH JOE THOMAS (2022) ESPN
20,000
18 EASTENDERS UKTV
19,000
19 CORONATION STREET UKTV
18,000
20 FBI FOX Crime
17,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 25-54

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: AFL: MELBOURNE V RICHMOND FOX FOOTY
119,000
2 LIVE: FOOTY ON FOX: ROUND 6 FOX FOOTY
51,000
3 LIVE: FOOTY ON FOX: ROUND 6 FOX FOOTY
49,000
4 LIVE: NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
18,000
5 SUCCESSION FOX SHOWCASE
16,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 18-49

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: AFL: MELBOURNE V RICHMOND FOX FOOTY
105,000
2 LIVE: FOOTY ON FOX: ROUND 6 FOX FOOTY
49,000
3 LIVE: FOOTY ON FOX: ROUND 6 FOX FOOTY
41,000
4 LIVE: NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
15,000
5 SUCCESSION FOX SHOWCASE
12,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 16-39

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: AFL: MELBOURNE V RICHMOND FOX FOOTY
75,000
2 LIVE: FOOTY ON FOX: ROUND 6 FOX FOOTY
33,000
3 LIVE: FOOTY ON FOX: ROUND 6 FOX FOOTY
31,000
4 IN DEPTH WITH JOE THOMAS (2022) ESPN
8,000
5 LIVE: NBA: TIMBERWOLVES V NUGGETS R1, G4 ESPN
8,000

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Monday Night AFL helped Seven to a substantial 10-point win, up two from the previous week and to its highest Monday share since the Winter Olympics of February last year. Second-placed Nine’s share was its lowest for a Monday this year, ABC and SBS were each down 0.5 while 10 was unchanged from the previous week.

Seven’s split schedule started prime time with a 220k win for Seven News at 6pm. That included another +300k rating for Melbourne’s bulletin while Brisbane at over 200k posted its highest rating for the year so far. The AFL then had 465,000 including 285,000 in Melbourne.

Meanwhile the reality show competition was largely unaffected with Lego Masters up 10k while I’m A Celebrity was down just 10k. Later, RPA took a hit, shedding 30,000 from the previous episode.

ABC’s line-up featured Australian Story, down almost 100k while the Four Corners repeat slipped by 30k but Media Watch improved slightly. Q and A dropped 20k week-on-week to another poor result.

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The FTA audience for the AFL was steady from the corresponding match last year (464,000).

Won’t be long before NRL and Nine do another ANZAC game / Eve, if these results are anything to go by…

It was good to see the 6.30pm Project slide into the Top 20 on Sunday night, just beating Peppa Pig for the 19th spot.

Unfortunately they could not make it two in a row and the show is nowhere to seen on Monday and it appears that Peppa Pig also went backwards

Can anyone explain why “In Depth With Joe Thomas” on ESPN rated so highly? Was it due to an NBA game overrunning?

Maybe the target audience has enough of George Pig turning on the waterworks for yet another contrived emotional TV moment?

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And the news making one appearance per week. Ouch.

That is because no one is at home at 5pm to watch it

Thousands would tune in at 9pm to watch Lydia Thorpe’s latest antics

Yeah. No one. :roll_eyes:

Yeah. Suddenly everyone will watch at 9pm. :roll_eyes:

JBar, why do so many people watch the 6pm news?

Many reasons. Because that’s the time they are used to watching the news. Because they like Seven News or Nine News. Because it’s a habit to watch the news at that time. Because they watch game shows at 5pm and then news at 6pm.

There are more people home at 6pm compared to 5pm but you certainly can’t say nobody is home at 5pm. Look at the ratings of The Chase which is often a Top 10 show of the night.

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Do you think people would watch an updated news coverage on Nine if they had one at 9pm or 9.30pm?

I don’t think so. I’m well into my streaming shows by then. News is more for when you get home to catch up on the day. 6/7pm. After that, I’m ready for entertainment.

The News cycle is 24/7. What if every story was updated?

Nope.

Interesting. You may not be old enough but many people remember watching 9-11 break with Sandra Sully.

But a 9/11 event doesn’t happen every day?

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How many nights a year is a story like 9-11 going to break? Also, that was over 20 years ago in a time long before streaming and even multichannels.

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That news program was axed due to very low ratings. Plus that was before everyone had the internet in their pockets with the introduction of smart phones.