Seven News had a uniform set (the twisted metal set) across the metro markets in the noughties (first introduced in Sydney in Feb 2005 then Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in that order), during which it became number one nationally including in the key Sydney and Melbourne markets.
Prior to that, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth had the blue TV wall set (as seen behind the sports presenter).
And obviously now, Nine News has had its current set in all five metro markets for over eight years (Perth was the first to receive it (Sep 2016), followed by Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane in that order). All the while, Nine News has been number one across the east coast during this period.
Week 42
National
Nine had its second straight clean sweep of the metrics nationally. All average ratings were down including Nine by 47,000, Seven by 31,000, ABC by 20,000 and 10 by 9,000.
It was a poor result for 10 compared to last year, down 9% while Nine was up 10%. All services benefited from significant increased BVOD viewing.
Compared to Week 42 of 2024
5-cities
Many bulletins lost viewers from the previous week though a few improved including Nine Melbourne by 16,000.
Compared to 2024, Nine continued to do well in all markets including a 50% improvement in Perth. 10’s results were down 15% in Brisbane and Perth with Adelaide the only market to gain viewers from the previous year.
Seven News had another third place in Sydney with barely more viewers that Seven’s underperforming Brisbane bulletin. A shocking result that surely will have to be addressed
Compared to Week 42 of 2024
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Week 43
National
Amazing what some bad weather can do to news ratings with all bulletins except Nine’s improving on last week and the general downward trend at this time of year. ABC got a huge 63,000 boost from last week, Seven was up by 41,000, 10 by 16,000 with Nine going backwards by just 2,000.
All bulletins were also up on week 43 of last year with ABC the most improved by 18%. An increase in BVOD was again a big contributor.
Compared to Week 43 of 2024
5-cities
Most metro bulletins also improved. Nine bucked the trend and dropped 20,000 while ABC was up 46,000, Seven by 38,000 and 10 by 15,000.
Compared to the equivalent week last year Nine improved across the board. Seven News was third in Sydney, losing audience from last year as ABC News posted a big gain. 10 News Perth continued to underperform seemingly a victim of Tipping Point’s success out west.
Compared to Week 43 of 2024
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Something makes me think Seven News was regularly third (or lower) during the latter part of the Ross Symonds/Ann Sanders era in the early noughties.
IMHO, it proves that double headers aren’t effective in the 6:00pm timeslot in the Sydney market.
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Week 44
National
Some big weather events pushed ratings higher on some days, but there was a small decrease from the previous week overall for Nine (-3,000) and Seven (-4,000) while 10 got a 2,000 boost. ABC, dropped significantly, down 42,000.
Nine was up 14% from the same week last with ABC and Seven also improved while 10 News was slightly lower. BVOD was a significant driver of the gains.
Compared to Week 44 of 2024
5-cities
Nine improved by 16,000 from last week and in most markets. 10 was slightly higher including up by 8,000 in Brisbane while Seven lost 14,000 and ABC dropped 22,000. All bulletins did better in Brisbane “thanks” to the weather while all went backwards in Adelaide.
Nine continued to improve from last year (that did not include BVOD) in all markets including by +30% in Sydney and Brisbane. Seven, by contrast lost audience in its two underperforming markets of Sydney and Brisbane. Perth was a standout for Seven - up +20%. ABC News Sydney and Perth were also notable for big gains. 10 Perth problems continued compared to 2024’s performance.
Compared to Week 44 of 2024
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Week 45
National
News ratings this week were impacted by various horse racing broadcasts in the afternoon.
Nine News lost 10,000 viewers on average nationally. By contrast Seven (+19,000), 10 (+18,000) and ABC News (+41,000) rated better on average.
Compared to the equivalent week last year, however, all bulletins rated higher to some extent.
Compared to Week 45 of 2024
5-cities
Nine News rated lower than last week in the metro ratings as well by 6,000 viewers. Seven (+8,000), 10 (+14,000) and ABC (+22,000) improved week-on-week.
Nine News, however, was up over 20% on the equivalent week of 2024 with other bulletins also improved. Seven News Sydney stood out for posting the biggest drop in audience while several bulletins posted significant improvements. That included 10 Perth that had been going backwards in recent weeks. Nine Adelaide and Perth plus 10 Adelaide showed the biggest gains from last year - all up about one third.
Compared to Week 45 of 2024
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Week 46
National
All bulletins suffered significant drops in audience from last week. Seven dropped the most, down by 70,000 while Nine dropped 60,000. ABC was down 42,000 with 10 down 37,000. That was about a 10% drop for 10 with the others down about 5% week-on-week.
10 was also down compared to the equivalent week of 2024 by 6% while the other bulletins had higher audiences.
Compared to Week 46 of 2024
5-cities
Most bulletins dropped from last week in the metro markets with Seven down by 42,000. Nine Adelaide was notable for lifting its audience despite sacking one of the news presenters at the beginning of the week. The bulletin picked up 4,000 while Seven dropped 10,000 on average.
Compared to 2024 (that did not included BVOD) all Nine bulletins rated higher including Adelaide and Sydney that were up +30%. Seven Brisbane underperformed against the local competition while 10 Perth was again lower year-on-year.
Compared to Week 46 of 2024
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