National
Seven NEws was down 22,000 from last week alongside Nine that dropped 27,000 and ABC by 35,000. 10’s bulletin bucked the trend and was up 12,000.
However, compared to last year 10 News continued its downward trend.
5-city
Seven and Nine’s bulletins were down from last week in most markets. Seven made up some ground in Brisbane with a 4,000 gain to Nine’s 19,000 drop.
Most 10 bulletins lst ground from last year. Seven Brisbane was also notably lower while all ABC bulletins were higher.
Been in freefall for a while. Shame given they get the most local news for the network.
10 are massively down year on year. But they don’t air any promotions. No one knows they even have news. All they air are the same promos for Masterchef or survivor or whatever crap they’re launching in a few weeks.
10 Perth have historically always been a strong station and often outperformed or outpaced Nine. Especially from the late 90s, helped when Ten got AFL and the hit 2000s and early 2010s reality shows. So it is a shame. Nine have improved in the market in recent years.
I think the axing of veterans Tim Gossage and Michael Schultz didn’t help a few years back, as well as Narelda being shuffled around the network, the presenting from Sydney and back-and-forth to Western Australia and 10’s wider systemic issues dating back to 2011 now.
Numbers are down in all timeslots. Breakfast, Mornings, Evenings, and Primetime. The loss of The Project and Neighbours I don’t believe has helped either.
I think this is leading to less eyeballs on its 5.00pm local news numbers.
Seven News had an 80,000 win nationally with all bulletins rating higher than the previous week. Nine and ABC were both up +60,000 with Seven 40,000 higher and 10 up slightly by 1,000.
10 were again down year-on-year with other bulletins up slightly.
ABC News gained 62,000 viewers over the previous week including recording its highest rating for a Friday bulletin that was the national one on Good Friday.
Seven Was up 26,000 and Nine by 33,000 while 10 was 4,000 lower that week 13.
10 also was down compared to the same week in 2025 while all other bulletins posted small gains though because of the year’s Easter not coinciding to Easter last year exact comparisons are difficult.
Seven News had 70,000 more viewers this week than last as Nine News gained an extra 19,000. 10 edged slightly lower by 1,000 but ABC dropped by 16,000.
The end of daylight savings in some markets saw Seven’s audience at its highest since week two while Nine’s was the highest since September last year. Both also improved on the equivalent week last year though the date of Easter can make comparisons more difficult. ABC News was also up on last year while 10’s decline continued.
5-city
Becasue of Easter some data is missing for the metro comparisons thought the following comparison to last year still reflects the current situation.
News ratings trended lower last week. Nine News dropped by an average of 45,000 nationally, Seven was down 34,000 and ABC lost 19,000. 10 however edged higher by 5,000.
10 however was down compared to the same week in 2025 however that week included Easter making comparisons more difficult.
Three bulletins lost viewers compared to last week with Nine down 22,000, Seven by 14,000 and ABC by 3,000 while 10’s average was up 3,000.
Comparisons to the same week last year need to consider that it included a public holiday and ANZAC Day in 2025. That saw ABC’s audience comparatively higher this year while the commercials rated lower.
ABC News rated higher in all metros compared to last year while Nine Adelaide that scored its first nightly win since 31 March 2025 was also noticeably higher.
In the metro markets Seven picked up viewers in all markets except Brisbane for a nett gain of 9,000. Nine was down by 4,000 with ABC loing almost 10,000 with 10 unchanged.
10 continued to lose viewers in the year-on-year comparison with ABC News improving across the board.
Seven News gained 17,000 viewers compared to week 18 while the other bulletins dropped with ABC down 18,000, 10 down by 11,000 and Nine edging lower by 4,000.
Seven’s result was up 3% on this week last year with ABC News also improving by 4%. Nine however lost 6% and 10 dropped by 19%.
In the metro numbers Seven picked up 12,000 and 10 was up 3,000. That saw Nine down 6,000 and ABC 31,000 lower from the previous week.
Compared to 2025, Seven was steady, ABC gained 4% with Nine (-5%) and 10 (-15%) lower year-on-year. There were, however, significant differences across markets.
Seven’s metro audience was down about 21,000 as Nine’s improved by the same amount compared to last week. ABC’s was up 37,000 with 10’s 1,000 lower.
ABC gained audience from last year as budget coverage drew in extra viewers especially along the east coast. 10 Perth was notably lower as Seven posted a big improvement in that market. Nine News Adelaide continued to close the gap on Seven’s bulletin as Seven Brisbane underperformed again.
