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Nine News was 8,000 higher this week than last with ABC News improving by 5,000. 10 News took a 18,000 drop while Seven lost 47,000 as the Commonwealth Games came to an end.
Nine , however, was 9% lower than this week of 2025 with 10 News dropping by 22%.
The loss of the halo effect from the Commonwealth Games saw all of Seven’s bulletins down week-on-week.
10 News was down 22% compared to last year with the other bulletins staying at similar levels. Nine and ABC Adelaide were notable for significant improvements over their competitors.
A lot of interest turned to 10 News this week to assess the impact of dropping 10 News+ at 6pm and replacing it with more news.
The results saw the bulletin up nationally by an average of 24,000. Nine News got a small boost by 1,000 while Seven News dropped by 21,000 impacted by cricket as a lead in on two days and Perth News at 5.30pm on Friday. ABC also dropped; by 7,000.
Compared to the equivalent period last year, 10 News was 3% better, a big turn around on recent results that had featured significant drops year-on-year with last week posting a 22% drop.
This week compared to last week - most markets improved. Melbourne, that had been somewhat a fan of 10 News+ compared to other markets, lost ground. Sydney embraced the change.
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Compared to last year the improvement is more marked, as the equivalent week of 2025 was one of 10 News+'s low points.
Nine News lost an average 38,000 viewers last week while Seven (33,000) , ABC (12,000) and 10 News (2,000) improved their audience. Seven’s result was 4% higher than this week last year while other bulletins were lower.
Nine News lost audience this week compared to last. Most of Seven’s and all of 10’s markets improved their audience while a big lift in Melbourne helped ABC to improve overall.
10 and ABC in Melbourne and Seven in Perth all had +20% improvements on week 34 of 2025.
After a big drop the previous week, Nine News picked 23,000 extra viewers in week 35. Seven News slipped by 9,000, with 10 News and ABC News both 13,000 lower.
Compared to the equivalent week last year, Seven also improved with the other networks losing share to varying degrees.
Nine News improved in four markets this week compared to week 34 while the other bulletins lost ground.
The axing of 10 News+ on weekdays seems to have helped 10 News arrest the backwards slide the bulletin had been suffering compared to last year’s results.
All commercial bulletins rated lower this week with Seven dropping by an average of 52,000 impacted by a 5.30pm bulletin in Perth on Friday. Nine slipped by 19,000, 10 by 11,000 with ABC getting a 1,000 bump.
Compared to last year however, Seven improved relative to all competition.
Nine News in Sydney and Brisbane was down on the previous week, pulling down the combined 5-city average for Nine’s bulletin by 31,000. By Contrast Seven (+39,000), ABC (+13,000) and 10 (+7,000) bulletins improved week-on-week.
10 News and Seven News were little changed from last year though individual markets differed. Nine and ABC were lower year-on-year.
Nine News picked up 25,000 more viewers this week that saw Seven (-25,000) , 10 (-20,000) and ABC (-8,000) all rate lower. However, Seven’s and ABC’s result were better than the same week last year while Nine and 10 were lower.
Not long to the start of daylight savings that traditionally sees news viewership fall.
In a week when most bulletins lost viewers week-on-week four of Nine’s improved.
ABC News was notable for improving on week 37 of 2025. Seven’s Brisbane and Adelaide bulletins continue to be under pressure from Nine while Seven made up some ground in Sydney.
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Seven News was up by 13,000 while 10’s bulletin gained 14,000 extra viewers compared to last week. By contrast Nine lost 34,000 at 6pm while ABC was steady. Seven was also up compared to this week last year.
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All of Nine’s bulletin rated lower week-on-week for a total drop of 73,000. Seven by contrast improved by 29,000 to edge ahead of Nine overall. Nine’s bulletin was also down compared to last year.
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All commercial news bulletins rated lower this week than last including Seven by 28,000, Nine by 6,000 and 10 by 9,000 while ABC News had 7,000 more viewers on average.
Seven’s results, however, were up 4% on the equivalent week last year as the bulletin continued to close the gap to Nine’s that was down 8%.
Nine in Melbourne and Adelaide improved on last week while most bulletins rated lower. However, most of Nine’s bulletins performed below last year’s levels. That saw Seven make up ground particularly in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. The turnarounds included by 20 points in Sydney and 19 in Perth. Meanwhile. all of 10’s bulletin were higher with Brisbane a stand out.
