Seven’s broadcast of the first AFL State of Origin match since 1999 won by Victoria against Western Australia saw an average of 843k tune in. That was made up of main channel coverage in Victoria and South Australia and 7Mate elsewhere. The Pre-Game (433k) and Post Game (580k) also appeared in the rankings.
It was another golden day for Australia in the Olympic Winter Games. Nine’s Day 8 coverage included the Women’s Dual Moguls where Jakara Anthony won Australia’s third Gold Medal in prime time. Night Session 2 topped the rankings with 946k for the top non-news show of the night. That was after the Night Session had 728k. Then the Late Session still had 590k watching with 286k for the post midnight Late Extended. There were 5 other entries for the Olympics that made the top 30.
ABC’s UK drama’s Call The Midwife ( 411k ) and Midsomer Murders ( 437k ) were the top prime time entertainment options. Seven had The Mummy Returns in three states as the movie of the night that averaged 171k.
With Seven and Nine on a “coding frenzy” these was no space for anything from 10 in the reach table for the first time this year.
At 6pm Nine News had its fifth consecutive Saturday win with a +100k margin. Weekend Sunrise stayed just above 400k with Weekend Today doing well with 359k.