Saturday 18 March 2023

TV Ratings Television Ratings
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Five City Metro, 6pm-12am, Total People

Network
Overnight
ABC
11.7%
ABC K/P
1.9%
ABC Me
0.2%
ABC News
2.2%

ABC TTL

15.9%
Seven
24.9%
7Two
3.3%
7Mate
4.3%
7Flix
2.0%
7Bravo
0.5%

Seven TTL

34.9%
Nine
16.5%
9GO!
2.9%
9GEM
2.1%
9Life
2.3%
9Rush
1.5%

Nine TTL

25.3%
10
6.3%
10 Bold
2.1%
10 Peach
3.6%
10 Shake
1.8%

Ten TTL

13.9%
SBS
4.8%
Viceland
2.5%
SBSFood
1.0%
NITV
0.2%
World Movies
1.4%
WorldWatch
0.2%

SBS TTL

10.0%

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven
650,000
126,000
240,000
112,000
74,000
97,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine
555,000
151,000
201,000
105,000
53,000
45,000
3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC TV
477,000
132,000
150,000
63,000
50,000
82,000
4 SEVEN'S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven
416,000
71,000
226,000
26,000
49,000
44,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT Nine
386,000
99,000
138,000
82,000
36,000
32,000
6 THE LARKINS-EV ABC TV
308,000
95,000
87,000
34,000
45,000
47,000
7 UNDER THE VINES-EV ABC TV
269,000
98,000
65,000
27,000
41,000
37,000
8 SPACE INVADERS Nine
259,000
68,000
79,000
60,000
21,000
31,000
9 GETAWAY Nine
256,000
68,000
87,000
52,000
26,000
23,000
10 WEEKEND SUNRISE - SAT Seven
216,000
55,000
55,000
50,000
25,000
31,000
11 BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA'S FRONT LINE (R) Seven
188,000
60,000
70,000
59,000
12 WEEKEND SUNRISE - SAT - LATE Seven
187,000
49,000
49,000
34,000
33,000
21,000
13 SEVEN'S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE MATCH Seven
183,000
166,000
17,000
14 SEVEN'S AFL: SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL Seven
182,000
26,000
70,000
85,000
15 NINE NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE Nine
159,000
42,000
50,000
33,000
18,000
15,000
16 WEEKEND TODAY - SATURDAY Nine
156,000
47,000
43,000
46,000
12,000
8,000
17 GRANTCHESTER RPT ABC TV
153,000
50,000
40,000
21,000
22,000
20,000
18 10 NEWS FIRST SAT 10
150,000
44,000
54,000
17,000
13,000
21,000
19 WEEKEND SUNRISE - SAT - EARLY Seven
145,000
44,000
27,000
39,000
13,000
22,000
20 SEVEN NEWS AT 5 Seven
141,000
38,000
52,000
24,000
0
26,000

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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'S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven
169,000
32,000
84,000
11,000
18,000
25,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven
145,000
29,000
61,000
20,000
18,000
17,000
3 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine
125,000
36,000
42,000
24,000
12,000
11,000
4 A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT Nine
85,000
29,000
23,000
17,000
11,000
6,000
5 ABC NEWS-SA ABC TV
75,000
16,000
24,000
9,000
5,000
21,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN'S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven
150,000
28,000
75,000
9,000
14,000
24,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven
115,000
25,000
52,000
14,000
13,000
10,000
3 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine
89,000
31,000
24,000
19,000
8,000
6,000
4 A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT Nine
67,000
27,000
16,000
13,000
8,000
3,000
5 SPACE INVADERS Nine
57,000
25,000
13,000
12,000
2,000
5,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN'S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven
89,000
17,000
51,000
2,000
6,000
13,000
2 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven
65,000
12,000
33,000
6,000
7,000
7,000
3 SEVEN'S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE MATCH Seven
38,000
32,000
6,000
4 SEVEN'S AFL: SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL Seven
34,000
5,000
8,000
21,000
5 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine
34,000
12,000
9,000
7,000
4,000
2,000

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
106,000
34,000
35,000
14,000
16,000
6,000
2 INTERSTELLAR ELLA-AM ABC K/P
104,000
43,000
34,000
13,000
14,000
1,000
3 PLAY SCHOOL-AM ABC K/P
92,000
29,000
31,000
15,000
14,000
4,000
4 THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON-AM ABC K/P
87,000
36,000
26,000
11,000
10,000
2,000
5 PEPPA PIG-AM ABC K/P
85,000
24,000
29,000
10,000
16,000
6,000
6 ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY-PM 7TWO
76,000
16,000
22,000
13,000
14,000
10,000
7 THOMAS AND FRIENDS: ALL ENGINES GO!-AM ABC K/P
76,000
19,000
24,000
15,000
15,000
3,000
8 HEY DUGGEE-AM ABC K/P
76,000
15,000
23,000
21,000
14,000
3,000
9 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 5 RPT 10 Peach
74,000
7,000
19,000
17,000
10,000
21,000
10 ABC NEWS AT NOON-PM ABC NEWS
73,000
8,000
28,000
19,000
12,000
7,000
11 THE YORKSHIRE VET-PM 7TWO
72,000
12,000
25,000
12,000
14,000
9,000
12 OCTONAUTS-AM ABC K/P
72,000
14,000
23,000
21,000
11,000
3,000
13 MAJOR PAYNE 9GO!
71,000
15,000
17,000
24,000
4,000
11,000
14 THE WORLD THIS WEEK-AM ABC NEWS
68,000
13,000
28,000
14,000
7,000
5,000
15 ABC NEWS-AM ABC NEWS
67,000
12,000
34,000
11,000
6,000
4,000
16 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 9 RPT 10 Peach
66,000
18,000
20,000
7,000
6,000
14,000
17 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 7 RPT 10 Peach
65,000
15,000
20,000
8,000
6,000
16,000
18 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 6 RPT 10 Peach
65,000
13,000
18,000
13,000
8,000
13,000
19 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 4 RPT 10 Peach
64,000
5,000
19,000
20,000
5,000
14,000
20 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 10 RPT 10 Peach
63,000
21,000
18,000
6,000
8,000
10,000

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

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 5 RPT 10 Peach
41,000
3,000
12,000
10,000
6,000
11,000
2 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 6 RPT 10 Peach
35,000
6,000
10,000
8,000
3,000
7,000
3 MAJOR PAYNE 9GO!
32,000
8,000
7,000
12,000
1,000
4,000
4 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 7 RPT 10 Peach
32,000
6,000
11,000
4,000
2,000
9,000
5 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 3 RPT 10 Peach
32,000
2,000
10,000
13,000
3,000
3,000

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

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 5 RPT 10 Peach
36,000
2,000
11,000
11,000
5,000
7,000
2 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 6 RPT 10 Peach
33,000
6,000
10,000
10,000
4,000
4,000
3 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 7 RPT 10 Peach
30,000
6,000
10,000
5,000
3,000
5,000
4 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 3 RPT 10 Peach
28,000
2,000
10,000
13,000
2,000
1,000
5 MAJOR PAYNE 9GO!
28,000
7,000
5,000
11,000
1,000
4,000

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

Rank Program Channel 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 5 RPT 10 Peach
24,000
0
7,000
10,000
5,000
1,000
2 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 6 RPT 10 Peach
22,000
1,000
8,000
9,000
4,000
0
3 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 3 RPT 10 Peach
17,000
0
7,000
9,000
1,000
0
4 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 4 RPT 10 Peach
16,000
0
6,000
9,000
1,000
0
5 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 7 RPT 10 Peach
16,000
1,000
8,000
3,000
3,000
1,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - Total People

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: NRL: BRONCOS V DRAGONS FOX LEAGUE
335,000
2 LIVE: NRL SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 3 FOX LEAGUE
283,000
3 LIVE: NRL: COWBOYS V WARRIORS FOX LEAGUE
267,000
4 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
248,000
5 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
222,000
6 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
221,000
7 LIVE: NRL SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 3 FOX LEAGUE
212,000
8 LIVE: AFL: MELBOURNE V WESTERN BULLDOGS FOX FOOTY
210,000
9 LIVE: NRL: TITANS V STORM FOX LEAGUE
208,000
10 LIVE: AFL: PORT ADELAIDE V BRISBANE FOX FOOTY
206,000
11 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
199,000
12 LIVE: AFL: NORTH MELBOURNE V WEST COAST FOX FOOTY
180,000
13 LIVE: NRL SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 3 FOX LEAGUE
109,000
14 LIVE: AFL: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX SPORTS 503
107,000
15 LIVE: AFL: GOLD COAST V SYDNEY FOX SPORTS 503
92,000
16 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
76,000
17 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
60,000
18 BEYOND PARADISE BBC First
50,000
19 LIVE: NRL SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 3 FOX LEAGUE
44,000
20 LIVE: AFL: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX SPORTS 503
39,000

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

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: NRL: BRONCOS V DRAGONS FOX LEAGUE
130,000
2 LIVE: NRL SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 3 FOX LEAGUE
114,000
3 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
105,000
4 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
105,000
5 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
105,000

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

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: NRL: BRONCOS V DRAGONS FOX LEAGUE
103,000
2 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
97,000
3 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
95,000
4 LIVE: NRL SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 3 FOX LEAGUE
94,000
5 LIVE: AFL: MELBOURNE V WESTERN BULLDOGS FOX FOOTY
92,000

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

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
69,000
2 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY: ROUND 1 FOX FOOTY
67,000
3 LIVE: NRL: BRONCOS V DRAGONS FOX LEAGUE
60,000
4 LIVE: AFL: PORT ADELAIDE V BRISBANE FOX FOOTY
58,000
5 LIVE: AFL: MELBOURNE V WESTERN BULLDOGS FOX FOOTY
56,000

Data © OzTAM Pty Limited 2023. The Data may not be reproduced, published or communicated (electronically or in hard copy) in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of OzTAM. “Overnight” figures include “Live” (programs broadcast during the 2am-2am broadcast day) and “As Live” (programs recorded and then watched within the same broadcast day). “Consolidated” figures include Live, As Live and “Time Shift” (programs recorded and then watched within seven days of the initial broadcast).

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The AFL again delivered for Seven with its third overnight win of the week with a near 10 point margin. While not quite as high a share as Friday, it was Seven’s best Saturday since September 2022. The result had the biggest impact on ABC and Nine that were both down +3 points with both recording their lowest Saturday shares of the survey. SBS slipped by one but 10 managed to lift its share by two.

The prime-time audience of 416,000 for the AFL compared to 339,000 last year though that was a 4-market result. The first round Saturday in 2021 had 503,000.

Nine’s evening included News at 6pm that was more competitive than recent results. A Current Affair was down to a Saturday low while Space Invaders edged down as well to a season low. Nine’s movie missed the top 20.

For ABC, The Larkins remained as the top entertainment offering of the night on par with the previous week while Under The Vines that followed was down 40k. Grantchester later, slipped down the rankings but still made the top 20.

10 saw all its multichannels perform better than the previous week while the main channel was up slightly. The only top 20 entry was again 10 News.

Meanwhile League topped Foxtel’s numbers again over 300k for the headline match. The top AFL game had 248,000 up from 212,000 in 2022.

At breakfast Weekend Sunrise was up 20k on the previous week while Weekend Today slipped 10k.

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The first Saturday night AFL match of the year did well for Seven. Having it air on the main channel in Sydney did well too. The Afternoon Match made an appearance in the top 20 too - airing only in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

Outside the news and sport, the ABC did well with their drama offerings.

SBS World Watch: 0.2%. A pretty good result there.

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Sydney got a different game, which was also an hour later - at what point does it actually become a completely different program for rating purposes?

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Oh, I didn’t realise that Sydney got a different game. Thanks for clarifying it.
This is where it gets tricky with coding certain shows for the benefit of getting “a better number” for the ratings.

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I would imagine Brisbane got the Sydney/GC game too (the timing would have been the same as the rest of the country though because the game was played in Qld).

Not sure there is an easy answer for the issue though - You could make an argument that if you enforce separate coding for this, then the news probably should have separate coding because they’re all different versions.

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Is it any different though to say all the news numbers being added together though?

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It does say “Saturday Night Football” though (as opposed to “Gold Coast vs Sydney” and “Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs), so I think it’s fine, you’d want one number as market variations will and have always happened, otherwise of course their headline rating would be significantly affected.

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Also of note, those day time AFL games in Adelaide and Perth, No. 2 overall programs there yesterday, the latter’s starting 10:30am local! Impressive.

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Oh look, the only program Ten have in the top 20 is their Early News.

Funny that.

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“Thursday Friday and Saturday Night Football” looks better ratings wise (for us in here), than showing us the individual matches. Its good for consistency.

On other news, Weekend Sunrise Early makes another appearance in the top 20. Just wished that their “normal” and “late” counterparts are merged for the ratings, just like what they do on Sundays for consistency.

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“Saturday Afternoon Football” is also a combination of two games: Port Adelaide v Brisbane (Adel, Bris) and North Melbourne v West Coast (Perth).

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Forgot to add earlier, IMO whenever Saturday AFL does 200k in Melbourne (and well over last night) is a very good result and the contest even blew-out after Half Time last night, so could’ve been even higher. Obviously two local teams helps, but Demons and Dogs don’t have the biggest followings. So a positive for FTA and Saturdays, hope that continues, or whether it was just R1 hype and being the 2021 GF re-match. I’d expect the annual DreamTime At The G marquee game which is always held on a Saturday night to be the biggest home and away, probably 300k in Melb and has done close to or over 400k there in the past - mega stuff for Saturday FTA these days.

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Point being?

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