Nine News scored the highest rated news bulletin of the year on Sunday, topping 1.76 million in preliminary numbers while The Block that followed hit another season high of 1.73 million for its Kitchen Reveals.
That followed the afternoon NRL Finals Footy that produced one of the most remarkable finals ever with the win to the Broncos coming after Extra and Golden Point time. Because of the 27 minute overrun that saw the News delayed this will potentially impact the east coast news ratings. The NRL rating of 1.054 million may also need to be adjusted and compares to last year’s equivalent game that had 825k.
While The Block was up +100k, The second battle round of The Voice was down 50k to 892k while The Amazing Race Australia Celebrity visit to Uzbekistan had 548k, 100k lower than the previous week’s Survivor final.
Two season finals on ABC last night saw Austin up slightly to 385k and The Family Next Door to 271k.
Later, 60 Minutes topped one million for just the second time this year to be well ahead of any competition. 7NEWS Spotlight dropped 100k to 454k with 24 Hours In Police Custody missing the top 30. Over on 10, Watson returned to the schedule after a week’s break also outside the top 30 with 151k.
The World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 Day 2 had 244k on Nine, 225k on SBS Viceland and 144k on 9Gem while the Davis Cup also made the top rankings with 91k.
Weekend Sunrise was lower than usual though still 125k ahead of Weekend Today.
National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 35.7% National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 36.5% 7plus: up 41.8% year-over-year 7NEWS: reaches 2.24 million The Voice: reaches 2.1 million 7NEWS Spotlight: reaches 1.09 million Weekend Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 50% more viewers than Today
Seven Network reaches 5.86 million Australians nationally. 7plus: reach up 41.8% year-on-year. 7NEWS Sunday: National reach 2.24 million, national audience 1.32 million. Up on previous week. The Voice Sunday: National reach 2.1 million, national audience 892,000. BVOD up 43% year-on-year. 7NEWS Spotlight : National reach 1.09 million, national audience 454,000. Weekend Sunrise Sunday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 881,000, national audience 376,000. 50% more viewers than Today.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight
Network
All people
25 to 54s
Grocery shoppers
Seven Network
35.7
30.1
36.0
Nine Network
49.3
53.3
49.1
Network Ten
15.0
16.5
14.9
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00pm to midnight
Huge day of ratings for Nine starting with the NRL qualifying final, then The Block, 60 Minutes, then the athletics. 9GO!’s telecast of Davis Cup also made the top 30.
All the luck of Sunday night was on Nine’s side with two remarkable finishes.
The other shows were simply natural drawcards.
I think share-wise, 13.6% (all day) is the largest margin of victory Nine has over Seven in quite some time. Cannot speak to the 11.3% in primetime though.
The Block recorded its highest rating episode outside of a finale with a Total TV National Audience of 1.731 million - up 31% year-on-year (839,000 viewers ahead of its nearest competitor).
The Block was the No. 1 program on Sunday with Total People and all key demos across Australia. It was also the No. 1 entertainment program with Total People and all key demos across all five metro markets. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 3.255 million and a BVOD Audience of 325,000 - up 69.4% year-on-year.
9News Sunday was the No. 1 news bulletin with Total People and all key demos across Australia. It was also the No. 1 news bulletin with Total People in Sydney and Brisbane. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 3.078 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.766 million, up 21.4% on the same night last year. It registered a BVOD Audience of 276,000 (up a massive 119% year-on-year).
NRL Live Finals Series Raiders v Broncos was the No.1 rating NRL game of the 2025 season so far. It dominated its timeslot with Total People and all key demos across Australia and in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 2.037 million, a Total TV National Audience of 1.054 million (up 28% year-on-year) and a BVOD Audience of 207,000 (up 93.5% year-on-year).
60 Minutes secured the later evening audience with Total People and all key demos across Australia. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 2.190 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.023 million (up 63.4% year-on-year). On 9Now, it secured a BVOD Audience of 155,000 (up 150% year-on-year).
World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.199 million, a Total TV National Audience of 244,000 and a BVOD Audience of 42,000.
Weekend Today registered a Total TV Reach Audience of 713,000, a Total TV National Audience of 251,000 and a BVOD Audience of 40,000 (up 60% year-on-year).
The 9Network was the No.1 network on Sunday across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demographics.
9Now was the No.1 CFTA BVOD platform on Sunday across Australia with Total People and all key demographics.
Please note that all audience figures are based on pre log times and do not account for the match running into overtime. Post log audience figures will be available tomorrow.
The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition:
Reached 1.01 million total national viewers.
#2 in timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
Season to-date:
Reaching 2.88 million total national viewers.
Total national audience up 19% vs. 2024 average.
Biggest streaming audience ever.
Streaming audience up 71% on 2024 season.
10:
Last night, 10 streaming was up 52% vs. the same night last year.
Sydney
NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES QF2 NINE 286,000
SYDNEY WEEKENDER SEVEN 85,000
SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRLW NINE 53,000
SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON NRLW NINE 35,000
Melbourne
SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW -AFL NINE 93,000
BORDER SECURITY: INTERNATIONAL (R) SEVEN 91,000
NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES QF2 NINE 52,000
WOMEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL SEVEN 19,000
Brisbane
NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES QF2 NINE 262,000
WEEKENDER SEVEN 75,000
SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRLW NINE 40,000
SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON NRLW NINE 27,000
Adelaide
SANFL SEVEN 64,000
NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES QF2 NINE 12,000
Perth
BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE SEVEN 56,000
OUR STATE ON A PLATE NINE 42,000
WAFL - FINALS SEVEN 37,000
NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES QF2 NINE 6 33,000
9 News took a big hit in Melbourne when viewers tuned in at 6pm only to see Rugby on their screens. As a result, Seven News won comfortably in Melbourne.
Interesting how the NRL vs SANFL/WAFL was a lot closer in Perth than in Adelaide… Perth Bears influence maybe? Or perhaps maybe not directly comparable due to time differences?
Fantastic ratings from the NRL, but man, nine took a huge hit airing it on the main channel in the southern markets. The overtime gave fantastic results in the northern states, but it gave 7 an easy win in the southern states. This isn’t really a knock though, because 7 have been taking the same hit with their AFL finals coverage.
Nine won Sydney with 42.7% to Seven’s 21.1% and Brisbane with 44.4% to Seven’s 24.4%.
Nine also won Melbourne 33.6% to 26.8% but Seven won Perth by 2 points and Adelaide by 6.
