Session 2 of the Second Test of The Ashes that saw Australia take a 2-0 lead in the series drew the second highest rating of the summer so far with 1.535m in preliminary numbers. With a premature end to the match the number was up almost 200k on Day 3’s best number may be adjusted. Also recording big results were Dinner (1.315m), Session 1 and Tea (both 1.19 m). With the early end of the game, Session 3 tapered off with the average falling to 956k.
That saw results on the other networks take a hit from last week’s numbers.
Over on Nine, 2025: The Year That Was premiered to 594k which was just ahead of Big Brother Australia’s penultimate episode of the season that had 592k, down 70k from last week’s Sunday eviction. On ABC, Spicks And Specks was down 80k to 300k while Cleopatra: Cracking The Enigma Series premiered on SBS to 101k.
Later, Nine’s new series Events That Changed Australia topped 600k for its first episode with 10’s Ghosts Australia double on 320k for episode one and 171k for the season final. ABC’s Portrait Artist Of The Year neared its conclusion, down 100k to 461k while Ken Burn’s The American Revolution premiered to 115k on SBS.
Following, Revealed: Death Cap Murders got a FTA premiere to 385k on Nine while 7News Spotlight that followed the cricket had a preliminary 289k. On ABC, The Forsytes had 235k and an FBI repeat on 10 averaged 120k.
Women’s Big Bash League Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers had 213k while the Australian Open Golf concluded with 267k.
Seven News benefited from a cricket sandwich with almost 1.3 million to be well ahead of Nine News on 986k. 10 News+ had 140k.
At Breakfast Weekend Sunrise had 416k to lead Weekend Today with 225k beaten by Weekend Breakfast with 253k.