# Thursday 16 March 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ratings Archive - 2023\ **Tags:** ratings\ **Created:** [March 16, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836 "2023-03-16T23:00:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/1 "2023-03-16T23:00:11Z")
**Five City Metro, 6pm-12am, Total People** | Network | ![](https://forums.mediaspy.org/uploads/default/original/1X/d54853870bca87a1a36ff08511fc20f0e0efb526.png) | ![](https://forums.mediaspy.org/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c78368620c46af5eeb860fa1c8c40fce3ab79eb1.png) | ![](https://forums.mediaspy.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e9949d3d6170f4ab960498a236ad015fdbe82511.png) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ABC | 2.7% | 9.9% | 10.0% | | ABC K/P | 0.3% | 2.9% | 3.2% | | ABC Me | 1.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | | ABC News | 14.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% | | **ABC TTL** | **25.0%** | **14.7%** | **15.2%** | | Seven | 3.8% | 24.0% | 23.3% | | 7Two | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | | 7Mate | 1.0% | 3.8% | 3.7% | | 7Flix | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | | 7Bravo | 34.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | | **Seven TTL** | **20.0%** | **33.7%** | **33.0%** | | Nine | 1.5% | 19.0% | 18.5% | | 9GO! | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.9% | | 9GEM | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | | 9Life | 1.3% | 2.0% | 2.0% | | 9Rush | 26.9% | 1.3% | 1.3% | | **Nine TTL** | **10.9%** | **26.0%** | **25.6%** | | 10 | 2.9% | 12.0% | 12.0% | | 10 Bold | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% | | 10 Peach | 0.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% | | 10 Shake | 16.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | | **Ten TTL** | **3.4%** | **17.5%** | **17.4%** | | SBS | 1.6% | 4.1% | 4.7% | | Viceland | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.7% | | Food | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% | | NITV | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | | World Movies | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | | WorldWatch | 7.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | | **SBS TTL** | **0.0%** | **8.1%** | **8.8%** | **Top 20 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - Total People** | Rank | Program | Network | 5 city | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 773,000 | 212,000 | 243,000 | 118,000 | 98,000 | 102,000 | | 2 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 772,000 | 217,000 | 263,000 | 114,000 | 95,000 | 82,000 | | 3 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine | 673,000 | 207,000 | 218,000 | 136,000 | 60,000 | 52,000 | | 4 | NINE NEWS | Nine | 668,000 | 201,000 | 216,000 | 124,000 | 65,000 | 64,000 | | 5 | SEVEN'S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | Seven | 522,000 | 21,000 | 327,000 | 30,000 | 80,000 | 65,000 | | 6 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC TV | 483,000 | 140,000 | 152,000 | 66,000 | 41,000 | 85,000 | | 7 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 428,000 | 124,000 | 139,000 | 63,000 | 53,000 | 49,000 | | 8 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 426,000 | 176,000 | 161,000 | | 40,000 | 49,000 | | 9 | GOGGLEBOX | 10 | 395,000 | 123,000 | 115,000 | 50,000 | 36,000 | 70,000 | | 10 | 7.30-EV | ABC TV | 365,000 | 131,000 | 110,000 | 54,000 | 31,000 | 39,000 | | 11 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 349,000 | 212,000 | 9,000 | 116,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | | 12 | HOT SEAT | Nine | 331,000 | 107,000 | 109,000 | 71,000 | 20,000 | 23,000 | | 13 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM | Seven | 283,000 | 91,000 | 89,000 | 36,000 | 34,000 | 32,000 | | 14 | TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA | 10 | 270,000 | 78,000 | 82,000 | 36,000 | 32,000 | 42,000 | | 15 | FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV | ABC TV | 265,000 | 95,000 | 79,000 | 40,000 | 23,000 | 29,000 | | 16 | TIPPING POINT | Nine | 264,000 | 71,000 | 78,000 | 53,000 | 25,000 | 37,000 | | 17 | NINE'S AFTERNOON NEWS | Nine | 254,000 | 62,000 | 66,000 | 54,000 | 40,000 | 32,000 | | 18 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 248,000 | 122,000 | | 78,000 | | 48,000 | | 19 | HOT SEAT -5PM | Nine | 232,000 | 75,000 | 76,000 | 45,000 | 19,000 | 17,000 | | 20 | SEVEN'S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE MATCH | Seven | 214,000 | 4,000 | 176,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 | 20,000 | ⚠ Reminder: Our agreement with OzTAM does not allow posting of ratings for programs outside this post. **Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - 25-54** | Rank | Program | Network | 5 city | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | SEVEN'S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | Seven | 221,000 | 14,000 | 139,000 | 11,000 | 30,000 | 28,000 | | 2 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine | 199,000 | 63,000 | 59,000 | 37,000 | 21,000 | 19,000 | | 3 | NINE NEWS | Nine | 187,000 | 55,000 | 53,000 | 36,000 | 22,000 | 21,000 | | 4 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 169,000 | 53,000 | 59,000 | 24,000 | 16,000 | 17,000 | | 5 | GOGGLEBOX | 10 | 163,000 | 50,000 | 54,000 | 19,000 | 9,000 | 31,000 | **Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - 18-49** | Rank | Program | Network | 5 city | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | SEVEN'S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | Seven | 199,000 | 11,000 | 120,000 | 12,000 | 25,000 | 31,000 | | 2 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine | 150,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 33,000 | 15,000 | 14,000 | | 3 | GOGGLEBOX | 10 | 143,000 | 51,000 | 43,000 | 15,000 | 7,000 | 26,000 | | 4 | TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA | 10 | 141,000 | 47,000 | 43,000 | 17,000 | 11,000 | 24,000 | | 5 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 136,000 | 42,000 | 51,000 | 21,000 | 10,000 | 12,000 | **Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air - Overnight Figures - 16-39** | Rank | Program | Network | 5 city | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | SEVEN'S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | Seven | 130,000 | 8,000 | 80,000 | 9,000 | 13,000 | 20,000 | | 2 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 95,000 | 56,000 | 2,000 | 34,000 | 0 | 4,000 | | 3 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine | 87,000 | 23,000 | 31,000 | 25,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | | 4 | TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA | 10 | 83,000 | 36,000 | 21,000 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 11,000 | | 5 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 79,000 | 18,000 | 33,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | **Top 20 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - Total People** | Rank | Program | Channel | 5 city | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | SEVEN'S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate | 115,000 | 21,000 | | 30,000 | | 65,000 | | 2 | FATHER BROWN-PM | 7TWO | 110,000 | 26,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 13,000 | 16,000 | | 3 | HOME AND AWAY-PM | 7TWO | 107,000 | | 77,000 | | 30,000 | | | 4 | LOVE MONSTER-PM | ABC K/P | 99,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 19,000 | 13,000 | 17,000 | | 5 | THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON-EV | ABC K/P | 98,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | 19,000 | 13,000 | 17,000 | | 6 | KANGAROO BEACH-PM | ABC K/P | 96,000 | 23,000 | 27,000 | 19,000 | 11,000 | 15,000 | | 7 | PETER RABBIT-EV | ABC K/P | 94,000 | 20,000 | 28,000 | 17,000 | 12,000 | 17,000 | | 8 | PEPPA PIG-AM | ABC K/P | 92,000 | 40,000 | 27,000 | 5,000 | 12,000 | 7,000 | | 9 | BULL RPT | 10 Bold | 89,000 | 31,000 | 15,000 | 20,000 | 7,000 | 16,000 | | 10 | BEN AND HOLLY'S LITTLE KINGDOM-EV | ABC K/P | 85,000 | 27,000 | 24,000 | 9,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 | | 11 | INTERSTELLAR ELLA-PM | ABC K/P | 84,000 | 19,000 | 26,000 | 14,000 | 12,000 | 13,000 | | 12 | BLUEY-EV | ABC K/P | 83,000 | 24,000 | 20,000 | 16,000 | 10,000 | 12,000 | | 13 | THOMAS AND FRIENDS: ALL ENGINES GO!-AM | ABC K/P | 81,000 | 30,000 | 23,000 | 5,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | | 14 | BLUEY-AM | ABC K/P | 81,000 | 25,000 | 30,000 | 4,000 | 11,000 | 10,000 | | 15 | TISH TASH-AM | ABC K/P | 77,000 | 28,000 | 23,000 | 4,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | | 16 | MURDOCH MYSTERIES-PM | 7TWO | 76,000 | 20,000 | 28,000 | 11,000 | 13,000 | 4,000 | | 17 | FIREMAN SAM-AM | ABC K/P | 73,000 | 27,000 | 21,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 9,000 | | 18 | GINGER AND THE VEGESAURS-PM | ABC K/P | 70,000 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 12,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | | 19 | SHAUN THE SHEEP-EV | ABC K/P | 68,000 | 34,000 | 15,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | | 20 | PFFFIRATES-PM | ABC K/P | 67,000 | 12,000 | 21,000 | 14,000 | 11,000 | 9,000 | **Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - 25-54** | Rank | Program | Channel | 5 city | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | SEVEN'S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate | 52,000 | 14,000 | | 11,000 | | 28,000 | | 2 | SEINFELD RPT | 10 Peach | 40,000 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 14,000 | 2,000 | 5,000 | | 3 | SEINFELD EP 2 RPT | 10 Peach | 38,000 | 7,000 | 13,000 | 15,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | | 4 | SEINFELD LATE RPT | 10 Peach | 37,000 | 5,000 | 15,000 | 13,000 | 3,000 | 0 | | 5 | THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 3 RPT | 10 Peach | 33,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 2,000 | 7,000 | **Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - 18-49** | Rank | Program | Channel | 5 city | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | SEVEN'S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate | 53,000 | 11,000 | | 12,000 | | 31,000 | | 2 | SEINFELD RPT | 10 Peach | 32,000 | 6,000 | 11,000 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | | 3 | THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 3 RPT | 10 Peach | 29,000 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 2,000 | 7,000 | | 4 | FIREMAN SAM-AM | ABC K/P | 28,000 | 17,000 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 0 | | 5 | PEPPA PIG-AM | ABC K/P | 28,000 | 15,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 0 | **Top 5 Programs - Free-to-Air Multichannels - Overnight Figures - 16-39** | Rank | Program | Channel | 5 city | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | SEVEN'S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate | 37,000 | 8,000 | | 9,000 | | 20,000 | | 2 | PEPPA PIG-AM | ABC K/P | 22,000 | 12,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 0 | | 3 | THOMAS AND FRIENDS: ALL ENGINES GO!-AM | ABC K/P | 22,000 | 13,000 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 0 | | 4 | FIREMAN SAM-AM | ABC K/P | 21,000 | 13,000 | 6,000 | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | | 5 | TISH TASH-AM | ABC K/P | 20,000 | 11,000 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 0 | **Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - Total People** | Rank | Program | Network | National | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | LIVE: NRL: SEA EAGLES V EELS | FOX LEAGUE | 291,000 | | 2 | LIVE: AFL: RICHMOND V CARLTON | FOX FOOTY | 286,000 | | 3 | LIVE: THURSDAY FOOTY ON FOX | FOX FOOTY | 135,000 | | 4 | LIVE: THE LATE SHOW WITH MATTY JOHNS | FOX LEAGUE | 105,000 | | 5 | HEAD OVER HEART | FOX FOOTY | 62,000 | | 6 | LIVE: NRL THURSDAY NIGHT LEAGUE: ROUND 3 | FOX LEAGUE | 55,000 | | 7 | LIVE: THURSDAY FOOTY ON FOX | FOX FOOTY | 47,000 | | 8 | OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS | Discovery Channel | 39,000 | | 9 | CREDLIN | Sky News Live | 37,000 | | 10 | THE BOLT REPORT | Sky News Live | 35,000 | | 11 | SISTER WIVES | TLC | 31,000 | | 12 | GET'EM ON SIDE | FOX LEAGUE | 28,000 | | 13 | SHARRI | Sky News Live | 26,000 | | 14 | EASTENDERS | UKTV | 26,000 | | 15 | GOLD RUSH | Discovery Channel | 25,000 | | 16 | CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION | FOX Crime | 24,000 | | 17 | JEOPARDY! | FOX Classics | 23,000 | | 18 | CORONATION STREET | UKTV | 21,000 | | 19 | ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY | Lifestyle Channel | 21,000 | | 20 | VANDERPUMP RULES | FOX Arena | 20,000 | **Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 25-54** | Rank | Program | Network | National | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | LIVE: NRL: SEA EAGLES V EELS | FOX LEAGUE | 116,000 | | 2 | LIVE: AFL: RICHMOND V CARLTON | FOX FOOTY | 108,000 | | 3 | LIVE: THURSDAY FOOTY ON FOX | FOX FOOTY | 59,000 | | 4 | LIVE: THE LATE SHOW WITH MATTY JOHNS | FOX LEAGUE | 53,000 | | 5 | HEAD OVER HEART | FOX FOOTY | 23,000 | **Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 18-49** | Rank | Program | Network | National | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | LIVE: AFL: RICHMOND V CARLTON | FOX FOOTY | 97,000 | | 2 | LIVE: NRL: SEA EAGLES V EELS | FOX LEAGUE | 90,000 | | 3 | LIVE: THURSDAY FOOTY ON FOX | FOX FOOTY | 58,000 | | 4 | LIVE: THE LATE SHOW WITH MATTY JOHNS | FOX LEAGUE | 39,000 | | 5 | HEAD OVER HEART | FOX FOOTY | 26,000 | **Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 16-39** | Rank | Program | Network | National | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | LIVE: AFL: RICHMOND V CARLTON | FOX FOOTY | 62,000 | | 2 | LIVE: NRL: SEA EAGLES V EELS | FOX LEAGUE | 52,000 | | 3 | LIVE: THURSDAY FOOTY ON FOX | FOX FOOTY | 36,000 | | 4 | LIVE: THE LATE SHOW WITH MATTY JOHNS | FOX LEAGUE | 25,000 | | 5 | HEAD OVER HEART | FOX FOOTY | 16,000 | > 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). ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/2 "2023-03-16T23:03:35Z")
The 2023 AFL season kicked off on Thursday night with big audiences for Seven’s coverage seeing the network win the night with its highest overnight share of the year. With more than one third of the audience watching Seven, that saw second-placed Nine, while still competitive, down 3, 10 down 3, ABC down 2 and SBS down 2 in network shares compared to the previous Thursday. Seven’s audience of 522,000 compares to the 2022 season launch on a Wednesday that had 548,000 and the 2021 Thursday opener that had 680,000. It is the lowest opening game rating since OzTAM combined the main channel with the multi channel results in 2016. The first Thursday night game of 2022 had 502,000. The result featured a massive 327,000 audience in Melbourne where it was the number one show. Over on Nine, the NRL was down 15k with over half the audience from Sydney. The top prime time entertainment offering was Gogglebox that was largely unaffected, down only 8k week-on-week. Earlier, however, Taskmaster dropped to a season low, below 300k for the first time. ABC’s line-up featured a season low for 7.30 while Foreign Correspondent was also impacted by the increased competition. Earlier in the night, Seven News had another win in Sydney with the 5-city numbers up week-on-week. On Foxtel, NRL was slightly ahead of AFL with the AFL audience of 286,000 up on 2022’s opener that had 268,000 and 2021 that had 245,000. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/3 "2023-03-16T23:05:54Z")
Easy win to Seven thanks to the AFL, which finished in a draw between traditional rivals Richmond and Carlton. Interesting that Home and Away ratings were shown twice (18th in main list, and 3rd in multichannels). The combined audience would have put the soap in 11th for the day ahead of the NRL. Foxtel’s coverage of the NRL outrated the AFL season opener. That does not happen very often. ---
**Author:** ![akymbo82](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/akymbo82/32/38692_2.png) [@akymbo82](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/akymbo82)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/4 "2023-03-16T23:12:31Z")
How much did seven just pay for AFL rights again? OMG these FTA figures for sport, when simulcasted on Fox are getting worse and will only get worse! When will Seven learn, you join at the hip with fox and it will start to bite! Ten slightly down, but against all the live sport it’s numbers are impressive, not bad for a network that “Murdoch/seven” said during the CA rights does have people watching. ---
**Author:** ![zip](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@zip](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/zip)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/5 "2023-03-16T23:20:42Z")
> [@JohnsonTV](#): > > Foxtel’s coverage of the NRL outrated the AFL season opener. That does not happen very often. happens all the time… ---
**Author:** ![zip](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@zip](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/zip)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/6 "2023-03-16T23:21:59Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > Over on Nine, the NRL was down 15k with over half the audience from Sydney. …and the majority of AFL’s ratings is from Melbourne - and low rating in every other state. ---
**Author:** ![parano1a](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@parano1a](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/parano1a)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/7 "2023-03-16T23:28:45Z")
Does anyone know if the Fox Footy figures include viewers who watched on the Fox Sports 4K channel? Last night was the first ever Seven-produced game broadcast in 4K. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/8 "2023-03-16T23:36:15Z")
From Nine: - Thursday Night NRL was the **No. 1 program** in Sydney with all key demos - Thursday Night NRL **wins the timeslot** with Total People and all key demos across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney and Brisbane - Thursday Night NRL **grew year on year (+27%) for Total TV** - Thursday Night NRL was the **#1 program live streamed** yesterday against all broadcasters - Manly Sea Eagles v Parramatta Eels recorded a **Live BVOD Audience** of 54,000 **(+68% YoY)** - 9News **wins timeslot** with People 25-54 across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide - ACA **wins 7pm timeslot** with Total People, People 25-54 and People 16-39 in Sydney - Today **wins breakfast slot** with Total People across the East Coast and in Brisbane, as well as with People 25-54 across the East Coast and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane - Today Extra is a **timeslot winner** with Total People across the 5 City Metro and in Melbourne and Brisbane From 10: **Gogglebox Australia:** - #2 entertainment show in total people. - **#1 entertainment show in 25s to 54s.** - #2 in its timeslot. **Taskmaster Australia:** - #1 entertainment show in under 50s and 16 to 39s. ---
**Author:** ![mardybum](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@mardybum](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mardybum)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/9 "2023-03-16T23:51:01Z")
The Project is undoubtedly now in crisis territory. Nowhere to be seen despite having Albo on last night. ---
**Author:** ![Nicholas](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nicholas/32/114_2.png) [@Nicholas](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nicholas)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/10 "2023-03-16T23:53:22Z")
10 News First as well. Really not looking too crash hot for 10 right now. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/11 "2023-03-16T23:56:45Z")
Nine won Sydney by 16 and Brisbane by 7. Seven won Melbourne by 27, Adelaide by 21 and Perth by 13 where 10 was second. Week-to-date: Seven 26.6% Nine 32.3% Some rankings per market | | | Sydney | | --- | --- | --- | | 3 | Nine | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | | 8 | FOX LEAGUE | LIVE: NRL: SEA EAGLES V EELS | | 12 | 10 | GOGGLEBOX | | 13 | Seven | HOME AND AWAY | | 15 | ABC | FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV | | 17 | Nine | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL KNOCK OFF | | 18 | 10 | TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA | | 21 | ABC | GRAND DESIGNS: THE STREETS-EV | | 26 | Seven | DOGS BEHAVING (VERY) BADLY | | | | Melbourne | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Seven | SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | | 6 | Seven | SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE MATCH | | 8 | FOX FOOTY | LIVE: AFL: RICHMOND V CARLTON | | 11 | 10 | GOGGLEBOX | | 14 | Seven | SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - POST MATCH | | 15 | Nine | RBT | | 16 | FOX FOOTY | LIVE: THURSDAY FOOTY ON FOX | | 18 | 10 | TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA | | 19 | ABC | FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV | | 21 | 7TWO | HOME AND AWAY-PM | | 23 | Nine | PARAMEDICS | | 28 | ABC | GRAND DESIGNS: THE STREETS-EV | | 31 | Seven | THE LATEST: SEVEN NEWS | | | | Brisbane | | --- | --- | --- | | 4 | Nine | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | | 6 | Seven | HOME AND AWAY | | 14 | Seven | DOGS BEHAVING (VERY) BADLY | | 15 | 10 | GOGGLEBOX | | 17 | Nine | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL KNOCK OFF | | 18 | FOX LEAGUE | LIVE: NRL: SEA EAGLES V EELS | | 19 | ABC | FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV | | 24 | 10 | TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA | | 28 | Seven | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | | 33 | 7mate | SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | | | | Adelaide | | --- | --- | --- | | 3 | Seven | SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | | 10 | 10 | GOGGLEBOX | | 12 | Nine | RBT | | 13 | 10 | TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA | | 15 | 7TWO | HOME AND AWAY-PM | | 17 | Seven | SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - POST MATCH | | 18 | FOX FOOTY | LIVE: AFL: RICHMOND V CARLTON | | 19 | Nine | PARAMEDICS | | 22 | ABC | FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV | | 27 | ABC | GRAND DESIGNS: THE STREETS-EV | | 29 | Seven | THE LATEST: SEVEN NEWS | | | | Perth | | --- | --- | --- | | 4 | 10 | GOGGLEBOX | | 5 | 7mate | SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | | 10 | Seven | HOME AND AWAY | | 11 | Seven | DOGS BEHAVING (VERY) BADLY | | 12 | Nine | RBT | | 13 | 10 | TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA | | 19 | FOX FOOTY | LIVE: AFL: RICHMOND V CARLTON | | 22 | ABC | FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV | | 24 | 7mate | SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - POST MATCH | | 25 | 10 | THE MONTREAL COMEDY FESTIVAL | | 35 | ABC | GRAND DESIGNS: THE STREETS-EV | At breakfast, Sunrise recovered from yesterday’s loss to its best number in two weeks to be 25k ahead of Today that was 50k ahead of News B. Syd S \> T \> N Mel S = T \> N Bri T \> N \> S Ade S \> T \> N Per S \> N \> T Following, Today Extra had another win. ---
**Author:** ![parano1a](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@parano1a](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/parano1a)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/12 "2023-03-17T00:14:46Z")
> [@mardybum](#): > > The Project is undoubtedly now in crisis territory. Nowhere to be seen despite having Albo on last night. It was up against the AFL season opener. Politicians are rarely a drawcard for commercial TV unless there is some sort of scandal involved. ---
**Author:** ![Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sully)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/13 "2023-03-17T00:26:44Z")
Considering the close contest all the way from the start including a draw, as well as being the supposed ‘hyped’ season opener, those AFL numbers seem rather weak, stakeholders would be hoping it was the weeknight factor, that they’ll grow tonight & as the next rounds approach and that it’s Kayo’s live streaming where a lot of the audience is now (although we may not see their internal data publicly again after SMH’s article on OzTAM’s ‘warning’ to Foxtel the other week about doing/claiming such). ---
**Author:** ![David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/David)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/14 "2023-03-17T00:27:31Z")
The excuses and spin to protect this show is starting to wear thin. Taskmaster and Gogglebox were directly up against the AFL and they managed a spot the top 20. The Project doesn’t rate and doesn’t resonate with Australians. They don’t like it. For whatever reason, people do not want to watch this show. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/15 "2023-03-17T00:34:44Z")
I’ve mentioned this before; one of the main reasons that The Project 7pm number is down on a Thursday is because of Brisbane. There the NRL starts right on the dot of 7pm (until the end of DST) leading to a significant drop for The Project to about half its usual audience. ---
**Author:** ![David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/David)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/16 "2023-03-17T00:37:58Z")
Gogglebox and Taskmaster don’t seem to be much affected and they are both aired against the footy. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/17 "2023-03-17T00:38:45Z")
> [@mardybum](#): > > Nowhere to be seen despite having Albo on last night. It has been noted before that most programs go down in the ratings when they feature political interviews. Viewers are just not interested. I fast forwarded through that segment last night. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/18 "2023-03-17T00:39:42Z")
From Seven: > [@Ratings: AFL on Seven opening game](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/ratings-afl-on-seven-opening-game/21838): > > From Seven: AFL season opener reaches 2.14 million Audience up 19% on 2022 season average The 2023 AFL Premiership Season scored high on the Seven Network last night, with the live and free season opener between Richmond and Carlton reaching 2.14 million viewers on Channel 7 and 7mate. The showdown peaked at 1.07 million viewers nationally, with the match averaging 699,000 viewers, up 19% compared to the 2022 AFL series average and up 5% on the 2022 season opening Thursday night. Richmond an… ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/19 "2023-03-17T00:42:37Z")
> [@David](#): > > Gogglebox and Taskmaster don’t seem to be much affected and they are both aired against the footy. Gogglebox went from 479,000 the week before opening round of the NRL down to 416,000. ---
**Author:** ![TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tvhead/32/160_2.png) [@TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TVHead)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836/20 "2023-03-17T00:50:16Z")
10 really need to look at shaking up their schedule and putting local news at 9pm/9.30pm instead. Sometimes Nine’s national late news gets 300k, there’s huge potential there. [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-16-march-2023/21836.md?page=2)