Thursday 2 January 2020

TV Ratings Archive Ratings Archive - 2020
#1

Five City Metro, 6pm-12am, Total People

Network
ABC
10.4%
10.7%
10.7%
ABCKidsCOM
3.2%
3.2%
3.4%
ABCMe
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
ABCNews
3.7%
3.6%
3.5%
ABC TTL

18.0%

18.2%
18.5%
Seven
20.1%
19.6%
19.3%
7Two
4.8%
4.9%
4.9%
7Mate
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
7Flix
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
Seven TTL

29.7%

29.3%
29.0%
Nine
16.2%
16.1%
16.1%
9GO!
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
9GEM
4.9%
5.0%
5.0%
9Life
2.1%
2.2%
2.2%
Nine TTL

25.7%

25.7%
25.7%
10
10.7%
10.4%
10.3%
10Bold
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
10Peach
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
Ten TTL

17.9%

17.5%
17.4%
SBS
4.3%
4.8%
5.0%
Viceland
2.0%
2.1%
2.1%
Food
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
NITV
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
World Movies
1.0%
1.1%
1.1%
SBS TTL

8.6%

9.2%
9.5%

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven
884,000
259,000
240,000
154,000
97,000
134,000
2 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
870,000
241,000
245,000
138,000
104,000
143,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine
731,000
231,000
237,000
146,000
59,000
57,000
4 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
727,000
219,000
228,000
147,000
73,000
60,000
5 ABC NEWS-EV ABC
642,000
184,000
200,000
92,000
64,000
102,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine
620,000
204,000
184,000
130,000
58,000
44,000
7 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX S2 Seven
480,000
124,000
182,000
76,000
56,000
42,000
8 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX POST GAME Seven
451,000
102,000
174,000
75,000
61,000
38,000
9 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX INN BRK Seven
440,000
134,000
153,000
69,000
45,000
39,000
10 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven
433,000
121,000
123,000
84,000
51,000
55,000
11 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX S1 Seven
421,000
110,000
144,000
74,000
56,000
37,000
12 DOCTOR WHO-EV ABC
387,000
111,000
110,000
68,000
48,000
50,000
13 HOT SEAT Nine
374,000
123,000
110,000
92,000
30,000
19,000
14 10 NEWS FIRST 10
360,000
104,000
96,000
67,000
41,000
52,000
15 GREAT GETAWAYS Nine
340,000
101,000
115,000
70,000
28,000
26,000
16 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM Seven
308,000
91,000
86,000
58,000
35,000
38,000
17 RED 2 RPT 10
268,000
67,000
83,000
37,000
50,000
31,000
18 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX PRE GAME Seven
265,000
103,000
131,000
10,000
4,000
17,000
19 SEVEN NEWS AT 4.30 Seven
260,000
64,000
61,000
54,000
36,000
45,000
20 THE PROJECT 7PM 10
260,000
70,000
85,000
47,000
25,000
32,000

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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 NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
227,000
76,000
54,000
34,000
25,000
38,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven
225,000
75,000
50,000
46,000
20,000
33,000
3 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX S2 Seven
195,000
49,000
70,000
33,000
24,000
19,000
4 NINE NEWS Nine
194,000
71,000
56,000
40,000
15,000
12,000
5 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX POST GAME Seven
194,000
39,000
79,000
34,000
25,000
17,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX S2 Seven
179,000
42,000
67,000
31,000
21,000
19,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven
178,000
72,000
32,000
34,000
14,000
27,000
3 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX INN BRK Seven
177,000
57,000
57,000
27,000
19,000
18,000
4 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
174,000
70,000
35,000
24,000
16,000
29,000
5 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX POST GAME Seven
172,000
33,000
71,000
31,000
21,000
17,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX INN BRK Seven
101,000
37,000
28,000
16,000
11,000
9,000
2 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX S2 Seven
97,000
23,000
37,000
18,000
12,000
7,000
3 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX S1 Seven
97,000
34,000
23,000
17,000
12,000
10,000
4 BIG BASH LEAGUE - MELB REN V SYD SIX POST GAME Seven
94,000
16,000
43,000
15,000
13,000
8,000
5 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
90,000
40,000
16,000
12,000
8,000
13,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NCIS RPT 10 Bold
165,000
43,000
37,000
41,000
13,000
31,000
2 DEATH IN PARADISE -EV 9Gem
151,000
22,000
48,000
33,000
22,000
26,000
3 JUDGE JOHN DEED-PM 7TWO
148,000
43,000
43,000
33,000
12,000
18,000
4 FATHER BROWN-PM 7TWO
137,000
40,000
31,000
28,000
11,000
27,000
5 HAWAII FIVE-O RPT 10 Bold
134,000
28,000
33,000
34,000
14,000
25,000
6 LANDLINE SUMMER-PM ABC NEWS
128,000
34,000
50,000
24,000
14,000
5,000
7 SILENT WITNESS 9Gem
126,000
26,000
38,000
29,000
12,000
20,000
8 ABC NEWS WITH ROS CHILDS-PM ABC NEWS
124,000
28,000
50,000
26,000
14,000
6,000
9 BLUEY-EV ABCKIDSCOM
115,000
28,000
27,000
41,000
4,000
15,000
10 BONDI RESCUE EP 2 RPT 10 Bold
111,000
32,000
36,000
26,000
11,000
8,000
11 LUO BAO BEI-EV ABCKIDSCOM
108,000
29,000
32,000
29,000
1,000
17,000
12 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC NEWS
107,000
32,000
42,000
19,000
6,000
8,000
13 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN RPT SBS VICELAND
107,000
26,000
30,000
25,000
10,000
16,000
14 RUGGED PARADISE: THE ABROLHOS ISLANDS-AM ABC NEWS
106,000
31,000
43,000
15,000
9,000
8,000
15 CALL TO ARMS: THE LIBERATION OF EAST TIMOR-EV ABC NEWS
104,000
23,000
46,000
14,000
6,000
15,000
16 BACK ROADS-PM ABC NEWS
102,000
23,000
40,000
25,000
10,000
4,000
17 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
98,000
15,000
25,000
36,000
12,000
11,000
18 TROUBLED TERRITORY: RIOTS, REVOLUTION AND BLOODSHED-PM ABC NEWS
96,000
25,000
32,000
18,000
14,000
7,000
19 FLOOGALS-EV ABCKIDSCOM
96,000
24,000
23,000
30,000
5,000
13,000
20 ABC LATE NEWS-LE ABC NEWS
96,000
21,000
43,000
13,000
14,000
4,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
53,000
6,000
15,000
22,000
6,000
5,000
2 FRIENDS EP 2 RPT 10 Peach
53,000
15,000
15,000
10,000
7,000
6,000
3 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN RPT SBS VICELAND
51,000
9,000
15,000
13,000
6,000
8,000
4 MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL: ALL STARS SUPERSHOW RPT ABCKIDSCOM
49,000
13,000
14,000
11,000
4,000
6,000
5 INK MASTER-EP.2 PM 7flix
48,000
12,000
14,000
5,000
6,000
11,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
50,000
5,000
14,000
21,000
5,000
6,000
2 FRIENDS EP 2 RPT 10 Peach
49,000
14,000
15,000
8,000
6,000
5,000
3 SEINFELD RPT 10 Peach
44,000
8,000
17,000
13,000
3,000
4,000
4 INK MASTER-EP.2 PM 7flix
41,000
9,000
13,000
6,000
4,000
8,000
5 SEINFELD EP 2 RPT 10 Peach
41,000
5,000
21,000
7,000
2,000
5,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 FRIENDS EP 2 RPT 10 Peach
32,000
10,000
9,000
7,000
3,000
3,000
2 SEINFELD RPT 10 Peach
31,000
3,000
15,000
9,000
1,000
2,000
3 INK MASTER-EP.2 PM 7flix
28,000
5,000
12,000
4,000
2,000
5,000
4 SEINFELD EP 2 RPT 10 Peach
28,000
3,000
18,000
5,000
0
2,000
5 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
24,000
2,000
7,000
12,000
1,000
2,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - Total People

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: BBL: RENEGADES V SIXERS FOX CRICKET
208,000
2 LIVE: BETWEEN THE INNINGS FOX CRICKET
185,000
3 LIVE: BBL: RENEGADES V SIXERS FOX CRICKET
180,000
4 LIVE: BBL POST GAME FOX CRICKET
172,000
5 LIVE: B4 THE BASH! FOX CRICKET
155,000
6 LIVE: BBL: THUNDER V STARS FOX CRICKET
128,000
7 LIVE: BETWEEN THE INNINGS FOX CRICKET
126,000
8 LIVE: BBL: THUNDER V STARS FOX CRICKET
88,000
9 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
62,000
10 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
60,000
11 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
59,000
12 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
57,000
13 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
56,000
14 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
55,000
15 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
52,000
16 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
51,000
17 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
50,000
18 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
49,000
19 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
47,000
20 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
47,000

Data © OzTAM Pty Limited 2019. 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).

#2

Seven leads for the 10th consecutive day with wins in all markets except Brisbane that was won narrowly by Nine. The new season of Dr Who got of to a low start on ABC down from 431,000 for the previous season’s debut episode. 10 News First at 6pm had its highest ranking so far in 21st place.

In multichanels 7Two is on top in total people for the night with ABC News up 2 points on its normal Thursday average.

In 25-54, 10 Bold is number one just ahead of 10 Peach then ABC News and ABC Kids/Com.
In 16-39, 10 Peach is number one ahead of 7Flix, ABC Kids/Com then 9Go.

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10 Peach - Programs and Schedules
#3

10 have a clear plan with their multi’s and it’s showing for them.

10Bold with crime shows
10Peach sitcoms

A few more crime shows and comedies and they’ll start to look like FoxHits and FoxCrime.

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#4

Yeah its good to see 10 have that vision now.

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#5

Cricket seems to be working for 7 this season.
Wonder how it’ll fare once I’m a Celebrity starts, and then the tennis.

#6

Great strategy. I applaud 10 for choosing to refocus their multichannel.

Once they are 110%, maybe a third multichannel? :wink:

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#7

Probably helps that Australia is back winning again so there is some positive flow on to the Big Bash. We all know Australian’s like to win or they lose interest.

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#8

10 News First 6pm had its best result yesterday, just missing the top 20.

The result was on a day that, despite the big news story, bulletin numbers were down from the same day last year for all networks.

2019:

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 998,000 260,000 302,000 190,000 120,000 127,000
2 NINE NEWS Nine 867,000 258,000 291,000 157,000 79,000 82,000
3 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine 854,000 253,000 289,000 149,000 79,000 84,000
4 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT Seven 817,000 240,000 307,000 171,000 0 99,000
7 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 650,000 176,000 199,000 91,000 74,000 109,000
17 10 NEWS FIRST 10 383,000 98,000 89,000 94,000 51,000 50,000
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#9

This is positive news. Still not sure if I think its the best option for 10 and FTA tv in general but a positive sign for 10.

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#10

I think 10 is starting to improve in the leadup to I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here, which starts on Sunday. 10Bold had a very good night with drama and crime as well as documentaries. Channel 10 want to be more competitive at the start of the year.

#11

10’s main channel managed to beat the ABC, but in a rare occurrence (even with 10 Bold’s massive share) lost to the ABC in network share with some big shares for ABC’s multi-channels (as well as one extra channel).

#12

Do we know if they are beating Nine in Perth at 6?

#13

No. They have not beaten Nine Perth at 6pm or come close to it in total people. However they did in the demos yesterday. In 25-54 it ranked 11th in Perth which meant it outranked every program shown on Nine in that city.

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#14

10 news first at 6 will be a slow grower

I can see it’s already hurt 9 and 7 At 6

Those 10 news viewers are not new people turning on the TV, they are viewers who used to go to 9 and 7 at 6 and are now happy to stay on 10

I hope they just leave it at let it sit all year. Slowly improve it.

Next they need a marketing push for 6
And I would go 6pm weekends too (national is fine) just so people can start to rely on 10 for news at 6 $ days week

Entertainment can go on hold and peach

#15

That is the scary thing. Further diluting the already decreasing viewership of FTA. As network bosses have said the true competition is not the other FTA stations it’s streaming.

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#16

I personally think anything which can provide genuine competition to the ratings of Seven/Nine News at 6pm (something they haven’t had for a very long time) can only be a good thing.

Ten being “the alternative network” at 6pm might’ve been a very sound decision back in the days of only five main channels, but the landscape has changed heaps over the last decade or so.

Now there’s a whopping 20 FTA channels that are surveyed by OzTAM (even more when you take into consideration the datacasts, HD simulcasts and ABC/SBS radio services), we’d most likely still have plenty of 6pm alternative programming even if all five networks were to show a news bulletin at 6pm in their main channel! Similarly, with dedicated channels ABC KIDS & ABC ME now targeting the birth to teenage market it makes sense for the ABC to show News Breakfast on their main channel these days even though their early morning lineup was historically dominated by children’s programming.

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#17

Look I agree with all you said but the networks need to provide that alternative on the multi channels. At the moment its just repeats of game shows, sitcoms and lifestyle programs. If 10 can provide new content on Peach and/or Bold then I am all for it. But I do worry that 10 are just encouraging viewers to streaming. I am a prime example. I watched Celebrity Name Game. But I have no interest in News. Since they started airing news at 6pm I haven’t turned FTA on once at 6pm. I have watched Netfix and Stan instead.

#18

@turdall but be careful to say “I do this therefore” your personal viewing habits do not reflect Australia

I would confidently guess that almost no one is streaming at 6pm

Aussies want news at 6pm

Streaming kicks in on weekends and post 830pm when FTA dies

And the money and return on investment just is not there. If 10 could not make celebrity name game work on the flagship channel at 6, it’s not gonna work on hold at 6 - in terms of ratings and and costs

Even in the massive USA market. Cable giants like FX, TNT USA etc are not running new content at 6. It’s repeats of NCIS JAG sitcoms modern family etc

Aussie networks over spend on reality shows. There is not a lot of money left for original content for 6pm on bold peach gem

The multis should have more original content and be more tightly programmed and branded

In the UK they use the multis more for re runs from the main channe

For example. You would be seeing Im a celebrity, master chef, giggle box, masked singer, 5 bedrooms, survivor etc - getting second plays at slots like 6pm, 7pm, 8pm and 9pm on bold and peach.

But the nets don’t seem to like that idea in Australia

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#19

Your confidence would be completely incorrect then.

#20

@turdall it’s an educated guess. I’ve worked for TV networks for 18 years and see ratings from all Over the world. I’ve seen charts that show streaming peaks evenings and weekend days - but not “dinner time” IE - 5-8pm in most countries.

Have you seen data to suggest otherwise? All the data points ive seen show streaming is lowest early evenings