# Thursday 27 August 2026

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**Category:** Television Ratings\
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**Created:** [August 28, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-27-august-2026/31542 "2026-08-28T01:39:55Z")\
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| NATIONAL | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | **TOTAL** | **PEOPLE** | |
| | **Total TV** | TV | BVOD |
| **SEVEN** | 37.9% | 37.4% | 39.7% |
| **NINE** | 25.9% | 26.1% | 25.3% |
| **10** | 10.5% | 11.3% | 7.6% |
| **SBS** | 8.8% | 8.0% | 12.0% |
| **ABC** | 16.9% | 17.2% | 15.3% |

| 5 CITIES | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | **TOTAL** | **PEOPLE** | |
| | **Total TV** | TV | BVOD |
| **SEVEN** | 36.7% | 36.6% | 37.4% |
| **NINE** | 26.3% | 26.6% | 25.2% |
| **10** | 10.7% | 11.4% | 7.9% |
| **SBS** | 9.4% | 8.1% | 14.3% |
| **ABC** | 16.9% | 17.4% | 15.2% |
| | | | |
| | **PEOPLE** | **25-54** | |
| | **Total TV** | TV | BVOD |
| **SEVEN** | 38.8% | 38.1% | 40.2% |
| **NINE** | 26.9% | 26.9% | 27.1% |
| **10** | 12.9% | 15.0% | 8.3% |
| **SBS** | 8.3% | 6.9% | 11.3% |
| **ABC** | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% |
| | | | |
| | **PEOPLE** | **16-39** | |
| | **Total TV** | TV | BVOD |
| **SEVEN** | 41.1% | 39.5% | 43.8% |
| **NINE** | 27.2% | 27.5% | 26.7% |
| **10** | 12.0% | 14.7% | 7.8% |
| **SBS** | 7.1% | 6.0% | 8.9% |
| **ABC** | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.8% |

## Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs

**Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Total People - Total TV**

 

| Rank | Description | Network | Reach | Average | BVOD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | Seven | 2,384,000 | 881,000 | 190,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 2,243,000 | 1,395,000 | 191,000 |
| 3 | 9NEWS | Nine | 1,894,000 | 1,196,000 | 212,000 |
| 4 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 1,628,000 | 668,000 | 152,000 |
| 5 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 1,388,000 | 747,000 | 122,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 1,362,000 | 914,000 | 162,000 |
| 7 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 1,347,000 | 654,000 | 87,000 |
| 8 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 1,152,000 | 868,000 | 65,000 |
| 9 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 1,146,000 | 713,000 | 60,000 |
| 10 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 1,054,000 | 820,000 | 230,000 |
| 11 | SUNRISE | Seven | 1,020,000 | 456,000 | 66,000 |
| 12 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | Nine | 904,000 | 519,000 | 123,000 |
| 13 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | Seven | 901,000 | 749,000 | 204,000 |
| 14 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | Seven | 836,000 | 691,000 | 184,000 |
| 15 | TODAY | Nine | 710,000 | 288,000 | 58,000 |
| 16 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 710,000 | 410,000 | 25,000 |
| 17 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 685,000 | 352,000 | 42,000 |
| 18 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 683,000 | 371,000 | 51,000 |
| 19 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 660,000 | 268,000 | 40,000 |
| 20 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 640,000 | 457,000 | 27,000 |
| 21 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 606,000 | 228,000 | 24,000 |
| 22 | 10 NEWS | 10 | 598,000 | 303,000 | 26,000 |
| 23 | KICK ONS | Seven | 569,000 | 289,000 | 68,000 |
| 24 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | 10 | 562,000 | 244,000 | 13,000 |
| 25 | SUNRISE -EARLY | Seven | 529,000 | 248,000 | 41,000 |
| 26 | ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM | ABC | 503,000 | 107,000 | 15,000 |
| 27 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 491,000 | 339,000 | 23,000 |
| 28 | TIPPING POINT UK -RPT | Nine | 483,000 | 251,000 | 30,000 |
| 29 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Seven | 463,000 | 189,000 | 21,000 |
| 30 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM | ABC | 457,000 | 189,000 | 11,000 |

**Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - 25-54 - Total TV**

 

| Rank | Description | Network | Reach | Average | BVOD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | Seven | 863,000 | 364,000 | 104,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 599,000 | 314,000 | 91,000 |
| 3 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 577,000 | 248,000 | 83,000 |
| 4 | 9NEWS | Nine | 512,000 | 307,000 | 99,000 |
| 5 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 364,000 | 232,000 | 78,000 |
| 6 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 345,000 | 271,000 | 116,000 |
| 7 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 329,000 | 164,000 | 54,000 |
| 8 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 327,000 | 149,000 | 40,000 |
| 9 | SUNRISE | Seven | 291,000 | 128,000 | 34,000 |
| 10 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | Nine | 283,000 | 164,000 | 65,000 |
| 11 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | Seven | 278,000 | 239,000 | 102,000 |
| 12 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | Seven | 251,000 | 209,000 | 91,000 |
| 13 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 230,000 | 135,000 | 22,000 |
| 14 | KICK ONS | Seven | 227,000 | 130,000 | 38,000 |
| 15 | TODAY | Nine | 221,000 | 97,000 | 30,000 |
| 16 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 214,000 | 156,000 | 23,000 |
| 17 | SUNRISE -EARLY | Seven | 168,000 | 76,000 | 22,000 |
| 18 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH | Nine | 166,000 | 85,000 | 26,000 |
| 19 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 161,000 | 78,000 | 21,000 |
| 20 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 159,000 | 65,000 | 11,000 |
| 21 | TODAY -EARLY | Nine | 158,000 | 75,000 | 20,000 |
| 22 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 152,000 | 77,000 | 20,000 |
| 23 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | 10 | 149,000 | 62,000 | 6,000 |
| 24 | 10 NEWS | 10 | 147,000 | 71,000 | 12,000 |
| 25 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 143,000 | 80,000 | 8,000 |
| 26 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 141,000 | 82,000 | 23,000 |
| 27 | TODAY EXTRA | Nine | 135,000 | 59,000 | 18,000 |
| 28 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Seven | 130,000 | 53,000 | 11,000 |
| 29 | FRIENDS RPT | 10 | 128,000 | 24,000 | 2,000 |
| 30 | TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT | 10 | 124,000 | 34,000 | 2,000 |

**Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - 16-39 - Total TV**

 

| Rank | Description | Network | Reach | Average | BVOD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | Seven | 428,000 | 187,000 | 69,000 |
| 2 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 264,000 | 119,000 | 47,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 233,000 | 116,000 | 45,000 |
| 4 | 9NEWS | Nine | 213,000 | 120,000 | 46,000 |
| 5 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 156,000 | 120,000 | 64,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 156,000 | 100,000 | 37,000 |
| 7 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | Nine | 141,000 | 78,000 | 33,000 |
| 8 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | Seven | 125,000 | 105,000 | 56,000 |
| 9 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 122,000 | 57,000 | 19,000 |
| 10 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 122,000 | 62,000 | 25,000 |
| 11 | KICK ONS | Seven | 107,000 | 64,000 | 23,000 |
| 12 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | Seven | 103,000 | 87,000 | 50,000 |
| 13 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 93,000 | 55,000 | 10,000 |
| 14 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 81,000 | 62,000 | 10,000 |
| 15 | SUNRISE | Seven | 81,000 | 33,000 | 15,000 |
| 16 | TODAY | Nine | 75,000 | 32,000 | 13,000 |
| 17 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH | Nine | 73,000 | 31,000 | 14,000 |
| 18 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 64,000 | 34,000 | 4,000 |
| 19 | TODAY -EARLY | Nine | 60,000 | 29,000 | 8,000 |
| 20 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | 10 | 57,000 | 21,000 | 3,000 |
| 21 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 57,000 | 22,000 | 10,000 |
| 22 | 10 NEWS | 10 | 56,000 | 25,000 | 5,000 |
| 23 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 53,000 | 18,000 | 5,000 |
| 24 | TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT | 10 | 53,000 | 14,000 | 1,000 |
| 25 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 51,000 | 30,000 | 11,000 |
| 26 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Seven | 50,000 | 18,000 | 5,000 |
| 27 | TODAY EXTRA | Nine | 50,000 | 19,000 | 8,000 |
| 28 | FRIENDS RPT | 10 | 49,000 | 9,000 | 1,000 |
| 29 | HEAR THE MIGHTY ROAR: BRISBANE LIONS | Seven | 49,000 | 20,000 | 9,000 |
| 30 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 46,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 |

**Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Grocery Shoppers - Total TV**

 

| Rank | Description | Network | Reach | Average | BVOD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | Seven | 1,799,000 | 661,000 | 146,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 1,799,000 | 1,139,000 | 154,000 |
| 3 | 9NEWS | Nine | 1,501,000 | 958,000 | 174,000 |
| 4 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 1,255,000 | 517,000 | 121,000 |
| 5 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 1,139,000 | 618,000 | 101,000 |
| 6 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 1,103,000 | 540,000 | 70,000 |
| 7 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 1,095,000 | 739,000 | 133,000 |
| 8 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 960,000 | 609,000 | 53,000 |
| 9 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 959,000 | 722,000 | 56,000 |
| 10 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 844,000 | 661,000 | 186,000 |
| 11 | SUNRISE | Seven | 835,000 | 372,000 | 55,000 |
| 12 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | Seven | 719,000 | 603,000 | 165,000 |
| 13 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | Nine | 712,000 | 407,000 | 100,000 |
| 14 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | Seven | 673,000 | 565,000 | 149,000 |
| 15 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 590,000 | 342,000 | 21,000 |
| 16 | TODAY | Nine | 585,000 | 239,000 | 49,000 |
| 17 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 570,000 | 308,000 | 42,000 |
| 18 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 565,000 | 293,000 | 34,000 |
| 19 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 550,000 | 219,000 | 33,000 |
| 20 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 541,000 | 389,000 | 23,000 |
| 21 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 514,000 | 196,000 | 22,000 |
| 22 | 10 NEWS | 10 | 480,000 | 243,000 | 22,000 |
| 23 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | 10 | 466,000 | 203,000 | 11,000 |
| 24 | KICK ONS | Seven | 441,000 | 225,000 | 53,000 |
| 25 | SUNRISE -EARLY | Seven | 434,000 | 202,000 | 34,000 |
| 26 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 417,000 | 289,000 | 20,000 |
| 27 | ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM | ABC | 416,000 | 87,000 | 13,000 |
| 28 | TIPPING POINT UK -RPT | Nine | 402,000 | 214,000 | 25,000 |
| 29 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM | ABC | 384,000 | 162,000 | 9,000 |
| 30 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Seven | 378,000 | 155,000 | 17,000 |

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## Average audience from reordered Reach Table

**Top 30 Programs**

 

| By Average | By Reach | Description | Network | Average | BVOD | Reach |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 1,395,000 | 191,000 | 2,243,000 |
| 2 | 3 | 9NEWS | Nine | 1,196,000 | 212,000 | 1,894,000 |
| 3 | 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 914,000 | 162,000 | 1,362,000 |
| 4 | 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | Seven | 881,000 | 190,000 | 2,384,000 |
| 5 | 8 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 868,000 | 65,000 | 1,152,000 |
| 6 | 10 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 820,000 | 230,000 | 1,054,000 |
| 7 | 13 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | Seven | 749,000 | 204,000 | 901,000 |
| 8 | 5 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 747,000 | 122,000 | 1,388,000 |
| 9 | 9 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 713,000 | 60,000 | 1,146,000 |
| 10 | 14 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | Seven | 691,000 | 184,000 | 836,000 |
| 11 | 4 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 668,000 | 152,000 | 1,628,000 |
| 12 | 7 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 654,000 | 87,000 | 1,347,000 |
| 13 | 12 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | Nine | 519,000 | 123,000 | 904,000 |
| 14 | 20 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 457,000 | 27,000 | 640,000 |
| 15 | 11 | SUNRISE | Seven | 456,000 | 66,000 | 1,020,000 |
| 16 | 16 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 410,000 | 25,000 | 710,000 |
| 17 | 18 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 371,000 | 51,000 | 683,000 |
| 18 | 17 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 352,000 | 42,000 | 685,000 |
| 19 | 27 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 339,000 | 23,000 | 491,000 |
| 20 | 22 | 10 NEWS | 10 | 303,000 | 26,000 | 598,000 |
| 21 | 23 | KICK ONS | Seven | 289,000 | 68,000 | 569,000 |
| 22 | 15 | TODAY | Nine | 288,000 | 58,000 | 710,000 |
| 23 | 19 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 268,000 | 40,000 | 660,000 |
| 24 | 28 | TIPPING POINT UK -RPT | Nine | 251,000 | 30,000 | 483,000 |
| 25 | 25 | SUNRISE -EARLY | Seven | 248,000 | 41,000 | 529,000 |
| 26 | 24 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | 10 | 244,000 | 13,000 | 562,000 |
| 27 | 21 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 228,000 | 24,000 | 606,000 |
| 28 | 29 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Seven | 189,000 | 21,000 | 463,000 |
| 29 | 30 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM | ABC | 189,000 | 11,000 | 457,000 |
| 30 | 26 | ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM | ABC | 107,000 | 15,000 | 503,000 |

**Top 30 Programs 25-54**

 

| By Average | By Reach | Description | Network | Average | BVOD | Reach |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | Seven | 364,000 | 104,000 | 863,000 |
| 2 | 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 314,000 | 91,000 | 599,000 |
| 3 | 4 | 9NEWS | Nine | 307,000 | 99,000 | 512,000 |
| 4 | 6 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 271,000 | 116,000 | 345,000 |
| 5 | 3 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 248,000 | 83,000 | 577,000 |
| 6 | 11 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | Seven | 239,000 | 102,000 | 278,000 |
| 7 | 5 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 232,000 | 78,000 | 364,000 |
| 8 | 12 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | Seven | 209,000 | 91,000 | 251,000 |
| 9 | 7 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 164,000 | 54,000 | 329,000 |
| 10 | 10 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | Nine | 164,000 | 65,000 | 283,000 |
| 11 | 16 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 156,000 | 23,000 | 214,000 |
| 12 | 8 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 149,000 | 40,000 | 327,000 |
| 13 | 13 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 135,000 | 22,000 | 230,000 |
| 14 | 14 | KICK ONS | Seven | 130,000 | 38,000 | 227,000 |
| 15 | 9 | SUNRISE | Seven | 128,000 | 34,000 | 291,000 |
| 16 | 15 | TODAY | Nine | 97,000 | 30,000 | 221,000 |
| 17 | 18 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH | Nine | 85,000 | 26,000 | 166,000 |
| 18 | 26 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 82,000 | 23,000 | 141,000 |
| 19 | 25 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 80,000 | 8,000 | 143,000 |
| 20 | 19 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 78,000 | 21,000 | 161,000 |
| 21 | 22 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 77,000 | 20,000 | 152,000 |
| 22 | 17 | SUNRISE -EARLY | Seven | 76,000 | 22,000 | 168,000 |
| 23 | 21 | TODAY -EARLY | Nine | 75,000 | 20,000 | 158,000 |
| 24 | 24 | 10 NEWS | 10 | 71,000 | 12,000 | 147,000 |
| 25 | 20 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 65,000 | 11,000 | 159,000 |
| 26 | 23 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | 10 | 62,000 | 6,000 | 149,000 |
| 27 | 27 | TODAY EXTRA | Nine | 59,000 | 18,000 | 135,000 |
| 28 | 28 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Seven | 53,000 | 11,000 | 130,000 |
| 29 | 30 | TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT | 10 | 34,000 | 2,000 | 124,000 |
| 30 | 29 | FRIENDS RPT | 10 | 24,000 | 2,000 | 128,000 |

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The AFL Legends Game For Prostate Cancer aired exclusively on Seven at 7pm across the country with main channel coverage in the three AFL states scoring a massive 881k average audience including 190k on 7Plus. That was on par with last year’s game that had 879k

Also on Seven Home And Away triple episodes had 820k, 749k and 691k while Air Crash Investigations later managed 189k.

Nine’s NRL Thursday Night Footy was the start of the penultimate round ahead of the finals. Despite being a dead rubber that saw a Storm victory over the Broncos the coverage was up slightly on the previous week with 668k helped by main channel coverage along the east coast.

For ABC, Back Roads was in Nimbin and had 457k up on the last episodes that had 426k. Take 5 With Zan Rowe featuring Shania Twain followed and was down slightly to 339k. The Dog House Australia on 10 managed just 244k down 60k from the previous episode while NCIS: Sydney was again outside the top 30.

Seven News got prime time off to a good start for its network with 1.395m to be 200k ahead of Nine News that had 1.196m. Tipping Point had earlier won the 5pm slot by with 747k compared to The Chase with 654k for a near 100k margin. At 7pm A Current Affair had 914k with ABC News on 868k.

Sunrise was number one at breakfast with another big win averaging 456k to Today’s 288k and News Breakfast with 228k.

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The AFL Legends Game rated well, boosted by the presence of retired stars like Lance Franklin, Gary Ablett Jr. and Dustin Martin.

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**Seven’s massive Thursday: AFL #1 program, 7NEWS #1 news, 7plus #1**

**Seven #1 nationally in total TV.**

**Seven dominates in all demos.**

**National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 51%.**

**National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 48.9%.**

**7plus: #1 in BVOD, surges 65% year-on-year.**

**AFL Thursday Night Football: Legends Game For Prostate Cancer: #1 program, reaches 2.38 million.**

**7NEWS: #1 program in total TV, reaches 2.24 million, up 3% year-on-year.**

**The Chase Australia: reaches 1.35 million, up 4% year-on-year.**

**Home and Away: #1 BVOD program, reaches 1.05 million, up 29% year-on-year.**

**Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, up 14% year-on-year, 58% more viewers than Today.**

Seven Network reaches 6.24 million Australians nationally. Total TV reach up 5% year-on-year.

**6.00pm to midnight:**

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 51% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 50.5% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 52.2% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 50.4% share.

**6.00am to midnight:**

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 48.9% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 48.9% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 48.6% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 48.5% share.

[7plus](https://7plus.com.au/): #1 in BVOD with a 52.2% commercial share. Reach up 48% year-on-year.

**Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football: Legends Game For Prostate Cancer** : **#1 program in all people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and grocery shoppers** , **#1 sport**. National reach 2.38 million, national audience 881,000.

Up 3% year-on-year in total TV, up 51% on 7plus.

**7NEWS** Thursday: **#1 program in total TV**. National reach 2.24 million, national audience 1.4 million.

Up 3% year-on-year in total TV, up 72% on 7plus.

Up 1% week-on-week in total TV, up 7% on 7plus.

**The Chase Australia** Thursday: National reach 1.35 million, national audience 654,000.

Up 4% year-on-year in total TV, up 73% on 7plus.

**Home and Away** Thursday: **#1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 BVOD program, #1 drama**. National reach 1.05 million, national audience 820,000.

Up 29% year-on-year in total TV, up 97% on 7plus.

**Sunrise** Thursday: **#1 breakfast program**. National reach 1.02 million, national audience 456,000.

168,000, or 58%, more viewers than Today.

Up 14% year-on-year in total TV, up 146% on 7plus.

**Home and Away** Thursday Episode 2: National reach 901,000, national audience 749,000.

**Home and Away** Thursday Episode 3: National reach 836,000, national audience 691,000.

**NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):**

**6.00pm to midnight**

| NETWORK | ALL PEOPLE | 25 TO 54s | GROCERY SHOPPERS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seven Network | 51.0 | 50.5 | 50.4 |
| Nine Network | 34.9 | 33.4 | 35.0 |
| Network Ten | 14.2 | 16.1 | 14.5 |

**NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):**

**6.00am to midnight**

| NETWORK | ALL PEOPLE | 25 TO 54s | GROCERY SHOPPERS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seven Network | 48.9 | 48.9 | 48.5 |
| Nine Network | 36.4 | 34.9 | 36.7 |
| Network Ten | 14.7 | 16.2 | 14.8 |

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### 9NEWS RANKS NO.1 WITH TOTAL PEOPLE IN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, WHILE ACA AND TIPPING POINT DOMINATE THEIR TIMESLOTS

- **9News** was the No. 1 news bulletin with Total People in Sydney and Melbourne. It was also the No. 1 news bulletin with People 25-54 in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. The combined national bulletins recorded a National Total TV Reach of **1.894 million** and a Total TV National Audience of **1.197 million**. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of **212,000** was up 58.2% year-on-year.

- **A Current Affair** dominated the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People across Australia and in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of **1.362 million** and a Total TV National Audience of **914,000**. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD audience of **162,000** , up 55.8% on the same night last year.

- **Tipping Point Australia** was the No. 1 afternoon game show with Total People and all key demos across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. It secured a National Total TV Reach of **1.388 million** , a Total TV National Audience of **747,000** and a BVOD audience of **122,000** — up an impressive 58.4% on the same night last year.

- **Thursday Night NRL** was the No.1 sports program of the night with People 25-54 in Sydney and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of **1.628 million** , a Total TV Audience of **668,000** , and a BVOD audience of **152,000** - up 43.4% year-on-year.

- **Today** registered a National Total TV Reach of **710,000** , a Total TV National Audience of **288,000** and BVOD audience of **58,000** - up 23.4% year-on-year.

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## Ranking by average audience

**Top 30 Programs**

 

| Rank | Program | Ntwk | Average   
Total TV | Average  
Broadcast | Average   
BVOD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | SEVEN | 1,395,000 | 1,204,000 | 191,000 |
| 2 | 9NEWS | NINE | 1,197,000 | 985,000 | 212,000 |
| 3 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | NINE | 914,000 | 752,000 | 162,000 |
| 4 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | SEVEN | 881,000 | 691,000 | 190,000 |
| 5 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 868,000 | 803,000 | 65,000 |
| 6 | HOME AND AWAY | SEVEN | 820,000 | 590,000 | 230,000 |
| 7 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | SEVEN | 749,000 | 545,000 | 204,000 |
| 8 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | NINE | 747,000 | 625,000 | 122,000 |
| 9 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 713,000 | 653,000 | 60,000 |
| 10 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | SEVEN | 691,000 | 506,000 | 184,000 |
| 11 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | NINE | 668,000 | 516,000 | 152,000 |
| 12 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | SEVEN | 654,000 | 567,000 | 87,000 |
| 13 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | NINE | 519,000 | 396,000 | 123,000 |
| 14 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 457,000 | 431,000 | 27,000 |
| 15 | SUNRISE | SEVEN | 456,000 | 390,000 | 66,000 |
| 16 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 410,000 | 385,000 | 25,000 |
| 17 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | NINE | 371,000 | 320,000 | 51,000 |
| 18 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | SEVEN | 352,000 | 310,000 | 42,000 |
| 19 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 339,000 | 316,000 | 23,000 |
| 20 | 10 NEWS | TEN | 303,000 | 277,000 | 26,000 |
| 21 | KICK ONS | SEVEN | 289,000 | 221,000 | 68,000 |
| 22 | TODAY | NINE | 288,000 | 230,000 | 58,000 |
| 23 | THE MORNING SHOW | SEVEN | 268,000 | 227,000 | 40,000 |
| 24 | TIPPING POINT UK -RPT | NINE | 251,000 | 221,000 | 30,000 |
| 25 | SUNRISE -EARLY | SEVEN | 248,000 | 206,000 | 41,000 |
| 26 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | TEN | 243,000 | 231,000 | 13,000 |
| 27 | THE CHASE-UK | SEVEN | 237,000 | 212,000 | 24,000 |
| 28 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 228,000 | 203,000 | 24,000 |
| 29 | MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT RPT | TEN | 224,000 | 205,000 | 18,000 |
| 30 | SEVEN’S NATIONAL NEWS AT NOON | SEVEN | 217,000 | 195,000 | 22,000 |

**Top 30 Programs 25-54**

 

| Rank | Program | Ntwk | Average   
Total TV | Average  
Broadcast | Average   
BVOD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | SEVEN | 364,000 | 260,000 | 104,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | SEVEN | 314,000 | 223,000 | 91,000 |
| 3 | 9NEWS | NINE | 307,000 | 208,000 | 99,000 |
| 4 | HOME AND AWAY | SEVEN | 271,000 | 155,000 | 116,000 |
| 5 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | NINE | 248,000 | 165,000 | 83,000 |
| 6 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | SEVEN | 239,000 | 137,000 | 102,000 |
| 7 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | NINE | 232,000 | 154,000 | 78,000 |
| 8 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | SEVEN | 209,000 | 118,000 | 91,000 |
| 9 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | NINE | 164,000 | 110,000 | 54,000 |
| 10 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | NINE | 164,000 | 100,000 | 65,000 |
| 11 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 156,000 | 133,000 | 23,000 |
| 12 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | SEVEN | 149,000 | 109,000 | 40,000 |
| 13 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 135,000 | 113,000 | 22,000 |
| 14 | KICK ONS | SEVEN | 130,000 | 92,000 | 38,000 |
| 15 | SUNRISE | SEVEN | 128,000 | 93,000 | 34,000 |
| 16 | TODAY | NINE | 97,000 | 67,000 | 30,000 |
| 17 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH | NINE | 85,000 | 58,000 | 26,000 |
| 18 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | NINE | 82,000 | 59,000 | 23,000 |
| 19 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 80,000 | 71,000 | 8,000 |
| 20 | THE MORNING SHOW | SEVEN | 78,000 | 57,000 | 21,000 |
| 21 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | SEVEN | 77,000 | 58,000 | 20,000 |
| 22 | SUNRISE -EARLY | SEVEN | 76,000 | 54,000 | 22,000 |
| 23 | TODAY -EARLY | NINE | 75,000 | 55,000 | 20,000 |
| 24 | 10 NEWS | TEN | 71,000 | 59,000 | 12,000 |
| 25 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 65,000 | 54,000 | 11,000 |
| 26 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | TEN | 62,000 | 56,000 | 6,000 |
| 27 | SEVEN’S NATIONAL NEWS AT NOON | SEVEN | 62,000 | 51,000 | 11,000 |
| 28 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 60,000 | 52,000 | 9,000 |
| 29 | TODAY EXTRA | NINE | 59,000 | 41,000 | 18,000 |
| 30 | THE MORNING SHOW - EXTRA | SEVEN | 59,000 | 46,000 | 13,000 |

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Outside the real top 30 included

 

| Program | Ntwk | Average   
Total TV |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AMANDA & ALAN’S ITALIAN JOB-EV | ABC | 217,000 |
| THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | TEN | 213,000 |
| SBS WORLD NEWS | SBS | 201,000 |
| THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH | NINE | 197,000 |
| TODAY -EARLY | NINE | 196,000 |
| DEAL OR NO DEAL RPT | TEN | 179,000 |
| EMERGENCY | NINE | 174,000 |
| ABC NEWS AT NOON-PM | ABC | 173,000 |
| TODAY EXTRA | NINE | 167,000 |
| 10 NEWS 6PM | TEN | 165,000 |
| RON IDDLES: THE GOOD COP | SEVEN | 164,000 |
| THE BLOCK -WED -ENCORE | NINE | 154,000 |
| 9NEWS LATE | NINE | 150,000 |
| NCIS: SYDNEY | TEN | 149,000 |
| 9NEWS MORNING | NINE | 147,000 |
| WOULD I LIE TO YOU?-EV | ABC | 146,000 |
| SBS WORLD NEWS 7PM | SBS | 139,000 |
| MASTERMIND RPT | SBS | 119,000 |
| SPAIN WITH MICHAEL PORTILLO | SBS | 107,000 |
| 10’S LATE NEWS | TEN | 104,000 |
| BANJO AND RO’S GRAND ISLAND HOTEL | NINE | 103,000 |
| HEAR THE MIGHTY ROAR: BRISBANE LIONS | SEVEN | 98,000 |
| THE TRAITORS AUSTRALIA ENCORE | TEN | 88,000 |
| ABC LATE NEWS-LE | ABC | 41,000 |

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I’ll post the per market rankings to show AFL/NRL results later when I get a chance.

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149k for NCIS Sydney isnt that hot flash. 10 needs to promote their shows more properly.

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Nothing is working for 10 after 8.30pm apart from Australian comedy content.

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But to who? It’s audience is so low across the board for so many timeslots. And then they turned their Thursday night into a Rpt hellhole. It was only going to hurt NCIS Sydney more.

Their game shows took a dip this week also.

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## 5 cities

Seven News won the metro market.

| | 5 City | Syd | Mel | Bri | Ade | Per |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seven News | 868,000 | 206,000 | 242,000 | 160,000 | 102,000 | 159,000 |
| Nine News | 866,000 | 232,000 | 270,000 | 207,000 | 81,000 | 76,000 |
| 10 News | 230,000 | 58,000 | 69,000 | 46,000 | 31,000 | 26,000 |
| ABC News | 568,000 | 145,000 | 224,000 | 86,000 | 52,000 | 61,000 |

| | 5 City | Syd | Mel | Bri | Ade | Per |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chase Aus | 376,000 | 84,000 | 104,000 | 75,000 | 39,000 | 72,000 |
| Tipping Aus | 525,000 | 130,000 | 156,000 | 124,000 | 55,000 | 60,000 |

| | 5 City | Syd | Mel | Bri | Ade | Per |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sunrise | 258,000 | 67,000 | 52,000 | 59,000 | 32,000 | 49,000 |
| Today | 193,000 | 69,000 | 42,000 | 55,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| News Breakf | 123,000 | 37,000 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 |

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## Per market rankings

Nine won  
Sydney 31.7 \> 27.0  
Brisbane 36.6 \> 27.27

Seven won  
Melbourne 43.1 \> 20.0  
Adelaide 42.1 \> 22.4  
Perth 47.2 \> 20.6

 

| | 5 cities | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rank | Program | Ntwk | Average   
Total TV |
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | SEVEN | 868,000 |
| 2 | 9NEWS | NINE | 866,000 |
| 3 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | NINE | 633,000 |
| 4 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | SEVEN | 609,000 |
| 5 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 568,000 |
| 6 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | NINE | 525,000 |
| 7 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 481,000 |
| 8 | HOME AND AWAY | SEVEN | 468,000 |
| 9 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | SEVEN | 420,000 |
| 10 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | NINE | 398,000 |
| 11 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | SEVEN | 394,000 |
| 12 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | SEVEN | 376,000 |
| 13 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | NINE | 332,000 |
| 14 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 299,000 |
| 15 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 264,000 |
| 16 | SUNRISE | SEVEN | 258,000 |
| 17 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | NINE | 253,000 |
| 18 | 10 NEWS | TEN | 230,000 |
| 19 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 229,000 |
| 20 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | SEVEN | 220,000 |
| 21 | KICK ONS | SEVEN | 198,000 |
| 22 | TODAY | NINE | 193,000 |
| 23 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | TEN | 161,000 |

| | Sydney | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rank | Program | Ntwk | Average   
Total TV |
| 1 | 9NEWS | NINE | 232,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | SEVEN | 206,000 |
| 3 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | NINE | 173,000 |
| 4 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | NINE | 168,000 |
| 5 | HOME AND AWAY | SEVEN | 147,000 |
| 6 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 145,000 |
| 7 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 131,000 |
| 8 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | NINE | 130,000 |
| 9 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | NINE | 128,000 |
| 10 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | SEVEN | 120,000 |
| 11 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | SEVEN | 105,000 |
| 12 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | SEVEN | 84,000 |
| 13 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 80,000 |
| 14 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 78,000 |
| 15 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 73,000 |
| 16 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | NINE | 70,000 |
| 17 | TODAY | NINE | 69,000 |
| 18 | SUNRISE | SEVEN | 67,000 |
| 19 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | TEN | 60,000 |
| 20 | 10 NEWS | TEN | 58,000 |
| 23 | AMANDA & ALAN’S ITALIAN JOB-EV | ABC | 51,000 |
| 28 | RON IDDLES: THE GOOD COP | SEVEN | 42,000 |
| 29 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | SEVEN | 39,000 |
| 33 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | SEVEN | 36,000 |

| | Melbourne | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rank | Program | Ntwk | Average   
Total TV |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | SEVEN | 331,000 |
| 2 | 9NEWS | NINE | 270,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS | SEVEN | 242,000 |
| 4 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 224,000 |
| 5 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | NINE | 197,000 |
| 6 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 186,000 |
| 7 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | NINE | 156,000 |
| 8 | HOME AND AWAY | SEVEN | 121,000 |
| 9 | KICK ONS | SEVEN | 115,000 |
| 10 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | SEVEN | 113,000 |
| 11 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | SEVEN | 111,000 |
| 12 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 108,000 |
| 13 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | SEVEN | 104,000 |
| 14 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 86,000 |
| 15 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | NINE | 82,000 |
| 16 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | NINE | 71,000 |
| 17 | 10 NEWS | TEN | 69,000 |
| 18 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 62,000 |
| 19 | SUNRISE | SEVEN | 52,000 |
| 20 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | NINE | 51,000 |
| 22 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | TEN | 49,000 |
| 24 | AMANDA & ALAN’S ITALIAN JOB-EV | ABC | 46,000 |

| | Brisbane | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rank | Program | Ntwk | Average   
Total TV |
| 1 | 9NEWS | NINE | 207,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | SEVEN | 160,000 |
| 3 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | NINE | 155,000 |
| 4 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | NINE | 149,000 |
| 5 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | NINE | 124,000 |
| 6 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | NINE | 113,000 |
| 7 | HOME AND AWAY | SEVEN | 107,000 |
| 8 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | SEVEN | 93,000 |
| 9 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 86,000 |
| 10 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | SEVEN | 85,000 |
| 11 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 82,000 |
| 12 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | SEVEN | 75,000 |
| 13 | SUNRISE | SEVEN | 59,000 |
| 14 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | NINE | 59,000 |
| 15 | TODAY | NINE | 55,000 |
| 16 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 51,000 |
| 17 | 10 NEWS | TEN | 46,000 |
| 18 | TODAY -EARLY | NINE | 45,000 |
| 19 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | SEVEN | 43,000 |
| 20 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH | NINE | 38,000 |
| 21 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 38,000 |
| 23 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | SEVEN | 36,000 |
| 29 | SBS WORLD NEWS 7PM | SBS | 32,000 |
| 30 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | SEVEN | 30,000 |
| 34 | RON IDDLES: THE GOOD COP | SEVEN | 27,000 |
| 38 | AMANDA & ALAN’S ITALIAN JOB-EV | ABC | 25,000 |
| 43 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | TEN | 23,000 |

| | Adelaide | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rank | Program | Ntwk | Average   
Total TV |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | SEVEN | 102,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | SEVEN | 102,000 |
| 3 | 9NEWS | NINE | 81,000 |
| 4 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | NINE | 61,000 |
| 5 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | NINE | 55,000 |
| 6 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 52,000 |
| 7 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | SEVEN | 47,000 |
| 8 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | SEVEN | 47,000 |
| 9 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 45,000 |
| 10 | HOME AND AWAY | SEVEN | 44,000 |
| 11 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | SEVEN | 39,000 |
| 12 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | SEVEN | 39,000 |
| 13 | RBT | NINE | 38,000 |
| 14 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 35,000 |
| 15 | SUNRISE | SEVEN | 32,000 |
| 16 | EMERGENCY | NINE | 32,000 |
| 17 | 10 NEWS | TEN | 31,000 |
| 18 | KICK ONS | SEVEN | 28,000 |
| 19 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 26,000 |
| 20 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 25,000 |
| 23 | A+E AFTER DARK | NINE | 22,000 |
| 32 | AMANDA & ALAN’S ITALIAN JOB-EV | ABC | 16,000 |
| 37 | 10’S LATE NEWS | TEN | 13,000 |
| 38 | CHICAGO MED | NINE | 13,000 |
| 42 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | TEN | 12,000 |
| 55 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | NINE | 9,000 |

| | Perth | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rank | Program | Ntwk | Average   
Total TV |
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | SEVEN | 159,000 |
| 2 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTATE CANCER | SEVEN | 111,000 |
| 3 | 9NEWS | NINE | 76,000 |
| 4 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | SEVEN | 72,000 |
| 5 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 61,000 |
| 6 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | NINE | 60,000 |
| 7 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | NINE | 52,000 |
| 8 | SUNRISE | SEVEN | 49,000 |
| 9 | HOME AND AWAY | SEVEN | 49,000 |
| 10 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | SEVEN | 47,000 |
| 11 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | SEVEN | 46,000 |
| 12 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 43,000 |
| 13 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | SEVEN | 41,000 |
| 14 | KICK ONS | SEVEN | 41,000 |
| 15 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 37,000 |
| 16 | RBT | NINE | 33,000 |
| 17 | SUNRISE -EARLY | SEVEN | 30,000 |
| 18 | THE MORNING SHOW | SEVEN | 29,000 |
| 19 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | NINE | 29,000 |
| 20 | 10 NEWS | TEN | 26,000 |
| 21 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 26,000 |
| 22 | EMERGENCY | NINE | 25,000 |
| 23 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 25,000 |
| 28 | A+E AFTER DARK | NINE | 20,000 |
| 34 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | TEN | 17,000 |
| 38 | SPAIN WITH MICHAEL PORTILLO | SBS | 16,000 |
| 39 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | NINE | 14,000 |
| 40 | AMANDA & ALAN’S ITALIAN JOB-EV | ABC | 14,000 |

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Ratings aside, the placements of 10s 7:30 show in some of those states…if they are happy with that, then maybe they should look at having that 1 hour News+ on Thursdays at 7:30pm only instead.

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**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-27-august-2026/31542/16 "2026-08-28T05:39:54Z")

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> [@ekane](#):
>
> Ratings aside, the placements of 10s 7:30 show in some of those states…if they are happy with that, then maybe they should look at having that 1 hour News+ on Thursdays at 7:30pm only instead.

No point launching anything new until Thursday night footy is over for the year - which is the week after next.

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**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/thursday-27-august-2026/31542/17 "2026-09-04T01:46:57Z")

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## Total TV Consolidated 7 Days

**Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs Total People**

 

| Rank | Description | Network | Reach | Average | BVOD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTRATE CANCER | Seven | 2,494,000 | 862,000 | 196,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 2,271,000 | 1,407,000 | 193,000 |
| 3 | 9NEWS | Nine | 1,907,000 | 1,206,000 | 213,000 |
| 4 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 1,575,000 | 695,000 | 162,000 |
| 5 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 1,389,000 | 754,000 | 123,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 1,379,000 | 927,000 | 165,000 |
| 7 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 1,357,000 | 659,000 | 87,000 |
| 8 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 1,248,000 | 1,003,000 | 359,000 |
| 9 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 1,162,000 | 717,000 | 64,000 |
| 10 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 1,155,000 | 869,000 | 65,000 |
| 11 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | Seven | 1,130,000 | 975,000 | 358,000 |
| 12 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | Seven | 1,103,000 | 946,000 | 371,000 |
| 13 | SUNRISE | Seven | 1,020,000 | 456,000 | 67,000 |
| 14 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | Nine | 908,000 | 521,000 | 124,000 |
| 15 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH | Nine | 791,000 | 256,000 | 59,000 |
| 16 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 712,000 | 411,000 | 25,000 |
| 17 | TODAY | Nine | 711,000 | 288,000 | 59,000 |
| 18 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 689,000 | 354,000 | 43,000 |
| 19 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 685,000 | 372,000 | 51,000 |
| 20 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 665,000 | 268,000 | 40,000 |
| 21 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 662,000 | 470,000 | 33,000 |
| 22 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 606,000 | 228,000 | 25,000 |
| 23 | 10 NEWS | 10 | 602,000 | 304,000 | 27,000 |
| 24 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | 10 | 576,000 | 253,000 | 13,000 |
| 25 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 539,000 | 377,000 | 42,000 |
| 26 | SUNRISE -EARLY | Seven | 529,000 | 248,000 | 41,000 |
| 27 | ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM | ABC | 506,000 | 108,000 | 15,000 |
| 28 | TIPPING POINT UK -RPT | Nine | 490,000 | 256,000 | 30,000 |
| 29 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Seven | 477,000 | 199,000 | 21,000 |
| 30 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM | ABC | 457,000 | 189,000 | 11,000 |

**Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs 25-54**

 

| Rank | Description | Network | Reach | Average | BVOD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTRATE CANCER | Seven | 910,000 | 361,000 | 108,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 606,000 | 318,000 | 92,000 |
| 3 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 563,000 | 256,000 | 88,000 |
| 4 | 9NEWS | Nine | 518,000 | 310,000 | 100,000 |
| 5 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 435,000 | 357,000 | 184,000 |
| 6 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | Seven | 385,000 | 347,000 | 183,000 |
| 7 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | Seven | 378,000 | 331,000 | 188,000 |
| 8 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 369,000 | 234,000 | 79,000 |
| 9 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 328,000 | 164,000 | 54,000 |
| 10 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 327,000 | 149,000 | 40,000 |
| 11 | SUNRISE | Seven | 291,000 | 128,000 | 34,000 |
| 12 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | Nine | 283,000 | 164,000 | 65,000 |
| 13 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH | Nine | 278,000 | 105,000 | 33,000 |
| 14 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 237,000 | 138,000 | 23,000 |
| 15 | TODAY | Nine | 221,000 | 97,000 | 30,000 |
| 16 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 216,000 | 157,000 | 23,000 |
| 17 | SUNRISE -EARLY | Seven | 168,000 | 76,000 | 22,000 |
| 18 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 162,000 | 78,000 | 21,000 |
| 19 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 159,000 | 65,000 | 11,000 |
| 20 | TODAY -EARLY | Nine | 158,000 | 75,000 | 20,000 |
| 21 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 155,000 | 79,000 | 20,000 |
| 22 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | 10 | 149,000 | 62,000 | 6,000 |
| 23 | 10 NEWS | 10 | 149,000 | 72,000 | 12,000 |
| 24 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 143,000 | 80,000 | 8,000 |
| 25 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 141,000 | 82,000 | 23,000 |
| 26 | TODAY EXTRA | Nine | 136,000 | 59,000 | 18,000 |
| 27 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Seven | 135,000 | 56,000 | 11,000 |
| 28 | TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT | 10 | 132,000 | 35,000 | 2,000 |
| 29 | FRIENDS RPT | 10 | 129,000 | 24,000 | 2,000 |
| 30 | KICK ONS | Seven | 124,000 | 64,000 | 21,000 |

**Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs 16-39**

 

| Rank | Description | Network | Reach | Average | BVOD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTRATE CANCER | Seven | 454,000 | 183,000 | 71,000 |
| 2 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 258,000 | 122,000 | 51,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 244,000 | 120,000 | 46,000 |
| 4 | 9NEWS | Nine | 213,000 | 120,000 | 46,000 |
| 5 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 208,000 | 167,000 | 103,000 |
| 6 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | Seven | 182,000 | 162,000 | 103,000 |
| 7 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | Seven | 172,000 | 152,000 | 105,000 |
| 8 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 158,000 | 100,000 | 38,000 |
| 9 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | Nine | 141,000 | 78,000 | 33,000 |
| 10 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH | Nine | 128,000 | 43,000 | 18,000 |
| 11 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 123,000 | 57,000 | 20,000 |
| 12 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 122,000 | 62,000 | 25,000 |
| 13 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 95,000 | 56,000 | 10,000 |
| 14 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 82,000 | 62,000 | 10,000 |
| 15 | SUNRISE | Seven | 81,000 | 33,000 | 15,000 |
| 16 | TODAY | Nine | 75,000 | 32,000 | 13,000 |
| 17 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 64,000 | 34,000 | 4,000 |
| 18 | TODAY -EARLY | Nine | 60,000 | 29,000 | 8,000 |
| 19 | KICK ONS | Seven | 60,000 | 31,000 | 13,000 |
| 20 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 57,000 | 22,000 | 10,000 |
| 21 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | 10 | 57,000 | 21,000 | 3,000 |
| 22 | 10 NEWS | 10 | 56,000 | 25,000 | 5,000 |
| 23 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 54,000 | 18,000 | 5,000 |
| 24 | TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT | 10 | 53,000 | 14,000 | 1,000 |
| 25 | THE TRAITORS AUSTRALIA ENCORE | 10 | 52,000 | 26,000 | 0 |
| 26 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 52,000 | 31,000 | 11,000 |
| 27 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Seven | 51,000 | 18,000 | 5,000 |
| 28 | TODAY EXTRA | Nine | 50,000 | 19,000 | 8,000 |
| 29 | FRIENDS RPT | 10 | 49,000 | 9,000 | 1,000 |
| 30 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 47,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 |

**Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs Grocery Shoppers**

 

| Rank | Description | Network | Reach | Average | BVOD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTRATE CANCER | Seven | 1,887,000 | 650,000 | 152,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 1,821,000 | 1,148,000 | 156,000 |
| 3 | 9NEWS | Nine | 1,510,000 | 964,000 | 175,000 |
| 4 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 1,213,000 | 538,000 | 128,000 |
| 5 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | Nine | 1,138,000 | 623,000 | 102,000 |
| 6 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven | 1,112,000 | 545,000 | 71,000 |
| 7 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 1,109,000 | 750,000 | 136,000 |
| 8 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven | 1,001,000 | 812,000 | 290,000 |
| 9 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 974,000 | 612,000 | 56,000 |
| 10 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 961,000 | 723,000 | 57,000 |
| 11 | HOME AND AWAY EP.2 | Seven | 905,000 | 789,000 | 291,000 |
| 12 | HOME AND AWAY EP.3 | Seven | 890,000 | 775,000 | 301,000 |
| 13 | SUNRISE | Seven | 835,000 | 373,000 | 55,000 |
| 14 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH | Nine | 715,000 | 408,000 | 100,000 |
| 15 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH | Nine | 624,000 | 206,000 | 47,000 |
| 16 | HARD QUIZ S10-EV | ABC | 591,000 | 343,000 | 21,000 |
| 17 | TODAY | Nine | 585,000 | 239,000 | 49,000 |
| 18 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | Nine | 572,000 | 309,000 | 42,000 |
| 19 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven | 569,000 | 295,000 | 35,000 |
| 20 | BACK ROADS S12-EV | ABC | 559,000 | 400,000 | 29,000 |
| 21 | THE MORNING SHOW | Seven | 554,000 | 220,000 | 33,000 |
| 22 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | ABC | 514,000 | 196,000 | 22,000 |
| 23 | 10 NEWS | 10 | 484,000 | 243,000 | 22,000 |
| 24 | THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT | 10 | 478,000 | 211,000 | 11,000 |
| 25 | TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV | ABC | 460,000 | 323,000 | 37,000 |
| 26 | SUNRISE -EARLY | Seven | 434,000 | 202,000 | 34,000 |
| 27 | ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM | ABC | 419,000 | 87,000 | 13,000 |
| 28 | TIPPING POINT UK -RPT | Nine | 408,000 | 218,000 | 25,000 |
| 29 | AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Seven | 390,000 | 164,000 | 17,000 |
| 30 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM | ABC | 384,000 | 162,000 | 9,000 |

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