Thursday 30 April 2026

TV.Cynic · May 1, 2026, 1:41am

NATIONAL
	TOTAL	PEOPLE
	Total TV	TV	BVOD
SEVEN	34.3%	34.9%	32.1%
NINE	27.6%	26.5%	32.5%
10	12.4%	13.2%	9.2%
SBS	7.8%	7.6%	8.9%
ABC	17.8%	18.0%	17.2%

5 CITIES
	TOTAL	PEOPLE
	Total TV	TV	BVOD
SEVEN	33.7%	34.5%	30.4%
NINE	27.0%	25.9%	31.4%
10	13.0%	13.7%	9.8%
SBS	8.4%	7.9%	10.7%
ABC	17.9%	18.0%	17.6%

	PEOPLE	25-54
	Total TV	TV	BVOD
SEVEN	34.8%	36.3%	31.5%
NINE	30.7%	28.8%	34.9%
10	14.3%	16.1%	10.3%
SBS	5.6%	5.0%	7.2%
ABC	14.6%	13.9%	16.1%

	PEOPLE	16-39
	Total TV	TV	BVOD
SEVEN	38.1%	41.5%	32.6%
NINE	30.5%	26.4%	37.2%
10	12.1%	13.9%	9.3%
SBS	4.2%	3.5%	5.4%
ABC	15.0%	14.7%	15.6%

Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs

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

Rank	Description	Network	Reach	Average	BVOD
1	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	2,215,000	1,378,000	172,000
2	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST	Nine	2,045,000	980,000	284,000
3	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	Seven	1,994,000	768,000	117,000
4	9NEWS	Nine	1,961,000	1,218,000	214,000
5	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	1,457,000	763,000	122,000
6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	1,455,000	944,000	173,000
7	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	1,383,000	681,000	85,000
8	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	1,166,000	856,000	63,000
9	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH	Nine	1,107,000	689,000	191,000
10	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	1,090,000	802,000	233,000
11	7.30-EV	ABC	1,053,000	586,000	48,000
12	SUNRISE	Seven	1,033,000	476,000	63,000
13	GOGGLEBOX	10	901,000	477,000	37,000
14	TODAY	Nine	794,000	311,000	62,000
15	HARD QUIZ S8 RPT	ABC	711,000	392,000	23,000
16	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	687,000	347,000	52,000
17	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	662,000	335,000	42,000
18	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	654,000	239,000	25,000
19	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE GAME	Seven	646,000	301,000	49,000
20	10 NEWS	10	641,000	293,000	27,000
21	GRAND DESIGNS-EV	ABC	593,000	361,000	18,000
22	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	578,000	265,000	35,000
23	HIGHWAY PATROL (R)	Seven	564,000	332,000	49,000
24	BACK ROADS S12-EV	ABC	550,000	395,000	21,000
25	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH	Nine	534,000	318,000	94,000
26	BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT	Seven	524,000	231,000	23,000
27	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	ABC	523,000	107,000	13,000
28	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	519,000	267,000	40,000
29	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	501,000	285,000	23,000
30	TIPPING POINT UK	Nine	489,000	261,000	30,000

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

Rank	Description	Network	Reach	Average	BVOD
1	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST	Nine	802,000	420,000	166,000
2	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	Seven	720,000	304,000	63,000
3	9NEWS	Nine	568,000	325,000	105,000
4	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	560,000	322,000	83,000
5	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	424,000	250,000	89,000
6	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH	Nine	399,000	260,000	108,000
7	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	359,000	259,000	119,000
8	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	330,000	160,000	56,000
9	SUNRISE	Seven	324,000	144,000	33,000
10	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	324,000	154,000	40,000
11	TODAY	Nine	293,000	118,000	34,000
12	GOGGLEBOX	10	274,000	148,000	19,000
13	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH	Nine	234,000	159,000	56,000
14	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE GAME	Seven	218,000	112,000	26,000
15	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	204,000	79,000	11,000
16	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST MATCH	Seven	203,000	112,000	24,000
17	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	195,000	134,000	24,000
18	7.30-EV	ABC	194,000	112,000	19,000
19	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	186,000	97,000	22,000
20	10 NEWS	10	174,000	79,000	13,000
21	9NEWS LATE	Nine	168,000	99,000	32,000
22	THE CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN SHOW	10	166,000	64,000	5,000
23	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	162,000	98,000	11,000
24	TODAY -EARLY	Nine	160,000	80,000	22,000
25	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	154,000	78,000	20,000
26	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	152,000	78,000	18,000
27	THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT	10	152,000	21,000	2,000
28	HIGHWAY PATROL (R)	Seven	150,000	92,000	26,000
29	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	149,000	80,000	24,000
30	TODAY EXTRA	Nine	146,000	59,000	18,000

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

Rank	Description	Network	Reach	Average	BVOD
1	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST	Nine	404,000	207,000	105,000
2	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	Seven	371,000	150,000	40,000
3	9NEWS	Nine	240,000	132,000	52,000
4	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	222,000	128,000	41,000
5	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH	Nine	196,000	123,000	63,000
6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	164,000	106,000	46,000
7	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	160,000	121,000	66,000
8	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	141,000	62,000	20,000
9	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	129,000	66,000	28,000
10	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH	Nine	122,000	80,000	34,000
11	TODAY	Nine	116,000	42,000	15,000
12	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE GAME	Seven	110,000	55,000	15,000
13	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST MATCH	Seven	106,000	59,000	14,000
14	SUNRISE	Seven	101,000	40,000	14,000
15	GOGGLEBOX	10	99,000	55,000	8,000
16	7.30-EV	ABC	79,000	45,000	9,000
17	9NEWS LATE	Nine	78,000	47,000	19,000
18	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	77,000	26,000	5,000
19	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	73,000	53,000	11,000
20	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	69,000	30,000	10,000
21	HIGHWAY PATROL (R)	Seven	64,000	39,000	14,000
22	KICK ONS	Seven	59,000	32,000	7,000
23	TODAY EXTRA	Nine	57,000	21,000	9,000
24	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	56,000	30,000	5,000
25	10 NEWS	10	56,000	21,000	6,000
26	TODAY -EARLY	Nine	55,000	26,000	10,000
27	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	55,000	26,000	12,000
28	THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT	10	54,000	8,000	1,000
29	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	ABC	53,000	9,000	3,000
30	THE CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN SHOW	10	51,000	17,000	2,000

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

Rank	Description	Network	Reach	Average	BVOD
1	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	1,760,000	1,110,000	139,000
2	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST	Nine	1,565,000	738,000	225,000
3	9NEWS	Nine	1,559,000	981,000	175,000
4	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	Seven	1,519,000	580,000	90,000
5	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	1,181,000	623,000	100,000
6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	1,151,000	745,000	141,000
7	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	1,096,000	550,000	69,000
8	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	961,000	716,000	55,000
9	7.30-EV	ABC	875,000	493,000	42,000
10	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	873,000	644,000	190,000
11	SUNRISE	Seven	841,000	393,000	52,000
12	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH	Nine	840,000	521,000	153,000
13	GOGGLEBOX	10	728,000	389,000	31,000
14	TODAY	Nine	641,000	256,000	52,000
15	HARD QUIZ S8 RPT	ABC	585,000	327,000	21,000
16	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	566,000	285,000	43,000
17	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	541,000	202,000	22,000
18	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	536,000	273,000	35,000
19	10 NEWS	10	521,000	242,000	22,000
20	GRAND DESIGNS-EV	ABC	501,000	309,000	16,000
21	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	479,000	220,000	29,000
22	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE GAME	Seven	474,000	222,000	38,000
23	BACK ROADS S12-EV	ABC	460,000	334,000	18,000
24	HIGHWAY PATROL (R)	Seven	444,000	259,000	40,000
25	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	428,000	221,000	33,000
26	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	ABC	428,000	89,000	12,000
27	BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT	Seven	426,000	187,000	19,000
28	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	407,000	228,000	19,000
29	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH	Nine	403,000	240,000	75,000
30	TIPPING POINT UK	Nine	401,000	216,000	25,000

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TV.Cynic · May 1, 2026, 1:42am

Average audience from reordered Reach Table

Top 30 Programs

By Average	By Reach	Description	Network	Average	BVOD	Reach
1	1	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	1,378,000	172,000	2,215,000
2	4	9NEWS	Nine	1,218,000	214,000	1,961,000
3	2	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST	Nine	980,000	284,000	2,045,000
4	6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	944,000	173,000	1,455,000
5	8	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	856,000	63,000	1,166,000
6	10	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	802,000	233,000	1,090,000
7	3	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	Seven	768,000	117,000	1,994,000
8	5	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	763,000	122,000	1,457,000
9	9	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH	Nine	689,000	191,000	1,107,000
10	7	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	681,000	85,000	1,383,000
11	11	7.30-EV	ABC	586,000	48,000	1,053,000
12	13	GOGGLEBOX	10	477,000	37,000	901,000
13	12	SUNRISE	Seven	476,000	63,000	1,033,000
14	24	BACK ROADS S12-EV	ABC	395,000	21,000	550,000
15	15	HARD QUIZ S8 RPT	ABC	392,000	23,000	711,000
16	21	GRAND DESIGNS-EV	ABC	361,000	18,000	593,000
17	16	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	347,000	52,000	687,000
18	17	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	335,000	42,000	662,000
19	23	HIGHWAY PATROL (R)	Seven	332,000	49,000	564,000
20	25	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH	Nine	318,000	94,000	534,000
21	14	TODAY	Nine	311,000	62,000	794,000
22	19	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE GAME	Seven	301,000	49,000	646,000
23	20	10 NEWS	10	293,000	27,000	641,000
24	29	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	285,000	23,000	501,000
25	28	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	267,000	40,000	519,000
26	22	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	265,000	35,000	578,000
27	30	TIPPING POINT UK	Nine	261,000	30,000	489,000
28	18	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	239,000	25,000	654,000
29	26	BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT	Seven	231,000	23,000	524,000
30	27	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	ABC	107,000	13,000	523,000

Top 30 Programs 25-54

By Average	By Reach	Description	Network	Average	BVOD	Reach
1	1	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST	Nine	420,000	166,000	802,000
2	3	9NEWS	Nine	325,000	105,000	568,000
3	4	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	322,000	83,000	560,000
4	2	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	Seven	304,000	63,000	720,000
5	6	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH	Nine	260,000	108,000	399,000
6	7	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	259,000	119,000	359,000
7	5	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	250,000	89,000	424,000
8	8	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	160,000	56,000	330,000
9	13	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH	Nine	159,000	56,000	234,000
10	10	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	154,000	40,000	324,000
11	12	GOGGLEBOX	10	148,000	19,000	274,000
12	9	SUNRISE	Seven	144,000	33,000	324,000
13	17	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	134,000	24,000	195,000
14	11	TODAY	Nine	118,000	34,000	293,000
15	14	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE GAME	Seven	112,000	26,000	218,000
16	16	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST MATCH	Seven	112,000	24,000	203,000
17	18	7.30-EV	ABC	112,000	19,000	194,000
18	21	9NEWS LATE	Nine	99,000	32,000	168,000
19	23	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	98,000	11,000	162,000
20	19	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	97,000	22,000	186,000
21	28	HIGHWAY PATROL (R)	Seven	92,000	26,000	150,000
22	24	TODAY -EARLY	Nine	80,000	22,000	160,000
23	29	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	80,000	24,000	149,000
24	15	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	79,000	11,000	204,000
25	20	10 NEWS	10	79,000	13,000	174,000
26	25	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	78,000	20,000	154,000
27	26	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	78,000	18,000	152,000
28	22	THE CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN SHOW	10	64,000	5,000	166,000
29	30	TODAY EXTRA	Nine	59,000	18,000	146,000
30	27	THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT	10	21,000	2,000	152,000

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TV.Cynic · May 1, 2026, 1:43am

Nine’s coverage of the Women’s State of Origin Game One with main channel coverage along the east coast topped 900k for the third year in a row. The rating for NSW’s win was 980k and compared to last year’s first game that had 927k and the 2024 game that had 941k.

Meanwhile, Collingwood and Hawthorn played out a thrilling 93-all draw to an audience of 768k, an 8-week high for Seven. Earlier, Home And Away was again the top entertainment show of the night with 802k despite not being on the main channel in all markets.

On Seven in NRL territory, a repeat episode of Highway Patrol was at 7.30 had 332k and later, Britain’s Got Talent Audition Show 8 had 231k.

Over on 10, it was a special Fan Favourites episode with a look back at 12 years of Gogglebox had 477k, down 45k on last week’s regular episode. The Claudia Winkleman Show was back for its third airing but missed the top 30.

ABC’s 7.30 dropped out of the top 10 to 586k while Back Roads at 8pm was down 25k to just below 400k. Episode three of Grand Designs that followed edged lower to 361k. Rick Stein’s Australia premiered on SBS to 167,000.

At 6pm Seven News with 1.378m was 160k clear of Nine News, while at 5pm Tipping Point with 763k had a 80k lead over The Chase.

A Current Affair was number one at 7pm with a 90k lead of ABC News while Millionaire Hot Seat again made the top 30.

Sunrise continued to dominate at breakfast with another huge 476k audience – up 30k from the previous Thursday. Today was 150k lower with 311k while News Breakfast had 239k.

parano1a · May 1, 2026, 1:45am

That’s an unbelievable figure for Women’s Rugby, especially given the number of viewers outside NSW/QLD would have been minimal.

News727 · May 1, 2026, 1:46am

Well worth Nine’s decision to show it on the main channel in Melbourne.

Not to take away from the stunning ending of the AFL matchup, but that’s what SoO does - M or W. It rates like it’s always been.

oethesaint · May 1, 2026, 1:53am

Good figures though origin is exclusive to 9 - there’s no Fox simulcast

parano1a · May 1, 2026, 1:55am

What did it rate in Melbourne though? I’d say the scheduling decision was either contractual or Nine trying to please the NRL as I’m sure RBT would have rated better.

TV.Cynic · May 1, 2026, 1:56am

Seven scores: 7NEWS on top, AFL soars 40%, 7plus #1

Seven #1 nationally in total TV
Seven #1 in all demos
National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 46.2%
National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 46.1%
7plus: #1 in BVOD, jumps 52% year-on-year
7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.22 million
AFL Thursday Night Football: reaches 1.99 million, soars 40% year-on-year
Home and Away: #1 entertainment show in total TV, reaches 1.09 million
Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 53% more viewers than Today

Seven Network reaches 6.01 million Australians nationally. Total TV reach up 4% year-on-year.

6.00am to midnight:

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 46.2% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 44.8% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 45.1% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 46.2% share.

6.00pm to midnight:

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 46.1% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 43.5% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 45.7% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 45.9% share.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 45.4% commercial share. Reach up 52% year-on-year.

7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.22 million, national audience 1.38 million.

Up 92% year-on-year on 7plus.

Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football: National reach 1.99 million, national audience 768,000.

Second biggest audience of 2026.
Up 40% year-on-year in total TV, up 215% on 7plus.
Up 18% week-on-week in total TV, up 29% on 7plus.

The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.38 million, national audience 681,000.

Up 6% year-on-year in total TV, up 95% on 7plus.
Up 8% week-on-week in total TV.

Home and Away Thursday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.09 million, national audience 802,000.

Up 61% year-on-year on 7plus.

Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.03 million, national audience 476,000.

53% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	46.2	44.8	46.2
Nine Network	37.7	38.9	37.6
Network Ten	16.2	16.3	16.2

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	46.1	43.5	45.9
Nine Network	37.2	39.5	37.0
Network Ten	16.7	17.0	17.2

TV.Cynic · May 1, 2026, 2:04am

WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN GAME 1 SET A NEW RECORD ON BVOD, AS THE HIGHEST RATED WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE GAME IN HISTORY

9News was the No. 1 news bulletin with Total People and all key demos across 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The combined national bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.961 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.218 million . On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 214,000 was up an impressive 81.4% year-on-year.
Tipping Point Australia was the No. 1 afternoon game show with People 25-54, GS18+ and Total People across Australia. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.457 million and a Total TV National Audience of 763,000 . It recorded a BVOD audience of 122,000 , lifting the timeslot by an impressive 79.4% compared to the same day last year.
A Current Affair won the 7.00pm time slot with Total People across Australia and in Sydney,Brisbane and Adelaide. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.455 million and a Total TV National Audience of 944,000 . On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD audience of 173,000, up a massive 73.0% on the same night last year.
Women’s State of Origin was the No.1 program with People 25-54 and People 16-39 across Australia. It was also the No.1 program in Sydney with all key demographics and Total People. It easily won its time slot with all key demos and Total People across Australia and in Sydney and Brisbane. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.045 million and a Total TV National Audience of 980,000 . On 9Now, it secured a BVOD audience of 284,000 , increasing by 51.9% year-on-year.
Last night’s Women’s State of Origin set a new record on BVOD as the highest rated women’s rugby league match in history, and was up 42% on the previous highest Women’s State of Origin Game 2 in 2025
Today was the No.1 breakfast show with People 25-54 and Total People in Sydney. It also won its time slot with People 25-54 in Melbourne and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 794,000 , a Total TV National Audience of 311,000 - up 4.4% on the same morning last year. It also registered a BVOD audience of 62,000 - up 51.2% year-on-year.
9Now recorded the No.1 shares across the CFTA BVOD platform across Australia on Thursday with People 16-39.

Marco_Polo · May 1, 2026, 2:05am

These figures are coming from the northern states. 9 could have aired anything in melbourne, and it would have rated more than women’s origin in melbourne.

TV.Cynic · May 1, 2026, 2:14am

Ranking by average audience

Top 30 Programs

Rank	Program	Ntwk	Average Total TV	Average Broadcast	Average BVOD
1	SEVEN NEWS	SEVEN	1,378,000	1,206,000	172,000
2	9NEWS	NINE	1,218,000	1,004,000	214,000
3	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST	NINE	980,000	695,000	284,000
4	A CURRENT AFFAIR	NINE	944,000	771,000	173,000
5	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	856,000	793,000	63,000
6	HOME AND AWAY	SEVEN	802,000	568,000	233,000
7	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	SEVEN	768,000	651,000	117,000
8	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	NINE	763,000	642,000	122,000
9	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH	NINE	689,000	498,000	191,000
10	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	SEVEN	681,000	596,000	85,000
11	7.30-EV	ABC	586,000	538,000	48,000
12	GOGGLEBOX	TEN	477,000	439,000	37,000
13	SUNRISE	SEVEN	476,000	413,000	63,000
14	BACK ROADS S12-EV	ABC	395,000	374,000	21,000
15	HARD QUIZ S8 RPT	ABC	392,000	368,000	23,000
16	GRAND DESIGNS-EV	ABC	361,000	342,000	18,000
17	9NEWS AFTERNOON	NINE	347,000	296,000	52,000
18	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	SEVEN	335,000	293,000	42,000
19	HIGHWAY PATROL (R)	SEVEN	332,000	283,000	49,000
20	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH	NINE	318,000	224,000	94,000
21	TODAY	NINE	311,000	249,000	62,000
22	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE GAME	SEVEN	301,000	252,000	49,000
23	10 NEWS	TEN	293,000	266,000	27,000
24	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	TEN	285,000	262,000	23,000
25	MOTORWAY PATROL	SEVEN	282,000	248,000	34,000
26	SUNRISE -EARLY	SEVEN	267,000	227,000	40,000
27	THE MORNING SHOW	SEVEN	265,000	230,000	35,000
28	TIPPING POINT UK	NINE	261,000	231,000	30,000
29	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - POST MAT…	SEVEN	259,000	216,000	43,000
30	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	239,000	214,000	25,000

Top 30 Programs 25-54

Rank	Program	Ntwk	Average Total TV	Average Broadcast	Average BVOD
1	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST	NINE	420,000	254,000	166,000
2	9NEWS	NINE	325,000	220,000	105,000
3	SEVEN NEWS	SEVEN	322,000	239,000	83,000
4	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	SEVEN	304,000	241,000	63,000
5	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH	NINE	260,000	152,000	108,000
6	HOME AND AWAY	SEVEN	259,000	140,000	119,000
7	A CURRENT AFFAIR	NINE	250,000	161,000	89,000
8	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	NINE	160,000	104,000	56,000
9	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH	NINE	159,000	103,000	56,000
10	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	SEVEN	154,000	114,000	40,000
11	GOGGLEBOX	TEN	148,000	129,000	19,000
12	SUNRISE	SEVEN	144,000	111,000	33,000
13	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	134,000	110,000	24,000
14	TODAY	NINE	118,000	85,000	34,000
15	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE GAME	SEVEN	112,000	85,000	26,000
16	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - POST MAT…	SEVEN	112,000	89,000	24,000
17	7.30-EV	ABC	112,000	93,000	19,000
18	9NEWS LATE	NINE	99,000	66,000	32,000
19	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	TEN	98,000	87,000	11,000
20	SUNRISE -EARLY	SEVEN	97,000	76,000	22,000
21	HIGHWAY PATROL (R)	SEVEN	92,000	66,000	26,000
22	TODAY -EARLY	NINE	80,000	58,000	22,000
23	9NEWS AFTERNOON	NINE	80,000	56,000	24,000
24	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	79,000	68,000	11,000
25	10 NEWS	TEN	79,000	66,000	13,000
26	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	SEVEN	78,000	57,000	20,000
27	THE MORNING SHOW	SEVEN	78,000	60,000	18,000
28	MOTORWAY PATROL	SEVEN	75,000	57,000	18,000
29	10 NEWS+	TEN	68,000	58,000	10,000
30	HARD QUIZ S8 RPT	ABC	68,000	59,000	8,000

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TV.Cynic · May 1, 2026, 2:15am

In Melbourne AFL was number one program with 309,000. Women’s SOO ranked 30th with 36,000.

Full details later

TV.Cynic · May 1, 2026, 2:22am

Outside the top 30 included

Program	Ntwk	Average Total TV
THE CHASE-UK	SEVEN	232,000
9NEWS LATE	NINE	215,000
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	TEN	214,000
SEVEN’S NATIONAL NEWS AT NOON	SEVEN	196,000
TODAY -EARLY	NINE	193,000
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM	ABC	192,000
DEAL OR NO DEAL RPT	TEN	190,000
10 NEWS+	TEN	175,000
RICK STEIN’S AUSTRALIA	SBS	167,000
ABC NEWS AT NOON-PM	ABC	166,000
THE CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN SHOW	TEN	162,000
TODAY EXTRA	NINE	156,000
RBT	NINE	139,000
UNBELIEVABLE MOMENTS CAUGHT ON CAMERA (R)	SEVEN	118,000

Marco_Polo · May 1, 2026, 2:30am

Nine only has themselves to blame here. The more they air NRL, the more viewers they will lose to 7. I get airing storm games, because all local teams should be prioritised. But women’s state of origin has 0 interest for southern viewers and old repeats of anything would have tripled those figures. I remember Nine aired a few games on the main channel in melbourne earlier this season, but dumped it due to disastrous ratings. Maybe they should do the same here

Radiohead · May 1, 2026, 2:34am

It’d be a contractual thing, for Nine to air it on the main channel even though it rates lowly in Melbourne… might still pull in some reasonable ad $$$ for it from gambling though (SEN style).

JBar · May 1, 2026, 2:39am

Ouch! Not good.

Monty1089 · May 1, 2026, 2:41am

Airing the women’s state of origin in the non traditional states is a good thing. It promotes the games even if there aren’t many people watching. You may get some casual viewers who may decide to keep watching. There is games 2 and 3 to come so it might help drive up those ratings too.

Marco_Polo · May 1, 2026, 2:44am

It’s good for the NRL. But it isn’t for Channel 9. You’re basically giving up the entire Melbourne audience for the night, and Melbourne has always been a strong market for 9. I’m sure maybe there is a contract stipulation involved here, but I think it’s more about 9 staying on the NRL’s good side considering they need the TV ratings. Either way, the overall ratings are fantastic though, and credit to the NRL for making the origin an entity - something that almost feels seperate from the NRL itself.

TV.Cynic · May 1, 2026, 2:45am

5 cities

Nine News’ winning margin was down to 3,000 on Thursday with Sydney and Melbourne closer than usual.

Tipping Point still had a good lead of +100,000 again winning all cities.

Sunrise had one of its best days of the year, especially considering there were no major news stories. winning all markets.

	5 City	Syd	Mel	Bri	Ade	Per
Seven News	869,000	199,000	269,000	163,000	103,000	134,000
Nine News	872,000	216,000	275,000	225,000	75,000	80,000
10 News	208,000	57,000	66,000	37,000	26,000	22,000
ABC News	554,000	156,000	187,000	89,000	53,000	69,000

	5 City	Syd	Mel	Bri	Ade	Per
Chase Aus	396,000	100,000	130,000	71,000	41,000	53,000
Tipping Aus	519,000	124,000	152,000	137,000	45,000	62,000

Afternoon news battle continues to be closer than usual.

	5 City	Syd	Mel	Bri	Ade	Per
Sunrise	267,000	71,000	53,000	67,000	25,000	50,000
Today	197,000	57,000	51,000	60,000	13,000	15,000
News Breakf	138,000	43,000	41,000	30,000	13,000	12,000

	5 City	Syd	Mel	Bri	Ade	Per
7 at 4	204,000	46,000	55,000	29,000	28,000	45,000
9 Afternoon	222,000	59,000	60,000	62,000	20,000	21,000

TV.Cynic · May 1, 2026, 2:51am

Market shares

	Seven	Nine
Syd	21.7	34.6
Mel	45.2	17.0
Bri	24.6	39.4
Ade	41.1	18.4
Per	39.4	22.5

Metro top 30

	5 Cities
Rank	Program	Ntwk	Average Total TV
1	9NEWS	NINE	872,000
2	SEVEN NEWS	SEVEN	869,000
3	A CURRENT AFFAIR	NINE	610,000
4	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	554,000
5	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST	NINE	550,000
6	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	SEVEN	531,000
7	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	NINE	519,000
8	HOME AND AWAY	SEVEN	478,000
9	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	SEVEN	396,000
10	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH	NINE	385,000
11	7.30-EV	ABC	380,000
12	GOGGLEBOX	TEN	346,000
13	SUNRISE	SEVEN	267,000
14	HARD QUIZ S8 RPT	ABC	237,000
15	BACK ROADS S12-EV	ABC	232,000
16	GRAND DESIGNS-EV	ABC	226,000
17	9NEWS AFTERNOON	NINE	222,000
18	10 NEWS	TEN	208,000
19	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	SEVEN	204,000
20	TODAY	NINE	197,000
21	HIGHWAY PATROL (R)	SEVEN	197,000
22	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	TEN	193,000
23	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE GAME	SEVEN	176,000
24	SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - POST MATCH	SEVEN	172,000
25	MOTORWAY PATROL	SEVEN	171,000
26	WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH	NINE	168,000
27	TIPPING POINT UK	NINE	160,000
28	SUNRISE -EARLY	SEVEN	155,000
29	SBS WORLD NEWS	SBS	149,000
30	THE MORNING SHOW	SEVEN	143,000