Tuesday 1 September 2020

TV Ratings Archive Ratings Archive - 2020
#1

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

Network
ABC
13.2%
13.6%
13.8%
ABCKidsCOM
2.2%
2.3%
2.6%
ABCMe
0.4%
0.5%
0.5%
ABCNews
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
ABC TTL

17.0%

17.5%
17.9%
Seven
16.8%
16.5%
16.4%
7Two
3.1%
3.2%
3.2%
7Mate
6.0%
5.7%
5.6%
7Flix
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
Seven TTL

28.0%

27.3%
27.1%
Nine
18.1%
18.7%
18.8%
9GO!
3.2%
3.1%
3.0%
9GEM
2.4%
2.5%
2.4%
9Life
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
9Rush
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
Nine TTL

27.3%

27.7%
27.7%
10
12.5%
12.5%
12.3%
10 Bold
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
10 Peach
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
Ten TTL

18.4%

18.2%
18.0%
SBS
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
Viceland
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
Food
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
NITV
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
World Movies
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
SBS TTL

9.4%

9.3%
9.3%

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven
1,026,000
248,000
338,000
194,000
105,000
141,000
2 NINE NEWS Nine
971,000
293,000
354,000
203,000
46,000
75,000
3 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
946,000
305,000
323,000
195,000
48,000
74,000
4 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
942,000
223,000
327,000
196,000
83,000
114,000
5 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES - REVEAL 10
797,000
225,000
283,000
144,000
67,000
78,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine
732,000
225,000
247,000
167,000
46,000
48,000
7 ABC NEWS-EV ABC
721,000
202,000
252,000
107,000
64,000
95,000
8 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine
692,000
171,000
261,000
147,000
56,000
57,000
9 ANH'S BRUSH WITH FAME-EV ABC
682,000
189,000
235,000
139,000
66,000
53,000
10 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES 10
681,000
188,000
246,000
123,000
69,000
54,000
11 FURTHER BACK IN TIME FOR DINNER-EV ABC
582,000
161,000
228,000
74,000
63,000
56,000
12 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven
566,000
141,000
187,000
111,000
57,000
70,000
13 7.30-EV ABC
565,000
163,000
201,000
98,000
56,000
48,000
14 HOME AND AWAY Seven
552,000
150,000
172,000
119,000
45,000
65,000
15 THE PROJECT 7PM 10
532,000
118,000
200,000
128,000
31,000
54,000
16 HOT SEAT Nine
503,000
145,000
171,000
134,000
18,000
35,000
17 HALIFAX: RETRIBUTION Nine
479,000
117,000
192,000
79,000
49,000
43,000
18 PLATE OF ORIGIN - TUE Seven
419,000
116,000
129,000
72,000
55,000
45,000
19 10 NEWS FIRST 10
366,000
106,000
102,000
73,000
31,000
54,000
20 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM Seven
344,000
83,000
118,000
63,000
32,000
49,000

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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 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES - REVEAL 10
422,000
114,000
156,000
80,000
31,000
41,000
2 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES 10
368,000
94,000
144,000
68,000
30,000
32,000
3 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine
340,000
91,000
117,000
81,000
27,000
24,000
4 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
304,000
104,000
99,000
65,000
14,000
22,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine
294,000
94,000
106,000
57,000
11,000
25,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES - REVEAL 10
377,000
107,000
147,000
62,000
27,000
34,000
2 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES 10
337,000
87,000
138,000
56,000
29,000
26,000
3 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine
297,000
74,000
106,000
69,000
25,000
24,000
4 THE PROJECT 7PM 10
271,000
63,000
118,000
53,000
14,000
23,000
5 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
242,000
86,000
75,000
51,000
10,000
21,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES - REVEAL 10
205,000
52,000
88,000
29,000
16,000
20,000
2 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES 10
192,000
44,000
86,000
27,000
19,000
15,000
3 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine
174,000
34,000
68,000
42,000
16,000
14,000
4 THE PROJECT 7PM 10
148,000
37,000
70,000
23,000
10,000
9,000
5 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
122,000
50,000
33,000
21,000
5,000
13,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN'S AFL: TUESDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 7mate
200,000
0
0
0
74,000
126,000
2 BLUEY-AM ABC K/C
172,000
26,000
60,000
34,000
26,000
26,000
3 NCIS RPT 10 Bold
171,000
35,000
48,000
41,000
18,000
29,000
4 AUSSIE SALVAGE SQUAD-PM 7mate
163,000
40,000
38,000
26,000
21,000
38,000
5 PEPPA PIG-AM ABC K/C
137,000
17,000
47,000
34,000
20,000
19,000
6 PETER RABBIT-PM ABC K/C
136,000
32,000
54,000
15,000
27,000
8,000
7 HIGHWAY PATROL-PM 7mate
134,000
30,000
29,000
34,000
41,000
0
8 PEPPA PIG-PM ABC K/C
132,000
29,000
56,000
9,000
29,000
8,000
9 OCTONAUTS-PM ABC K/C
128,000
24,000
56,000
16,000
21,000
11,000
10 BLUEY-EV ABC K/C
128,000
27,000
41,000
26,000
18,000
16,000
11 NODDY TOYLAND DETECTIVE-PM ABC K/C
126,000
25,000
49,000
15,000
26,000
12,000
12 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER -EV 9GO!
125,000
40,000
31,000
22,000
16,000
16,000
13 HIGHWAY PATROL-EP.2 PM 7mate
121,000
33,000
36,000
35,000
17,000
0
14 CSI: MIAMI RPT 10 Bold
121,000
36,000
29,000
18,000
12,000
25,000
15 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
119,000
30,000
33,000
27,000
18,000
11,000
16 FIREMAN SAM-AM ABC K/C
113,000
15,000
41,000
26,000
16,000
15,000
17 FLOOGALS-AM ABC K/C
113,000
24,000
34,000
26,000
18,000
10,000
18 SCHOOL OF ROARS-EV ABC K/C
112,000
28,000
30,000
26,000
17,000
11,000
19 RUSTY RIVETS-EV ABC K/C
110,000
34,000
28,000
23,000
16,000
9,000
20 LOVE MONSTER-EV ABC K/C
109,000
17,000
36,000
22,000
19,000
15,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 AUSSIE SALVAGE SQUAD-PM 7mate
79,000
14,000
25,000
12,000
11,000
17,000
2 SEVEN'S AFL: TUESDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 7mate
67,000
0
0
0
24,000
43,000
3 M- BAD NEIGHBOURS-PM 7flix
58,000
17,000
18,000
11,000
4,000
7,000
4 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
56,000
14,000
19,000
12,000
6,000
5,000
5 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER -EV 9GO!
54,000
17,000
16,000
8,000
8,000
5,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 AUSSIE SALVAGE SQUAD-PM 7mate
74,000
15,000
19,000
10,000
11,000
19,000
2 SEVEN'S AFL: TUESDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 7mate
58,000
0
0
0
22,000
36,000
3 M- BAD NEIGHBOURS-PM 7flix
54,000
17,000
17,000
11,000
3,000
7,000
4 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
53,000
13,000
17,000
13,000
6,000
5,000
5 SEINFELD EP 2 RPT 10 Peach
52,000
18,000
14,000
10,000
8,000
3,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 M- BAD NEIGHBOURS-PM 7flix
40,000
10,000
14,000
10,000
2,000
4,000
2 AUSSIE SALVAGE SQUAD-PM 7mate
38,000
9,000
6,000
7,000
3,000
11,000
3 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
33,000
9,000
8,000
8,000
3,000
4,000
4 SEVEN'S AFL: TUESDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 7mate
31,000
0
0
0
14,000
17,000
5 THE SIMPSONS-EP.2 PM (R) 7flix
30,000
5,000
20,000
1,000
2,000
3,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - Total People

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: AFL WEST COAST V ESSENDON FOX FOOTY
231,000
2 LIVE: AFL HAWTHORN V ADELAIDE FOX FOOTY
192,000
3 PAUL MURRAY LIVE Sky News Live
78,000
4 ALAN JONES Sky News Live
69,000
5 THE BOLT REPORT Sky News Live
59,000
6 WENTWORTH FOX SHOWCASE
56,000
7 PML LATER Sky News Live
49,000
8 CREDLIN Sky News Live
49,000
9 LIVE: AFL POST GAME FOX FOOTY
45,000
10 LIVE: NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
38,000
11 LIVE: AFL TONIGHT FOX FOOTY
34,000
12 THE KENNY REPORT Sky News Live
33,000
13 THE BIG BANG THEORY FOX Funny
30,000
14 LIVE: THE BACK PAGE FOX SPORTS 503
29,000
15 ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY Lifestyle Channel
29,000
16 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN FOX Arena
29,000
17 ESCAPE TO THE CHATEAU: DIY Lifestyle Channel
29,000
18 THE BIG BANG THEORY FOX Funny
27,000
19 GENERAL: CHEWING THE FAT FOX FOOTY
27,000
20 ABBY HATCHER Nick Jr.
26,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 25-54

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: AFL WEST COAST V ESSENDON FOX FOOTY
98,000
2 LIVE: AFL HAWTHORN V ADELAIDE FOX FOOTY
77,000
3 WENTWORTH FOX SHOWCASE
28,000
4 LIVE: AFL POST GAME FOX FOOTY
23,000
5 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN FOX Arena
21,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 18-49

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: AFL WEST COAST V ESSENDON FOX FOOTY
96,000
2 LIVE: AFL HAWTHORN V ADELAIDE FOX FOOTY
70,000
3 WENTWORTH FOX SHOWCASE
30,000
4 LIVE: AFL POST GAME FOX FOOTY
24,000
5 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN FOX Arena
19,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - 16-39

Rank Program Network National
1 LIVE: AFL WEST COAST V ESSENDON FOX FOOTY
59,000
2 LIVE: AFL HAWTHORN V ADELAIDE FOX FOOTY
42,000
3 LIVE: AFL POST GAME FOX FOOTY
15,000
4 WENTWORTH FOX SHOWCASE
13,000
5 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN FOX Arena
8,000

Data © OzTAM Pty Limited 2020. 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).

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#2

Nine’s main channel was number one overnight but AFL on 7Mate in Adelaide and Perth helped lift Seven’s network share to number one. Nine won along the east coast with Seven number one in Adelaide and Perth. 7Mate ranked first in Perth out of all channels and 4th in Adelaide.

In 25-54 Nine was first with 10 second. In 16-39 10 was first with Seven second.

The AFL skewed the results of most shows by ranking 3rd in Adelaide and 2nd in Perth. The Masked Singer held onto its position as the number on reality program down about 20,000 across its timeslot from the previous week while The Block had less than 700,000 viewers. That is the lowest rating for an episode since 2014 when Nine ran “The Block Unlocked” episodes across the season.

Plate of Origin lost another 90,000 viewers with 419,000. That compares to the 3rd episode of MKR that had 401,000 this year. Halifax Retribution also saw its audience drop - down 65,000 from debut.

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#3

Ouch for Seven
 that pretty much confirms that POO won’t be returning next year. I guess Big Brother and Farmer both did well, so there had to be 1 show that didn’t fire up for them.

Also lowest ratings for The Block in a long time - any reason why? From what I remember, it was also competing with The Masked Singer last year and still managed to do okay.

So far we’ve had Between Two Worlds disappoint for Seven and Halifax is doing mediocre for Nine - it’s fair to say that dramas don’t do very well on FTV.
Although looking at Halifax’s numbers, mid/high-400ks isn’t too bad.

#4

Anh’s Brush with Fame went up from last Tuesday, while Further Back in Time for Dinner had a solid start, compared with 614,000 for the debut of Back in Time for Dinner in May 2018.

Even though the ratings decline for Plate of Origin is worrying, Seven will keep the show in the 7.30pm timeslot as it only runs for three weeks. It can also recoup production costs from overseas sales knowing Matt Preston and Gary Mehigan are hugely popular in India and Britain.

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#5

Having AFL on in 2 markets makes conclusions difficult.

Worth noting that The Block was 10th in Sydney which is usually Nine’s best market.

P.O.O. also suffered because Seven’s best market had AFL - it was 20th in Perth. So potential for the show to come back a bit on Sunday.

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#6

Don’t just pick on drama it looks like low ratings for everything in prime time on FTA. If these are the ratings for the first day of spring, imagine what it’s going to be like in summer.

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#7

That might be true for Halifax, considering The Block isn’t giving them a solid platform to build off from, but Between Two Worlds had a lot going for it - plenty of marketing, the trailers built anticipation, Farmer was consistently rating in the 900k’s and yet it still failed to fire, not to mention the audience kept dropping off each week.

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#8

Block numbers very poor. I wonder why it is not resonating with people this year?

#9

Maybe the restrictive rules for historic house designs but more likely fatigue. Every show has a tipping point and maybe viewers have had enough.

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#10

Potentially Scotty Cam?? His reputation took quite a hit this year, but that probably wouldn’t deter fans of The Block from watching. I’ve never been an avid viewer of the show, but how similar/different is this year to previous seasons? It just seems like the same old format every year

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#11

In this context, I do hope that POO doesn’t seem that tragic in its ratings. I really hope it will return next year as this show has the potential to showcase all the cuisines from different countries around the world. P.S. Sorry to sound like a fan boy :slight_smile:

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#12

Nine wouldn’t want The Block to drop even more.

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#13

Again all shows are down. If you look at the actual share its getting compared to last year it’s only a small drop.

Also with Farmer, only the launch had 900k leading into BTW, the next episode was in the 700’s then the rest were in the 800’s (or lower on Mondays) but BTW was moved by then anyway. Still a big drop off however.

#14

Outside the top 20 included:

21 10 THE PROJECT 6.30PM
22 Seven INSIDE THE CROWN: SECRETS OF THE ROYALS
23 Nine HOT SEAT -5PM
25 SBS GREAT ASIAN RAILWAY JOURNEYS
26 10 10 NEWS FIRST 6PM
28 ABC THE GREAT ACCELERATION-LE
30 10 MISS CONGENIALITY 2: ARMED AND FABULOUS - Did better than last week’s retro movie
31 Nine BLUFF CITY LAW - New series debut was (unsurprisingly) a dud
36 ABC THE DRUM-EV
37 Nine TIPPING POINT
45 SBS INSIGHT
47 Seven THE LATEST: SEVEN NEWS
57 Nine NINE NEWS: LATE EDITION -TUE
61 SBS 2020 TOUR DE FRANCE: STAGE 4 LIVE

From Nine

The Block continues to win 7.30pm timeslot

  • The Block wins 7.30pm timeslot
  • ACA wins 7pm timeslot
  • Nine Network wins Tuesday with People 25-54

THE BLOCK

  • Timeslot winner across the 5 City and in Melbourne and Brisbane.
  • No. 1 live streamed program yesterday, across all broadcasters.

9NEWS

  • No. 1 & No. 2 programs along combines East Coast capitals.
  • No. 1 & No. 2 programs in Sydney .
  • No. 1 program in Melbourne .
  • No. 1 & No. 3 programs in Brisbane .

A CURRENT AFFAIR

  • Timeslot winner across the 5 City and in Sydney and Brisbane.

From 10

Network 10:

  • #1 network in under 50s, 16 to 39s and 18 to 49s, #2 in 25 to 54s.

The Masked Singer - Reveal:

  • #1 entertainment show.
  • #1 in under 50s and all key age groups.
  • #1 across its timeslot.
  • #1 across its timeslot in under 50s and all key age groups.
  • #1 entertainment show on social media.

The Masked Singer:

  • #2 in under 50s and all key age groups.
  • #1 across its timeslot in under 50s and all key age groups.

The Project 7pm:

  • #1 across its timeslot in under 50s and all key age groups.

10 News First:

  • #1 across its timeslot in under 50s and all key age groups.
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#15

I don’t watch the show. But, those billboard/bus stop ads with Scott Cam in the outfits through the decades are just tacky and cheap AF

#16

It’s a shame that Warburton will probably use POO’s disappointing figures to argue original productions don’t succeed when in truth the problem with the show is how it looks and feels almost identical to MKR

It seemed like for a while that The Block was like Survivor in that while the format is relatively similar each year, the change in location meant viewers kept on coming back. Perhaps this is the year viewers have decided to switch off

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#17

I think the biggest problem with BTW is that the show was underwhelming. There’s probably numerous factors that contributed to the low ratings (viewership overall is declining on FTV, small platform leading into BTW, etc.) but just looking at social media on the premiere night, the consensus was that the show didn’t match the hype.

Perhaps if we have a good quality drama we’ll see better ratings on FTV, but judging from BTW and Halifax you can understand why TV networks are leaning towards creating reality shows rather than dramas.

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#18

True that.

Re: original formats. I would like to see Seven create new formats but they need to be formats which are compelling enough for viewers to tune in. Nine did it with The Block many years ago and it’s still doing alright whilst Seven tried with so many dud formats (Zumbo, Super Switch, Proposal, Back with the Ex, Single Wives) and they never fired. They need to create a quality format if they want original formats to succeed.

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#19

You’re exactly right - there’s an article in the Herald Sun quoting one of Seven’s directors saying they poached The Voice because it was ‘guaranteed content during the COVID pandemic’. I’m guessing he means it can be produced under COVID restrictions and also rate well, whilst Seven’s original productions like MKR, House Rules, POO will probably be axed.

#20

While Nine will no doubt find it spine chilling that Anh’s Brush With Fame on the ABC got more viewers in Sydney, it’s good to see The Block on the decline. Hopefully this year will (finally) be the last for this product placement fest - talk about an insult on the intelligence of viewers!

Far more promising for the network is that the studio move-related temporary set change has had no negative affects on the ratings for Nine News Sydney, if anything the opposite with Seven lagging 48-82k behind last night.

I’d imagine that a far more high profile subject in Jack Thompson would’ve helped, although I wouldn’t entirely rule out the possibility that a few decided to tune in after last week’s Gogglebox review regardless of who Anh was painting a portrait of.

It’s still tragic for FTA though considering that we’re still in a pandemic with limited outside entertainment options likely (particularly in our most populated cities) for some months to come.

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