The MasterChef Back to Win season finished with a 2-hour Grand Final that averaged 784k. That was a season high but was down on the 2024 season final that had 985k though against a lot less competition. The overnight average for the season was 625k over the 60 episodes while the 2024 season averaged 658k across 50 episodes. The Grand Final helped 10 to its best Tuesday share of the year.
The final impacted the competition with The Block slipping below one million for the first time this season, down 110k from last Tuesday to 961k. That was ahead of The Voice Blind Auditions, Pt. 3 that had 812k, down 50k from Monday.
Foreign Correspondent on ABC was down 150k week-on-week as well as Dr Ann’s Secret Lives looked at Dugongs and slipped 50k to 348k.
Later, Paramedics Season 6 on Nine dropped 65k while Boyzone: Life, Death And Boybands on Seven was slightly lower on 419k. The Cheap Seats featuring Nath Valvo started at 9.30pm for a rating of 403k, a season low and 100k off its recent results. Below Deck Down Under’s one off episode managed just 130k for Seven.
Over on SBS, Great Continental Railway Journeys had 181k at 7.30 while Insight later was just over 200k.
Seven News won at 6pm by 40k, Tipping Point at 5pm by 140k while A Current Affair was +100k ahead of the competition at 7pm. Deal Or No Deal made the top 30 at 7pm but was down 100k from last week for 10 as 10 News+ continued its downward spiral to just 120k its lowest Tuesday result so far.
The Block was Australia’s No. 1 program with People 25-54 and 16-39. It was also a dominant timeslot winner across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Total People. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.711 million and a Total TV National Audience of 961,000. It recorded a BVOD Audience of 175,000 - up 18.4% year-on-year.
9News was the No. 1 program across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Total People. The combined national bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.137 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.368 million. On 9Now, it secured a BVOD Audience of 141,000 - up 34.3% year-on-year.
A Current Affair was a timeslot winner across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide with Total People. It had a National Total TV Reach of 1.705 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.082 million. On 9Now, it registered a BVOD Audience of 114,000 - up 29.5% year-on-year.
Tipping Point Australia was the No.1 afternoon game show across Australia and in all five metro capitals. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.520 million and a Total TV National Audience of 793,000 - up 12.0% year-on-year. On 9Now its BVOD Audience of 81,000 - up 47.3% year-on-year.
Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People in Sydney and Melbourne. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 761,000, a Total TV National Audience of 306,000. On 9Now its BVOD audience was 45,000 - up 9.8% year-on-year.
The 9Network was the No.1 network on Tuesday across the 5 City Metro with all key demos and Total People.
9Now was the No.1 CFTA BVOD platform on Tuesday with key demos People 25-54 and 16-39.
Seven #1 nationally in total TV National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 39.5% National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 38.2% 7plus: #1 in BOVD, up 25.9% year-on-year 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.18 million The Voice: reaches 1.55 million Home and Away: #1 drama, reaches 1.37 million The Chase Australia: reaches 1.36 million Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 29% more viewers than Today
Seven Network reaches 5.48 million Australians nationally. 7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 41.37% share, reach up 25.9% year-on-year.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 39.5% share (6.00am to midnight).
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 38.2% share (6.00pm to midnight).
Seven Network: #1 nationally in grocery shoppers with a 39.5% share (6.00am to midnight).
Seven Network: #1 nationally in grocery shoppers with a 38.1% share (6.00pm to midnight).
7NEWS Tuesday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. #1 program in total TV. National reach 2.18 million, national audience 1.41 million. The Voice Tuesday: National reach 1.55 million, national audience 812,000. Home and Away Tuesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.37 million, national audience 933,000. The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.36 million, national audience 663,000. Up on previous week. Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 940,000, national audience 396,000. 29% more viewers than Today. Boyzone: Life, Death and Boybands : National reach 929,000, national audience 419,000.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight
Network
All people
25 to 54s
Grocery shoppers
Seven Network
39.5
35.2
39.5
Nine Network
39.2
40.5
39.4
Network Ten
21.3
24.3
21.1
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00pm to midnight
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win - Grand Finale Serves Up Biggest Total Audience Of The Season. MasterChef Australia: Back To Win – Grand Finale reached 1.4 million Australians, served up its biggest total audience of the season (up 26% vs. its season average), and was #1 in its timeslot.
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win – Grand Finale:
Reached 1.4 million total national viewers.
Biggest total audience of the season.
Total audience up 26% vs. season average.
#1 in its timeslot.
Season-to-date:
Reached 10.9 million total national viewers.
10’s #1 show on BVOD during its run.
444 million minutes viewed on demand, up 12% vs. 2024.
7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 5 August):
Reached 1.2 million total national viewers.
The Cheap Seats:
Reached 888,000 million total national viewers.
#1 in its timeslot.
Season-to-date:
Reaching 6.6 million total national viewers.
National total audience, up 8% vs. 2024.
Biggest ever streaming audience, up 17% vs. 2024.
#1 in timeslot in total people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 5 August):
Reached 1.1 million total national viewers.
Network 10 Last Night:
10’s national total TV audience was up 11% vs. same night last year and the streaming audience was up 48%.
Metro showing a much more fun competition between the networks. Regional and BVOD leave 10 lagging behind (and yes 6pm shows and constant encores dont help)