Tuesday 17 February 2026

TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 12:46am

NATIONAL
	TOTAL	PEOPLE
	Total TV	TV	BVOD
SEVEN	22.9%	23.8%	19.5%
NINE	44.1%	42.0%	52.3%
10	11.2%	12.0%	8.3%
SBS	6.1%	5.8%	7.1%
ABC	15.6%	16.4%	12.8%

5 CITIES
	TOTAL	PEOPLE
	Total TV	TV	BVOD
SEVEN	20.4%	21.5%	16.8%
NINE	46.9%	45.0%	53.9%
10	11.2%	12.1%	8.2%
SBS	6.2%	5.6%	8.3%
ABC	15.2%	15.8%	12.9%

Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs

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

Rank	Description	Network	Reach	Average	BVOD
1	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -TUE	Nine	3,023,000	1,820,000	629,000
2	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT SESSION 2	Nine	2,772,000	947,000	166,000
3	9NEWS	Nine	2,135,000	1,321,000	189,000
4	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	2,059,000	1,331,000	152,000
5	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	1,863,000	537,000	65,000
6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	1,805,000	1,147,000	186,000
7	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	1,498,000	747,000	99,000
8	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT	Nine	1,283,000	473,000	78,000
9	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	1,281,000	901,000	222,000
10	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE	Nine	1,254,000	471,000	82,000
11	7.30-EV	ABC	1,244,000	759,000	56,000
12	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	1,235,000	934,000	62,000
13	I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! TUE	10	938,000	513,000	76,000
14	SUNRISE	Seven	932,000	423,000	55,000
15	TODAY	Nine	915,000	329,000	58,000
16	WINTER OLYMPICS 2024 D9 -LATE HIGHLIGHTS -GEM	Nine	802,000	144,000	24,000
17	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	731,000	376,000	47,000
18	DR KARL’S HOW THINGS WORK-EV	ABC	677,000	470,000	22,000
19	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D10 -MILANO CORTINA ENCORE	Nine	672,000	201,000	38,000
20	DOC	Seven	665,000	288,000	31,000
21	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON -ENCORE	Nine	644,000	277,000	23,000
22	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	639,000	313,000	36,000
23	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	623,000	326,000	18,000
24	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	614,000	217,000	22,000
25	TIPPING POINT UK	Nine	589,000	299,000	31,000
26	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE EXTENDED	Nine	574,000	169,000	34,000
27	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	567,000	248,000	34,000
28	10 NEWS	10	547,000	273,000	22,000
29	MISSION TO SPACE WITH FRANCIS BOURGEOIS-EV	ABC	514,000	216,000	11,000
30	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	ABC	509,000	107,000	12,000

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

Rank	Description	Network	Reach	Average	BVOD
1	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -TUE	Nine	1,315,000	872,000	374,000
2	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT SESSION 2	Nine	1,136,000	377,000	94,000
3	9NEWS	Nine	612,000	352,000	94,000
4	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	553,000	317,000	99,000
5	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	490,000	291,000	72,000
6	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT	Nine	474,000	178,000	44,000
7	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	460,000	116,000	31,000
8	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE	Nine	460,000	167,000	46,000
9	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	387,000	280,000	114,000
10	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	367,000	169,000	46,000
11	I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! TUE	10	344,000	203,000	40,000
12	TODAY	Nine	302,000	108,000	31,000
13	SUNRISE	Seven	283,000	136,000	29,000
14	WINTER OLYMPICS 2024 D9 -LATE HIGHLIGHTS -GEM	Nine	270,000	52,000	13,000
15	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON -ENCORE	Nine	265,000	131,000	13,000
16	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	235,000	166,000	24,000
17	7.30-EV	ABC	233,000	135,000	22,000
18	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D10 -MILANO CORTINA ENCORE	Nine	228,000	73,000	21,000
19	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE EXTENDED	Nine	219,000	63,000	19,000
20	TODAY -EARLY	Nine	184,000	87,000	22,000
21	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	181,000	92,000	19,000
22	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	180,000	95,000	13,000
23	AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE -EV	Nine	178,000	20,000	7,000
24	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	177,000	93,000	22,000
25	THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT	10	168,000	23,000	2,000
26	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	163,000	58,000	10,000
27	NCIS	10	155,000	51,000	6,000
28	DOC	Seven	153,000	68,000	15,000
29	TODAY EXTRA	Nine	150,000	55,000	18,000
30	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	139,000	75,000	18,000

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

1	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -TUE	Nine	710,000	481,000	246,000
2	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT SESSION 2	Nine	541,000	169,000	54,000
3	9NEWS	Nine	256,000	133,000	47,000
4	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	253,000	133,000	55,000
5	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE	Nine	195,000	67,000	25,000
6	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT	Nine	188,000	73,000	23,000
7	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	179,000	45,000	16,000
8	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	165,000	88,000	35,000
9	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	162,000	68,000	23,000
10	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	158,000	110,000	64,000
11	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON -ENCORE	Nine	143,000	73,000	7,000
12	I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! TUE	10	119,000	79,000	19,000
13	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D10 -MILANO CORTINA ENCORE	Nine	118,000	38,000	11,000
14	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	108,000	72,000	11,000
15	WINTER OLYMPICS 2024 D9 -LATE HIGHLIGHTS -GEM	Nine	108,000	18,000	7,000
16	TODAY	Nine	103,000	35,000	14,000
17	7.30-EV	ABC	101,000	56,000	10,000
18	SUNRISE	Seven	94,000	42,000	13,000
19	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE EXTENDED	Nine	92,000	21,000	10,000
20	AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE -EV	Nine	75,000	11,000	3,000
21	TODAY EXTRA	Nine	71,000	20,000	9,000
22	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	70,000	32,000	11,000
23	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	67,000	38,000	6,000
24	TIPPING POINT UK	Nine	61,000	25,000	8,000
25	THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT	10	55,000	8,000	1,000
26	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	55,000	26,000	9,000
27	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	54,000	16,000	4,000
28	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D10 -EARLY MORNING -GEM	Nine	54,000	13,000	5,000
29	DOC	Seven	52,000	22,000	7,000
30	9NEWS MORNING	Nine	49,000	21,000	7,000

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

Rank	Description	Network	Reach	Average	BVOD
1	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -TUE	Nine	2,401,000	1,471,000	506,000
2	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT SESSION 2	Nine	2,227,000	761,000	134,000
3	9NEWS	Nine	1,688,000	1,056,000	154,000
4	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	1,651,000	1,082,000	123,000
5	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	1,505,000	437,000	53,000
6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	1,432,000	916,000	151,000
7	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	1,185,000	602,000	81,000
8	7.30-EV	ABC	1,037,000	635,000	50,000
9	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	1,034,000	730,000	181,000
10	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE	Nine	1,021,000	391,000	67,000
11	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	1,020,000	782,000	54,000
12	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT	Nine	984,000	370,000	63,000
13	SUNRISE	Seven	757,000	350,000	45,000
14	I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! TUE	10	736,000	407,000	63,000
15	TODAY	Nine	734,000	272,000	48,000
16	WINTER OLYMPICS 2024 D9 -LATE HIGHLIGHTS -GEM	Nine	629,000	117,000	19,000
17	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	609,000	311,000	38,000
18	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D10 -MILANO CORTINA ENCORE	Nine	568,000	170,000	31,000
19	DR KARL’S HOW THINGS WORK-EV	ABC	559,000	389,000	20,000
20	DOC	Seven	536,000	236,000	26,000
21	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	533,000	280,000	16,000
22	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON -ENCORE	Nine	528,000	231,000	19,000
23	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	527,000	258,000	29,000
24	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	512,000	185,000	20,000
25	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE EXTENDED	Nine	488,000	144,000	28,000
26	TIPPING POINT UK	Nine	483,000	251,000	26,000
27	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	469,000	206,000	28,000
28	10 NEWS	10	448,000	227,000	18,000
29	MISSION TO SPACE WITH FRANCIS BOURGEOIS-EV	ABC	425,000	181,000	9,000
30	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	422,000	203,000	30,000

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TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 12:46am

Average audience from reordered Reach Table

Top 30 Programs

By Average	By Reach	Description	Network	Average	BVOD	Reach
1	1	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -TUE	Nine	1,820,000	629,000	3,023,000
2	4	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	1,331,000	152,000	2,059,000
3	3	9NEWS	Nine	1,321,000	189,000	2,135,000
4	6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	1,147,000	186,000	1,805,000
5	2	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT SESSION 2	Nine	947,000	166,000	2,772,000
6	12	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	934,000	62,000	1,235,000
7	9	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	901,000	222,000	1,281,000
8	11	7.30-EV	ABC	759,000	56,000	1,244,000
9	7	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	747,000	99,000	1,498,000
10	5	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	537,000	65,000	1,863,000
11	13	I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! TUE	10	513,000	76,000	938,000
12	8	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT	Nine	473,000	78,000	1,283,000
13	10	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE	Nine	471,000	82,000	1,254,000
14	18	DR KARL’S HOW THINGS WORK-EV	ABC	470,000	22,000	677,000
15	14	SUNRISE	Seven	423,000	55,000	932,000
16	17	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	376,000	47,000	731,000
17	15	TODAY	Nine	329,000	58,000	915,000
18	23	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	326,000	18,000	623,000
19	22	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	313,000	36,000	639,000
20	25	TIPPING POINT UK	Nine	299,000	31,000	589,000
21	20	DOC	Seven	288,000	31,000	665,000
22	21	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON -ENCORE	Nine	277,000	23,000	644,000
23	28	10 NEWS	10	273,000	22,000	547,000
24	27	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	248,000	34,000	567,000
25	24	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	217,000	22,000	614,000
26	29	MISSION TO SPACE WITH FRANCIS BOURGEOIS-EV	ABC	216,000	11,000	514,000
27	19	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D10 -MILANO CORTINA ENCORE	Nine	201,000	38,000	672,000
28	26	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE EXTENDED	Nine	169,000	34,000	574,000
29	16	WINTER OLYMPICS 2024 D9 -LATE HIGHLIGHTS -GEM	Nine	144,000	24,000	802,000
30	30	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	ABC	107,000	12,000	509,000

Top 30 Programs 25-54

By Average	By Reach	Description	Network	Average	BVOD	Reach
1	1	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -TUE	Nine	872,000	374,000	1,315,000
2	2	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT SESSION 2	Nine	377,000	94,000	1,136,000
3	3	9NEWS	Nine	352,000	94,000	612,000
4	4	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	317,000	99,000	553,000
5	5	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	291,000	72,000	490,000
6	9	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	280,000	114,000	387,000
7	11	I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! TUE	10	203,000	40,000	344,000
8	6	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT	Nine	178,000	44,000	474,000
9	10	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	169,000	46,000	367,000
10	8	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE	Nine	167,000	46,000	460,000
11	16	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	166,000	24,000	235,000
12	13	SUNRISE	Seven	136,000	29,000	283,000
13	17	7.30-EV	ABC	135,000	22,000	233,000
14	15	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON -ENCORE	Nine	131,000	13,000	265,000
15	7	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	116,000	31,000	460,000
16	12	TODAY	Nine	108,000	31,000	302,000
17	22	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	95,000	13,000	180,000
18	24	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	93,000	22,000	177,000
19	21	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	92,000	19,000	181,000
20	20	TODAY -EARLY	Nine	87,000	22,000	184,000
21	30	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	75,000	18,000	139,000
22	18	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D10 -MILANO CORTINA ENCORE	Nine	73,000	21,000	228,000
23	28	DOC	Seven	68,000	15,000	153,000
24	19	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE EXTENDED	Nine	63,000	19,000	219,000
25	26	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	58,000	10,000	163,000
26	29	TODAY EXTRA	Nine	55,000	18,000	150,000
27	14	WINTER OLYMPICS 2024 D9 -LATE HIGHLIGHTS -GEM	Nine	52,000	13,000	270,000
28	27	NCIS	10	51,000	6,000	155,000
29	25	THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT	10	23,000	2,000	168,000
30	23	AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE -EV	Nine	20,000	7,000	178,000

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TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 12:47am

It was the men’s turn as Intimacy Week continued on Married At First Sight with another big audience tuning in. The average of 1.82m is a Tuesday high and compares to 1.674m for the equivalent episode of last season.

Seven offered up The Chase Australia with a celebrity prime time special this time featuring cricket stars. It seems to be missing from the table so was possibly coded the same as the 5pm show and averaged with that at 537k (note the large reach figure as well that would occur across 2 hours)

Update from Seven:
The Chase Australia 585,000.
The Chase Australia - Cricket Special: 491,000.

With just two episodes left of its 12th season I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here was steady with 513k.
On ABC, Dr Karl’s How Things Work had its Season 2 Final averaging 470k.

It was Day 11 on the Winter Olympic Games and the weather wasn’t kind to Nine’s planned coverage with heavy snow leading to event cancellations around the time the coverage switched to the main channel. That saw the Night Session average was down to 473k, Night 2 Session the best with 947k and the Late Session 471k.

Later on Seven, Doc had 288k and the second episode of Mission to Space with Francis Bourgeois had 216k.

Seven News was 10k ahead at 6pm.. A Current Affair had 1.147k at 7pm ahead of ABC News with 934k and Home and Away on 901k.

Sunrise continued to do well at breakfast with 423k though Today continued to receive an Winter Olympics boost to 329k.

News727 · February 18, 2026, 12:48am

	Reach	Average	BVOD
Night 11	4,706,400	515,000	90,000

If you wonder why the ratings for night session 2 seems so high, it’s because all the codings are done on a local time basis.

So the Syd/Mel/Ade exodus was partially rebuffed by Bri/Per, where their 9-10.30pm blocks featured more live coverage.

But look at the “average” above. It hit a record high on Sunday, then a record low the day after.

Tuesday marked another record low.

Seven’s The Chase cricket special does not show up in the ratings, although what I’ll say is it somewhat benefitted from those Prime subscribers who had nothing to watch last night.

JohnsonTV · February 18, 2026, 12:56am

As TVCynic said above, it was coded with the 5pm version. We will have to wait for Seven’s ratings report to see how many people watched the special.

TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 1:07am

7plus up 49% year-on-year on Seven’s big Tuesday

National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 32.9%
7NEWS: #1 news in total TV, reaches 2.06 million
Home and Away: #1 drama, reaches 1.28 million
Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 29% more viewers than Today

Seven Network reaches 5.38 million Australians nationally.

7plus: reach up 49% year-on-year.

7NEWS Tuesday: #1 news program in total TV. National reach 2.06 million, national audience 1.33 million. Up on previous week.

Home and Away Tuesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.28 million, national audience 901,000.

The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.21 million, national audience 585,000.*

The Chase Australia - Cricket Special: National reach 1.03 million, national audience 491,000.*

Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 932,000, national audience 423,000. 29% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	32.9	26.5	33.3
Nine Network	53.3	60.3	53.2
Network Ten	13.8	13.2	13.6

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00pm to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	29.3	20.9	29.7
Nine Network	56.4	64.8	56.1
Network Ten	14.3	14.4	14.2

News727 · February 18, 2026, 1:11am

Not sure what the asterisk was for. But that is not terrible at all.

Considering the competition practically shot itself in the foot.

TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 1:15am

Asterisk:

*Due to a coding issue, the attached report has the combined audience numbers for both the 5.00pm and 7.30pm episodes of The Chase Australia. The numbers in this media release have been corrected.

TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 1:23am

MAFS, ACA & TIPPING POINT DOMINATE TUESDAY NIGHT VIEWING ACROSS AUSTRALIA

Married at First Sight was Australia’s No. 1 program of the night with Total People and all key demographics. It was also the No.1 program in all five major capital cities with Total People and all key demographics. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 3.023 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.820 million - up 8.7% on the same night last year and was the highest-rating Tuesday night episode in VOZ history across Total TV.

Last night Married at First Sight recorded a BVOD audience of 629,000 (up 36.7% year-on-year) – its second highest ever overnight BVOD audience in VOZ history.

9News was the No. 1 news bulletin with People 25-54 and People 16-39 across Australia. It was also the No.1 news bulletin with Total People and all key demographics in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The combined national bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.135 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.321 million – up 5.6% on the same night last year. On 9Now, its BVOD Audience of 189,000 – up an impressive 65.8% year-on-year.

A Current Affair won the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People and all key demographics across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.805 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.147 million – up 5.2% on the same night last year. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD Audience of 186,000 – up 51.2% on the same night last year.

Tipping Point Australia was the No. 1 afternoon game show with Total People and all key demographics across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.498 million and a Total TV National Audience of 747,000 . On 9Now, it registered a BVOD Audience of 99,000 - up a massive 67.8% compared to the same night last year.

Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People and all key demographics in Sydney and Melbourne. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 915,000 , a Total TV National Audience of 329,000 and a BVOD audience of 58,000 – up 41.5% year-on-year.

The 9Network was the No.1 network on Monday across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demos.

TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 1:25am

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The 9Network reached 4.784 million Australians on Day 11 of its coverage of the Winter Olympic Games 2026.

Winter Olympic Games 2026 Night Session 9Gem, Day 11 (19:00-21:00) achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.283 million , a Total TV National Audience of 473,000 and a BVOD audience of 78,000 .

Winter Olympic Games 2026 Night Session 2, Day 11 (21:00-22:30) – was Australia’s No.2 program of the night with key demos People 25 to 54 and People 16 to 39. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 2.772 million , a Total TV National Audience of 947,000 and a BVOD audience of 166,000 .

Winter Olympic Games 2026 Late, Day 11 (22:30-24:00) – dominated its timeslot across Australia with Total People and all key demographics. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.254 million , a Total TV National Audience of 471,000 and a BVOD audience of 82,000 .

Winter Olympic Games 2026 Late Extended, Day 11 (24:00-02:00) – secured a National Total TV Reach of 574,000 , a Total TV National Audience of 169,000 and a BVOD audience of 34,000 .

The 9Network was the No. 1 network across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demos.

9Now was the No. 1 CFTA BVOD platform across Australia with Total People and all key demos.

MARKET DAY 11 DAYS 1-11
5 CITY METRO 3.267 million 9.660 million
Sydney 900,000 2.690 million
Melbourne 1.036 million 3.008 million
Brisbane 675,000 1.960 million
Adelaide 310,000 889,000
Perth 346,000 1.113 million
NATIONAL 4.784 million 13.922 million

News727 · February 18, 2026, 1:35am

Does someone have to manually add an additional “7:30-8:30pm” slot? Seems like there was none.

No change in average re-rankings, but all the reach changed.

By Average	By Reach	Description	Network	Average	Reach
4	5	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	1,147,000	1,805,000
6	10	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	934,000	1,235,000
7	8	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	901,000	1,281,000
8	9	7.30-EV	ABC	759,000	1,244,000
9	6	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	747,000	1,498,000
10	11	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	585,000	1,210,000
12	12	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA - CRICKET SPECIAL	Seven	491,000	1,030,000

TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 1:37am

Ranking by average audience

Top 30 Programs

Rank	Program	Ntwk	Average Total TV	Average Broadcast	Average BVOD
1	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -TUE	NINE	1,820,000	1,192,000	629,000
2	SEVEN NEWS	SEVEN	1,331,000	1,179,000	152,000
3	9NEWS	NINE	1,321,000	1,132,000	189,000
4	A CURRENT AFFAIR	NINE	1,147,000	960,000	186,000
5	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT SESSIO…	NINE	947,000	781,000	166,000
6	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	934,000	872,000	62,000
7	HOME AND AWAY	SEVEN	901,000	679,000	222,000
8	7.30-EV	ABC	759,000	703,000	56,000
9	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	NINE	747,000	648,000	99,000
10	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	SEVEN	537,000	472,000	65,000
11	I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! TUE	TEN	513,000	437,000	76,000
12	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT	NINE	473,000	395,000	78,000
13	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE	NINE	471,000	389,000	82,000
14	DR KARL’S HOW THINGS WORK-EV	ABC	470,000	448,000	22,000
15	SUNRISE	SEVEN	423,000	368,000	55,000
16	9NEWS AFTERNOON	NINE	376,000	329,000	47,000
17	TODAY	NINE	329,000	272,000	58,000
18	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	326,000	308,000	18,000
19	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	SEVEN	313,000	276,000	36,000
20	TIPPING POINT UK	NINE	299,000	268,000	31,000
21	DOC	SEVEN	288,000	257,000	31,000
22	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	TEN	283,000	257,000	26,000
23	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON -ENCORE	NINE	277,000	254,000	23,000
24	10 NEWS	TEN	273,000	251,000	22,000
25	THE MORNING SHOW	SEVEN	248,000	214,000	34,000
26	SUNRISE -EARLY	SEVEN	240,000	205,000	36,000
27	TODAY -EARLY	NINE	224,000	184,000	41,000
28	THE CHASE-UK	SEVEN	224,000	203,000	21,000
29	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	217,000	195,000	22,000
30	MISSION TO SPACE WITH FRANCIS BOURGEOIS-EV	ABC	216,000	205,000	11,000

Top 30 Programs 25-54

Rank	Program	Ntwk	Average Total TV	Average Broadcast	Average BVOD
1	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -TUE	NINE	872,000	498,000	374,000
2	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT SESSION 2	NINE	377,000	282,000	94,000
3	9NEWS	NINE	352,000	258,000	94,000
4	A CURRENT AFFAIR	NINE	317,000	219,000	99,000
5	SEVEN NEWS	SEVEN	291,000	219,000	72,000
6	HOME AND AWAY	SEVEN	280,000	166,000	114,000
7	I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! TUE	TEN	203,000	163,000	40,000
8	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -NIGHT	NINE	178,000	135,000	44,000
9	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	NINE	169,000	123,000	46,000
10	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE	NINE	167,000	121,000	46,000
11	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	166,000	142,000	24,000
12	SUNRISE	SEVEN	136,000	107,000	29,000
13	7.30-EV	ABC	135,000	113,000	22,000
14	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON -ENCORE	NINE	131,000	119,000	13,000
15	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	SEVEN	116,000	85,000	31,000
16	TODAY	NINE	108,000	77,000	31,000
17	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	TEN	95,000	82,000	13,000
18	9NEWS AFTERNOON	NINE	93,000	71,000	22,000
19	SUNRISE -EARLY	SEVEN	92,000	73,000	19,000
20	TODAY -EARLY	NINE	87,000	65,000	22,000
21	THE MORNING SHOW	SEVEN	75,000	57,000	18,000
22	DR KARL’S HOW THINGS WORK-EV	ABC	75,000	66,000	8,000
23	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D10 -MILANO CORTINA ENCORE	NINE	73,000	53,000	21,000
24	DOC	SEVEN	68,000	53,000	15,000
25	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	SEVEN	66,000	49,000	17,000
26	TIPPING POINT UK	NINE	66,000	51,000	15,000
27	WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D11 -LATE EXTENDED	NINE	63,000	45,000	19,000
28	SEVEN NEWS WITH ALEX CULLEN	SEVEN	60,000	53,000	8,000
29	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	58,000	48,000	10,000
30	SEVEN’S NATIONAL NEWS AT NOON	SEVEN	57,000	48,000	9,000

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TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 1:42am

Outside the real top 30 included even more Olympic segments

Program	Ntwk	Average Total TV
SEVEN NEWS WITH ALEX CULLEN	SEVEN	203,000
SBS WORLD NEWS	SBS	199,000
SEVEN’S NATIONAL NEWS AT NOON	SEVEN	197,000
ABC NEWS AT NOON-PM	ABC	195,000
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL	TEN	190,000
NCIS	TEN	184,000
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM	ABC	184,000
BLANKETY BLANK (R)	SEVEN	180,000
BRIDGE OF LIES	SEVEN	175,000
9NEWS MORNING	NINE	175,000
TODAY EXTRA	NINE	170,000
DEAL OR NO DEAL	TEN	167,000
AMBULANCE: CODE RED	SEVEN	155,000
WIN NEWS	NINE	150,000
WINTER OLYMPICS 2024 D9 -LATE HIGHLIGHTS	NINE	144,000
SBS WORLD NEWS 7PM	SBS	136,000
10 NEWS+	TEN	121,000
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? RPT	SBS	115,000
10’S LATE NEWS	TEN	104,000
WINTER OLYMPICS 2024 D9 -EARLY HIGHLIGHTS	NINE	91,000
I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE! ENCORE	TEN	81,000
WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D10 -EARLY MORNING	NINE	80,000
WINTER OLYMPICS 2026 D10 -OVERNIGHT	NINE	80,000
ST. DENIS MEDICAL	SEVEN	71,000
10 NEWS+ ENCORE	TEN	71,000
LETTERS AND NUMBERS RPT	SBS	66,000
ABC LATE NEWS-LE	ABC	44,000

TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 1:49am

5-cities Total TV multichannel report

A look at the multichannel shares today with 9Gem not surprisingly doing very well outperforming the whole of the SBS Network.

The first table is the ‘traditional’ broadcast shares. The second includes BVOD and you can see how many are watching 9Now BVOD content.

Network	Channel	Total
	ABC	ABC TV
	ABC Entertains	2.1%
	ABC NEWS	1.9%
	ABC Kids/ABC Family	1.5%
	Total	15.8%
NINE	Nine	34.1%
	9Gem	6.6%
	9GO!	1.9%
	9Rush	1.2%
	9Life	1.1%
	Total	45.0%
SBS	SBS	3.0%
	SBS VICELAND	1.0%
	SBS World Movies	0.8%
	SBS Food	0.7%
	NITV	0.2%
	SBS WorldWatch	0.0%
	Total	5.6%
SEVEN	Seven	13.8%
	7mate	2.4%
	7TWO	2.4%
	7flix	1.9%
	7Bravo	0.9%
	Total	21.5%
TEN	10	8.2%
	10 Comedy	2.0%
	10 Drama	1.4%
	Nickelodeon	0.5%
	Total	12.1%

Network	Channel	Total
ABC	ABC iview - VOD	2.5%
	ABC TV	9.9%
	ABC NEWS	2.1%
	ABC Kids/ABC Family	0.9%
	ABC Entertains	1.6%
	ABC - Other Live	0.0%
	Total	16.9%
NINE	Nine - Other Live	0.1%
	Nine	34.9%
	9Rush	0.8%
	9Now - VOD	4.1%
	9Life	0.7%
	9Gem	4.7%
	9GO!	2.2%
	Total	47.5%
SBS	SBS WorldWatch	0.0%
	SBS World Movies	0.4%
	SBS VICELAND	0.6%
	SBS On Demand - VOD	1.9%
	SBS Food	0.7%
	SBS - Other Live	0.0%
	SBS	3.0%
	NITV	0.1%
	Total	6.7%
SEVEN	Seven - Other Live	0.2%
	Seven	11.7%
	7mate	1.7%
	7flix	1.3%
	7TWO	1.7%
	7Bravo	0.7%
	7 Plus - VOD	1.7%
	Total	19.0%
TEN	Nickelodeon	0.4%
	10 Streaming - VOD	1.0%
	10 Drama	0.8%
	10 Comedy	1.5%
	10 - Other Live	0.1%
	10	6.0%
	Total	9.8%

TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 2:06am

5 cities

Nine easily won all markets with +40% shares

Nine News continued its big winning streak. 10 News dropped below 200,000 with Brisbane down on usual numbers.

The Chase coded incorrectly so 5pm table not included today.

	5 City	Syd	Mel	Bri	Ade	Per
Seven News	838,000	199,000	257,000	148,000	105,000	129,000
Nine News	967,000	234,000	316,000	243,000	86,000	89,000
10 News	194,000	44,000	57,000	36,000	33,000	24,000
ABC News	603,000	163,000	228,000	86,000	50,000	76,000

	5 City	Syd	Mel	Bri	Ade	Per
Sunrise	239,000	57,000	44,000	55,000	31,000	52,000
Today	204,000	64,000	56,000	53,000	15,000	16,000
News Breakf	118,000	37,000	39,000	19,000	10,000	13,000

TV.Cynic · February 18, 2026, 2:32am

While 9Gem was doing well with the Olympics, here are some of the other multichannel programs.

Program	Ntwk	Average Total TV
OUTBACK TRUCKERS-EP.2 PM	7Mate	171,000
CALL THE MIDWIFE-PM	7Two	144,000
RAILROAD AUSTRALIA-PM	7Mate	132,000
MOJO SWOPTOPS-AM	ABC Kids	128,000
VIDA THE VET-AM	ABC Kids	126,000
OUTBACK TRUCKERS-PM	7Mate	120,000
KANGAROO BEACH-AM	ABC Kids	114,000
BARGAIN HUNT-PM	7Mate	90,000
PJ MASKS-EV	ABC	90,000
JUDGE JOHN DEED-PM	7Two	86,000
THE EXPENDABLES 3 -EV	9Go!	82,000
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION-EP.2 PM	7Flix	81,000
NCIS RPT	10 Bold	73,000
THE NANNY -EV TX1	9Go!	70,000
THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT	10 Comedy	64,000
8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN RPT	SBSVice	63,000
SEINFELD -EV	9Go!	61,000
CSI: MIAMI-PM	7Flix	61,000
BECKER RPT	10 Comedy	59,000
FBI: INTERNATIONAL RPT	10 Bold	57,000
THE BOLT REPORT	SKYNEWS	53,000
SHARRI	SKYNEWS	50,000
JUDGE JUDY-EP.2 PM	7Flix	45,000

Note - NCIS and Big Bang are average of all episodes

Chris · February 18, 2026, 2:44am

MAFS numbers are crazy. To still be growing year on year puts it in a complete league of its own.

MossPickle · February 18, 2026, 3:10am

Is Nick not rating well enough?
Interesting given their only competition is the ABC and they skew younger with ABC Kids

ekane · February 18, 2026, 3:28am

Looks like the Total people figures.

Sully · February 18, 2026, 7:26am

Well, when they put on a 23 year old forgettable David Spade film like Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, which also isn’t in the correct aspect (suggesting an old Ten Paramount master)… It’s not exactly ‘must watch’ material.

Classic CSI and even Judge Judy drawing some crowd to 7flix.