# Tuesday 18 August 2026

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**Created:** [August 19, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tuesday-18-august-2026/31497 "2026-08-19T01:39:12Z")\
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**Faithful Viewers Take A Seat For Post-Logies Laughs On 10.**

**The Traitors Is Delivering Its Biggest Season Ever. The Cheap Seats And 10’s Late News #1 In Their Timeslots.**

**The Traitors:**

- Reached 1.04 million national Total TV viewers.
- National Total TV audience up 72% vs. same episode in 2023.
- 103,000 streaming viewers, up 438% vs. same episode in 2023.
- **7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 11 August):** Reached 1.35 million national Total TV viewers. #2 show in 16 to 39s.

**Season-To-Date:**

- Reaching 4.3 million national Total TV viewers.
- **Biggest national Total TV audience ever.**
- 816,000 national Total TV viewers up 69% vs. 2023 season average.
- **Biggest streaming audience ever.**
- 253,000 streaming viewers, up 283% vs. 2023 season average.

**The Cheap Seats:**

- Reached 834,000 national total viewers.
- National Total TV audience up 20% vs. same episode in 2025.
- #2 entertainment show of the night.
- #1 in its timeslot in total people (29.2%), 25 to 54s (42.1%) and 16 to 39s (44.3%).
- Streaming viewers up 40% vs. same episode in 2025.
- **7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 11 August):** Reached 948,000 national Total TV viewers.

**Season-To-Date:**

- Reaching 6.7 million national Total TV viewers.
- Biggest national Total TV audience since 2022.
- National Total TV viewers up 3% year-on-year
- #1 in its timeslot in total people (27.9%), 25 to 54s (41.3%) and 16 to 39s (44.1%).
- **Biggest streaming audience ever.**
- Streaming viewers up 38% year-on-year.

**10’s Late News:**

- Reached 585,000 national Total TV viewers.
- National Total TV audience up 25% vs. same episode in 2025.
- #1 in its timeslot in total people and 25 to 54s.
- Streaming viewers up 43% vs. same episode in 2025.

**Year-To-Date:**

- Reaching 9.5 million national Total TV viewers.
- National Total TV audience up 29% vs. 2025.
- Streaming viewers up 79% vs. 2025.

**10’s News 6pm:**

- Reached 387,000 national Total TV viewers.
- Lifts 10’s timeslot 26% nationally vs. 2026 average.
- Lifts 10’s timeslot 29% nationally vs. same night last year.

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