Tuesday 21 July 2026

TV Ratings Television Ratings
5

The Cheap Seats Climbs To Highest Rating Episode

In More Than Three Years

MasterChef Australia & The Cheap Seats Win Timeslots With 25-54s, 16-39s and Total People

MasterChef Australia:

  • Reached 1.18 million national total TV viewers.
  • #2 entertainment show in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
  • National total audience up 15% vs. same episode in 2025.
  • 111,000 BVOD viewers, up 61% vs. same episode in 2025.
  • Biggest ever overnight BVOD audience for an Ep 54.
  • #1 in its timeslot in total people (31.1%), 25 to 54s (36.7%) and 16 to 39s (35.7%).
  • 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 14th July): Reached 1.33 million total national viewers. #1 entertainment show in 25 to 54.

Season-To-Date:

  • Reaching 10.3 million national total viewers.
  • Biggest total national audience since 2022.
  • 849,000 national total audience, up 12% year-on-year.
  • Biggest ever BVOD audience.
  • 219,000 BVOD viewers, up 62% year-on-year.

The Cheap Seats:

  • Biggest overnight total national audience since June 2023 (544,000).
  • Biggest BVOD audience ever (38,000).
  • Reached 967,000 national total viewers.
  • National total audience up 6% vs. same episode in 2025.
  • BVOD viewers up 65% vs. same episode in 2025.
  • #1 in its timeslot in total people (32.2%), 25 to 54s (46.5%) and 16 to 39s (49.2%).
  • 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 14th July): Reached 1.14 million total national viewers.

Season-To-Date:

  • Reaching 5.9 million national total viewers.
  • Biggest national total audience ever.
  • Total national viewers up 4% year-on-year
  • Biggest BVOD audience ever.
  • BVOD viewers up 43% year-on-year.
  • #1 in its timeslot in total people (28.3%), 25 to 54s (41.8%) and 16 to 39s (44.7%).

10’s Late News:

  • Biggest overnight total national audience ever (308,000).
  • Reached 634,000 national total viewers.
  • National total audience up 91% vs. same episode in 2025.
  • BVOD viewers up 206% vs. same episode in 2025.
  • #1 in its timeslot in total people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.

Season-To-Date:

  • Reaching 8.9 million viewers.
  • National total audience up 28% vs. 2025.
  • BVOD viewers up 79% vs. 2025.
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