Tuesday 25 August 2020

TV Ratings Archive Ratings Archive - 2020
#1

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

Network
ABC
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
ABCKidsCOM
2.0%
2.0%
2.2%
ABCMe
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
ABCNews
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
ABC TTL

17.0%

17.0%
17.1%
Seven
17.2%
16.7%
16.4%
7Two
3.1%
3.2%
3.2%
7Mate
3.5%
3.4%
3.3%
7Flix
2.5%
2.4%
2.3%
Seven TTL

26.3%

25.6%
25.3%
Nine
21.0%
21.4%
21.3%
9GO!
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
9GEM
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
9Life
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
9Rush
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
Nine TTL

29.3%

29.4%
29.2%
10
12.7%
12.4%
12.3%
10 Bold
3.4%
3.4%
3.5%
10 Peach
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
Ten TTL

18.2%

17.8%
17.7%
SBS
5.6%
6.5%
7.1%
Viceland
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
Food
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
NITV
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
World Movies
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
SBS TTL

9.2%

10.1%
10.7%

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven
1,120,000
275,000
333,000
215,000
121,000
175,000
2 SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 Seven
1,074,000
256,000
344,000
199,000
116,000
159,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine
1,017,000
274,000
378,000
208,000
80,000
78,000
4 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
986,000
289,000
334,000
212,000
75,000
76,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine
818,000
226,000
291,000
177,000
62,000
62,000
6 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES - REVEAL 10
810,000
231,000
271,000
147,000
93,000
69,000
7 ABC NEWS-EV ABC
802,000
220,000
283,000
110,000
85,000
104,000
8 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine
762,000
173,000
304,000
155,000
67,000
63,000
9 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES 10
717,000
193,000
247,000
131,000
81,000
65,000
10 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven
656,000
180,000
198,000
119,000
75,000
83,000
11 HOME AND AWAY Seven
627,000
180,000
168,000
128,000
60,000
92,000
12 ANH'S BRUSH WITH FAME-EV ABC
603,000
185,000
205,000
86,000
65,000
61,000
13 7.30-EV ABC
573,000
173,000
199,000
72,000
66,000
63,000
14 THE PROJECT 7PM 10
545,000
125,000
213,000
113,000
42,000
51,000
15 HALIFAX-RETRIBUTION Nine
544,000
125,000
212,000
100,000
58,000
49,000
16 HOT SEAT Nine
515,000
141,000
203,000
122,000
18,000
31,000
17 HALIFAX-RETRIBUTION -EP2 Nine
469,000
108,000
177,000
89,000
55,000
40,000
18 FIGHT FOR PLANET A: OUR CLIMATE CHALLENGE-EV ABC
469,000
164,000
159,000
57,000
45,000
44,000
19 INSIDE THE CROWN: SECRETS OF THE ROYALS Seven
425,000
118,000
100,000
89,000
46,000
72,000
20 10 NEWS FIRST 10
394,000
103,000
112,000
75,000
39,000
64,000

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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
403,000
108,000
137,000
79,000
45,000
34,000
2 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine
383,000
90,000
141,000
93,000
29,000
31,000
3 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES 10
365,000
96,000
127,000
71,000
38,000
32,000
4 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
307,000
81,000
104,000
71,000
24,000
27,000
5 NINE NEWS Nine
302,000
72,000
119,000
64,000
24,000
22,000

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
369,000
104,000
135,000
69,000
36,000
25,000
2 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine
344,000
71,000
131,000
84,000
26,000
33,000
3 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES 10
341,000
94,000
125,000
65,000
32,000
26,000
4 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
258,000
71,000
82,000
66,000
18,000
20,000
5 THE PROJECT 7PM 10
257,000
70,000
107,000
49,000
14,000
17,000

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
225,000
64,000
97,000
30,000
18,000
16,000
2 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine
206,000
40,000
83,000
49,000
15,000
18,000
3 THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA TUES 10
202,000
57,000
85,000
31,000
15,000
14,000
4 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine
156,000
46,000
45,000
42,000
12,000
11,000
5 THE PROJECT 7PM 10
149,000
44,000
65,000
23,000
10,000
8,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NCIS RPT 10 Bold
180,000
42,000
50,000
41,000
17,000
30,000
2 BLUEY-AM ABC K/C
174,000
25,000
82,000
34,000
22,000
11,000
3 AUSSIE SALVAGE SQUAD-PM 7mate
154,000
49,000
42,000
19,000
18,000
27,000
4 PEPPA PIG-PM ABC K/C
151,000
42,000
21,000
30,000
21,000
37,000
5 HIGHWAY PATROL-EP.2 PM 7mate
149,000
39,000
62,000
11,000
16,000
21,000
6 LITTLE J AND BIG CUZ-EV ABC K/C
147,000
47,000
23,000
28,000
19,000
30,000
7 NODDY TOYLAND DETECTIVE-PM ABC K/C
146,000
42,000
25,000
24,000
19,000
36,000
8 BEN AND HOLLY'S LITTLE KINGDOM-PM ABC K/C
146,000
50,000
32,000
17,000
22,000
25,000
9 PETER RABBIT-PM ABC K/C
144,000
44,000
28,000
28,000
14,000
31,000
10 BLUEY-EV ABC K/C
135,000
34,000
25,000
31,000
20,000
25,000
11 THOMAS AND FRIENDS-PM ABC K/C
132,000
34,000
28,000
22,000
23,000
24,000
12 HIGHWAY PATROL-PM 7mate
130,000
34,000
48,000
21,000
12,000
16,000
13 PEPPA PIG-AM ABC K/C
130,000
22,000
60,000
18,000
21,000
9,000
14 BOOK HUNGRY BEARS-AM ABC K/C
127,000
34,000
45,000
15,000
20,000
13,000
15 FIREMAN SAM-PM ABC K/C
125,000
39,000
31,000
14,000
18,000
21,000
16 PLAY SCHOOL ART CREW-PM ABC K/C
124,000
34,000
47,000
15,000
16,000
11,000
17 ANDY'S SECRET HIDEOUT-PM ABC K/C
122,000
35,000
42,000
15,000
16,000
14,000
18 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
118,000
28,000
33,000
29,000
18,000
10,000
19 LITTLE J AND BIG CUZ-AM ABC K/C
118,000
22,000
61,000
10,000
15,000
11,000
20 KIRI AND LOU-EV ABC K/C
116,000
27,000
26,000
23,000
12,000
27,000

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
77,000
22,000
18,000
8,000
10,000
20,000
2 THE SIMPSONS-EP.2 PM (R) 7flix
63,000
12,000
21,000
12,000
7,000
11,000
3 HIGHWAY PATROL-EP.2 PM 7mate
61,000
11,000
22,000
7,000
4,000
17,000
4 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN RPT SBS VICELAND
58,000
14,000
21,000
11,000
2,000
10,000
5 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
56,000
13,000
16,000
15,000
7,000
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
65,000
22,000
15,000
4,000
8,000
17,000
2 THE SIMPSONS-EP.2 PM (R) 7flix
60,000
12,000
19,000
11,000
6,000
12,000
3 HIGHWAY PATROL-EP.2 PM 7mate
56,000
11,000
21,000
6,000
2,000
15,000
4 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN RPT SBS VICELAND
52,000
12,000
19,000
9,000
1,000
10,000
5 NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach
50,000
11,000
15,000
12,000
6,000
4,000

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

Rank Program Network 5 city Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 THE SIMPSONS-EP.2 PM (R) 7flix
38,000
11,000
10,000
7,000
4,000
7,000
2 M- THE HANGOVER PART II-PM 7flix
34,000
6,000
15,000
5,000
1,000
6,000
3 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN RPT SBS VICELAND
31,000
10,000
11,000
5,000
0
6,000
4 HIGHWAY PATROL-EP.2 PM 7mate
29,000
4,000
14,000
3,000
1,000
8,000
5 BONDI RESCUE EP 2 RPT 10 Bold
29,000
6,000
16,000
2,000
3,000
3,000

Top 20 Programs - Subscription - Overnight Figures - Total People

Rank Program Network National
1 PAUL MURRAY LIVE Sky News Live
85,000
2 ALAN JONES Sky News Live
81,000
3 THE BOLT REPORT Sky News Live
77,000
4 CREDLIN Sky News Live
67,000
5 WENTWORTH FOX SHOWCASE
65,000
6 PML LATER Sky News Live
51,000
7 JEOPARDY! FOX Classics
44,000
8 LIVE: NRL 360 FOX LEAGUE
43,000
9 THE KENNY REPORT Sky News Live
37,000
10 LIVE: AFL 360 FOX FOOTY
36,000
11 LIVE: THE BACK PAGE FOX SPORTS 503
36,000
12 STARGIRL FOX8
35,000
13 PARLIAMENT LIVE Sky News Live
34,000
14 FAMILY GUY FOX8
34,000
15 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN FOX Arena
33,000
16 NEWSDAY Sky News Live
31,000
17 THE BIG BANG THEORY FOX Funny
30,000
18 HIGHWAY PATROL FOX8
30,000
19 FAMILY GUY FOX8
29,000
20 FIRST EDITION Sky News Live
29,000

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

Rank Program Network National
1 WENTWORTH FOX SHOWCASE
30,000
2 PAUL MURRAY LIVE Sky News Live
22,000
3 FAMILY GUY FOX8
19,000
4 STARGIRL FOX8
19,000
5 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN FOX Arena
18,000

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

Rank Program Network National
1 WENTWORTH FOX SHOWCASE
33,000
2 FAMILY GUY FOX8
20,000
3 FAMILY GUY FOX8
20,000
4 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
18,000
5 PAUL MURRAY LIVE Sky News Live
18,000

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

Rank Program Network National
1 WENTWORTH FOX SHOWCASE
17,000
2 AMERICAN DAD! FOX8
14,000
3 FAMILY GUY FOX8
13,000
4 FAMILY GUY FOX8
13,000
5 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
12,000

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).

#2

Nine, Seven and SBS were up from last Tuesday, 10 and ABC were down. While Nine’s main channel lifted by 1 point, most other differences were in multichannel shares.

Nine won all markets except Perth were Seven won. Nine also won the key demographics with 10 ranked second.

Both The Block and Masked Singer had more viewers than Monday with the reveal on the latter the top rated entertainment number. Seven’s Royal programming ranked 4th at 7.30

Halifax Retribution didn’t set any ratings records but was a timeslot winner with 544,000, on par with results for recent Australian drama premiers. In 25-54 it ranked 11th just below Home and Away. In 16-39 it was 12th. No doubt it will pick up extra viewers with consolidated viewing.

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#3

Halifax: Retribution rated better than Between Two Worlds, that’s the main thing.

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#4

Hopefully it stays that way or goes up. A shame it wasn’t higher as it’s probably one of the best series I’ve seen on TV in a while!

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#5

Halifax: Retribution deserved better. Good show, strong cast and I loved the fantastic shots of Melbourne. Good timing to show how beautiful Melbourne is to people interstate (although we don’t normally have a sniper on the loose!).

Inside the crown got the figures it deserves. From the small bits I saw it just seemed like the same stories we’ve seen before repackaged into a new show.

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#6

Haven’t watched Halifax yet. But not a shocking start. The block seems down quite significantly this year.

I think nine should look at partnering up more often with Stan. Have the series go to air first on the streaming platform. The next week nine can air weekly episodes.

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#7

Outside the top 20

22 10 THE PROJECT 6.30PM
24 SBS GREAT ASIAN RAILWAY JOURNEYS
25 SBS THE SALISBURY POISONINGS - kept all of its debut audience from Monday
26 10 10 NEWS FIRST 6PM
27 Nine NINE NEWS: LATE EDITION
29 ABC THE GREAT ACCELERATION
31 Seven ABBA FOREVER
35 10 MISS CONGENIALITY RPT
38 ABC THE DRUM
41 Seven THE LATEST: SEVEN NEWS
107 SBS HUNGRY GHOSTS - dismal result, lost more than a third of its audience from Monday

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#8

I reckon the genre and storyline of Hungry Ghosts is too niche.

Last year the show also had a slow start before picking up viewers in the final weeks leading up to the auction.

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#9

From Nine:

THE BLOCK AND HALIFAX DRIVE NINE TO A COMMANDING TUESDAY WIN

The Nine Network was the winning network on Tuesday night across the 5 City with People 25-54 , People 16-39 and Total People (29.3%) .

The Block was the No.1 Metro program with GS + Child, and the No.2 Metro program with People 25-54 and People 16-39.

The Block was a timeslot winner across the 5 City, and in Melbourne and Brisbane.

Halifax – Retribution was a timeslot winner across the 5 City and in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

9News was the No.1 program of the night across the East Coast capitals and in Melbourne.

9News 6.30 was the preferred news bulletin across the East Coast capitals, the No.1 program of the night in Sydney, and the No.2 program of the night in Brisbane

A Current Affair was a timeslot winner across the 5 City and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

From 10

Network 10:

  • #2 network in under 50s and all key age groups (25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and 18 to 49s) **–

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.
  • Live stream audience up 40% compared to its 2019 average.
  • #1 entertainment show on social media.

The Masked Singer:

  • #2 in under 50s, #3 in all key age groups.
  • #1 across its timeslot in under 50s.
  • Live stream audience up 31% compared to its 2019 average.

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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#10

Even in a pandemic where a major city is locked down and a prime time Aussie drama with a not bad (but not as big as they would have hoped) lead in and it barley cracks half a million viewers for its first episode. It’s a sad state of affairs for Aussie drama on FTA.

I think Nine would have been expecting more from the Block as on the surface it seems to be down somewhat significantly this season too. Definitely their most ages reality format so not a surprise I guess.

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#11

Pandemic or not, I can’t for the life of me understand why any right minded person would watch a commercial TV drama live to air. Watching it back on 9Now or whatever with significantly less ads if the far more attractive option.

#12

I think it’s a sad state for any drama these days. Hardly any imports do much better. The networks have conditioned viewers to tune out of FTA after early evening reality shows. The only hope is that these shows find an audience in consolidated and streaming views.

It’s a shame because Aussie dramas still do well overseas. We don’t seem to treat them with the same respect they deserve. Crazy scheduling having the only other Aussie FTA drama series in prime time this week Hungry Ghosts, up against the second half ofHalifax too.

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#13

Did well for today’s standards, which is somewhat encouraging for Australian drama.

Seven needs to drop the royal rubbish quick smart (I hear it’s on again at 8.30 next week). No one wants to see stories about the royals over and over again and the ratings prove it. Show some factuals if they really want to.

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#14

Worth mentioning that Desperate Housewives - ranked in 4th place on Monday, though not too bad but on Tuesday the number dropped almost 50%. If that is maintained, I can’t see it lasting very long.

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#15

It’s probably time for Nine to start thinking about life after The Block (although I still think that show should’ve been rested a good 4-5 years ago)!

Aside from that, it’s a bit worrying that the TV ratings haven’t been higher of late given the fact we’re still in Winter, the middle of a pandemic and that Melbourne is currently being told to stay home of an evening.

Ten will be reasonably satisfied with how The Masked Singer is performing, Anh’s Brush With Fame did alright for the ABC, but that’s about it really.

Agreed. No more repeats of that ABBA special either!

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#16

It’s funny to note that Seven News Sydney managed to win the 6:00 timeslot (by such a little margin). However Nine Sydney managed to regain at 6:30. It was the same story in Brisbane.

#17

some competition for free to air and the streamers 770,000 tune in to watch the penguin parade

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#18

Nine wouldn’t be too concerned as long as they’re still winning nights, though the ratings are slightly concerning. Competition this year has certainly affected the show in different ways.

If Plate of Origin does well next week (unlikely, but then again Seven managed to restore a cold turkey in Farmer Wants a Wife so I suppose anything can happen) then The Block will be in trouble.

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#19

The Block always starts off soft and builds as the season goes.

#20

The Block is rating lower than expected. People are finally sick of it? Sure, its not rating terribly, but its not that great either.

Halifax did okay. A shame that Australian dramas dont rate as well as they used too. Episode 1 did okay. Episode 2 did well for the 9.30 slot.

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