Week 16 2026

NATIONAL
TOTAL PEOPLE
Total TV TV BVOD
SEVEN 30.6% 31.2% 28.0%
NINE 30.3% 29.1% 35.7%
10 11.8% 12.5% 8.8%
SBS 8.6% 8.1% 10.7%
ABC 18.7% 19.1% 16.7%
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Top 30 report Total people

Top 30 Programs by daily reach

Rank Description Network Reach
1 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -THE FINAL DINNER PARTY Nine 3,171,000
2 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON Nine 3,041,000
3 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 2,677,000
4 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 2,306,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 2,212,200
6 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 2,093,000
7 9NEWS Nine 2,050,000
8 60 MINUTES Nine 1,987,000
9 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,918,000
10 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 2 Seven 1,895,000
11 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 1 Seven 1,719,000
12 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,653,000
13 THE 1% CLUB UK (R) Seven 1,607,000
14 TRAVEL GUIDES -ENCORE Nine 1,593,000
15 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,513,800
16 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,513,000
17 SEVEN’S AFL: SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,488,000
18 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,462,000
19 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 1,457,000
20 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 1,433,000
21 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,411,750
22 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,339,400
23 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 1,311,000
24 SEVEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL Seven 1,255,000
25 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 1,240,000
26 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,239,400
27 7.30-EV ABC 1,220,250
28 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 1,165,000
29 THE FRONT BAR Seven 1,150,000
30 CLARKSON’S FARM Nine 1,132,000

Top 30 Programs by daily average

Rank Description Network Average
1 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -THE FINAL DINNER PARTY Nine 1,974,000
2 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON Nine 1,954,000
3 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,522,000
4 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 1,451,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,408,400
6 9NEWS Nine 1,272,000
7 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 2 Seven 1,088,000
8 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,042,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 981,200
10 HOME AND AWAY Seven 964,500
11 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 1 Seven 951,000
12 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 943,800
13 THE 1% CLUB UK (R) Seven 907,000
14 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 876,000
15 60 MINUTES Nine 855,000
16 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 850,000
17 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 804,400
18 7.30-EV ABC 783,000
19 ABC NEWS-SA ABC 741,000
20 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 715,000
21 TRAVEL GUIDES -ENCORE Nine 701,000
22 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 674,000
23 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 648,200
24 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 643,000
25 THE FRONT BAR Seven 621,000
26 THE PIANO-EV ABC 620,000
27 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 601,000
28 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 590,000
29 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 586,000
30 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 583,000

Top 30 Programs by daily BVOD

Rank Description Network BVOD
1 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON Nine 674,000
2 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -THE FINAL DINNER PARTY Nine 673,000
3 HOME AND AWAY Seven 266,250
4 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 265,000
5 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 2 Seven 215,000
6 9NEWS Nine 208,400
7 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 1 Seven 181,000
8 60 MINUTES Nine 176,000
9 SEVEN NEWS Seven 174,600
10 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 161,200
11 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 157,000
12 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 125,000
13 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 124,000
14 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 118,800
15 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 116,000
16 TRAVEL GUIDES -ENCORE Nine 111,000
17 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 111,000
18 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 110,000
19 THE 1% CLUB UK (R) Seven 109,000
20 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 103,000
21 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 95,000
22 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 95,000
23 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR MON 10 91,000
24 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR SUN 10 85,000
25 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 82,800
26 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 79,000
27 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR GRAND FINALE 10 78,000
28 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH Nine 78,000
29 INSIDERS-AM ABC 77,000
30 THE FRONT BAR Seven 73,000
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Top 30 Programs by daily reach

Rank Description Network Reach
1 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -THE FINAL DINNER PARTY Nine 1,332,000
2 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON Nine 1,302,000
3 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 924,000
4 60 MINUTES Nine 789,000
5 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 711,000
6 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 683,000
7 9NEWS Nine 598,600
8 SEVEN NEWS Seven 584,800
9 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 2 Seven 574,000
10 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 565,000
11 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 1 Seven 528,000
12 TRAVEL GUIDES -ENCORE Nine 508,000
13 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 507,000
14 SEVEN’S AFL: SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 469,000
15 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 467,000
16 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 465,000
17 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 452,800
18 HOME AND AWAY Seven 443,250
19 THE 1% CLUB UK (R) Seven 439,000
20 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 434,000
21 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 385,000
22 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 383,400
23 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 362,000
24 ANDREW: THE DOWNFALL OF A PRINCE Nine 351,000
25 CLARKSON’S FARM Nine 348,000
26 THE FRONT BAR Seven 344,000
27 SEVEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL Seven 342,000
28 FOOTY CLASSIFIED -MON Nine 339,000
29 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR GRAND FINALE 10 333,000
30 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR MON 10 327,000

Top 30 Programs by daily average

Rank Description Network Average
1 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -THE FINAL DINNER PARTY Nine 909,000
2 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON Nine 898,000
3 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 483,000
4 9NEWS Nine 345,800
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 336,600
6 60 MINUTES Nine 333,000
7 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 2 Seven 332,000
8 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 331,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 312,750
10 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 1 Seven 279,000
11 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 277,000
12 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 272,600
13 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR MON 10 241,000
14 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR GRAND FINALE 10 234,000
15 THE 1% CLUB UK (R) Seven 230,000
16 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 229,000
17 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 226,000
18 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 223,000
19 TRAVEL GUIDES -ENCORE Nine 223,000
20 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 217,000
21 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 213,000
22 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 210,000
23 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR SUN 10 203,000
24 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 202,000
25 THE FRONT BAR Seven 198,000
26 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 186,800
27 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR REUNION 10 171,000
28 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 169,000
29 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 162,000
30 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH Nine 152,000

Top 30 Programs by daily BVOD

Rank Description Network BVOD
1 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -THE FINAL DINNER PARTY Nine 395,000
2 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -MON Nine 394,000
3 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 138,000
4 HOME AND AWAY Seven 137,500
5 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 2 Seven 105,000
6 9NEWS Nine 102,400
7 60 MINUTES Nine 98,000
8 AUSTRALIAN IDOL – GRAND FINALE PART 1 Seven 88,000
9 SEVEN NEWS Seven 84,000
10 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 82,200
11 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 75,000
12 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 70,000
13 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 69,000
14 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 62,000
15 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 60,000
16 TRAVEL GUIDES -ENCORE Nine 59,000
17 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 56,000
18 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 55,000
19 THE 1% CLUB UK (R) Seven 54,000
20 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR MON 10 52,000
21 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 52,000
22 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 49,000
23 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR SUN 10 48,000
24 AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR GRAND FINALE 10 46,000
25 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH Nine 44,000
26 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 43,000
27 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 42,000
28 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 38,800
29 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 38,000
30 THE FRONT BAR Seven 38,000
31 TODAY Nine 33,600
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Seven takes the week, #1 in news, sport, drama

  • Seven #1 nationally in total TV
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 43.0%
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 42.1%
  • #1 in broadcast TV nationally
  • #1 news, #1 sport, #1 drama, #1 lifestyle show, #1 at breakfast
  • #1 program: 7NEWS Monday, reached 2.45 million
  • #1 sport program of the week: AFL Friday Night Football, reached 2.09 million
  • #1 entertainment show: Australian Idol Grand Finale Part Two, reached 1.9 million

WEEK 16, 2026 HIGHLIGHTS:

Seven Network reaches 12.1 million Australians nationally.

6.00am to midnight:

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers.

6.00pm to midnight:

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people.

7plus: 41.9% commercial share on BVOD, 43.4% in streaming.

#1 news: 7NEWS.

Australian Idol Grand Finale Part Two: National reach 1.9 million, national audience 1.09 million.

  • Biggest ever overnight audience for Australian Idol on Seven.
  • Biggest ever audience for Australian Idol on 7plus (215,000).
  • Biggest overnight audience for Australian Idol since 2009.
  • Up 1% year-on-year in total TV, up 125% year-on-year on 7plus.
  • Australian Idol 2026: biggest ever season on Seven.

#1 drama: Home and Away. Second biggest week in 2026 (after last week).

#1 sport: AFL Friday Night Football.

#1 lifestyle program: Better Homes and Gardens.

Sunrise and Weekend Sunrise dominate breakfast TV, #1 every single day of the week.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

Network All people 25 to 54s Grocery shoppers
Seven Network 43.0 38.8 42.9
Nine Network 41.3 43.9 41.5
Network Ten 15.8 17.3 15.6

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network All people 25 to 54s Grocery shoppers
Seven Network 42.1 36.3 41.8
Nine Network 41.7 45.1 41.9
Network Ten 16.2 18.6 16.4

SEVEN’S TOP 30:

  1. 7NEWS Monday: #1 news program. National reach 2.45 million, national audience 1.58 million.
  2. 7NEWS Sunday: National reach 2.31 million, national audience 1.45 million.
  3. 7NEWS Tuesday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers, #1 news program. National reach 2.25 million, national audience 1.48 million.
  4. 7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers, #1 news program. National reach 2.25 million, national audience 1.38 million.
  5. 7NEWS Wednesday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers, #1 news program. National reach 2.19 million, national audience 1.39 million.
  6. Seven’s AFL: Friday Night Football: #1 program in all people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and grocery shoppers. #1 sport program. National reach 2.09 million, national audience 583,000.
  7. Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football: #1 sport program, #1 program in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s. National reach 1.92 million, national audience 715,000. Up 11% year-on-year in total TV, up 148% on 7plus. Up 3% week-on-week in total TV, up 9% on 7plus.
  8. 7NEWS Friday: #1 news program. National reach 1.91 million, national audience 1.22 million.
  9. Australian Idol Grand Finale Part Two: #1 entertainment program. National reach 1.9 million, national audience 1.09 million. Biggest ever overnight audience on Seven. Biggest ever audience f on 7plus (215,000). Biggest overnight audience since 2009.Up 1% year-on-year in total TV, up 125% year-on-year on 7plus.
  10. Australian Idol Grand Finale Part One: National reach 1.72 million, national audience 951,000. Biggest audience so far this year. Up 8% week-on-week in total TV, up 20% on 7plus. Up 88% year-on-year on 7plus.
  11. 7NEWS Saturday: #1 program in all people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and grocery shoppers, #1 news program. National reach 1.65 million, national audience 1.04 million.
  12. The 1% Club UK (R) Wednesday: #1 entertainment program. National reach 1.61 million, national audience 907,000. Biggest audience of 2026. Up 7% year-on-year in total TV, up 119% on 7plus. Up 7% week-on-week in total TV.
  13. Home and Away Monday: #1 drama. National reach 1.59 million, national audience 1.01 million. Up 15% year-on-year in total TV, up 105% on 7plus. Up 4% week-on-week in total TV, up 26% on 7plus.
  14. Home and Away Tuesday: #1 program in 16 to 39s, #1 drama. National reach 1.58 million, national audience 1.05 million. Up 18% year-on-year in total TV, up 89% on 7plus. Up 3% week-on-week in total TV, up 5% on 7plus.
  15. Seven’s AFL: Sunday Night Football: #1 sport. National reach 1.49 million, national audience 437,000. Up 3% week-on-week in total TV. Up 70% year-on-year on 7plus.
  16. The Chase Australia Monday: National reach 1.45 million, national audience 725,000.
  17. Home and Away Wednesday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.41 million, national audience 982,000. Up 10% year-on-year in total TV, up 85% on 7plus.
  18. The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.37 million, national audience 666,000. Up 7% year-on-year in total TV, up 111% on 7plus.
  19. The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.33 million, national audience 626,000. Up 13% year-on-year in total TV, up 132% on 7plus.
  20. The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.31 million, national audience 624,000. Up 3% year-on-year in total TV, up 107% on 7plus.
  21. Seven’s AFL: Sunday Afternoon Football: #2 sport. National reach 1.26 million, national audience 366,000. Up 134% year-on-year on 7plus.
  22. The Chase Australia Friday: National reach 1.22 million, national audience 600,000.
  23. The Front Bar: National reach 1.15 million, national audience 621,000.
  24. Better Homes and Gardens Saturday: #1 lifestyle program in total TV. National reach 1.08 million, national audience 449,000.
  25. Home and Away Thursday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.07 million, national audience 821,000. Up 22% year-on-year in total TV, up 108% on 7plus.
  26. Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.03 million, national audience 452,000. 38% more viewers than Today.
  27. Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.01 million, national audience 460,000. 51% more viewers than Today.
  28. Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.01 million, national audience 448,000. 40% more viewers than Today.
  29. Weekend Sunrise Sunday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 970,000, national audience 420,000. 54% more viewers than Today.
  30. Sunrise Friday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 961,000, national audience 436,000. 47% more viewers than Today.

There were only small changes in network shares from the previous week but they were enough to see Seven win week 17 in total people while Nine won the key demos.

Seven’s best day of the week was Thursday, Nine’s was Monday while ABC, 10 and SBS all had their highest shares on Saturday.

The final episodes of another very successful season of Married At First Sight topped the rankings with both episodes averaging over 1.9 million.

In a week of finals, Australian Idol’s two Grand Final episodes also did well with the winner announced to almost 1.09 million. Home and Away recorded its highest weekly average of the year to make the top 10 and be the top scripted program on TV.

ABC’s Piano was its network’s best entertainment program in 26th place while the final of Australian Survivor was 10’s best result in 40th place.

AFL Thursday Night was the top sports entry ranking 20th ahead of Friday Night NRL in 30th place.

9News Sunday was the highest rated newscast of the week topping 1.5 million while Seven’ bulletins won all other days.

In the afternoon, Tipping Point recorded its highest rating of the year with over 800k and +150k ahead of The Chase.

Premieres this week included Events That Changed Australia 24th, Clarkson’s Farm 44th and Judgement: Cases That Changed Australia 65th.

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From 10:

Week 16:

  • 10 delivers biggest ever start to a year, in streaming. Streaming audiences from Weeks 1 to 16 increased 30% year-on-year, monthly active users are up 18% to 2.19 million.
  • Australian Survivor: Redemption Grand Finale reached 1.1 million total national viewers. #1 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.

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