Week 18 2026

TV Ratings Television Ratings
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NATIONAL
TOTAL PEOPLE
Total TV TV BVOD
SEVEN 30.4% 30.4% 29.9%
NINE 25.8% 25.9% 25.7%
10 14.5% 15.0% 12.0%
SBS 8.6% 8.0% 11.4%
ABC 20.8% 20.7% 21.0%
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Top 30 report Total people

Top 30 Programs by daily reach

Rank Description Network Reach
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 2,206,000
2 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 2,203,000
3 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 2,151,000
4 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST Nine 2,045,000
5 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,994,000
6 9NEWS Nine 1,988,400
7 THE FLOOR -SUN Nine 1,849,000
8 THE FLOOR -MON Nine 1,837,000
9 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,834,000
10 THE 1% CLUB Seven 1,689,000
11 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 1,574,000
12 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,555,000
13 60 MINUTES Nine 1,538,000
14 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,496,000
15 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,476,000
16 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 1,469,000
17 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,461,000
18 SEVEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL Seven 1,457,000
19 GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION Seven 1,455,000
20 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,414,200
21 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 1,370,000
22 MY RENO RULES – TUE Seven 1,345,000
23 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,293,750
24 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 1,293,000
25 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 1,264,000
26 7.30-EV ABC 1,259,500
27 STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE Nine 1,256,000
28 SAS: AUS V ENG Seven 1,254,000
29 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,237,200
30 CLARKSON’S FARM Nine 1,232,000

Top 30 Programs by daily average

Rank Description Network Average
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,405,800
2 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 1,369,000
3 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,365,000
4 9NEWS Nine 1,246,200
5 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,001,000
6 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST Nine 980,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 952,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 939,000
9 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 920,000
10 THE FLOOR -SUN Nine 906,000
11 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 902,000
12 THE FLOOR -MON Nine 901,000
13 THE 1% CLUB Seven 838,000
14 ABC NEWS-SA ABC 832,000
15 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 820,000
16 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 795,600
17 7.30-EV ABC 787,500
18 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 768,000
19 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 739,000
20 DEATH IN PARADISE-EV ABC 733,000
21 GRUEN-EV ABC 718,000
22 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 718,000
23 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 711,800
24 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 703,000
25 GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION Seven 693,000
26 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 689,000
27 60 MINUTES Nine 679,000
28 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 678,000
29 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA WED 10 669,000
30 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 650,000

Top 30 Programs by daily BVOD

Rank Description Network BVOD
1 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST Nine 284,000
2 HOME AND AWAY Seven 248,750
3 9NEWS Nine 204,200
4 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 200,000
5 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 191,000
6 SEVEN NEWS Seven 173,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 152,400
8 THE FLOOR -MON Nine 152,000
9 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 148,000
10 THE FLOOR -SUN Nine 148,000
11 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 125,000
12 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 121,600
13 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 117,000
14 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 116,000
15 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 108,000
16 MY RENO RULES – TUE Seven 106,000
17 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 103,000
18 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 102,000
19 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 101,000
20 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 99,000
21 SAS: AUS V ENG Seven 98,000
22 THE 1% CLUB Seven 95,000
23 60 MINUTES Nine 95,000
24 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 95,000
25 GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION Seven 95,000
26 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH Nine 94,000
27 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA WED 10 92,000
28 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 92,000
29 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 91,000
30 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 86,600
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Top 30 report 25-54

Top 30 Programs by daily reach

Rank Description Network Reach
1 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST Nine 802,000
2 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 720,000
3 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 707,000
4 THE FLOOR -SUN Nine 681,000
5 THE FLOOR -MON Nine 640,000
6 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 609,000
7 SEVEN NEWS Seven 584,000
8 9NEWS Nine 576,000
9 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 546,000
10 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 520,000
11 60 MINUTES Nine 519,000
12 GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION Seven 493,000
13 MY RENO RULES – TUE Seven 492,000
14 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 468,000
15 SEVEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL Seven 463,000
16 THE 1% CLUB Seven 441,000
17 STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE Nine 430,000
18 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 429,000
19 HOME AND AWAY Seven 426,750
20 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 425,000
21 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 425,000
22 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 419,000
23 SAS: AUS V ENG Seven 419,000
24 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 413,000
25 CLARKSON’S FARM Nine 409,000
26 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 403,000
27 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 399,000
28 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA WED 10 396,000
29 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 387,000
30 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 379,800

Top 30 Programs by daily average

Rank Description Network Average
1 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST Nine 420,000
2 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 416,000
3 THE FLOOR -SUN Nine 367,000
4 THE FLOOR -MON Nine 359,000
5 9NEWS Nine 348,000
6 SEVEN NEWS Seven 343,800
7 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 328,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 304,500
9 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 304,000
10 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 281,000
11 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 270,000
12 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 260,000
13 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 258,000
14 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 257,000
15 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 251,000
16 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA WED 10 250,000
17 60 MINUTES Nine 241,000
18 GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION Seven 235,000
19 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 233,000
20 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 227,000
21 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 224,000
22 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 212,000
23 THE 1% CLUB Seven 211,000
24 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 204,000
25 MY RENO RULES – TUE Seven 195,000
26 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 191,200
27 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 190,000
28 SAS: AUS V ENG Seven 190,000
29 THE FRONT BAR Seven 190,000
30 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 183,000

Top 30 Programs by daily BVOD

Rank Description Network BVOD
1 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST Nine 166,000
2 HOME AND AWAY Seven 128,750
3 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 108,000
4 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 101,000
5 9NEWS Nine 100,400
6 SEVEN NEWS Seven 83,400
7 THE FLOOR -MON Nine 82,000
8 THE FLOOR -SUN Nine 80,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 77,000
10 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 70,000
11 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 69,000
12 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 63,000
13 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 56,200
14 MY RENO RULES – TUE Seven 56,000
15 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 1ST -POST MATCH Nine 56,000
16 EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA Nine 55,000
17 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 54,000
18 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 54,000
19 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 54,000
20 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 53,000
21 SAS: AUS V ENG Seven 52,000
22 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 51,000
23 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 50,000
24 60 MINUTES Nine 49,000
25 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 48,000
26 GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION Seven 48,000
27 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA WED 10 47,000
28 THE 1% CLUB Seven 46,000
29 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 46,000
30 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 41,000
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Seven wins the week, 7NEWS #1 program, 7plus #1 in BVOD

  • Seven #1 nationally in total TV
  • Seven #1 in all people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s, grocery shoppers
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 44.1%
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 43%
  • #1 in broadcast TV nationally and in the capital cities
  • 7plus: #1 in BVOD
  • #1 news, #1 drama, #1 at breakfast
  • #1 program of the week: 7NEWS Monday, reached 2.4 million
  • #1 sport program: AFL Thursday Night Football, reached 1.99 million
  • #1 entertainment show: The 1% Club Australia, reached 1.69 million

WEEK 18, 2026 HIGHLIGHTS:

Seven Network reaches 11.87 million Australians nationally.

6.00pm to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally and in the capital cities in broadcast TV share.

6.00am to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally and in the capital cities in broadcast TV share.

7plus: #1 in BVOD. 46.4% commercial share, up from 46% in the same week in 2025.

#1 news: 7NEWS.

#1 drama: Home and Away.

#1 sport: AFL Thursday Night Football.

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 44.1 41.4 44.1
Nine Network 37.4 38.2 37.4
Network Ten 18.5 20.4 18.5

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network All people 25 to 54s Grocery shoppers
Seven Network 43.0 39.3 43.0
Nine Network 36.6 37.5 36.3
Network Ten 20.5 23.2 20.7

SEVEN’S TOP 35:

  1. 7NEWS Monday: #1 program in all people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.4 million, national audience 1.57 million.
  2. 7NEWS Tuesday: #1 program in all people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.27 million, national audience 1.47 million.
  3. 7NEWS Wednesday: #1 program in all people, 25 to 54s and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.22 million, national audience 1.45 million.
  4. 7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.22 million, national audience 1.38 million.
  5. 7NEWS Sunday: #1 program in all people in total TV, #1 news program in total TV. National reach 2.15 million, national audience 1.37 million.
  6. Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football: National reach 1.99 million, national audience 768,000. Second biggest audience of 2026. Up 40% year-on-year in total TV, up 215% on 7plus. Up 18% week-on-week in total TV, up 29% on 7plus.
  7. 7NEWS Friday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 1.93 million, national audience 1.16 million.
  8. Seven’s AFL: Friday Night Football: National reach 1.83 million, national audience 650,000.
  9. The 1% Club Australia: National reach 1.69 million, national audience 838,000.
  10. 7NEWS Saturday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 1.56 million, national audience 1 million.
  11. The Chase Australia Monday: National reach 1.53 million, national audience 777,000. Up 16% year-on-year in total TV, up 94% on 7plus. Up 10% week-on-week in total TV, up 3% on 7plus.
  12. The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.47 million, national audience 734,000. Up 14% year-on-year in total TV, up 90% on 7plus.
  13. Glenn & Mick’s Celebrity Intervention: National reach 1.46 million, national audience 693,000.
  14. Seven’s AFL: Sunday Afternoon Football: #1 sport. National reach 1.46 million, national audience 481,000.
  15. The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.44 million, national audience 736,000. Up 16% week-on-week in total TV. Up 2% year-on-year in total TV, up 70% on 7plus.
  16. Home and Away Wednesday: #1 entertainment show in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.4 million, national audience 986,000. Up 71% year-on-year on 7plus.
  17. Home and Away Monday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.38 million, national audience 1.01 million. Up 12% year-on-year in total TV, up 69% on 7plus.
  18. The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.38 million, national audience 681,000. Up 6% year-on-year in total TV, up 95% on 7plus. Up 8% week-on-week in total TV.
  19. My Reno Rules: National reach 1.35 million, national audience 545,000.
  20. Home and Away Tuesday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.31 million, national audience 957,000. Up 71% year-on-year on 7plus.
  21. 7NEWS Spotlight: National reach 1.29 million, national audience 554,000.
  22. The Chase Australia Friday: National reach 1.25 million, national audience 631,000.
  23. SAS: AUS V ENG: National reach 1.25 million, national audience 522,000.
  24. Home and Away Thursday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.09 million, national audience 802,000. Up 61% year-on-year on 7plus.
  25. Better Homes and Gardens Saturday: #1 lifestye program. National reach 1.06 million, national audience 459,000.
  26. Sunrise Monday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.05 million, national audience 452,000. 42% more viewers than Today.
  27. Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.04 million, national audience 464,000. 47% more viewers than Today.
  28. Sunrise Friday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.04 million, national audience 452,000. 40% more viewers than Today.
  29. The Front Bar: National reach 1.03 million, national audience 568,000. Up 17% week-on-week in total TV, up 4% on 7plus. Up 7% year-on-year in total TV, up 100% on 7plus.
  30. Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.03 million, national audience 476,000. 53% more viewers than Today.
  31. Weekend Sunrise Sunday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 961,000, national audience 422,000. 47% more viewers than Today.
  32. Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 954,000, national audience 428,000. 37% more viewers than Today.
  33. Hidden Figures (R): National reach 901,000, national audience 251,000.
  34. Better Homes and Gardens Friday: National reach 878,000, national audience 449,000.
  35. Bravery & Betrayal: National reach 822,000, national audience 275,000.
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Seven had its second consecutive clean sweep of the ratings in week 18 winning all key demographic groups. Seven’s biggest share came on Friday, while Nine’s was on Thursday. ABC did best on Saturday, 10 on Tuesday and SBS on Saturday.

Seven News was the top ranked program on every day of the week with Home and Away the top entertainment program on every day it aired.

Nine News was the number two program on every day of the week with Sunday night’s The Floor the second ranked entertainment show. In a close contest for 7pm, A Current Affair came out on top.

Nine had the top sports entry with their coverage of Game One of the Women’s State of Origin ranked sixth overall ahead of Thursday Night AFL next best in 18th place.

New The 1% Club did well for Seven again to be over 800k while the return of The Hundred With Andy Lee topped 700k. 10’s MasterChef saw three top 30 entries for the network with Monday’s over the 700k mark. Glenna and Mick’s Celebrity Intervention slipped below that mark for its second episode. Also in the +700k club was the return of Gruen for ABC plus the latest Events That Changed Australia episode.

60 Minutes got back in front of 7News Spotlight that slipped to 41st place just ahead of My Reno Rules 42nd.

The State of Origin topped the rankings in the 25-54 and BVOD 30 tables. The Cheap Seats made a big jump from outside the top 50 in total people to be in the top 20 in 25-54.

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