Week 22 2026

NATIONAL
TOTAL PEOPLE
Total TV TV BVOD
SEVEN 28.2% 29.1% 24.4%
NINE 30.9% 29.3% 37.3%
10 13.5% 14.2% 10.3%
SBS 8.6% 8.1% 10.7%
ABC 18.9% 19.3% 17.4%
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Top 30 report Total people

Top 30 Programs by daily reach

Rank Description Network Reach
1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -MATCH Nine 5,771,000
2 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 4,615,000
3 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -POST MATCH Nine 4,285,000
4 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 2,355,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 2,223,200
6 9NEWS Nine 2,153,000
7 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 2,131,000
8 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD Nine 1,993,000
9 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,918,000
10 60 MINUTES Nine 1,813,000
11 THE 1% CLUB Seven 1,787,000
12 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,634,000
13 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,605,200
14 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,604,000
15 THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY -EP 3 Nine 1,566,000
16 SEVEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL Seven 1,508,000
17 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,491,500
18 THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY Nine 1,475,000
19 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,444,600
20 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,442,000
21 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 1,385,000
22 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 1,326,000
23 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,282,000
24 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 1,278,000
25 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 1,278,000
26 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 1,232,000
27 7.30-EV ABC 1,221,500
28 MY RENO RULES – TUE Seven 1,214,000
29 GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION Seven 1,212,000
30 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,201,800

Top 30 Programs by daily average

Rank Description Network Average
1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -MATCH Nine 3,995,000
2 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 2,206,000
3 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -POST MATCH Nine 1,778,000
4 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 1,532,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,445,600
6 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,395,000
7 9NEWS Nine 1,349,000
8 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,057,000
9 THE 1% CLUB Seven 1,032,000
10 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 977,250
11 HOME AND AWAY Seven 923,250
12 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 906,400
13 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 890,000
14 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD Nine 880,000
15 60 MINUTES Nine 877,000
16 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 860,200
17 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 802,000
18 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 776,000
19 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 748,200
20 ABC NEWS-SA ABC 745,000
21 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 719,000
22 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 717,000
23 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 714,000
24 7.30-EV ABC 698,500
25 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 695,000
26 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 671,000
27 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 645,000
28 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD -PRE MATCH Nine 640,000
29 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 621,000
30 A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT Nine 613,000

Top 30 Programs by daily BVOD

Rank Description Network BVOD
1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -MATCH Nine 1,521,000
2 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 741,000
3 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -POST MATCH Nine 635,000
4 HOME AND AWAY Seven 237,750
5 9NEWS Nine 234,800
6 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD Nine 234,000
7 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 216,000
8 SEVEN NEWS Seven 179,000
9 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD -PRE MATCH Nine 171,000
10 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 166,000
11 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 154,750
12 60 MINUTES Nine 149,000
13 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 142,200
14 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 121,000
15 NRL ORIGIN STORY -RPT Nine 117,000
16 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 114,000
17 THE 1% CLUB Seven 111,000
18 THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY -EP 3 Nine 107,000
19 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 106,000
20 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 104,000
21 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 101,000
22 MY RENO RULES – TUE Seven 101,000
23 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 100,000
24 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 100,000
25 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 98,000
26 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 95,000
27 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 94,000
28 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 93,000
29 THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY Nine 90,000
30 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD -POST MATCH Nine 88,000

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Top 30 Programs by daily reach

Rank Description Network Reach
1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -MATCH Nine 2,523,000
2 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 1,972,000
3 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -POST MATCH Nine 1,898,000
4 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD Nine 777,000
5 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 667,000
6 9NEWS Nine 664,400
7 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 655,000
8 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 639,000
9 60 MINUTES Nine 619,000
10 SEVEN NEWS Seven 593,000
11 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 573,000
12 THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY Nine 536,000
13 THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY -EP 3 Nine 527,000
14 THE 1% CLUB Seven 520,000
15 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 514,000
16 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 504,000
17 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 466,000
18 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 454,000
19 SEVEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL Seven 448,000
20 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 431,000
21 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 430,400
22 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 428,750
23 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 425,000
24 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 420,000
25 NRL ORIGIN STORY -RPT Nine 420,000
26 MY RENO RULES – TUE Seven 417,000
27 HOME AND AWAY Seven 410,000
28 GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION Seven 406,000
29 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 405,000
30 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 401,000

Top 30 Programs by daily average

Rank Description Network Average
1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -MATCH Nine 1,900,000
2 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 1,012,000
3 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -POST MATCH Nine 860,000
4 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 426,000
5 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 408,000
6 9NEWS Nine 396,000
7 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD Nine 371,000
8 SEVEN NEWS Seven 363,600
9 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 330,000
10 60 MINUTES Nine 306,000
11 HOME AND AWAY Seven 294,500
12 THE 1% CLUB Seven 287,000
13 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 285,000
14 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 284,000
15 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 269,000
16 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 266,750
17 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 259,000
18 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 257,000
19 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 235,000
20 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD -PRE MATCH Nine 228,000
21 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 226,000
22 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 221,000
23 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 217,200
24 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 217,000
25 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA WED 10 208,000
26 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 203,000
27 TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA 10 201,000
28 MY RENO RULES – TUE Seven 199,000
29 THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY Nine 198,000
30 THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY -EP 3 Nine 198,000

Top 30 Programs by daily BVOD

Rank Description Network BVOD
1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -MATCH Nine 919,000
2 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -PRE MATCH Nine 445,000
3 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 1ST -POST MATCH Nine 386,000
4 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD Nine 135,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 121,750
6 9NEWS Nine 117,200
7 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 109,000
8 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD -PRE MATCH Nine 95,000
9 SEVEN NEWS Seven 86,600
10 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 80,000
11 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 77,500
12 60 MINUTES Nine 77,000
13 NRL ORIGIN STORY -RPT Nine 71,000
14 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 68,000
15 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 66,800
16 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 61,000
17 THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY -EP 3 Nine 56,000
18 THE 1% CLUB Seven 55,000
19 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 55,000
20 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 54,000
21 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 52,000
22 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 52,000
23 MY RENO RULES – TUE Seven 52,000
24 WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN 3RD -POST MATCH Nine 52,000
25 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH Nine 51,000
26 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 48,000
27 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 48,000
28 THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY Nine 46,000
29 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 45,000
30 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 44,600

Seven wins the week, 7NEWS #1, 7plus #1 in VOD

  • Seven #1 nationally in total TV
  • Seven #1 in all people and grocery shoppers
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 41.8%
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 38.9%
  • 7plus: #1 in VOD
  • #1 news, #1 drama, #1 lifestyle show, #1 at breakfast
  • #1 program: 7NEWS Monday, reached 2.41 million
  • #1 sport program: AFL Friday Night Football, reached 1.92 million
  • #1 entertainment show: The 1% Club, reached 1.79 million

WEEK 22, 2026 HIGHLIGHTS:

Seven Network reaches 11.74 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.

7plus: #1 in VOD with a 48.2% commercial share. 39.6% share in BVOD, up from 39.1% in the same week in 2025.

#1 in news: 7NEWS.

#1 sport: AFL Friday Night Football.

#1 in drama: Home and Away.

#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 41.8 37.7 42.2
Nine Network 40.9 43.3 40.5
Network Ten 17.3 19.0 17.3

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network All people 25 to 54s Grocery shoppers
Seven Network 38.9 32.7 39.4
Nine Network 42.6 46.7 41.8
Network Ten 18.6 20.7 18.9

SEVEN’S TOP 35:

  1. 7NEWS Monday: #1 program in all people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.41 million, national audience 1.57 million. Up 4% year-on-year in total TV, up 85% on 7plus.
  2. 7NEWS Sunday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.36 million, national audience 1.53 million. Biggest Sunday audience of 2026.
  3. 7NEWS Wednesday: #1 news program in total TV. National reach 2.31 million, national audience 1.5 million.
  4. 7NEWS Tuesday: #1 program in all people, 25 to 54s and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.29 million, national audience 1.52 million.
  5. 7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in total TV. National reach 2.13 million, national audience 1.39 million.
  6. 7NEWS Friday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 1.97 million, national audience 1.26 million.
  7. Seven’s AFL: Friday Night Football: #1 sport, #1 program in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s. National reach 1.92 million, national audience 717,000.
  8. The 1% Club Australia: #1 entertainment program. National reach 1.79 million, national audience 1.03 million. Biggest audience of 2026. Up 5% year-on-year in total TV, up 84% on 7plus. Up 23% week-on-week in total TV, up 17% on 7plus.
  9. Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football: National reach 1.63 million, national audience 539,000. Up 73% year-on-year on 7plus.
  10. 7NEWS Saturday: #1 program in all people, 16 to 39s and grocery shoppers. National reach 1.6 million, national audience 1.06 million.
  11. The Chase Australia Monday: National reach 1.53 million, national audience 775,000. Up 83% year-on-year on 7plus.
  12. The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.51 million, national audience 805,000. Up 16% year-on-year in total TV, up 90% on 7plus. Up 10% week-on-week in total TV, up 5% on 7plus.
  13. Seven’s AFL: Sunday Afternoon Football: #1 sport. National reach 1.51 million, national audience 489,000. Up 3% year-on-year in total TV, up 87% on 7plus. Up 18% week-on-week in total TV.
  14. The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.5 million, national audience 757,000. Up 8% year-on-year in total TV, up 81% on 7plus.
  15. 7NEWS Spotlight: National reach 1.39 million, national audience 585,000. Up 9% week-on-week in total TV, up 10% on 7plus.
  16. Home and Away Monday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.38 million, national audience 969,000. Up 1% year-on-year in total TV, up 72% on 7plus. Up 9% week-on-week in total TV, up 10% on 7plus.
  17. The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.38 million, national audience 717,000. Up 5% year-on-year in total TV, up 76% on 7plus.
  18. Home and Away Tuesday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.36 million, national audience 993,000. Up 5% year-on-year in total TV, up 74% on 7plus.
  19. The Chase Australia Friday: National reach 1.31 million, national audience 687,000.
  20. Home and Away Wednesday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.3 million, national audience 902,000. Up 4% year-on-year in total TV, up 71% on 7plus.
  21. My Reno Rules: National reach 1.21 million, national audience 565,000.
  22. Glenn & Mick’s Celebrity Intervention: National reach 1.21 million, national audience 544,000.
  23. Better Homes and Gardens Saturday: #1 entertainment show, #1 lifestyle program. National reach 1.19 million, national audience 507,000.
  24. Home and Away Thursday: #1 drama. National reach 1.09 million, national audience 829,000. Up 12% year-on-year in total TV, up 71% on 7plus.
  25. Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.03 million, national audience 449,000. 47% more viewers than Today.
  26. Gladiator (R): National reach 1.01 million, national audience 889,000.
  27. Sunrise Monday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 998,000, national audience 446,000. 39% more viewers than Today.
  28. Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 976,000, national audience 437,000. 35% more viewers than Today.
  29. Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 964,000, national audience 410,000. 29% more viewers than Today.
  30. Sunrise Friday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 942,000, national audience 417,000. 30% more viewers than Today.
  31. Better Homes and Gardens Friday: #1 lifestyle program. National reach 914,000, national audience 447,000.
  32. Weekend Sunrise Sunday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 904,000, national audience 404,000. 44% more viewers than Today.
  33. SAS: AUS V ENG: National reach 892,000, national audience 291,000.
  34. Seven’s AFL: Saturday Afternoon Football: #1 sport. National reach 879,000, national audience 299,000.
  35. The Front Bar: National reach 804,000, national audience 427,000.

Nine had its first win in seven weeks with the State of Origin Game 1 posting the year’s highest rated show so far. The Women’s State of Origin third game also made the top 20 with next best sports result from Seven’s Friday night AFL coverage.

With Nine topping 50% on Wednesday, Seven’s best result came on Friday with ABC and SBS best on Saturday as Monday continued to give 10 its highest share of the week.

The 1% Club was the week’s top entertainment show and the only one over one million with Home and away next best just outside the top 10. Then followed Have You Been paying Attention? in 21st place ahead of three MasterChef episodes. The One Hundred also made the top 30 for Nine.

Seven News had the number one news bulletin on every night of the week while 60 Minutes was ahead of 7News Spotlight on Sunday. Tipping Point had its highest weekly rating ever and ranked 16th.

In the BVOD table the State of Origin posted the highest BVOD audience of all time topping 1.5 million.

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Quite amazing that, despite Nine’s SOO, Seven were just 0.2% from them (in TV) share.

Perhaps highlights a lot of viewing shift to streaming now, as well as Nine’s weakness post Married outside of NRL and in some markets like Sa, Wa, regional Vic and Tas.

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Week 22 (Season-To-Date):

  • MasterChef Australia: Biggest total national audience since 2022, up 14% year-on-year.
  • Have You Been Payng Attention?: Biggest total national audience since 2021. Total national audience up 9% year-on-year, up 45% in streaming.
  • The Cheap Seats: Biggest total national audience since 2022. Total national audience up 3% year-on-year, up 40% in streaming.