Week 26 2026

NATIONAL
TOTAL PEOPLE
Total TV TV BVOD
SEVEN 31.0% 31.5% 29.1%
NINE 24.8% 25.3% 22.5%
10 14.3% 15.2% 10.9%
SBS 10.8% 8.7% 19.6%
ABC 19.1% 19.4% 17.9%
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Top 30 report Total people

Top 30 Programs by daily reach

Rank Description Network Reach
1 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS LIVE SBS 4,844,000
2 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS POST-MATCH SBS 2,872,000
3 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 2,308,000
4 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS PRE-MATCH SBS 2,277,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 2,185,800
6 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 2,184,000
7 FARMER WANTS A WIFE – SUN Seven 2,050,000
8 9NEWS Nine 2,022,800
9 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 2,022,000
10 60 MINUTES Nine 1,777,000
11 TRAVEL GUIDES Nine 1,747,000
12 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,670,000
13 FARMER WANTS A WIFE – MON Seven 1,640,000
14 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,564,000
15 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,563,600
16 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 1,519,000
17 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V BEL LIVE SBS 1,493,000
18 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ENG V GHA LIVE SBS 1,457,000
19 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,447,800
20 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 1,445,000
21 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 1,444,000
22 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,442,000
23 TIPPING POINT: BATTLE OF THE CODES Nine 1,434,000
24 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: SCO V BRA LIVE SBS 1,419,000
25 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 1,395,000
26 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V ESP LIVE SBS 1,394,000
27 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: SCO V BRA RPT SBS 1,389,000
28 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,354,000
29 THE 1% CLUB UK Seven 1,333,000
30 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: JPN V SWE LIVE SBS 1,326,000

Top 30 Programs by daily average

Rank Description Network Average
1 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS LIVE SBS 3,086,000
2 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 1,487,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,422,800
4 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS POST-MATCH SBS 1,389,000
5 9NEWS Nine 1,286,000
6 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,281,000
7 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,046,000
8 FARMER WANTS A WIFE – SUN Seven 969,000
9 HOME AND AWAY Seven 947,000
10 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS PRE-MATCH SBS 937,000
11 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 936,200
12 FARMER WANTS A WIFE – MON Seven 918,000
13 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 900,200
14 9NEWS SATURDAY Nine 877,000
15 60 MINUTES Nine 874,000
16 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 865,000
17 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 837,400
18 TRAVEL GUIDES Nine 830,000
19 THE 1% CLUB UK Seven 780,000
20 7.30-EV ABC 765,000
21 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 752,000
22 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 747,400
23 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 727,000
24 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 694,000
25 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 693,000
26 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 689,000
27 THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE Nine 671,000
28 ABC NEWS-SA ABC 668,000
29 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 654,000
30 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V BEL LIVE SBS 651,000

Top 30 Programs by daily BVOD

Rank Description Network BVOD
1 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS LIVE SBS 1,445,000
2 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS POST-MATCH SBS 574,000
3 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS PRE-MATCH SBS 440,000
4 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ENG V GHA LIVE SBS 366,000
5 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V ESP LIVE SBS 357,000
6 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: SCO V BRA LIVE SBS 355,000
7 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V EGY LIVE SBS 322,000
8 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: JPN V SWE LIVE SBS 317,000
9 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: TUN V JPN LIVE SBS 296,000
10 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NOR V SEN LIVE SBS 279,000
11 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V BEL LIVE SBS 276,000
12 HOME AND AWAY Seven 237,500
13 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAN V CRO LIVE SBS 236,000
14 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: COL V COD LIVE SBS 234,000
15 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V ESP POST-MATCH SBS 227,000
16 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ECU V CUW LIVE SBS 224,000
17 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: GER V CIV LIVE SBS 219,000
18 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V CPV LIVE SBS 215,000
19 9NEWS Nine 211,200
20 FARMER WANTS A WIFE – SUN Seven 200,000
21 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ENG V GHA POST-MATCH SBS 200,000
22 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 198,000
23 FARMER WANTS A WIFE – MON Seven 195,000
24 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ECU V GER LIVE SBS 194,000
25 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: FRA V IRQ WEATHER DELAY SBS 193,000
26 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: SCO V BRA POST-MATCH SBS 187,000
27 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NOR V FRA LIVE SBS 185,000
28 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V BEL PRE-MATCH SBS 185,000
29 SEVEN NEWS Seven 177,600
30 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: CZE V MEX LIVE SBS 176,000

Preliminary numbers

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Top 30 report 25-54

Top 30 Programs by daily reach

Rank Description Network Reach
1 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS LIVE SBS 2,233,000
2 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS POST-MATCH SBS 1,230,000
3 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS PRE-MATCH SBS 1,076,000
4 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ENG V GHA LIVE SBS 768,000
5 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 747,000
6 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V BEL LIVE SBS 743,000
7 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V ESP LIVE SBS 728,000
8 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: SCO V BRA LIVE SBS 721,000
9 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: JPN V SWE LIVE SBS 680,000
10 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 657,000
11 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: TUN V JPN LIVE SBS 630,000
12 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 628,000
13 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V EGY LIVE SBS 590,000
14 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: SCO V BRA RPT SBS 584,000
15 FARMER WANTS A WIFE – SUN Seven 583,000
16 9NEWS Nine 577,200
17 SEVEN NEWS Seven 568,400
18 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ECU V CUW LIVE SBS 558,000
19 TRAVEL GUIDES Nine 548,000
20 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: FRA V IRQ LIVE SBS 541,000
21 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NOR V SEN LIVE SBS 541,000
22 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: FRA V IRQ WEATHER DELAY SBS 535,000
23 60 MINUTES Nine 534,000
24 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: GER V CIV LIVE SBS 534,000
25 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V CPV LIVE SBS 518,000
26 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 516,000
27 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 515,000
28 FARMER WANTS A WIFE – MON Seven 506,000
29 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ECU V GER LIVE SBS 498,000
30 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 488,000

Top 30 Programs by daily average

Rank Description Network Average
1 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS LIVE SBS 1,441,000
2 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS POST-MATCH SBS 622,000
3 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS PRE-MATCH SBS 457,000
4 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 411,000
5 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 384,000
6 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ENG V GHA LIVE SBS 348,000
7 9NEWS Nine 347,400
8 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V BEL LIVE SBS 344,000
9 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V ESP LIVE SBS 340,000
10 SEVEN NEWS Seven 338,400
11 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: SCO V BRA LIVE SBS 337,000
12 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: JPN V SWE LIVE SBS 324,000
13 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 323,000
14 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: TUN V JPN LIVE SBS 310,000
15 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V EGY LIVE SBS 310,000
16 HOME AND AWAY Seven 301,500
17 FARMER WANTS A WIFE – SUN Seven 287,000
18 FARMER WANTS A WIFE – MON Seven 273,000
19 TRAVEL GUIDES Nine 272,000
20 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA MON 10 270,000
21 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA SUN 10 269,000
22 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NOR V SEN LIVE SBS 264,000
23 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 263,000
24 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TUE 10 259,000
25 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ECU V CUW LIVE SBS 255,000
26 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA WED 10 253,000
27 60 MINUTES Nine 249,000
28 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 245,000
29 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 239,600
30 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 231,000

Top 30 Programs by daily BVOD

Rank Description Network BVOD
1 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS LIVE SBS 847,000
2 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS POST-MATCH SBS 335,000
3 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS PRE-MATCH SBS 259,000
4 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ENG V GHA LIVE SBS 217,000
5 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: SCO V BRA LIVE SBS 210,000
6 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V ESP LIVE SBS 210,000
7 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V EGY LIVE SBS 190,000
8 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: JPN V SWE LIVE SBS 188,000
9 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: TUN V JPN LIVE SBS 173,000
10 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NOR V SEN LIVE SBS 164,000
11 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V BEL LIVE SBS 162,000
12 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAN V CRO LIVE SBS 140,000
13 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: COL V COD LIVE SBS 139,000
14 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V ESP POST-MATCH SBS 134,000
15 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ECU V CUW LIVE SBS 132,000
16 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: GER V CIV LIVE SBS 130,000
17 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: URU V CPV LIVE SBS 128,000
18 HOME AND AWAY Seven 122,250
19 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ENG V GHA POST-MATCH SBS 119,000
20 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ECU V GER LIVE SBS 117,000
21 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: FRA V IRQ WEATHER DELAY SBS 115,000
22 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: SCO V BRA POST-MATCH SBS 111,000
23 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NZL V BEL PRE-MATCH SBS 109,000
24 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NOR V SEN PRE-MATCH SBS 108,000
25 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: NOR V FRA LIVE SBS 108,000
26 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: CZE V MEX LIVE SBS 104,000
27 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: JOR V ALG LIVE SBS 103,000
28 9NEWS Nine 102,800
29 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: ECU V GER POST-MATCH SBS 101,000
30 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 100,000
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Seven sweeps the week, #1 in all demos, 7plus #1

  • Seven #1 nationally in total TV
  • Seven #1 in all people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s, grocery shoppers
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 44.3%
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 44.7%
  • #1 in broadcast TV nationally and in the capital cities
  • 7plus: #1 in BVOD
  • #1 news, #1 drama, #1 lifestyle show, #1 at breakfast
  • #1 program: 7NEWS Monday, reached 2.35 million
  • #1 sport program: AFL Thursday Night Football, reached 2.18 million
  • #1 entertainment show of the week: Farmer Wants A Wife Sunday, reached 2.05 million
  • #1 breakfast show all week: Sunrise

WEEK 26, 2026 HIGHLIGHTS:

Seven Network reaches 11.76 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.

7plus: #1 in streaming. 47.6% commercial share, up from 42.7% in the same week in 2025.

#1 in news: 7NEWS.

#1 sport: AFL Thursday Night Football.

#1 entertainment program of the week: Farmer Wants A Wife Sunday.

#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 (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Seven Network 44.3 40.8 44.5
Nine Network 35.3 34.5 35.0
Network Ten 20.4 24.7 20.5

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

Network All people 25 to 54s Grocery shoppers
Seven Network 44.7 42.5 45.1
Nine Network 36.6 35.8 36.5
Network Ten 18.7 21.7 18.4

SEVEN’S TOP 35:

  1. 7NEWS Monday: #1 program in all people, 25 to 54s and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.35 million, national audience 1.54 million.
  2. 7NEWS Sunday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.31 million, national audience 1.49 million.
  3. 7NEWS Tuesday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.28 million, national audience 1.48 million.
  4. 7NEWS Wednesday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.24 million, national audience 1.48 million.
  5. Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football: #1 program in all people and 25 to 54s, #1 sport. National reach 2.18 million, national audience 694,000. Up 28% year-on-year in total TV, up 151% on 7plus.
  6. 7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in total TV, #1 program in grocery shoppers. National reach 2.16 million, national audience 1.38 million.
  7. Farmer Wants A Wife Sunday: #1 entertainment program. National reach 2.05 million, national audience 969,000. Up 20% year-on-year in total TV, up 94% on 7plus. Up 6% week-on-week in total TV.
  8. 7NEWS Friday: #1 news program. National reach 1.9 million, national audience 1.24 million.
  9. 7NEWS Saturday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 1.67 million, national audience 1.05 million.
  10. Farmer Wants A Wife Monday: National reach 1.64 million, national audience 918,000. Up 12% year-on-year in total TV, up 92% on 7plus.
  11. Seven’s AFL: Friday Night Football: National reach 1.56 million, national audience 512,000.
  12. The Chase Australia Monday: National reach 1.52 million, national audience 784,000. Up 10% year-on-year in total TV, up 73% on 7plus.
  13. Home and Away Monday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.49 million, national audience 1.03 million. Up 8% year-on-year in total TV, up 81% on 7plus.
  14. The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.49 million, national audience 755,000. Up 11% year-on-year in total TV, up 62% on 7plus.
  15. Home and Away Wednesday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.46 million, national audience 984,000. Up 8% year-on-year in total TV, up 81% on 7plus. Up 6% week-on-week in total TV.
  16. The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.45 million, national audience 769,000. Up 15% year-on-year in total TV, up 73% on 7plus.
  17. 7NEWS Spotlight: National reach 1.44 million, national audience 865,000. Up 77% year-on-year in total TV, up 326% on 7plus. Up 60% week-on-week in total TV, up 43% on 7plus.
  18. The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.4 million, national audience 718,000. Up 4% year-on-year in total TV, up 80% on 7plus.
  19. Home and Away Tuesday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.37 million, national audience 955,000. Up 7% year-on-year in total TV, up 61% on 7plus.
  20. The Chase Australia Friday: National reach 1.36 million, national audience 711,000.
  21. The 1% Club UK: National reach 1.33 million, national audience 780,000. #1 in its timeslot.
  22. First Dates Australia: National reach 1.18 million, national audience 560,000. Up 28% in total TV on 2022 launch episode on Network Ten.
  23. The Front Bar: National reach 1.12 million, national audience 569,000. Up 54% week-on-week in total TV, up 71% on 7plus. Up 95% year-on-year on 7plus.
  24. Home and Away Thursday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.1 million, national audience 819,000. Up 10% year-on-year in total TV, up 88% on 7plus. Up 12% week-on-week in total TV.
  25. Sunrise Friday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.02 million, national audience 442,000. 40% more viewers than Today.
  26. Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.01 million, national audience 452,000. 56% more viewers than Today.
  27. Seven’s AFL: Sunday Afternoon Football: #1 sport. National reach 1.01 million, national audience 316,000. Up 3% year-on-year in total TV, up 186% on 7plus.
  28. Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 989,000, national audience 459,000. 57% more viewers than Today.
  29. Better Homes and Gardens Saturday: #1 lifestyle program. National reach 982,000, national audience 428,000.
  30. Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 965,000, national audience 426,000. 41% more viewers than Today.
  31. Sunrise Monday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 956,000, national audience 444,000. 52% more viewers than Today.
  32. Better Homes and Gardens Friday: #1 lifestyle program. National reach 925,000, national audience 477,000.
  33. The Rookie: National reach 874,000, national audience 427,000.
  34. Weekend Sunrise Sunday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 857,000, national audience 379,000. 46% more viewers than Today.
  35. The Devil Wears Prada (R): National reach 828,000, national audience 240,000.

At the halfway point of the year Seven won week 26. However, it was SBS with the top program of the week with Australia V Paraguay’s World Cup game topping 3 million to be the 4th highest rated show of the year so far. After the pre- and post game segments, New Zealand’s game against Belgium was the next best Cup result in 30th place.

The result helped SBS to its highest network share of the year thanks mostly to viewers watching the Cup on BVOD catchup. Nine’s share was down without State of Origin with the other networks improving from the previous week.

In a crowded top 30, Seven’s Farmer Wants A Wife was the top entertainment show with Sunday’s episode just ahead of Home and Away’s average Monday-Thursday audience that included some episodes on 7Two in some markets.

Travel Guides returned and nabbed 18th ahead of The 1% Club in 19th. Have You Been Paying Attention? and two MasterChef episodes also made the top 30. The Hundred also had a better week to be 29th. The AFL Thursday game did well to get 24th with just under 700k.

Just outside the top 30 SBS had three World Cup games between 630k and 633k just below NRL Friday with 635k. ABC’s Gruen was 36th for that network’s top entertainment show.

In the BVOD table the top 11 entries belonged to SBS’s Cup coverage with results also dominating the key younger demographics.

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Week 26 (Season-To-Date):

  • MasterChef Australia: Biggest total national audience since 2022.
  • Have You Been Paying Attention?: Biggest total national audience since 2022.
  • The Cheap Seats: Biggest total national audience since 2022.
  • Deal Or No Deal: Lifting 10’s 6.30pm timeslot audience 36% vs. H2 2025.
  • Millionaire Hot Seat: Lifting 10’s 7pm timeslot audience 5% vs. H2 2025.