The third State of Origin of the series fell just short of game 2’s record audience in preliminary numbers to top week 28 and become the number two program of the year so far. The pre- and post game coverage slotted in at number two and three. The result ensured that Nine won the week.
England’s win of Mexico ranked fourth overall, Belgium’s elimination of USA was 9th with France V Morocco 11th. AFL also scored its best Friday result of the year to be 15th.
Two episodes of Farmer Wants A Wife were the top entertainment shows of the week with Home and Away next best just ahead of Travel Guides. The return of Lego Masters also made the top 30 as did Have You Been Paying Attention?
Just missing the top rankings MasterChef’s Monday episode was 31st while Australian Story was back after a short break into 33rd place. Cooper and Fry was ABC’s top entertainment show in 46th place.
Seven wins the week, #1 in news, entertainment, breakfast TV
Seven #1 nationally in total TV
Seven #1 in all people and grocery shoppers
National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 41.9%
National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 39.9%
7plus: #1 in VOD
#1 news, #1 drama, #1 lifestyle show, #1 at breakfast
#1 program: 7NEWS Monday, reached 2.39 million
#1 sport program: AFL Thursday Night Football, reached 2.18 million
#1 entertainment show of the week: Farmer Wants A Wife Sunday, reached 1.99 million
#1 breakfast show all week: Sunrise
WEEK 28, 2026 HIGHLIGHTS:
Seven Network reaches 12.09 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 46.6% commercial share. 40.4% share in BVOD, up from 36.7% in the same week in 2025.
#1 in news: 7NEWS.
#1 sport: AFL Thursday Night Football.
National reach 2.18 million, national audience 930,000.
Up 67% year-on-year in total TV, up 208% on 7plus.
Up 22% week-on-week in total TV, up 23% on 7plus.
Biggest Thursday Night Football in more than five years.
Biggest regular season prime time audience since 2022.
136,000 viewers on 7plus alone: a record streaming audience for a regular AFL game.
#1 entertainment program of the week: Farmer Wants A Wife Sunday.
#1 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.
66% more viewers than Today, Monday to Friday
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00am to midnight
Network
All people
25 to 54s
Grocery shoppers
Seven Network
41.9
38.1
42.4
Nine Network
40.8
42.8
40.5
Network Ten
17.2
19.0
17.1
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00pm to midnight
Network
All people
25 to 54s
Grocery shoppers
Seven Network
39.9
34.0
40.3
Nine Network
42.5
46.3
41.8
Network Ten
17.7
19.7
17.9
SEVEN’S TOP 35:
7NEWS Monday: #1 news program. National reach 2.39 million, national audience 1.6 million.
7NEWS Wednesday: #1 news program in total TV. National reach 2.27 million, national audience 1.5 million.
7NEWS Tuesday: #1 news program, #1 program in total TV, #1 in program in grocery shoppers. National reach 2.24 million, national audience 1.49 million.
7NEWS Sunday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.23 million, national audience 1.4 million.
Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football: #1 program in all people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s, #1 sport. National reach 2.18 million, national audience 930,000. Up 67% year-on-year in total TV, up 208% on 7plus. Up 22% week-on-week in total TV, up 23% on 7plus.
7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in grocery shoppers, #1 program in all people. National reach 2.17 million, national audience 1.38 million.
Farmer Wants A Wife Sunday: #1 entertainment program in total TV. National reach 1.99 million, national audience 990,000. Second biggest audience this year. Up 23% year-on-year in total TV, up 117% on 7plus. Up week-on-week in total TV.
7NEWS Friday: #1 news program, #1 program in total TV, #1 program in grocery shoppers. National reach 1.94 million, national audience 1.23 million.
Seven’s AFL: Friday Night Football: #1 sport in total TV. National reach 1.74 million, national audience 616,000.
Farmer Wants A Wife Monday: #1 in timeslot in total TV. National reach 1.68 million, national audience 946,000. Up 15% year-on-year in total TV, up 112% on 7plus. Up 5% week-on-week in total TV, up 6% on 7plus.
7NEWS Saturday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 1.66 million, national audience 1.05 million.
The Chase Australia Monday: National reach 1.53 million, national audience 747,000. Up 6% year-on-year in total TV, up 72% on 7plus.
Home and Away Monday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.5 million, national audience 1.02 million. Up 11% year-on-year in total TV, up 84% on 7plus. Up 2% week-on-week in total TV, up 3% on 7plus.
The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.47 million, national audience 723,000. Up 8% year-on-year in total TV, up 77% on 7plus.
The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.41 million, national audience 729,000. Up 6% year-on-year in total TV, up 72% on 7plus.
The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.4 million, national audience 717,000. Up 12% year-on-year in total TV, up 65% on 7plus.
Home and Away Wednesday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.39 million, national audience 937,000. Up 13% year-on-year in total TV, up 76% on 7plus.
Home and Away Tuesday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.32 million, national audience 927,000. Up 8% year-on-year in total TV, up 101% on 7plus.
The Chase Australia Friday: National reach 1.29 million, national audience 654,000.
The 1% Club UK (R): National reach 1.24 million, national audience 659,000.
First Dates Australia: National reach 1.22 million, national audience 547,000. Up 3% week-on-week in total TV.
7NEWS Spotlight: National reach 1.17 million, national audience 530,000. Up 10% year-on-year in total TV, up 189% on 7plus. Up 7% week-on-week in total TV, up 16% on 7plus.
Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football Pre Match: National reach 1.17 million, national audience 510,000.
Home and Away Thursday: #1 drama. National reach 1 million, national audience 722,000.
Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1 million, national audience 453,000. 79% more viewers than Today. Up 19% year-on-year in total TV, up 46% on 7plus.
Seven’s AFL: Sunday Afternoon Football: National reach 1 million, national audience 303,000. Up 5% week-on-week in total TV, up 19% on 7plus.
Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 986,000, national audience 441,000. 69% more viewers than Today. Up 16% year-on-year in total TV, up 43% on 7plus.
Better Homes and Gardens Saturday: #1 lifestyle program. National reach 981,000, national audience 450,000.
Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 978,000, national audience 432,000. 54% more viewers than Today. Up 11% year-on-year in total TV, up 48% on 7plus.
Sunrise Friday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 964,000, national audience 401,000. 61% more viewers than Today.
Sunrise Monday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 962,000, national audience 409,000. 68% more viewers than Today. Up 4% year-on-year in total TV, up 45% on 7plus.
Better Homes and Gardens Friday: #1 lifestyle program. National reach 912,000, national audience 459,000.
The Rookie: National reach 895,000, national audience 434,000. Up 23% year-on-year on 7plus.
The Front Bar: National reach 880,000, national audience 427,000. Up 24% year-on-year in total TV, up 101% on 7plus.
Weekend Sunrise Sunday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 833,000, national audience 367,000. 62% more viewers than Today.
10’s Total TV audience was up 7% in 25 to 54s and 2% in total people compared to the same week in 2025. Network 10’s metro broadcast TV audience was up 4% in 25 to 54s.
MasterChef Australia, The Cheap Seats and Have You Been Paying Attention? are recording their biggest national total audiences since 2022.
Taskmaster Australia reached 4.6 million Australians across its last season and averaged a national Total TV audience of 539,000 (up 10% on 2025), with record streaming audiences (99,000 – up 77%).
