With the Paralympics, US Open, the NRL & AFL finals, and a World Cup soccer qualifier game, week 36 highlighted the importance of live and free sport on Free To Air television. The 9Network’s key performance highlights are as follows:
The 9Network was No. 1 in Week 36 with People 16-39, recording the following Broadcast TV primetime shares across the 5 City Metro:
- People 25-54: 38.79%
- People 16-39: 40.79%
- Grocery Shopper 18+: 37.48%
- Total People: 37.78%
9Now was No. 1 in Week 36 with all key demos and Total People, recording the following CFTA shares across Australia (measured across the entire day):
- People 25-54: 46.11%
- People 16-39: 47.87%
- Grocery Shopper 18+: 44.68%
- Total People: 44.95%
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony is Monday morning capping off several weeks of sport that has captivated Australians. As of Friday, the Paralympics has reached a total of 8.9 million viewers across Channel 9, 9Gem & 9Now, with BVOD providing 13% incremental reach.
The Block took out the Top 4 programs of the week with People 25-54 and 16-39.
Sunday’s episode of The Block was Australia’s No. 1 program of the week with Total People. To date, it has recorded a National Total TV average audience of 1.467 million.
Top 10 Commercial programs Including consolidated data
National Top 10 Commercial Programs of the Week by Audience Total People
Rank |
Network |
Program |
Audience |
1 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -SUN |
1,467,300 |
2 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -MON |
1,275,100 |
3 |
Seven |
SEVEN NEWS - SUN |
1,271,200 |
4 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -TUE |
1,265,300 |
5 |
Nine |
9NEWS SUNDAY |
1,237,700 |
6 |
Seven |
SEVEN NEWS - SAT |
1,181,400 |
7 |
Seven |
THE VOICE - SUN |
1,171,500 |
8 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -WED |
1,167,500 |
9 |
Nine |
9NEWS |
1,143,900 |
10 |
Seven |
THE VOICE - MON |
1,115,500 |
National Top 10 Commercial Programs of the Week by Audience 25-54
Rank |
Network |
Program |
Audience |
1 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -SUN |
674,400 |
2 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -MON |
586,400 |
3 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -TUE |
584,700 |
4 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -WED |
529,300 |
5 |
10 |
HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? |
424,400 |
6 |
Nine |
9NEWS SUNDAY |
384,900 |
7 |
Seven |
THE VOICE - SUN |
365,100 |
8 |
Seven |
SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS |
351,900 |
9 |
Seven |
THE VOICE - MON |
336,500 |
10 |
10 |
THANK GOD YOU’RE HERE |
331,100 |
National Top 10 Commercial Programs of the Week by Audience 16-39
Rank |
Network |
Program |
Audience |
1 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -SUN |
359,200 |
2 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -MON |
297,200 |
3 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -TUE |
295,800 |
4 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -WED |
268,900 |
5 |
10 |
HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? |
187,000 |
6 |
Seven |
SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS |
179,700 |
7 |
10 |
THANK GOD YOU’RE HERE |
174,000 |
8 |
Seven |
SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS |
162,500 |
9 |
Nine |
PARALYMPICS 2024 D4 -NIGHT |
148,300 |
10 |
Nine |
9NEWS SUNDAY |
148,200 |
National Top 10 Commercial Programs of the Week by Audience GS 18+
Rank |
Network |
Program |
Audience |
1 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -SUN |
1,134,100 |
2 |
Seven |
SEVEN NEWS - SUN |
1,033,400 |
3 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -MON |
1,004,900 |
4 |
Nine |
9NEWS SUNDAY |
951,600 |
5 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -TUE |
949,500 |
6 |
Seven |
SEVEN NEWS - SAT |
939,400 |
7 |
Seven |
THE VOICE - SUN |
916,100 |
8 |
Nine |
THE BLOCK -WED |
915,400 |
9 |
Nine |
9NEWS |
893,800 |
10 |
Seven |
THE VOICE - MON |
889,900 |
Source: OzTAM VOZ 5.0 Data, Consolidated 7 as at Sunday 07/09/2024, Week 36, 2024, 0200-2559, Commercial FTA, National, Total TV Avg Audience (including spill)