Nine’s Friday share got close to Seven, but it wasn’t quite able to win the network TV ratings. Nine’s Friday Night Football covered yet another NRL one-side affair with Melbourne Storm hammering the Brisbane Broncos 40-06.
Seven didn’t have network-wide Friday Night AFL Football as it covered games on Friday afternoon in two markets and then an evening match in another two markets. (See below for TV ratings splits.)
Friday night gardening was a winner in the TV ratings with Gardening Australia and then Vera attracting timeslot-winning audiences.
10 didn’t manage anything over 300,000 on the public holiday. The Project and The Living Room found places in the top 20 with their smaller numbers.
Friday TV ratings metro shares primary and network
ABC 14.8% (18.7%)
Seven 20.4% (29.8%)
Nine 18.8% (27.1%)
10 7.9% (14.7%)
SBS 5.3% (9.7%)
See also: Weekend TV ratings Friday March 26, 2021
Friday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 899,000 |
| 2 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 854,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 763,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 730,000 |
| 5 | ABC NEWS ON GOOD FRIDAY | ABC TV | 516,000 |
| 6 | VERA (R) | ABC TV | 481,000 |
| 7 | GARDENING AUSTRALIA | ABC TV | 438,000 |
| 8 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 397,000 |
| 9 | FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Gem, Channel 9 | 328,000 |
| 10 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Channel 10 | 291,000 |
| 11 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | 7TWO, Channel 7 | 271,000 |
| 12 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 262,000 |
| 13 | HOT SEAT | Channel 9 | 260,000 |
| 14 | THE LIVING ROOM | Channel 10 | 250,000 |
| 15 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Channel 7 | 245,000 |
| 16 | THE PROJECT 6.30PM | Channel 10 | 215,000 |
| 17 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL | Channel 7 | 214,000 |
| 18 | GOOD FRIDAY NRL LIVE | Gem, Channel 9 | 211,000 |
| 19 | SUNRISE | Channel 7 | 209,000 |
| 20 | 10 NEWS FIRST 6PM | Channel 10 | 207,000 |
Friday Sports FTA and STV
NRL
#NRLStormBroncos
Nine/Gem 549,000 (Metro 328,000 Regional 221,000)
Fox League 287,000
#NRLBulldogsSouths
Fox League 193,000
AFL
#AFLCrowsSuns (Melbourne and Perth on 7)
Seven/7mate Metro 173,000
Fox Footy 177,000
#AFLNorthDogs (Brisbane and Adelaide on 7)
Seven/7mate 326,000 (Metro 214,000 Regional 112,000)
Fox Footy 144,000
A-League Fox Sports
#MACvPER 17,000
