• Nine aired Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Total TV Ratings, April 22
10’s Blue Bloods grew its audience by 25% in the overnights, with a Total TV audience of 228,000 tuning in to watch the episode.
The biggest jump in commercial primetime viewing goes to ABC’s Great Australian Stuff, where the Total TV audience grew by 26% to reach 249,000 viewers.
Overnight TV Ratings, April 29
Seven enjoyed a Saturday night win in both the network and primary channel shares with 21.4% and 32.9%, respectively. 7mate won the multichannels with 4.9%.
Seven’s Saturday Night AFL saw the Melbourne Demons take a massive 90-point victory over North Melbourne as 216,000 tuned in to watch the match. In entertainment, Border Security: Australia’s Front Line reached 194,000 as a martial arts fighter claimed he bought a bottle of cologne at a market in Thailand, but Border Force know there was more to his story.
Nine’s A Current Affair came out on top, reaching 399,000 as the program visited the Melbourne Arts Centre to explore all the memorabilia the late Barry Humphries donated to be preserved. Earlier in the night, Getaway had 311,000 as the team visited Prague, while Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban had 147,000.
On the ABC, The Royal Variety Performance 2022, featuring a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, had 189,000. Children’s program Bluey made the top 20 with 194,000 as Bluey and Bingo explore their holiday hotel room rather than relax on the beach.
10 aired The Dog House Australia, with the episode topping entertainment for the network with 226,000 as Charlotte looked for a dog to give to her best friend Zeke the pug some love.
The top program on SBS was Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors, with 103,000.
STV
On Fox League, the West Tigers shockingly defeated the Panthers 8-12 in front of 287,000, while the Titans claimed victory against the Sea Eagles in front of 254,000.
Fox Footy’s top game was the Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn, which saw the Bulldogs claim victory in front of 185,000.