• Mark takes the crown in Survivor: Blood V Water
• Best of the rest: Home and Away, Australian Story, WILTY?
Total TV Ratings: March 28
Married At First Sight lifted 42% for a total audience of 1.967m. The episode featured the first set of final vows as Jackson and Olivia confessed their love for each other, but it was a different story for Brent and Tamara who both chose to walk away.
On 10, Survivor lifted 44% for a total audience of 870,000 tuning in to see Mark play his second idol and ultimately send Jordie home.
A total audience of 714,000 watched as Melissa Wu left SAS Australia, seeing the episode rise 43%.
Overnight TV Ratings: April 4
Primetime News
Seven News 988,000/1,043,000
Nine News 958,000/905,000
ABC News 668,000
10 News First 337,000 (5:00pm)/ 258,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 185,000 (6:30pm) 158,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 816,000
7.30 533,000
The Project 303,000 (6:30pm)/446,000 (7pm)
The Drum 158,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 259,000
Today 231,000
News Breakfast 206,000
Late News
Nine News Late 328,000
ABC Late News 84,000
SBS World News Late 42,000
Nine has won the night in both primary (31.3%) and network (37.7%) as Married At First Sight (MAFS) wrapped up its season for 2022. In the final reunion episode, the experts sat down with the couples to look back at all of the highs and lows of the experiment. The show ended on a high, with the finale drawing 1.207m viewers – its biggest audience of the year.
Afterwards, Underbelly: Vanishing Act aired its second episode with 745,000 tuning in to see the story of con woman Melissa Caddick unfold. This was up on the first episode which recorded an overnight audience of 719,000.
Through the middle of the day, 126,000 tuned in to Seven to watch the 64th Grammy Awards. Big winners included Olivia Rodrigo for Best New Artist, Silk Sonic took home both Record and Song of The Year, and Australia’s RUFUS DU SOL won their first Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Recording.
In the evening, Home and Away aired to an audience of 511,000 before ABBA Forever brought 282,000 into the world of the Swedish supergroup.
10 saw 303,000 (6:30pm) and 446,000 (7pm) tune in to The Project as they covered the election speculation and the Grammys.
Survivor also wrapped up its 2022 season last night, with ex-SAS specialist, Mark Wales, winning out over Shay and Chrissie to take home the title and the prize money. 551,000 tuned in to the finale, and 631,000 watched the winner’s announcement.
See More: Mark takes out the title of Sole Survivor in a unanimous vote
Network 10 notes this morning that across the season, Australia Survivor: Blood V Water recorded its biggest BVOD audience ever, up 5% on 2021.
Daniel Monaghan, senior vice president, content and programming, Paramount ANZ, said: “The tribe has spoken, and in 2022 we congratulate ex-SAS specialist Mark Wales for taking out the coveted position as Sole Survivor. The castaways showed us that blood isn’t always thicker than water as they outwitted, outplayed and outlasted jaw dropping alliances, incredible conditions and tough challenges.
“Fans engaged with Australian Survivor: Blood V Water on broadcast, BVOD and social media. It was #2 in its timeslot across its season and the #2 entertainment option for under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s. It was also the richest show in co-viewing – 60% of its audience were co-viewers. On 10 Play, Australian Survivor: Blood V Water achieved its biggest BVOD audience ever, growing five per cent year-on-year. And #SurvivorAU trended throughout the season.
“Thank you to our contestants, production partners Endemol Shine Australia, exceptional host Jonathan LaPaglia, the hosting town of Charters Towers, traditional owners of the land, the Gudjal people, and everyone at Network 10 who delivered another unmissable season of Australian Survivor.”
Off the back of the finale, 243,000 tuned in to Would I Lie To You with Art Simone, Dave Thornton, Celia Pacquola, and Mark Humphries.
On the ABC, Australian Story aired the second part of Trials and Tribulations to 463,000 viewers. The episode continued the story of the murder of Stacey Thorne and the acquittal of Scott Austic after 12 years in jail. Four Corners then had 351,000 tune in as the show investigated alleged war crimes in East Timor, and the ‘dark stain’ on Australia’s proudest military operation. Media Watch then brought in 361,000.
On SBS, the highest rating non-news program was Scotland: Escape To The Wilderness with 128,000.
