• Million Dollar Island and Rush Grand Finale numbers are in for Total TV
• Joel Creasey and ABC’s New Leash on Life proves to be popular once again
Total TV Ratings, July 25
935,000 watched Seven’s Home and Away as Felicity’s blackmailer upped their demands, Justin put a rush on Lyrik’s album launch and Kirby confided in Theo, up 23%.
795,000 saw 10’s Hunted Australia where an extensive search of CCTV footage gave the Hunters new intel on Bayan and Eesha, and luck ran out for siblings, Byron and Tanase, up 39%.
489,000 also caught 10’s The Cheap Seats with Emma Holland (filling in for Melanie Bracewell) and Tim McDonald, who was joined by Mel Tracina, Ben Lomas and Below Deck Down Under’s Aesha Scott.
495,000 viewed Joel Creasey’s New Leash on Life as a grieving migrant nurse, Rosey looked to get a large rescue dog to help fill the void of losing her husband, up 16%.
Grand Finales in Total TV
565,000 also saw the Grand Finale of Seven’s Million Dollar Island. Chelsea took home the biggest prize of $110k, Jordan won $70k and Brett walked away with $10k, having risked and lost a further $90k, up 30%
499,000 tuned into the Grand Finale of Nine’s Rush as the last three travellers, CK, Hamish and Sofia arrived in South Africa for a monumental final challenge that put their limits to the test and Hamish walked away with $100k, up 33%.
Overnight TV Ratings, August 1
Primetime News
Seven News 938,000 (6:00pm) / 924,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 738,000 (6:00pm) / 769,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 571,000
10 News First 176,000 (5:00pm)/ 130,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 146,000 (6:30pm)/ 112,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 609,000
7.30 426,000
The Project 157,000 6:30pm / 282,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 217,000
Today 175,000
News Breakfast 142,000
Seven won Tuesday night with a primary share of 16.9% and a network share of 29.9%. 7mate has won multi channels with a 7.2% share.
483,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away, who also won a Logie for Most Popular Drama. During the episode, Cash’s professionalism was put to the test while Rose prepared to meet Mali’s mum and Alf shut down John’s concerns, before, 300,000 stayed on for a repeat of Highway Patrol. During the episode, a man with a warrant for his arrest was on the run from police when he was suddenly spotted by the Highway Patrol. A second instalment followed for 300,000 viewers.
Nine’s A Current Affair (609,000) covered the story of Rob Seddon who has been left badly injured after allegedly being coward punched. Now, his wife Ange has spoken out after being refused victim compensation. Then, 419,000 tuned in for a repeat of the silver Logie-winning (for Most Popular Lifestyle Program) Travel Guides. During the episode, our avid travellers soared to the USA, where they took on their first-ever two-week vacation: a road trip through Texas and the Deep South. 161,000 then sat down for a night of action with Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
426,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore the fact that for the second time in a row, the RBA has kept the cash rate on hold at 4.1 per cent, but borrowers shouldn’t get too comfortable and looked at how Telstra has admitted to failing customers who continue to receive correspondence for their dead relatives. 256,000 then tuned in for another gorgeous episode of servo sandwich lover Joel Creasey and dog expert Laura V’s New Leash on Life. They help a loved-up couple, Ian and Gail, who need a small dog to keep lonely Ian company while Gail’s at work. 356,000 stayed on to watch another instalment of Craig Reucassel’s War on Waste.
On 10, The Project (157,000 6:30pm / 282,000 7pm) welcomed Celia Pacquola who spoke about her new rebooted series, Thank God You’re Here and looked at a 45-year-old childcare worker who has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offences. The man worked at centres in NSW and Queensland, as well as overseas. Hunted Australia followed with 414,000 watching as Bayan and Eesha made a fatal mistake which ultimately led to their capture and Ed and Jimi took a major risk with an ATM heist.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Great Coastal Railway Journeys with 164,000 tuning in to see Michael Portillo begin a new railways journey on Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coast. He visited the north and east coasts of Ireland through the provinces of Ulster and Leinster.
