• 1.242 million watch The Voice in Total TV
• 1.2 million tune into The Block in Total TV
Total TV Ratings, August 15
1,242,000 viewed Seven’s The Voice Australia where 17-year-old Giann Jordan showed her True Colours, overcoming her nerves to perform, up 25%.
1,200,000 watched Nine’s The Block. It was six days until the studio room reveal and the Blockheads were still reeling after the controversial body corporate meeting, up 43%.
918,000 also saw Seven’s Home and Away as Justin took on damage control for band Lyrik, up 22%.
861,000 tuned in for Seven’s RFDS where staff shortages had the team working at their limits, up 44%.
787,000 also viewed the Spain v England game in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, up 18%.
642,000 tuned in for ABC’s Kitchen Cabinet where Independent Dai Le spoke to Annabel Crabb, up 26%.
Overnight TV Ratings, August 22
Primetime News
Seven News 873,000 (6:00pm) / 833,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 837,000 (6:00pm) / 821,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 550,000
10 News First 188,000 (5:00pm)/ 145,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 165,000 (6:30pm)/ 125,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 668,000
7.30 455,000
The Project 193,000 6:30pm / 289,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 211,000
Today 180,000
News Breakfast 142,000
Seven won Wednesday night with a primary share of 24.6% and a network share of 32.8%. 7Two has won multi channels with a 3.3% share.
461,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away where Justin fought for Theo’s music career and Bree made Remi a generous offer. The Voice Australia followed as Trisha Godinet, 31, mesmerised all four coaches with At Last by Etta James and Libby Worboys from NSW performed a stripped-back version of Maniac by Michael Sembello. Coach Guy Sebastian told the 19-year-old that she had “a great storytelling voice.” 684,000 tuned in. An episode of RFDS followed as Pete discovered an emergency intervention he performed had had major repercussions, while the team were called to a retrieval where they were challenged with keeping a patient’s explosive secret. 392,000 watched on. Then, 128,000 watched Ambulance: Code Red. The episode followed the work of an ambulance service, giving insight into the life and death incidents faced by specialist emergency response teams.
SEE ALSO: The Voice Recap Episode 8: Only three singers make it through to the next round
Nine’s A Current Affair (668,000) investigated serial conman Matt Murdoch, whose alleged long list of aliases and an assortment of jobs read like a Guess Who board game! Then, 568,000 viewers tuned in for The Block. Still reeling from the judge’s comments on Sunday, Liberty struggled to find motivation to continue with the Work From Home space while sister Eliza was sick. A sand-sculpting competition saw the Blockheads compete for a $5k prize, where Leah and Ash won with their impressive “unicorn” a.k.a a sea horse. The Hundred with Andy Lee followed for 354,000 where Andy Lee was joined by Sophie Monk, Mike Goldstein and Tom Gleeson. The panel were dressed as characters from Clue as they solved Australia’s biggest mysteries!
SEE ALSO: The Block Recap Episode 11: Liberty becomes the “Nick Kyrgios” of Hampton East
455,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore the rising pressure on the Victorian government to strengthen the powers of its anti-corruption commission and also looked at an inquiry that heard new evidence which has given the friends and family of Crispin Dye a glimmer of hope. 419,000 then watched Kitchen Cabinet. Annabel Crabb met Peter Dutton to find out what makes the former Queensland cop turned political hardman tick. Dutton explained how a self-confessed shy kid became the Leader of the Opposition. 226,000 then stayed on for The Soundtrack of Australia before watching Our Vietnam War as veterans explained how the battles of Long Tan and Coral-Balmoral unfolded. 152,000 watched on.
On 10, The Project (193,000 6:30pm / 289,000 7pm) welcomed Matilda’s goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold who revealed how she remained calm during the long penalty shootout between Australia and France. Plus, the program put a spotlight on an eagle-eyed eBay user who noticed that an item missing from the British Museum had been listed for a historic bargain, which led them to raise the alarm that a thief may be at work. The Traitors Australia then followed for 218,000 as the after-effects following the shocking events of Tuesday’s Banishment, meant the hunt for the Traitors had only just begun. Paul was murdered by the cloaked duo and Ian was banished during a tense Banishment ceremony. The Cheap Seats was up next as 282,000 joined Bracewell and Tim alongside Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs, Adam Liaw and Below Deck Down Under star, Aesha Scott.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Great Coastal Railway Journeys with 131,000 tuning in to see Michael Portillo begin the final leg of his railway journey hugging the shores of the Atlantic and the Irish Sea.
