• Leah starts an argument with Nine In Six on The Block
Total TV Ratings, August 21
1,266,000 tuned into Seven’s The Voice Australia where coach Jessica Mauboy was shocked when she turned around to see The Bushwackers, two men in their 70s who had helped her win a competition when she was just 14 years old, up 23%.
1,239,000 watched Nine’s The Block It was the start of Work From Home week and Leah was struggling with feedback from the Studio Room Reveals, up 45%.
929,000 also viewed Seven’s Home and Away where Cash made an enemy, up 22%.
888,000 saw 10’s Have You Been Paying Attention? as Tom Gleisner put Julia Morris, Tim McDonald, Bron Lewis, Jason Leong and Ed Kavalee to the test, up 29%.
728,000 joined the team of ABC’s Back Roads as the team left Australian shores, travelling to our closest northern neighbour, Papua New Guinea, up 13%.
Overnight TV Ratings, August 28
Primetime News
Seven News 925,000 (6:00pm) / 948,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 828,000 (6:00pm) / 849,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 594,000
10 News First 224,000 (5:00pm)/ 185,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 144,000 (6:30pm)/ 113,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 735,000
7.30 417,000
The Project 190,000 6:30pm / 296,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 229,000
Today 169,000
News Breakfast 139,000
Seven won Monday night with a primary share of 22.6% and a network share of 31.0%. 7Two has won multi channels with a 3.4% share.
472,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away where Tane felt iced out of his marriage and Eden and Remi mourn their band, Lyrik. Then, 666,000 watched the first night of Callbacks on The Voice Australia. The coaches halved their teams from 12 to six as one artist from each trio went straight through to The Battles, one was given a lifeline – a final chance to wow their coach at the world-first Ultimate Callbacks – and one artist exited the competition. 242,000 then stayed on for US cop drama, The Rookie.
SEE ALSO: The Voice Recap Episode 11: The teams were cut in half during the first round of Callbacks
Nine’s A Current Affair (735,000) put the spotlight on disgraced plumber Jason Aboukalam who is in hot water again, this time fronting court on an assault charge. Then, it was the fallout from the Work From Home Room Reveals on The Block. 622,000 tuned in to see Leah struggle to come to terms with being last, while also exchanging heated words with Scott Cam’s builders, Nine in Six. Missing Persons Investigations Unit followed with 275,000 watching as a man went missing in mysterious circumstances and a patient flees hospital after a suspected heart attack but no one knows why.
SEE ALSO: The Block 2023 Recap Episode 14: Leah wages war on Nine in Six over the rain damage
On 10, The Project’s (190,000 6:30pm / 296,000 7pm) welcomed Troye Sivan and also looked at Aussie football legend Ange Postecoglou who is taking the UK and the Premier League by storm with his signature ‘Angeball’. The Traitors Australia then followed as Luke Toki’s murder was revealed, and an epic groundswell of suspicion fell on Sam. Simone was also banished during the Banishment ceremony in front of 265,000. Then, Sam Pang was back for Have You Been Paying Attention?. During the episode, host Tom Gleisner asked “Where the hell have you been,” to which Pang replied: “I just needed a little break, Tom! Hanging out with you and Ed [Kavalee] every week…” The trio were also joined by Tony Martin, Kitty Flanagan and Alex Ward for 581,000. 202,000 also watched a repeat of The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers.
SEE ALSO: The Traitors Recap Episode 6: Sam firmly cements himself as the ultimate villain
417,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 who looked at how Queensland’s Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk is under pressure for the state’s decision to suspend its own Human Rights Act and also looked at how the government’s intergenerational report released last week describes a challenging future for Australians. Australian Story followed for 426,000 which showcased reality TV star Gina Chick, who shared how connecting with nature helped her through unimaginable loss. 417,000 also watched Four Corners which looked at how antidepressants have helped treat anxiety and depression but the physical and mental side effects are often downplayed. 418,000 then stayed on for Media Watch and 218,000 for Q & A which welcomed Doctor Jana Pittman to the panel and looked at the cost of health and aged care that will soar over the next 40 years. The question? Where should we be spending and who is going to pay for it?
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Finding Your Roots as Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovered the lineages of actor Glenn Close and director John Waters, digging into centuries past to encounter a succession of bold forebears who found fortune amidst drama and rebellion. 117,000 tuned in.
