• Andrew couldn’t ‘urn’ another chance on Survivor as the finale nears
Primetime News
Seven News 1,338,000
Nine News 1,132,000
ABC News 690,000
10 News First 321,000 (5:00pm)/ 232,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 191,000 (6:30pm) 146,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
Insiders 491,000
The Project 292,000 (6:30 pm)/448,000 (7pm)
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 287,000
Today 257,000
News Breakfast 206,000
Late News
Nine News 383,000
Seven
Seven was once again the Sunday night champion with a primary share of 28.4% and a network share of 37.6%, both #1.
The Western Bulldogs v The Essendon Bombers got Seven off to a bumper start with a strong audience of 789,000. The match was the top program in Victoria with 529,000 viewers.
The Voice has continued its incredible run with another episode over 1 million as the coaches top five’s began fighting for spots in the semi-finals.
Last night, Keith Urban and Guy Sebastian’s artists performed and two received an express pass, while two more earning their semi-final spot after some difficult deliberation from the coaches.
New star Bella Taylor Smith left Rita Ora and Jessica Mauboy in tears after her emotional performance of Christina Aguilera’s The Voice Within. Bella’s incredible rendition left her coach Guy no option but to send her straight to the Semi-Final.
Arlo Sim moved straight to the Semi-Final after his remarkable rendition of idontwannabeyouanymore by Billie Eilish earned a standing ovation and praise from all four coaches.
After a challenging mentor session with coach Guy, Jordan Fuller shone on stage with his phenomenal rendition of Justin Bieber’s All About Now earning a ticket to the Semi-Final.
Lau Abend rose to the challenge to tackle an up-tempo song, Adore You by Harry Styles, securing her Semi-Final place.
The episode was #1 in the 25-54 demographic.
Homicide: With Ron Iddles then had 531,000 as the show covered the shooting of Erwin Kastenberger.
The top-ranking segment of the Paralympics was in the afternoon with 336,000 viewers.
Nine
On Nine, the NRL had 306,000 viewers as the Penrith Panthers handled the Wests Tigers 30-16. The match had 219,000 tune in from Sydney.
The Block then had 828,000 tune in for the show’s advertised cheating scandal, this was the highest rating episode of the year. The previous was August 22nd with 779,000.
Josh and Luke took out the Master Bedroom challenge, despite Ronnie and Georgia‘s master bedroom being declared “one of the most beautiful” ever.
Ronnie then dropped a bombshell about Josh and Luke:
“I guess it helps to cheat,” he said
Georgia cut in, “Don’t go there.”
“I mean it’s amazing they know exactly the full schedule of what rooms are coming up and they know what challenges are coming up.”
Josh and Luke: 27
Mitch and Mark: 26.5
Tanya and Vito: 24
Ronnie and Georgia: 23.5
Kirsty and Jesse: 23
The episode was #1 in the 18-49 demographic.
60 Minutes had 684,000 viewers as Tara Brown examined a twist in the case of Kathleen Folbigg who took the lives of her four babies, Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura, and spent the last 18 years in prison.
10
The Sunday Project had 292,000 (6:30pm) and 448,000 (7:00pm) as the show covered rising Covid numbers in Sydney and Melbourne, and also looked at the story of Paralympian Torita Blake.
Survivor had 676,000 viewers as numbers of the Fire Tribe begin to dwindle, last night survival expert Andrew was unable to survive being in the minority as Wai chose not to vote George off. Andrew had a chance at redemption when given a one in four chance to get back in the game by smashing an urn, but unfortunately, he chose wrong.
This episode was #1 in the 16-39 demographic but was down on last week 691,000 viewers.
ABC
David Attenborough’s Global Adventure took the spot of Joanna Lumley’s Britain and produced an audience of 437,000 on debut.
This was followed by the Aussie drama The Newsreader with 440,000.
SBS
The top non-news program on SBS was a repeat of Egypt’s Lost Pyramids with 130,000.
