• Drama on The Block as a secret is exposed
Total TV Ratings, August 1
953,000 watched Seven’s Home and Away where Cash’s professionalism was put to the test and Rose prepared to meet Mali’s mum, up 22%.
763,000 saw 10’s Hunted Australia 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, up 31%.
671,000 tuned in for a repeat of Nine’s Travel Guides where our avid travellers soared to the USA, taking on their first-ever two-week vacation, up 10%.
666,000 viewed ABC’s War on Waste with Craig Reucassel as he took to the streets to confront everyday Aussies about the astonishing amount of food we throw away, up 23%.
562,000 also caught 10’s The Cheap Seats with Emma Holland (filling in for Melanie Bracewell) and Tim McDonald, who was joined by Mel Tracina, cricket legend Damien Fleming and Dr Matt Agnew, up 14%.
Overnight TV Ratings, August 8
Primetime News
Seven News 956,000 (6:00pm) / 908,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 739,000 (6:00pm) / 724,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 560,000
10 News First 204,000 (5:00pm)/ 141,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 135,000 (6:30pm)/ 102,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 657,000
7.30 476,000
The Project 173,000 6:30pm / 275,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 248,000
Today 179,000
News Breakfast 162,000
Seven won Tuesday night with a primary share of 23.3% and a network share of 36.9%. 7TWo has won multi channels with a 3.8% share.
479,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away as Cash and Felicity cleared the air, Alf asked Bree for help and Justin dropped a bombshell before, 624,000 stayed on for The Voice Australia — Blind Auditions Three. Eighteen-year-old Bella Mackenzie put her own spin on Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero leaving the coaches in awe while Jason Derulo blocked Guy Sebastian to secure 17-year-old Maree Mamalis, a Victorian teen who stood up to her bullies by performing Before I Go by Billie Eilish. Then, 333,000 watched the FIFA Women’s World Cup, France took on Morocco, finishing 4-0 and will now play our Matildas on Saturday, August 12 in the Quarter Final.
Nine’s A Current Affair (657,000) investigated a Sydney restaurant that has been taken to the Federal Court by a family of influencers who claim it defamed them by accusing them of refusing to pay for their lobster dinner. Then, 568,000 sat down for some renovation and drama on The Block. The Blockheads continued the first rooms in their houses: the studio bathrooms, and even though it was only day two, secrets and lies were already causing tension between Leah and Steph. Then, it was the season premiere of The Hundred with Andy Lee. Host Andy Lee was joined by Sophie Monk, Mike Goldstein and Ross Noble and special guest star Jamie Durie for 315,000.
476,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore calls for an overhaul of mine regulations after heavy metals were found in residents’ blood and rainwater and also looked at communities who grapple with where they stand on the Voice referendum. 282,000 then watched New Leash on Life. After a series of traumatic and tragic events, newlyweds Ned and Gabriella were looking for a dog who’ll give them comfort and joy. War on Waste was next as Craig Reucassel looked at the environmental cost of disposable fashion. 325,000 tuned in.
On 10, The Project (173,000 6:30pm / 275,000 7pm) welcomed Hunted Australia 2023 winners Jimi and Holly to the desk and looked at how one young family has been left devastated after a 37-year-old ‘low-risk’ father died after contracting the flu. A repeat of The Dog House Australia then followed as three-year-old Ollie and his family looked to find a forever friend in staffy puppy Tiger. 282,000 watched on before 265,000 sat down for The Cheap Seats as hosts Bracewell and McDonald were joined by Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs and special guests Tara Rushton and Jo Weston.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Dateline with 78,000 tuning in as the program met the Russian exiles who have fled Putin’s harsh anti-LGBTQI+ laws.
