• Audiences watch ABC’s Prosecuting Evil
• 894K tune in to The 1% Club in Total TV
Overnight TV Ratings, December 11
Primetime News
Seven News 827,000 (6:00pm) / 775,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 716,000 (6:00pm) / 728,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 535,000
10 News First 192,000 (5:00pm)/ 134,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 113,000 (6:30pm)/ 88,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 634,000
7.30 437,000
The Project 160,000 6:30pm / 226,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 214,000
Today 186,000
News Breakfast 133,000
Share summary
Both Nine and Seven won Monday night with a primary share of 19.2%, however, Seven took out the top network share with 29.7%.
7Two has won multi channels with a 4.3% share.
Nine received a network share of 28.2%.
10 took a 7.6% primary share and a network share of 15.1%.
Seven
287,000 and 205,000 sat down for the evening with Seven’s Big Bash. The Hurricanes collided with the Sixers from the University of Tasmania Stadium. The Sixers won by six wickets (4 balls left), finishing 139/4 (19.2) to 135/8 (20).
Nine
Nine’s A Current Affair (634,000) looked at how Steve Yousif, owner of Jaden Commercial Windows in Tullamarine, taped a young apprentice’s legs to a crane and then prodded him while he hung upside down. He has now been fined $60,000 over the “cowardly” stunt.
Then, 387,000 watched Planet Earth III where Sir David Attenborough showcased forests, topping prime-time entertainment.
Australian Crime Stories followed for 189,000 as the disappearance of Juanita Nielsen was investigated.
Finally, 95,000 watched Caroline: Murder That Fooled the World.
ABC
437,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore the contenders to replace Annastacia Palaszczuk as Queensland Premier. Plus the program looked at how the Rozelle Interchange has been mired in controversy after it brought parts of Sydney to a standstill and Laura Tingle interviewed Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil.
271,000 then watched Prosecuting Evil which detailed the fascinating story of one of the Holocaust’s most heroic figures, Ben Ferencz.
A repeat of Under Cover followed, reaching 115,000, before 51,000 watched an encore of You Can’t Ask That – Wheelchair Users.
10
On 10, The Project (160,000 6:30pm / 226,000 7pm) put the spotlight on former US politician George Santos who has given his first TV interview since being expelled from Congress after he was accused of stealing campaign donations. The panel also welcomed Missy Higgins to the desk.
The Bachelors then followed as the girls had some time at the nail salon, where they discussed intimacy. Meanwhile, at golf, Wesley revealed he was a virgin to Ben and Luke. Finally, at a meet-the-friends group date, Anastasia left the competition after accusing Ben of treating her poorly. 186,000 tuned in.
SBS
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Concorde: The Race for Supersonic followed for 135,000.
Total TV Ratings, December 4
894,000 viewed Seven’s The 1% Club, up 5%.
736,000 watched Seven’s Border Security: Australia’s Front Line, up 5%.
623,000 watched Nine’s Planet Earth III, up 16%.
806,000 saw Australian Story, up 16%.
