• Fox Cricket wins subscription TV
Total TV Ratings, February 10
Nine’s A Current Affair rose 6% for a total TV audience of 681,000 as the program shared new CCTV footage of an alleged excavator rampage in Melbourne’s western suburbs
Better Homes and Gardens on Seven increased 6% for a total reach of 630,000.
Taskmaster on 10 had the highest lift on overnight with 45% to reach a total audience of 243,000.
Overnight TV Ratings, February 17
Seven has won the Saturday night shares with a primary channel share of 23.3% and a network share of 32.2%, while 7TWO topped multichannels with a 3.8% share.
Topping entertainment for the night on Seven was The Chase, reaching 418,000, followed by Better Homes and Gardens, which saw Joh and Charlie explore the green side of Vancouver, clocking 347,000. Later in the night, the 2015 film, Kingsman: The Secret Service pulled in 248,000.
Nine’s top program was A Current Affair, with 461,000. The program met with the doctors who feel sick about how easy it is to get prescription drugs. Earlier in the night, Hot Seat reached 268,000, followed by For The Love Of Pets with 255,000.
On the ABC, Gardening Australia reached 347,000 as Clarence discovered the power of plants and Costa met a frog fanatic. Later in the night, a repeat of Van Der Valk brought in 240,000.
On 10, 204,000 tuned in to 10 News First. Later in the night, 192,000 watched The Graham Norton Show as he met with Salma Hayek, Julianne Moore, Shania Twain, Johannes Radebe, Lizzo and Tom Grennan.
The highest-rated non-news show on SBS was Scotland: A Year in the Wild, with 108,000.
STV
Fox Cricket has dominated subscription TV with its cricket coverage. Session three of the second test between India and Australia clocked 297,000 views, followed by session two with 210,000 and the Tea Break with 227,000. The NRL pre-season match between Roosts and Manly on Fox League reached 92,000, as Manly claimed victory.
