• MAFS continues to dominate overnight and Total TV ratings
• SAS goes boom in total TV, up 49% week-on-week
Total TV Ratings, February 21
Married at First Sight (MAFS) was again the top program in the total TV ratings with 1.650m viewers, up 47%. The episode saw the intruders arrive as the first two sets of new brides and grooms walk down the aisle.
Home and Away was the top non-news program for Seven with 1.026m viewers, up 23%. This was followed closely by the season premiere of SAS Australia with 956,000 viewers, up a robust 49% on its overnight ratings.
Australian Survivor had 823,000 viewers, up 36%. The episode saw Mick Crocker sent home with an idol in his pocket.
Overnight TV Ratings, February 28
Primetime News
Seven News 1,098,000/1,023,000
Nine News 991,000/980,000
ABC News 748,000
10 News First 360,000 (5:00pm)/ 231,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 175,000 (6:30pm) 147,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 814,000
7.30 647,000
The Project 261,000 (6:30pm)/396,000 (7pm)
The Drum 147,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 347,000
Today 269,000
News Breakfast 242,000
Late News
Nine News Late 194,000
The Latest 97,000
ABC Late News 103,000
SBS World News Late 51,000
Nine was once again the #1 primary channel (23.9%) and network (30,2%) last night. This was thanks in large part to the continued success of Married at First Sight (MAFS) which was again the top entertainment program last night with 940,000 viewers which was up on last week’s 823,000 viewers. MAFS was also #1 in all key demos.
The episode saw the start of Feedback Week and featured Jess and Daniel leaving the experiment only minutes after they checked into their hotel room, with Jess doubling down on her desire to leave in the previous commitment ceremony.
This was followed by La Brea with 320,000 viewers.
On Seven, Home and Away started its week with 539,000 viewers, this follows an average audience last week of 513,000.
SAS Australia then followed with 372,000 viewers. The episode saw Simone Holtznagel choose to go home after the recruits were incapacitated by pepper spray and expected to carry out a task, earlier in the ep she was interrogated by the DS, and spoke about the death of her friend Charlotte Dawson.
On 10, The Project had 261,000 (6:30pm) and 396,000 (7:00pm) viewers as the show continued to cover the floods battering New South Wales and Queensland, as well as the continuing conflict in Ukraine. The panel also spoke to Robert Pattinson about the new Batman movie.
Australian Survivor had 463,000 viewers as Mel went home after her attempt to play the game as a floating vote backfired on her and she was targeted by the majority alliance.
Would I Lie to You Australia then premiered on 10 with the first-ever Aussie adaption of the famed UK format bringing in a strong 482,000 in the 8:30pm timeslot.
See more: ‘Misinformation and Lies’: Chris Taylor talks Would I Lie To You?
Australian Story returned for the year with 583,000 viewers as the episode featured Glenn McGrath, his family, and his late wife Jane. Four Corners then followed with 509,000 viewers as it covered the international conflict caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The top non-news program on SBS was Heritage Rescue with 139,000 viewers.
