• Survivor loses its first Hero
• A relative of a familiar face shows up on Australian Idol
Total TV Ratings, January 29
With the match lifting 14%, 1,993,000 tuned in to Nine to see Novak Djokovic win his 10th Australian Open men’s singles title, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas. The win saw Djokovic tie Rafael Nadal‘s record of 22 slam titles. The presentation was up 15%, with 1,546,000 watching.
On the ABC, a repeat of Vera lifted 23% to bring in 728,000.
The Bachelors finale on 10 then drew a crowd of 679,000 (up 32%) with 715,000 watching the final decision (up 34%), as Thomas picked Leah, Felix picked Jessica (who had dumped Damien), and Jed chose Alésia. Sadly, since the show ended, two of the three couples have called it quits.
Overnight TV Ratings, February 5
Primetime News
Seven News 859,000
Nine News 754,000
ABC News 614,000
10 News First 204,000 (5:00pm)/ 173,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 130,000 (6:30pm)/ 101,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
The Project 166,000 (6:30 pm)/ 265,000 (7pm)
60 Minutes 623,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 217,000
News Breakfast 151,000
Today 143,000
Nine has won the night with a primary share of 27.1% and a network share of 33.2%. Both 10 Bold and 10 Peach tied for first place in multichannels with a share of 2.7%.
It was the final weddings of the season on Nine’s Married At First Sight (MAFS), with 834,000 tuning in to see Melinda wed Layton, and Melissa and Josh exchange vows. It wasn’t long before both couples hit speedbumps, with Melinda immediately telling the cameras that Layton wasn’t as attractive as her, whilst Melissa tried (and failed) to seduce Josh on their honeymoon. 60 Minutes then returned for 2023, with 623,000 watching as the show interviewed survivors of the Sea World helicopter crash and looked into the Alec Baldwin Rust shooting.
On Seven, Australian Idol reached the halfway point of the auditions, handing out more golden tickets to aspiring singers. There was a particularly special appearance from 24-year-old Tessa Noll, the niece of Australian Idol legend Shannon Noll, with 434,000 watching as the judges told her that despite her beautiful voice, she wasn’t ready for the competition. UK drama Maternal followed on, with an audience of 186,000.
Earlier in the day on Seven, the day session of the Bathurst 12 Hour got 160,000 hearts racing.
On the ABC, a repeat of Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures took 468,000 to the tomb of Cyrus the Great, before following the Silk Road through Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Venice. It was another tough case for Vera to crack, but a repeat of the UK crime drama brought in 453,000 viewers as she managed it once again.
On 10, The Project (166,000 6:30pm / 265,000 7pm) looked at the fact that Australia has just become the first country to legalise Magic Mushrooms and MDMA as medicines, and interviewed superstar Shania Twain. Australian Survivor saw the first Hero eliminated after an eight day run of avoiding tribal council. 438,000 watched as Hayley threw the challenge, and Rogue lived up to her name, with an outburst attacking the tribe ultimately sending her home.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was a repeat of Stonehenge: The New Revelations with 111,000 viewers.
