• Code 1: Cronulla Riots showed terrifying images of Australians turning on one another
Total TV Ratings, February 1
Nine’s Married At First Sight entered its third night of weddings, lifting a massive 70%. The episode saw Jesse and Claire spend the first night of their honeymoon apart, with a huge 1,769,000 watching as Janelle and Adam wed and the youngest couple of the experiment, Tahnee and Ollie, fell head-over-heels for one another as they met at the altar for the very first time.
Seven’s Australian Idol came in next, with 801,000 watching as the top 50 took shape, complete with an adorable appearance by Meghan Trainor’s one-year-old son, Riley, up 35%.
Lifting by a huge 79% rise was 10’s Australian Survivor, with 760,000 tuning in to see the third consecutive Villain, Mimi, eliminated from the show.
Overnight TV Ratings, February 8
Primetime News
Seven News 797,000 (6:00pm) / 811,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 700,000 (6:00pm) / 725,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 559,000
10 News First 241,000 (5:00pm)/ 144,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 121,000 (6:30pm)/ 109,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 621,000
7.30 430,000
The Project 173,000 6:30pm / 234,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 204,000
Today 189,000
News Breakfast 157,000
Once again, Nine has won the night with a primary share of 26.9% and a network share of 34.7%. 7TWO has won multichannels with a 3.2% share.
Nine’s A Current Affair investigated three small business owners and their stories of surviving paycheque to paycheque, with 621,000 taking a look at Aussie families who are struggling to pay their bills after the Reserve Bank of Australia announced its ninth consecutive interest rate rise. 836,000 tuned in to Married at First Sight Australia, watching as Jesse accused wife Claire of having secret phone calls with fellow groom Adam, while more tension grew as the same groom refused to show Janelle his phone during a Confessions Week challenge.
459,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away, before 234,000 saw terrifying images of Australians turning on one another in Code 1: Cronulla Riots. First responders and eyewitnesses recalled the events that led to one of Australia’s greatest days of shame.
430,00 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore Australia’s rising rental prices while Sarah Ferguson interviewed New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and the show investigated the growing battle over semiconductors between the US and China. Back for another season in 2023 was The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, the one show not afraid to look at a world ravaged by wars, climate calamities, political corruption and social media run amok and seek to make it funny. 396,000 tuned in for the premiere.
On 10, The Project (173,000 6:30pm / 234,000 7pm) welcomed UK comedian Jimmy Carr as co-host, who made the panel taste test the (positively awful) new ‘Burger Sauce’ hot cross bun flavour… and there were a lot of feelings. Finneas also joined the desk. Then, on the heartwarming The Dog House Australia, 325,000 watched as Scott and Adelaide pondered if Goober’s drool would be too much for them and if Mary and Danielle could heal Coke’s broken heart.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was My Grandpa’s War with 123,000 tuning in to see actress Keira Knightley discover that her grandfather fought in some of the navy’s deadliest battles, while her grandmother played a secret role in the D-Day landings.
