Day/night Test Cricket and Australian run feast makes Seven #1
FTA Primetime shares – Primary and combined channels
ABC 12.4% (17.7%)
Seven 24.0% (34.3%)
Nine 15.6% (25.7%)
10 9.6% (14.8%)
SBS 4.0% (7.5%)
FTA Friday Top 20
| Rank | Description | Network | Combined | 5 City Metro | Combined Regional |
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven Network | 1,016,000 | 667,000 | 350,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT | Seven Network | 998,000 | 626,000 | 371,000 |
| 3 | NINE NEWS | Nine Network | 988,000 | 751,000 | 237,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine Network | 929,000 | 692,000 | 237,000 |
| 5 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – AUSTRALIA V PAKISTAN D1 S3 | Seven Network | 868,000 | 588,000 | 280,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine Network | 781,000 | 539,000 | 241,000 |
| 7 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 764,000 | 519,000 | 245,000 |
| 8 | HOT SEAT | Nine Network | 703,000 | 506,000 | 197,000 |
| 9 | CLIVE JAMES: A TRIBUTE-EV | ABC + Affiliates | 660,000 | 453,000 | 207,000 |
| 10 | CLIVE JAMES: THE KID FROM KOGARAH-EV | ABC + Affiliates | 631,000 | 431,000 | 200,000 |
| 11 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – AUSTRALIA V PAKISTAN D1 DINNER | Seven Network | 622,000 | 424,000 | 198,000 |
| 12 | M- BLOOD FATHER | Seven Network | 575,000 | 386,000 | 189,000 |
| 13 | THE LIVING ROOM | 10 Network + Affiliates | 508,000 | 337,000 | 171,000 |
| 14 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – AUSTRALIA V PAKISTAN D1 TEA | Seven Network | 508,000 | 334,000 | 174,000 |
| 15 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – AUSTRALIA V PAKISTAN D1 S2 | Seven Network | 503,000 | 318,000 | 185,000 |
| 16 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – AUSTRALIA V PAKISTAN D1 S1 | Seven Network | 485,000 | 313,000 | 172,000 |
| 17 | 10 NEWS FIRST | 10 Network + Affiliates | 480,000 | 334,000 | 146,000 |
| 18 | HOT SEAT -5PM | Nine Network | 450,000 | 323,000 | 127,000 |
| 19 | SUNRISE | Seven Network | 444,000 | 265,000 | 179,000 |
| 20 | BONDI VET: COAST TO COAST | Nine Network | 432,000 | 286,000 | 147,000 |
Subscription TV sports
Cricket: Australia v Pakistan Fox Cricket
Second Test – Adelaide Day 1
(Preliminary data – times uncorrected for rain delay)
First session 151,000
Second session 124,000
Third session 225,000
Cricket after 10pm 276,000
Cricket: New Zealand v England Fox Cricket
Second Test – Day 1
23,000
Football Fox Sports
A-League Melbourne Victory v Perth 33,000
NFL ESPN
Falcons v Saints 19,000
Motor racing: Formula One Fox Sports
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Practice session 1 – 18,000