• 1 million watch ABC’s Utopia in Total TV
Total TV Ratings, July 12
2,647,000 watched the closing match of Nine’s State of Origin 2023 series. The Blues were victorious, finishing 24-10 over the Maroons, up 22%. 1,345,000 also sat down for the Pre-Match, up 16%.
1,029,000 tuned into ABC’s Utopia as Rhonda forced Tony to fast-track a long-term rail project, lifting 53%.
929,000 saw Seven’s Home and Away as Rose wanted answers and Remi stood by Bree, up 25%.
778,000 ate up 10’s MasterChef Australia with Curtis Stone taking the home cooks through a carbon-neutral beef cook-off, up 24%.
Overnight TV Ratings, July 19
Primetime News
Seven News 901,000 (6:00pm) / 844,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 792,000 (6:00pm) / 774,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 499,000
10 News First 216,000 (5:00pm)/ 140,0000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 153,000 (6:30pm)/ 108,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 627,000
7.30 423,000
The Project 159,000 6:30pm / 240,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 217,000
Today 190,000
News Breakfast 140,000
Nine won Wednesday night with a primary share of 30.7% and a network share of 38.6%. 7Two has won multi channels with a 3.0% share.
Nine’s A Current Affair (627,000) investigated an Uber Pool passenger who turned on a driver while another commuter watched on and also detailed the yoghurt store whose name could cripple their small family business. Then, 836,000 watched Session One of Day One of the fourth Ashes test match while 337,000 watched Session Two and 466,000 watched Lunch. The Pre-Match was also viewed by 431,000. During the match, Stuart Broad took his 600th Test wicket.
440,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away as Kirby rode a wave of change, Justin was on the hunt and Irene was lonely. Animals Aboard With Dr. Harry followed, where two miniature schnauzers buckled up for business class in front of 254,000. Then, gaining insight into the life and death incidents faced by specialist emergency response teams, 167,000 watched Ambulance: Code Red before 229,000 tuned into The Front Bar.
423,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore if people with dementia should be able to access voluntary assisted dying, Sarah Ferguson interviewed Kereyn Smith, Vice President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the program also also put a spotlight on the immense pressures on the higher education system. Then, it was total mayhem on Utopia as a security consultant created stress by levelling up the NBA’s cyber safety. 455,000 watched on before 427,000 tuned into Gruen. Episode three of Gold Diggers followed as bushrangers arrived in town, and the sisters seize on the sudden availability of hot outlaws! 172,000 joined in on the fun.
On 10, The Project (159,000 6:30pm / 240,000 7pm) spoke to working Aussie actor and LA-based Zachary Garred about the slew of actors who have revealed just how little they’ve been paid for starring in films and tv shows. Hunted Australia then followed as huge mistakes were being made by the Fugitives as the pressure to evade the Hunters mounted during day four of their run. Megan, whose niece was captured during the July 18 episode, was caught and eliminated from the show. 432,000 tuned in. 158,000 then watched the Aussie drama, Riptide.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Who The Bloody Hell Are We? with 134,000 tuning in to see filmmaker, author and provocateur, John Safran, embark on an idiosyncratic quest to discover the role that the Jewish community have played in modern Australia’s story.
