• A new season of War on Waste makes its debut
• Luck runs out for Byron and Tanase on Hunted
Total TV Ratings, July 18
849,000 watched 10’s Hunted Australia as brother-sister duo, Byron and Tanase, managed to slip away from the Hunters after a daring Instagram live taunt and Gracie was the first to be captured, up 37%.
529,000 also caught 10’s The Cheap Seats where hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald were joined by Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs and chief Hunted Hunter Dr. David Craig, up 17%.
536,000 tuned into Seven’s Million Dollar Island Semi-Final. One player faced making the ultimate sacrifice to save a friend from elimination, up 37%.
494,000 viewed Joel Creasey’s New Leash on Life. After a terrible accident, Tracy was looking for a canine to restore purpose in her life, up 13%.
455,000 saw Nine’s Rush where the teams were dropped into the snowy French Alps in the middle of the chaotic Tomorrowland music festival, up 37%.
Overnight TV Ratings, July 25
Primetime News
Seven News 958,000 (6:00pm) / 914,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 778,000 (6:00pm) / 778,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 561,000
10 News First 217,000 (5:00pm)/ 169,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 132,000 (6:30pm)/ 112,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 683,000
7.30 457,000
The Project 179,000 6:30pm / 282,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 214,000
Today 206,000
News Breakfast 145,000
Nine has won Tuesday night in primary share with 18.6%, as Nine and Seven share the title of top network share with 26.9% each. 7Two has won multi channels with a 4.0% share.
Nine’s A Current Affair (683,000) showcased an army of volunteer tradies and generous donors who have pulled together to build a home for three young children after their mother was killed in an alleged horrific act of domestic violence. Rush then followed as 270,000 watched the last three travellers, CK, Hamish and Sofia arrived in South Africa for a monumental final challenge and put their limits to the test. Hamish walked away with $100k and two around-the-world tickets, plus bragging rights of being the series’ first-ever winner. 234,000 then tuned in for the World Aquatics Championships.
452,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away as Felicity’s blackmailer upped their demands, Justin put a rush on Lyrik’s album launch and Kirby confided in Theo. Then, it was the Grand Finale of Million Dollar Island as Chelsea took home the biggest prize of $110k. Jordan also won $70k and Brett took away $10k, having risked and lost a further $90k. 270,000 tuned in.
457,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore if the Alzheimer’s drug Donanemab was really a turning point for treatment and also looked at if lab-grown meat could replace steak on our dinner plates. 309,000 then watched Joel Creasey’s New Leash on Life as a grieving migrant nurse, Rosey, looked to get a large rescue dog to help fill the void of losing her husband. 415,000 stayed on to watch Craig Reucassel’s War on Waste.
On 10, The Project (179,000 6:30pm / 282,000 7pm) welcomed Rhys Nicholson to the desk as well as sexual assault survivor and advocate Saxon Adair, who told the panel what she hopes will be achieved by the Senate Inquiry looking into consent laws. Hunted Australia then followed for 426,000 with the pressure of being on the run finally hitting home for Sonja and Elerrina, while an extensive search of CCTV footage gave the Hunters new intel on Bayan and Eesha, and luck ran out for siblings, Byron and Tanase. Then, 328,000 stayed on for another episode of The Cheap Seats with Emma Holland (filling in for Melanie Bracewell) and Tim McDonald, who were joined by Mel Tracina, Ben Lomas and Below Deck Down Under star Aesha Scott.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Great Coastal Railway Journeys with 156,000 tuning in to see Michael Portillo continue his coastal railway journey from Middlesbrough to Grimsby in the pretty seaside resort of Hornsea, famous for its distinctive pottery.
