• The Broncos took on the Roosters in NRL Thursday Night Footy
Total TV Ratings, July 20
1,935,000 supported the Matildas in Seven’s FIFA Women’s World Cup opener where the powerhouse Aussie team defeated the Republic of Ireland 1-0 on home soil at Stadium Australia, up 13%. The Pre-Game was viewed by 967,000, up 7% and the Post-Game by 834,000, up 9%.
867,000 watched Nine’s Session One of day two of the fourth Ashes test match, up 19% while 527,000 watched Session Two, up 21% and 589,000 watched Lunch, up 19%. The Pre-Match was also viewed by 318,000, up 10%.
527,000 tuned in for an all-new season of 10’s Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia as Graeme Hall attempted to help Humphrey with his barking problem, up 19%.
Overnight TV Ratings, July 27
Primetime News
Seven News 869,000 (6:00pm) / 855,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 749,000 (6:00pm) / 724,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 493,000
10 News First 202,000 (5:00pm)/ 159,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 136,000 (6:30pm)/ 91,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 601,000
7.30 349,000
The Project 166,000 6:30pm / 245,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 212,000
Today 192,000
News Breakfast 149,000
Seven won Thursday night with a primary share of 26.9%; however, Nine took out the top network share with 35.0%. 9Gem has won multi channels with a 4.1% share.
There was no drama in Summer Bay on Seven as 898,000 showed their support for the Matilda’s in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. 412,000 watched the pre-game and 548,000 stayed on for the Post Game. Australia was defeated by Nigeria 3-2, meaning they will need to defeat Canada in their final pool stage match to progress through to the knockout stages.
Nine’s A Current Affair (601,000) looked at the devastating story of Shyanne-Lee Tatnel whose Mum feared the worst for her missing teen, weeks before human remains were found in Tasmania and looked at a haven for kids with disabilities, the 60-year-old McIntyre horse centre, and the plans to shut it down by a “charity, of all things”. Then, 260,000 watched NRL Thursday Night Footy as the Broncos took on the Roosters. Brisbane beat Sydney City 32-10 with Roosters winger, Daniel Tupou, becoming the greatest try-scorer in the history of the club.
487,000 also tuned into Session One of day one of the fifth Ashes test match while 341,000 watched Session Two and 246,000 watched Lunch. The Pre-Match was also viewed by 255,000. Australia was put in a healthy position after day one, landing on 1-61 at stumps after bowling England out for 283.
On 10, The Project (166,000 6:30pm / 245,000) spoke to Irish broadcaster Dermot Whelan, who told the panel how the late Sinéad O’Connor, who passed away on Wednesday, July 27 at age 56, will be remembered in Ireland. Plus, the program also detailed the iconic Cher, who has just launched her very own ice cream brand with the perfect name: Cherlato. Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly then followed with 323,000 tuning in to see dog whisperer Graeme Hall meet an Aussie cattle dog with a rather unusual quirk.
349,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore the dodgy council dealings outlined in the damning Operation Sandon report and looked at why Noel Pearson is optimistic in spite of recent opinion polls on the Voice referendum. 128,000 then tuned in for A Life in Ten Pictures: Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela’s image is famous around the world, but just a handful of iconic shots and private snaps revealed a new story. Then, 111,000 stayed on for Grand Designs New Zealand as Suze and Joe Hardie battled storms and complex weather as they built a coastal paradise on a steep site with picturesque views of Piha on New Zealand’s North Island.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Inside Sydney Airport with 89,000 tuning in to see the work never slow for the employees at the airport as changing a wind sock, painting a runway at midnight and repairing a stuck airbridge before the plane arrives were highlighted.
