• Parental Guidance reveals the top three for Tuesday’s finale
• Million Dollar Island up 17% in Total TV
Total TV Ratings, June 12
887,000 watched to find out if Emma Holland, Tony Martin, Alex Ward and Sam Pang had been keeping an eye on the news on 10’s Have You Been Paying Attention? Lifting 32%.
853,000 saw 10’s MasterChef Australia Fish Master Josh Niland join the kitchen. The contestants were tasked with cooking a delicious dish using the cuts under their Mystery Box in 75 minutes. Up 23%.
849,000 watched Nine’s Parental Guidance, as Team Parents Mark and Leanne were removed from the Parent Lounge after a debate of how to settle a crying child got “too heated”. Up 37%.
729,000 watched the premiere of Seven’s Million Dollar Island. It was “every person for themselves” as the race for $1 million dollars began, up 17%.
Overnight TV Ratings, June 19
Primetime News
Seven News 1,036,000 (6:00pm) / 955,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 860,000 (6:00pm) / 835,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 606,000
10 News First 231,000 (5:00pm)/ 134,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 143,000 (6:30pm)/ 104,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 660,000
7.30 498,000
The Project 170,000 6:30pm / 266,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 245,000
Today 192,000
News Breakfast 137,000
Nine won Monday night with a primary share of 14.3% and a network share of 33.2%. 7Two has won multi channels with a 3.1% share.
Nine’s A Current Affair (660,000) investigated the aged care facility where Fran Nilsson was living, putting a spotlight on the disrespect and lack of dignity for the elderly woman, and told the story of the young boy who died after huffing deodorant. It comes only two months after 13-year-old Australian school-girl Esra Haynes died of the same fate. Then, 398,000 watched Parental Guidance where American Parents Kim and Nick were voted to join Honest mum Kat and Team Parents Mark and Leanne in Tuesday’s finale.
618,000 tuned into Session One of Day Four of The Ashes: England v Australia before 511,000 watched Lunch and 282,000 watched Session Two. The score is currently 393/8d 273 to England and 386 107/3 to Australia, meaning our home side needs 174 more runs during the final day to win.
479,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away. Felicity resolved to identify her attacker while beloved Alf was frustrated over the explosion fallout and Xander confronted his grief. 263,000 stayed on for Million Dollar Island. With 79 now remaining, two entire camps went to war in an epic head-to-head arena battle. The losing camp was wiped from the Island forever.
On 10, The Project (170,000 6:30pm / 266,000 7pm) welcomed Billy Ocean to the desk as well as looked at the growing calls for state schools to allow parents to purchase generic uniforms as more Aussies struggle to afford the increasingly branded clothing items. MasterChef Australia followed with the contestants lifting their mystery box lids with a bang! They had 75 minutes to create a dish that surprised the judges, with no restrictions on ingredients. 493,000 tuned in. Have You Been Paying Attention? followed with 515,000 watching as Anne Edmonds, Tim McDonald and Lizzy Hoo joined Sam Pang and Ed Kavaelee giving wrong answers only to Quizmaster Tom Gleisner.
498,000 watched as ABC’s 7.30 explored the Public Trustee’s cone of silence and the fight to have their stories heard, and looked at Parliament’s legislation which has been passed to hold the referendum on The Voice. Sarah Ferguson interviewed Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney. 448,000 then watched Australian Story. The program put a spotlight on Hugh van Cuylenburg and his quest to help people gain a positive mindset. 433,000 also tuned into Media Watch.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Secrets of the Tower of London with 98,000 tuning in to see the aftermath of the death of Queen Elizabeth. Having seen 42 monarchs come and go, the fortress now needs to make some important changes to mark King Charles’ reign.
