• Theo played the last Beat the Chef of the season on MasterChef
Total TV Ratings, June 22
809,000 watched Seven’s Home and Away where Bree could not trust Remi, Lyrik struck a big win and Irene’s generosity began to wear thin, Up 28%.
710,000 10’s MasterChef Australia. Four contestants, Brent, Theo, Declan and Malissa all cooked for immunity with Malissa earning the coveted gold pin. Up 31%.
621,000 watched Nine’s watched Game II of the Women’s State of Origin. Despite the NSW Blues powerhouse effort finishing 18 – 14, it wasn’t enough to snatch the shield from the QLD Maroons. Lifting 14%.
Overnight TV Ratings, June 29
Primetime News
Seven News 863,000 (6:00pm) / 824,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 741,000 (6:00pm) / 725,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 530,000
10 News First 207,000 (5:00pm)/ 164,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 168,000 (6:30pm)/ 103,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 566,000
7.30 396,000
The Project 183,000 6:30pm / 272,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 200,000
Today 184,000
News Breakfast 140,000
Nine won Thursday night with a primary share of 25.1% and a network share of 38.8%. 7Two has won multi channels with a 4.2% share.
Nine’s A Current Affair (566,000) explored how ICAC found the former premier of Queensland, Gladys Berejiklian, had engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” and looked at how Taylor Swift is sending Swifties into a fan frenzy. Then, on NRL Thursday Night Footy, 215,000 watched as the Sharks took on the Dragons. Cronulla dominated the game winning 52 – 16. 732,000 sporting fans also tuned into Session One, Day Two of Test Two, The Ashes live from Lord’s, London. 466,000 tuned in for Lunch with 389,000 watching Session Two. At the end of the second day, Australia is in the lead finishing 416 (100.4) to England’s 278/4 (61).
307,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away. During the episode, Mali refused help, Remi found himself on a slippery slope and Tane opened up. Then, on a repeat of Highway Patrol, the series counted down the top 10 battlers and boofheads – from those who stretch the truth, to the outright aggro with 149,000 tuning in before 252,000 watched the AFL where Brisbane took on Richmond. The Lions beat the Tigers 20.14 (134) to 7.11 (53).
On 10, The Project (183,000 6:30pm / 272,000 7pm) welcomed director Greta Gerwig and the stars of the Barbie movie, Margot Robbie, Issa Rae and America Ferrera to the desk. Robbie revealed how that iconic image of her stepping out of the Barbie shoes instantly became an iconic image and just how it was done. MasterChef Australia then followed as Brent, Declan, Theo and Malissa vied for the final Immunity Pin of the season. Theo went into the second round; however, missed out on gaining the coveted save. 380,000 tuned in.
396,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 covered the NSW’s corruption watchdog’s findings into Berejiklian and Sarah Ferguson spoke to Ashley Raper about the findings. The program also looked at the effects of the mutiny that sent shockwaves through Kremlin, which are still being felt in Moscow. 263,000 then watched A Life in Ten Pictures.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Inside Sydney Airport with 122,000 tuning in.
