• Honest parent Kat through to the final of Parental Guidance
Total TV Ratings, May 30
973,000 watched Seven’s Home and Away. Cash and Justin came face to face with Vita Nova, Xander consoled Kate, and there was drama as someone was sending Marilyn threats. Up 20%
10’s MasterChef Australia came in next with 802,000 tuning in to see Declan, Alice, and Grace go head-to-head in the Pressure Test. They were tasked with recreating the Messinetta set by chef Donato Toce from Gelato Messina and Alice was eliminated from the competition. Up 24%.
Lifting by 29% was Nine’s The Summit. It was the final two days for the Trekkers and during the last hurdle, former AFL player Alex Silvagni was voted off the mountain, leaving the final four — Jans Andre, Lulu Hawton, Brooke Kilowsky, and Isaac Compton to complete the climb. 752,000 tuned in.
Overnight TV Ratings, June 6
Primetime News
Seven News 960,000 (6:00pm) / 936,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 855,000 (6:00pm) / 808,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 568,000
10 News First 232,000 (5:00pm)/ 153,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 128,000 (6:30pm)/ 81,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 633,000
7.30 421,000
The Project 196,000 6:30pm / 289,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 218,000
Today 203,000
News Breakfast 136,000
Seven has won the night with a primary share of 19.1% and a network share of 27.9%. 7Two has won multi channels with a 3.9% share.
505,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away where lives were on the line for some of the Bay’s most loved residents as an explosion rocked the fictitious seaside town. Then on Better Homes and Gardens, Joh visited an amazing home with trees that won’t mature for 300 years, Adam built a busy board for babies and Karen made a chia pudding. 322,000 tuned in.
Nine’s A Current Affair (633,000) interviewed the heartbroken family of a man who was mysteriously found dead on a beach last year and who has now had a major development in their fight for justice and also spoke with a couple who had their vehicle rammed by police after getting carjacked, who said they’ve waited almost two years for authorities to cover repairs. Then 433,000 watched the second episode of Parental Guidance season two. During this instalment, the focus was once again on the Outback, Gentle, Lighthouse and Honest parents. A lost-in-the-crowd challenge determined how they coped when a child went missing, while a playground bullying exercise tested the families to see if their kids had been taught to not be innocent bystanders. Then a child from each family unit tested their resistance under pressure. Honest single mum Kat was chosen to move to the final stage to find Australia’s best parenting style.
On 10, The Project (196,000 6:30pm / 289,000 7pm) co-host Sam Taunton interviewed US actor Eva Longoria, while the panel spoke with Football commentator Max Rushden about Ange Postecoglou’s appointment at Tottenham Hotspur and how it is a really big deal. Then, on MasterChef Australia, 434,000 watched day two of Home Cooks versus Pro Cooks Week. Three contestants, Ralph, Malissa and Phil took on Head Chef Nick Holloway and his team, Mel Schouten and Chris Verinder, from Nu Nu in Palm Cove, QLD. Renowned chef Khanh Nguyen from Aru and Sunda, set the three-course Pressure Test with Team Nu Nu beating the cooks, sending them all to Sunday’s elimination. The Cheap Seats rounded out primetime, giving 379,000 giggles. Tim McDonald took a swipe at Sunrise’s David Koch and Matt Shirvington, in a joke that maybe went a tad too far.
421,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore the diaries of Katherine Folbigg that convicted her while also detailing the unshakeable faith of her closest friend. The program also looked at the Reserve Banks of Australia’s 4.1 per cent cash rate increase and looked at the fallout from the AFL’s investigation into alleged racism at Hawthorn Football Club. Then, 321,000 tuned in for The ABC Of. In this week’s episode, host David Wenham tracked back through the ABC Archival life of Jack Thompson, arguably our first movie star. The moving interview surprised those who thought they know this giant of the Australian screen.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Who Do You Think You Are with 210,000 tuning in to see comedian, author, presenter and producer Peter Helliar explore his family lineage. Helliar discovered his family’s past, uncovering the story of a maternal ancestor deeply traumatised by his experience at Gallipoli, and on his father’s side, he embraced an Irish rogue and a thrilling link to an AFL pioneer.
