• We Interrupt This Broadcast skewers Australia’s favourite shows
• The Dog House follows a staffy and a snaggletooth
Total TV Ratings, March 7
Lifting 62%, the retreat continued on Nine’s Married At First Sight (MAFS), with 1,845,000 watching as a long and dramatic game of telephone began after Melinda overheard Harrison calling her relationship “toxic”.
On 10’s Australian Survivor, the castaways were required to stay locked in a squat position in the Immunity Challenge. Up 43%, at Tribal Council 958,000 watched as Hayley chose to save Simon – wrecking George’s plan – and swinging the deciding vote to eliminate Shaun.
The debut of ABC’s Back in Time for the Corner Shop took the Ferrones – and 764,000 viewers – back from the 1850s to the 1920s to see how Australian society changed through the lens of a corner shop, lifting 41%.
Seven’s second episode of We Interrupt This Broadcast sent up the TV shows that the nation loves, lifting 18% for a total audience of 520,000.
Overnight TV Ratings, March 14
Primetime News
Seven News 867,000 (6:00pm) / 845,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 695,000 (6:00pm) / 716,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 545,000
10 News First 193,000 (5:00pm)/ 120,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 117,000 (6:30pm)/ 88,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 673,000
7.30 404,000
The Project 166,000 (6:30 pm)/ 260,000 (7pm)
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 211,000
Today 194,000
News Breakfast 147,000
Nine has won Tuesday night with a primary share of 28.6% and a network share of 35.7%. 7Two has topped multichannels with a 3.1% share.
Nine’s A Current Affair told 673,000 about the skincare company that left has left women scarred, and followed the multi-million dollar fraud investigation into Jean Nassif’s business. On Married At First Sight (MAFS), the couples reunited after spending three days apart for the Partner Swap Challenge – well, all but Melinda and Layton, with the groom deciding he needed another day away from his bride. 881,000 then tuned in as the contestants who had previously left the show turned up for Girls’ and Boys’ night, making it the top show of the night overall. The Hundred with Andy Lee followed, getting the truth out of Australia for 418,000 viewers.
Home and Away kicked off primetime for 455,000 Seven viewers, watching as Justin and Leah clashed over parenting. The third episode of We Interrupt This Broadcast followed, giving 304,000 the giggles.
ABC’s 7.30 gave 404,000 viewers the details of the AUKUS deal, and interviewed former Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Back in Time for the Corner Shop whisked 357,000 through the 1920s and 1940s alongside the Ferrone family, before Queerstralia looked at how the community united during the AIDS era for 151,000.
On 10, The Project (166,000 6:30pm / 260,000 7pm) looked at the details of the brand-new nuclear power submarines Australia will be getting for $368bn, and interviewed comedian Steph Tisdell. The Dog House then followed the stories of Sweetie the staffy and senior snaggletooth George for 288,000.
The highest rating show on SBS was Who Do You Think You Are? UK with 197,000 tuning in to explore the life of Dame Judi Dench.
