• The Project welcomed Taskmaster star Tom Gleeson to the desk
Total TV Ratings, March 8
First up was Nine’s Married at First Sight, lifting a massive 65%. The episode, which had 1,963,000 tune in, saw the participants return from the Couple’s Retreat – everyone except Tayla, who pulled a runner and left to go home to Tasmania. She made a shock reappearance at the dinner party, only for her and her husband Hugo to officially break up on the spot.
Seven’s Home and Away came in next, with 939,000 tuning in to watch the fallout of Theo leaving home, up 24%.
Then, on 10 and lifting by 13%, was The Dog House Australia, where we watched Annika and Evie look for their first dog together. 522,000 watched as they decided whether to bring a furry friend home.
Overnight TV Ratings, March 15
Primetime News
Seven News 813,000 (6:00pm) / 813,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 683,000 (6:00pm) / 701,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 552,000
10 News First 218,000 (5:00pm)/ 139,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 103,000 (6:30pm)/ 87,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 615,000
7.30 426,000
The Project 155,000 6:30pm / 232,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 194,000
Today 201,000
News Breakfast 140,000
Once again, Nine has won the night with a primary share of 27.0% and a network share of 34.9%. 7Two has won multichannels with a 3.2% share.
Nine’s A Current Affair investigated questions being raised about the sale of a controversial piece of land linked to a multi-million dollar development by Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate. 615,000 also took a look at former Prime Minister Paul Keating label the Albanese government’s nuclear submarine deal as the “worst international decision'” made by a Labor government in over a century. Then 855,000 tuned in for Married at First Sight, watching as the group grew tired of Harrison’s meddling and the “Bronte and Harrison show”. Harrison made the revelation that he wasn’t writing stay at the Commitment Ceremony and Lyndall was left shell-shocked over the fact that Cameron wouldn’t compromise for her.
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452,000 began their evening in Summer Bay with Seven’s Home and Away where Mia had one last moment with Ari. Ziggy and Dean’s plan to help backfired and Tane found solace with Felicity. Then, on We Interrupt this Broadcast (encore), 122,000 watched some crafty Better Homes and Gardens gags, The Kardashian’s Aussie cousin Kraig arrived and RBT heard excuses they couldn’t make up.
On 10, The Project (155,000 6:30pm / 232,000 7pm) welcomed Taskmaster star Tom Gleeson to the desk, saw Albury named Town of the Year 2023 and two of the biggest sporting brands in the world announced plans to ditch Aussie kangaroo leather used in their footy boots, in favour of a synthetic alternative. Then, on the heartwarming The Dog House Australia, 307,000 watched as Hillary and Jaxson met Sweetie, the sassy staffy, while senior snaggletooth George looked for the perfect retirement home.
426,000 watched ABC’s 7.30 explore Keating’s claims and investigated the thousands of jobs that have been promised as part of the submarine deal. Then, 254,000 tuned in for QI where Nish Kumar, Mark Steel and Suzi Ruffell joined Sandi Toksvig and Alan Davies for some thrill and spills.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was The Swap with 98,000 tuning in to watch the ICB students and their families’ venture over the river – and into completely foreign territory – for the first time. It came after the eye-opening and bumpy three weeks, where students and families from Brisbane’s more established Northside were hosts.
