Total TV Ratings, April 30
ABC’s Father Brown topped the total TV ratings for non-news programs, bringing in 736,000 viewers, an increase of 16%.
ABC also claimed the second top spot with Call The Midwife, which had the biggest lift on overnight, pulling in 574,000 viewers and an increase of 24%.
Space Invaders on Nine followed closely behind, reaching a total audience of 512,000, and rising by 13%.
Overnight TV Ratings, May 7
Seven has won the night with a network share of 34.9% and a primary share of 23%. 7Mate took out the multichannel win with 5.9%, while Nine had a network share of 28%.
Seven’s Saturday Night AFL, which aired in every major city besides Sydney, clocked 415,000 views. Despite missing its Sydney audience, Seven’s AFL ranked first in the 16-39 and 18-49 demographics as Essendon took on Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium and defeated them 16.12 (108) to 11.15 (81). The filmThe Day After Tomorrow aired in Sydney with had 64,000 Sydney viewers.
Nine’s top non-news program was Getaway with 290,000 viewers, followed by the film Mother’s Day, starring Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Julia Roberts, pulling in 270,000 people.
The second top non-news program of the night goes to ABC’s Father Brown which brought in an audience of 399,000, while Call The Midwife reached an audience of 343,000.
10’s top entertainment program was a repeat of Bondi Rescue, which reached 107,000 people.
The top non-news program on SBS was Hitler’s Holy Treasure, clocking 87,000 views.
STV
Fox League’s live NRL coverage of Cowboys v Knights pulled in an audience of 207,000 as the Cowboys delivered a 36-16 victory and handed the Knights their seventh straight loss.
An earlier game between the Roosters and Titans brought in 195,000 viewers, as the Roosters defeated the Titans 44-16.
Fox Footy aired the GWS v Geelong match, bringing in 194,000 people and Richmond v Collingwood which clocked 180,000 views.