• SBS is the great disruptor with strong World Cup Ratings
• Best of the rest: ACA, H&A, My Mum Your Dad, The Challenge
Total TV Ratings, November 15
Seven’s Home and Away was the top non-news program in the total TV ratings with 918,000 tuning into the program, an increase of 21% on its overnight viewership. Another strong performer for the broadcaster was Kitchen Nightmares Australia which had 849,000 viewers, an increase of 25%, as the show headed to Winmalee in the Blue Mountains to help Araucaria restaurant owners Anthony and Lauren.
Nine’s My Mum Your Dad had 762,000 viewers an increase of 37%. The episode saw Tonya snap at the other kids for voting her mum, Marette, out. Also on Nine, Love Island Australia continues to thrive as a digital-first product, up 594% to have 340,000 viewers.
On 10, the top program was The Cheap Seats with 514,000 viewers, an increase of 16%. The Challenge Australia had 352,000 viewers, an increase of 39%.
On the ABC, Big National Health Check had 607,000 viewers (up 21%) while Stuff The British Stole had 600,000 (up 16%).
Overnight TV Ratings, November 22
Primetime News
Seven News 837,000 (6:30pm)/877,000 (6:00pm)
Nine News 670,000 (6:30pm)/672,000 (6:00pm)
ABC News 568,000
10 News First 228,000 (5:00pm)/124,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 118,000 (6:30pm)/111,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 578,000
7.30 407,000
The Project 189,000 (6:30pm)/ 258,000 (7pm)
The Drum 146,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 210,000
Today 189,000
News Breakfast 173,000
Late News
Nine News Late 88,000
The Latest: Seven News 61,000
ABC Late News 33,000
With only a few days of the TV ratings survey left for the year, Seven has picked up a late win after achieving a #1 primary channel share of 21.1% and a #1 network share of 28.1%. The top non-news program for the broadcaster was The Roast of Paul Hogan which had 513,000 tune in for the celebratory ribbing of one of Australia’s most famous comedians. Earlier, Home and Away continued to be a source of consistently strong ratings with a viewership of 419,000.
On Nine, A Current Affair had 578,000 viewers as the program examined the story of a high-profile privacy advocate, Simon Davies, who was jailed for sexually abusing homeless boys at a refuge. My Mum Your Dad then followed with 396,000 viewers as three parents departed the show.
SBS continues to be the great disruptor thanks to its Football World Cup coverage which has seen it register a 14.1% primary channel share, the second night in a row that it has ranked in the top three. The biggest attraction for the public broadcaster was the shock upset that saw Argentina defeated by Saudi Arabia, with the match having 439,000 viewers.
On the ABC, Stuff the British Stole had 324,000 viewers.
On 10, The Challenge Australia had 136,000 viewers tune in at 7:30pm as Cyrell and Johnny were eliminated from the show. Earlier in the night The Project had 258,000 tune in from 7:00pm as the episode ended with Peter Helliar, who announced that he would also be leaving the show. After nearly 8 years at the desk, his last show will be on Wednesday, December 7.
