Total TV Ratings for October 4, 2021
The Block was the top non-news show in the total TV ratings for October 4 with 1.654m after an increase of 19%. This was an above average rating for the home renovation show on a Monday night and was due to the fact that the Living & Dining Room Week reveal was moved to Monday due to the NRL grand final. The episode saw Ronnie and Georgia tied on 29.5 with their archrivals Tanya and Vito.
On Seven, Home and Away was the top non-news program with 1.140m which was followed closely by SAS Australia with 1.131m which was an increase of 30%. SAS Australia saw Jett Kenny, Jessica Peris, and Heath Shaw go home.
On 10, Have You Been Paying Attention? was the top program with 1.083m, an increase of 20%. The episode featured Glenn Robbins, Kitty Flanagan and Emma Holland. Masked Singer had an average of 892,000, while 1.077m tuned in for the reveal of Jack Vidgen being under the Kebab costume.
October 11 Overnight TV Ratings
• MasterChef served up mac and cheese three ways
Primetime News
Seven News 1,079,000/1,020,000
Nine News 996,000/997,000
ABC News 743,000
10 News First 336,000 (5:00pm)/ 210,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 173,000 (6:30pm) 136,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 709,000
7.30 558,000
The Project 273,000 (6:30pm)/483,000 (7:00pm)
The Drum 188,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 256,000
Today 235,000
News Breakfast 212,000
Late News
The Latest 101,000
Nine News 83,000
ABC Late News 81,000
SBS World News Late 52,000
Nine
Nine was the top primary channel (20.2%) and network (28.5%) last night thanks to its strong combination of A Current Affair, The Block, and Love Island Australia.
Coming off a strong lead-in from Nine News (996,000/997,000), A Current Affair brought in an audience of 709,000 viewers as the show covered freedom day in Sydney and the businesses who were able to re-open.
The Block was the top non-news show of the night with 835,000 viewers. The episode marked the beginning of backyard week which started in traditionally rainy weather. There was almost a drama over the allocation of Margaret River trees but an investigation by Josh and Luke put the issue to bed when it was revealed most of the budget went to Mitch and Mark, not Kirsty and Jesse.
Love Island Australia then returned for the first time since 2019 in its new home of Byron Bay. While fans had to wait even longer due to a Covid-19 outbreak delaying the first episode by a week, the show finally made it back on the air last night with 311,000 tuning in. Live streaming was 57,000 and on demand in the three hours after the show aired was 22,000.
The first episode revealed the first 10 contestants and paired them together but it didn’t take long for the first cheating scandal with Racheal hooking up with Jordan during the second day in the villa. The episode ended with the first bomb entering the house in tall blonde Lexy and the foreboding drama that she will steal one of the men to partner up with by the end of the next episode.
Seven
Home and Away started its week with a strong audience of 589,000 and was the top non-news show on Seven last night.
SAS Australia kicked off its final week as the recruits began their final 48 hours on the course. An audience of 585,000 watched as the recruits attempted one of the most dangerous extraction methods in the Special Forces. Travelling on a high-speed Zodiac, they had to dive into the water and swim against the hazardous downdraft of a chopper to a flimsy ladder, before hauling themselves up a 15 metre climb weighed down by their wet clothes and boots. Worse still, the task was to be complete in just 90 seconds without the safety of a harness.
All five recruits passed the strenuous task, including Jana, who became the first female ever to successfully complete the Ladder Troop Extraction on SAS selection.
After writing death letters to their families recruits then had to complete a two-kilometre assault course featuring several obstacles on water and land.
Forced to do lap after excruciating lap, the DS called an end to the task after a heavily fatigued Jana reached her limit and collapsed, telling the medic she was “super dizzy” and seeing spots. Asthma sufferer John also went down and needed to be treated with oxygen.
As the recovering recruits made their way back to camp, their car was hijacked by armed hostiles, who hooded and bound them, setting up a big season finale.
Deadpool 2 then aired at 8:30 pm with 236,000 viewers tuning in.
10
The Project had 273,000 (6:30pm) and 483,000 (7:00pm) as the show covered how Sydney celebrated freedom day and spoke to Sonny Bill Williams.
On Celebrity MasterChef Australia, the contestants had to make comfort food. There was mac and cheese related drama as Dilruk Jayasinha, Ian Thorpe, and Chrissie Swan all served the dish. Collette Dinnigan ended up winning the immunity challenge after winning over the judges with her risotto. The episode had 601,000 viewers which was down slightly on Sunday night’s 620,000.
Have You Been Paying Attention? then followed with 697,000. The episode was the top program on 10 as well as #1 in the 16-39 demographic. And featured Anne Edmonds, Fifi Box, Marty Sheargold, Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee.
ABC
Australian Story had 503,000 viewers as the show revisited author Matthew Reilly in Los Angeles as he makes his debut behind the camera, directing his own action movie for Netflix titled Interceptor.
Four Corners had 602,000 viewers for its exposé on former Sony Music Australia CEO Denis Handlin.
Media Watch then had 504,000 viewers.
SBS
The top non-news show on SBS was 24 Hours in Emergency which had 114,000 viewers.
