• The Golden Buzzer goes off on AGT
• The Traitors one-up the Faithfuls
Total TV Ratings
The Block has topped total TV, with 1,411,000 watching as Ankur and Sharon had to adjust to the consequences of Scott Cam‘s budget takeover – lifting 31%.
On 10, Have You Been Paying Attention? rose 24%, giving 931,000 the giggles. The first part of Todd Sampson‘s Mirror Mirror rose 18%, telling 646,000 about the dangers of the online world.
Australia’s Got Talent wowed 900,000 on Seven, with the episode up 21%.
Overnight TV Ratings, October 17
Primetime News
Seven News 919,000/918,000
Nine News 767,000/751,000
ABC News 595,000
10 News First 261,000 (5:00pm)/169,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 146,000 (6:30pm)/113,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 652,000
7.30 548,000
The Project 230,000 (6:30pm)/ 295,,000 (7pm)
The Drum 132,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 23,000
Today 186,000
News Breakfast 174,000
Late News
Nine News Late 107,000
The Latest: Seven News 90,000
ABC Late News 47,000
SBS World News Late 38,000
Nine has won the night with a primary share of 22.1% and a network share of 30.0%. Topping multichannels was 7Two with a 3.4% share.
Nine’s A Current Affair had 652,000 tune in as the show covered the potential class action from Maribyrnong locals who had their homes flood, while a wall kept Flemington Racecourse dry. It was Open For Inspection on The Block, with the teams taking a look at the other teams’ work. 790,000 watched as both Ankur and Sharon, and Omar and Oz dealt with confrontations about how they’ve afforded their renovation this week. Under Investigation then followed, with 285,000 tuning in to hear about the murders along the Flinders Highway.
Home and Away brought 489,000 in to Seven to start the evening. Australia’s Got Talent then saw Alesha Dixon press the Golden Buzzer for hip hop dance champions, Wolfpack – with 470,000 tuning in.
10’s The Project (230,000 6:30pm / 295,000 7pm) covered the arrival of Nedd Brockman in Bondi after his record run, and interviewed Billy Eichner & Luke Macfarlane. After murdering Sandra, 253,000 tuned in as The Traitors saw the Faithful take another stab at removing a Traitor, but banished Faithful MK instead. Have You Been Paying Attention? then brought the laughs to round out primetime for 513,000.
On the ABC, 7.30 had 548,000 watch as the show covered suspected fraud, misuse, and billing errors putting strain on the Medicare system. Australian Story told the story of Parkway Drive, and followed the band’s rise from Byron Bay to the world alongside 436,000 viewers. Four Corners travelled to Griffith, NSW, with 409,000 to find out what the effect of the labour shortage has been on regional Australia.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Iceland With Alexander Armstrong, which drew a crowd of 117,000.
