Total TV Ratings for September 21, 2021
The Block was the top non-news program in the total TV ratings with an audience of 1.439m (up 25%). The episode saw Ronnie and Georgia win the Domain Listings challenge.
SAS Australia had 1.135m after improving 34% on its overnight audience. In the episode, all the recruits managed to remain on the show after being tested on confidence and commitment.
The Masked Singer had an average of 903,000 and then 1.062m for its reveal of Ella Hooper as the Giant Baby.
September 28 Overnight TV Ratings
• 7:30pm is not enough as The Block also features on The Weakest Link
Primetime News
Seven News 1,035,000/1,033,000
Nine News 958,000/945,000
ABC News 733,000
10 News First 325,000 (5:00pm)/ 193,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 158,000 (6:30pm) 109,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 778,000
7.30 594,000
The Project 240,000 (6:30pm)/476,000 (7:00pm)
The Drum 177,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 238,000
Today 246,000
News Breakfast 194,000
Late News
Nine News 153,000
The Latest 121,000
ABC Late News 94,000
Nine
Nine was once again the top primary channel with 23.1% and the top network as well with 30.5%
The Block was the top non-news program of the night with 893,000 as the teams kicked off the notorious ‘Hellway’ (Hallway) Week, where teams have to complete their laundries, hallways and powder rooms. Pool excavation also began.
Frenemies Tanya and Vito and Ronnie and Georgia were forced to go on a night away together after tying for first place at the Living and Dining Week reveals.
Kirsty and Jesse had to leave the site when they got news Kirsty’s grandmother has passed away, with the other teams agreeing to help them out at the Winners are Grinners dinner.
At 8:40pm, The Block continued to feature as part of a special edition of The Weakest Link. The episode had 533,000 viewers as eight famous faces from The Block: judges Shaynna Blaze, Neale Whitaker and Darren Palmer; foreman Keith Schleiger; and fan favourites Mitch and Mark and Alisa and Lysandra competed on the show for a chance to win $250,000 for their chosen charity. This episode beat out the previous high by the show which was 423,000 for its launch earlier this year.
A repeat of Travel Guides then took 298,000 viewers to Bali.
Seven
Home and Away followed Seven News with a strong audience of 614,000.
SAS Australia then had an audience of 565,000. The episode saw no recruits go home as the final five each got behind the wheel for a tactical driving mission that saw recruits drive a VIP, DS Billy Billingham, through simulated hostile territory to a safe location. Dan Ewing was the only one who decided not to drive through the barrier, failing the task.
In another test of resolve recruits were surprised with a late night ambush – captured, blindfolded, bound and shackled in a pitch black bunker which replicated a prisoner holding cell. Jana Pittman was first to take the initiative to get out of the potentially life-threatening scenario and, along with John Steffensen, successfully led the recruits’ escape.
Australia: Then and Now then had 302,000 as the episode discussed which generation was the biggest rebels.
10
The Project had 240,000 (6:30pm) and 476,000 (7:00pm) as the show discussed how Australia will live post-Covid and the new New South Wales Premier.
On The Masked Singer, 771,000 was watching as Anastacia was revealed to be under the Vampire costume and crowned the winner in the Grand Finale. The episode had an average of 648,000 viewers.
The American singer-songwriter took out the coveted title ahead of singers Em Rusciano (aka Dolly) and Axle Whitehead (aka Mullet).
For her final solo performance, Vampire sunk her teeth into Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney, and the panel of judges Dannii Minogue, Dave Hughes, Jackie O and Urzila Carlson took their final stabs at who was behind the Vampire mask.
Dave and Urzila were unsuccessful in their guesses of Shakira and Sheryl Crow, but it was Jackie O and Dannii Minogue, who ended their winning streak on a high, with the correct placement of singer Anastacia as Vampire.
Daniel Monaghan, SVP content and programming, said: “This year, The Masked Singer Australia delivered on star power and family fun entertainment. Incredible performances, bonkers masks and jaw-dropping reveals were a winning combination across all platforms and with all ages.
“My sincere appreciation and thanks to Osher, Jackie, Dave, Dannii and Urzila for their talent, energy and humour. Thanks also to our astoundingly talented celebrities for braving the stage and bringing us such pure entertainment.
“I would like to thank our creative, imaginative and resilient crew, our partners at Warner Bros., and the team at Network 10.
“Thank you also to our viewers. Their enthusiasm and passion for the show is unwavering.”
The Cheap Seats then had 370,000 viewers and featured Tony Martin.
ABC
The School That Tried to End Racism‘s third episode brought in a crowd of 248,000.
SBS
The most-watched program on SBS was a repeat of Great American Railway Journeys with 197,000 viewers.
