• 3.5 million watched the NRL Grand Final in Total TV
Total TV Ratings, October 1
3,577,000 watched Nine’s NRL Grand Final. Penrith Panthers became the 2023 Premieres against the Brisbane Broncos. Up 23%.
1,822,000 also watched Nine’s NRL Grand Final – Entertainment, up 15% and 1,605,000 saw Nine’s NRL Grand Final – Post Match, up 20%.
969,000 sat down for Nine’s Women’s NRL Premiership – Grand Final Post Match, up 12% while 807,000 saw the Women’s NRL Premiership – Grand Final, up 12%.
953,000 tuned in for Seven’s My Kitchen Rules as Nick and Christian and Tommy and Rach earned their places in Monday’s semi-final, up 34%.
Overnight TV Ratings, October 8
Primetime News
Seven News 173,000 (5.00 pm) / 944,000 (6.00 pm)
Nine News 162,000 (5.00 pm)/ 710,000 (6.00 pm)
ABC News 560,000
10 News First 173,000 (5:00 pm)/ 160,000 (6:00 pm)
SBS World News 147,000 (6:30 pm)/ 102,000 (7:00 pm)
Daily Current Affairs
The Sunday Project 172,000 (6:30pm) / 257,000 (7pm)
Insiders 327,000
Breakfast TV
Weekend Today 239,000
Weekend Sunrise 75,000
Weekend Breakfast 159,000
Once again, Seven has won the night with a primary share of 28.9% and a network share of 36.4%. 7Mate and 9Gem have won multi channels with a 2.6% share each.
740,000 began their evening with Seven’s The Voice Australia 2023 Grand Finale. The final four contestants, Ethan Beckton, Ezra Williams, Charlie Pittman and Tarryn Stokes, each performed a solo and a final song with their Superstar coaches. 783,000 also saw The Voice Australia 2023 Grand Finale – Winner Announced. After Australia had voted, former backup singer and mum-of-two, Stokes was named the winner. “It feels amazing, going from The Blinds to being in the Grand Finale and somehow believing that I can do this, it’s just thanks to Rita for believing in me,” she said of her win. Then, 396,000 tuned in for 7News Spotlight. It was the most “explosive” episode of the year for the program as the Yes and No campaigns delivered their final arguments ahead of the Voice referendum. 291,000 also sat down for Born to Kill? which focused on Manchester murderer Trevor Hardy.
Earlier in the day, 602,000 sat down for the Supercars Championship: Bathurst 1000 Race while 244,000 watched the Supercars Championship: Bathurst 1000 Race – Supports/Warm.
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There was a shake-up in programming on Nine last night as 204,000 sat down for the Pre-Game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Session One followed for 281,000 while 204,000 tuned in to the Innings Break. In the thrilling match, Australia took on India with the latter winning by six wickets with 52 balls left. The final score saw India beat our home team 201/4 (41.2) to 199 (49.3).
129,000 watched ABC’s Voices of Australia. With just days to go, the program looked at how the Yes and No campaigns have reflected our national character. Death in Paradise followed for 356,000 as Neville was tasked with solving a mystery from the past that unlocked the truth of who murdered a concert pianist and why before 280,000 watched another instalment of The Newsreader. During the episode, the News At Six team was approached by Geoff and Evelyn’s daughter Kay Walters, who offered her story of addiction for a price, plunging Helen and Dale into an ethical dilemma.
On 10, The Sunday Project (172,000 (6:30pm) / 257,000 (7pm) ) spoke to Aussie filmmaker Alex Lykos who locked away his smartphone for 30 days to document how much our devices impact us. The program also spoke to former Israeli Ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer, who joined the desk from Tel Aviv. He discussed the unprecedented attacks on Israel, who are vowing to wreak revenge on militant Palestinian group Hamas. Then, 184,000 watched The Graham Norton Show with guests Bernie Taupin, Catherine Tate, Ashley Walters and Bill Bailey. US drama FBI followed for 113,000.
The highest rating non-news show on SBS was Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters where an elite team of explorers investigated the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle aided by a secret map decades in the making. 121,000 tuned in.
