• The Block tops non-news
• Old People’s Home For Teenagers warms hearts
• Amazing Race Australia says goodbye to the Blonde Buddies
Overnight TV Ratings, September 13
Primetime News
Seven News 903,000/912,000
Nine News 783,000/828,000
ABC News 558,000
10 News First 303,000 (5:00pm)/183,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 127,000 (6:30pm)/118,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 638,000
7.30 476,000
The Project 221,000 (6:30pm)/ 350,000 (7pm)
The Drum 157,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 231,000
Today 214,000
News Breakfast 190,000
Late News
The Latest: Seven News 135,000
ABC Late News 91,000
SBS World Late News 64,000
Nine News Late 59,000
Nine has won the night with a primary share of 21.9% and a network share of 29.5%. 7mate has topped multichannels with a 3.2% share.
On Nine, A Current Affair had 638,000 viewers as the show met some of the people who are expected to camp outside of Buckingham Palace for up to 10 days. Noise complaints saw Foreman Keith forced to shut down two houses in one day on The Block, with 715,000 watching as Kitchen Week continued on. This made it the top non-news show of the night. The Hundred With Andy Lee wrapped the evening up with 333,000 watching as Sophie Monk took the win.
Seven’s Home and Away continued to be a solid ratings performer, drawing a crowd of 513,000. A fun camping trip took a turn for the dramatic on Farmer Wants A Wife, when Farmer Benjamin confessed to kissing two of his ladies. 497,000 watched as the women Benjamin didn’t kiss – and Farmer Pagie – left the trip brokenhearted.
The Project (221,000 6:30pm / 350,000 7pm) kicked off the night for 10, covering the Emmy Awards, and the passing of actor, musician, and activist Uncle Jack Charles.
See Also: Australian screen legend Uncle Jack Charles passes away aged 79
With Beau Ryan still isolating on The Amazing Race, Scott Tweedie stepped up to the plate. 342,000 watched as the teams raced around Turkey’s Alaçati, with Morgan and Lilli from Queensland being eliminated. The Cheap Seats followed on, interviewing Nazeem Hussain and finding out the correct pronunciation of ‘Madame Tussauds’ for 332,000 viewers.
On the ABC, 7.30 covered Victoria’s triple-0 service and the street gangs of Syndey for 476,000 viewers. Great Southern Landscapes took 292,000 to the place where Albert Namatjira painted his 1954 masterpiece Rutjipma – Mount Sonder, before 345,000 came back for another day on Old People’s Home For Teenagers.
The highest rating show on SBS was a repeat of Who Do You Think You Are? with 129,000 tuning in.
