• Paralympics helps steer Seven to network and multichannel win
Primetime News
Seven News 1,087,000/1,069,000
Nine News 1,033,000/988,000
ABC News 726,000
10 News First 349,000 (5:00pm)/ 239,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 174,000 (6:30pm) 144,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 734,000
7.30 544,000
The Project 283,000 (6:30pm)/485,000 (7pm)
The Drum 187,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 284,000
Today 233,000
News Breakfast 210,000
Late News
The Latest 335,000
Nine News Late 141,000
ABC Late News 97,000
Seven
Seven was the top network with a share of 31.3% thanks in part to the 7.4% that 7mate produced last night while airing the Paralympics.
Home and Away’s usual Thursday night triple-header brought in an average of 591,000 for the first two episodes while the final episode had 502,000.
With no live function available, the AFL Players Association turned to The Front Bar to announce the major awards. Helping hand over the trophies were special guests Glenn Archer, Tony Shaw and Leigh Matthews. The episode had 395,000 viewers.
The film New Year’s Day had 80,000 viewers.
The night session of the Paralympics had 272,000 viewers.
Nine
Nine was the top primary channel last night with a share of 19.0%.
A Current Affair had 734,000 viewers as the show covered Claudia Sammut, the fourth wife of Nic Sammut, founder of the Flower Power nursery chain, who has been left relying on her next Centrelink cheque to get by as she fights a bitter, three-year battle with her stepsons over her husband’s estate.
The NRL coverage then had 362,000 as the Sydney Roosters ended the Canberra Raiders hopes of making the top eight with a 40-16 victory. The episode brought in 226,000 Sydney viewers.
10
The Project had 283,000 (6:30pm) and 485,000 (7:00pm) as the show covered Queensland backing out of the national reopening plan, indigenous vaccination rates and spoke to Ariarne Titmus.
The Bachelor Australia ended its ninth season with Bachelor Jimmy Nicholson choosing Holly to be the woman that he wanted to be with. The episode had 5788,000 viewers and was #1 in the 16-39 and 18-49 demographics. 629,000 tuned in for the winner’s announcement.
Brooke met Jimmy with a glimmer of hope in her eyes. Struggling to get the words out, Jimmy finally told Brooke that their journey had come to an end, as there were too many unknowns in their relationship. Brooke disagreed and suggested that perhaps Jimmy wasn’t right for her as she needed someone who could take risks. She cried in his arms before finally leaving him. Jimmy too, was brought to tears knowing that he had hurt Brooke.
Holly then met Jimmy in the same spot. He spoke about their future and offered her a bespoke diamond ring that represented their journey so far, as well as what was yet to come.
Jimmy said: “Holly, when I think of a future with you, it’s exciting, it’s fun, it’s passionate. You make anything we do incredible, and you light up any room you are in. I am in love with you and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for both of us”
A Network 10 spokesperson commented on the finale: “Love was definitely in the air this season. Audiences of The Bachelor Australia were loved up and engaged across all platforms, including BVOD and social media.
“Congratulations to Jimmy and Holly as they embark on their happily ever after. We wish them only love, laughter and happiness for their future. And, thank you to all the bachelorettes who bravely opened their hearts to finding love.
“A special thank you to the wonderful team at 10 and Warner Bros. for their hard work and ingenuity in very challenging circumstances, and everyone at Network 10 who helped bring this season to life.
“And, thank you to all our partners and sponsors for their incredible support. Their creative and effective ideas, not to mention their unique and seamless integrations meant that Jimmy’s quest for love could take flight.”
ABC
Foreign Correspondent had 404,000 viewers as the show went to the US & Spain to see how different regions are managing the dying days of coal.
Q+A then had 258,000 and was live from Melbourne with David Speers. In the lead up to the Prime Minister’s National Summit on Women’s Safety, the focused on financial security, sexual violence, policing, and child exploitation.
SBS
The top rating show on SBS was a repeat of Great Asian Railway Journeys with 209,000 viewers.
