• The Block tops non-news
• Take 5 With Zan Rowe launches
• The Amazing Race says goodbye to the Baru Mates
Total TV Ratings, September 13
On Nine, The Bock lifted 34%, with 1,356,000 watching as Foreman Keith was forced to shut down two houses in one day. The Hundred With Andy Lee followed with 575,000, lifting 15%.
On Farmer Wants A Wife, Farmer Benjamin confessed to kissing two of his ladies in front of 1,064,000, lifting 34%. Home and Away rose 19% for a total audience of 1,011,000.
Old People’s Home For Teenagers lifted 41% on the ABC, warming the hearts of 709,000.
With Beau Ryan still isolating on The Amazing Race, Scott Tweedie stepped up to the plate. 613,000 watched as the teams raced around Turkey’s Alaçati, up 34%.
Overnight TV Ratings, September 20
Primetime News
Seven News 969,000/937,000
Nine News 764,000/799,000
ABC News 580,000
10 News First 276,000 (5:00pm)/150,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 141,000 (6:30pm)/127,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 645,000
7.30 457,000
The Project 179,000 (6:30pm)/ 277,000 (7pm)
The Drum 148,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 221,000
Today 215,000
News Breakfast 196,000
Late News
Nine News Late 119,000
ABC Late News 91,000
The Latest: Seven News 89,000
SBS World Late News 38,000
Nine has won the night with a primary share of 22.4% and a network share of 30.8%. Topping the night for multichannels was 7mate with a 3.9% share.
Nine’s A Current Affair investigated noisy delivery drones and the introduction of a ‘no body, no parole’ law in NSW for 645,000 viewers. The Block saw the pairs tackle their monstrous living and dining spaces in front of 706,000. The living and dining spaces this year along add up to 440 square metres – bigger than the first Block building which was just 354 square metres. The Hundred with Andy Lee followed on, revealing some big – and not-so-big – truths for 343,000.
Home and Away kicked off Seven’s night with 526,000 tuning in. It was a dramatic night on Farmer Wants A Wife, with Farmer Paige sending both her potential suitors home due to a lack of spark. Samantha Armytage was there to save the day, however, and 465,000 watched her swoop in and introduce two new partners for every farmer to get to know.
On 10, The Project (179,000 6:30pm / 277,000 7pm) interviewed Susan Simpson, one of the attorneys who has been working to overturn the conviction of Adnan Syed, and spoke to Mel C of The Spice Girls.
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The Amazing Race said goodbye to Baru Mates Stuart and Glennon, with 286,000 watching as they were last to hit the mat in Cartagena, Colombia. The Cheap Seats rounded out the night, poking fun at the week for 291,000.
The ABC’s 7.30 had 457,000 tune in as the show covered the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s mourning period and the potential misconduct of Australian commandos in Afghanistan. Take 5 With Zan Rowe launched, kicking off the season by interviewing Guy Pearce for 329,000. Old People’s Home for Teenagers followed on, with 327,000 tuning in.
The highest ratings show on SBS was Great Coastal Railway Journeys with 165,000 tuning in.
