• The Block tops non-news both nights
• Nine top primary on Wed but splits Thurs with Seven
Total TV Ratings, September 15
Seven’s Home and Away was the top entertainment program of the night with an average of 919,000 viewers for its first two episodes, an increase of 21% on its overnight audience. The third episode of the night had 858,000, up 24%.
The top program on 10 was Gogglebox which had 793,000 viewers, an increase of 36%.
On Nine, the first match of the Bledisloe Cup match between the Wallabies and the All Blacks had 787,000 viewers tune in for the rare Thursday night fixture. This was an increase of 10% on its overnight viewership.
Overnight TV Ratings, September 21
Nine won Wednesday night with a primary share of 22.3% and a network share of 31.6%. 7mate topped multichannels with a 3.2% share.
On Nine, The Block has topped non-news, with 685,000 tuning in as the teams revealed the house they’ve been working on for roommates Tim and Tyler.
Seven’s Home and Away kicked the night off with 460,000 tuning in. Farmer Wants A Wife then welcomed the intruders to the farm, with 455,000 watching the drama unfold and sparks fly.
On 10, The Project (178,000 6:30pm / 282,000 7pm) covered the details of a damning report into claims of racist treatment of Hawthorn’s First Nations AFL players, and interviewed singer Tom Grennan. Shaun Micallef’s Brain Esteddfod then tested the knowledge of 214,000.
Shaun Micallef was also on the ABC, hosting his final ever episode of Mad As Hell. 446,000 watched as the show went out with a bang, ending with the traditional musical number – this time around, it was You, Me and World War Three by Gavin Friday.
The highest rating show on SBS was the launch of The Australian Wars, with Rachel Perkins taking 154,000 back to the bloody battles fought on Australian soil.
Overnight TV Ratings September 22
Primetime News
Seven News 865,000/855,000
Nine News 760,000/765,000
ABC News 572,000
10 News First 280,000 (5:00pm)/172000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 183,000 (6:30pm)/141,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 585,000
7.30 421,000
The Project 179,000 (6:30pm)/ 310,000 (7pm)
The Drum 139,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 204,000
News Breakfast 164,000
Today 163,000
Late News
Nine News Late 105,000
ABC Late News 69,000
The Latest: Seven News 52,000
On a very close night, too close to call, Seven and Nine shared the top primary channel share for the evening with both broadcasters having 20.5% of the market. Seven was able to separate itself when it came to network share, having the #1 audience share with 29.2%.
On Seven, Home and Away was once again the bedrock of the broadcaster’s Thursday night lineup with three back-to-back episodes. The first two episodes averaged 415,000, before the third and final ep of the night had 384,000 viewers. The Front Bar’s Grand Final episode had 418,000 viewers, with 235,000 tuning in from Melbourne, making it the top non-news program in the market.
On Nine, The Block was the top entertainment program of the night with 638,000 tuning in. The episode saw each team running behind as they attempted the biggest ever room renovation on the show, and also dealt with supply shortages and delays. Before The Block aired, A Current Affair had 585,000 viewers as the show told the story of an Australian professor, Justin Yerbury, who is fighting back against his own disease, Motor neurone disease.
On 10, The Project had 179,000 (6:30pm) and 310,000 (7:00pm) as the show discussed the Hawthorn Racism report and the Optus Cyberattack. Afterwards, 235,000 tuned in as the Socceroos defeated New Zealand 1-0.
On the ABC, Foreign Correspondent had 288,000 viewers as it examined France’s war on drugs. A repeat of Attenborough’s Life That Glows followed with 174,000 viewers.
The top non-news program on SBS was Guillaume’s Paris with 114,000 viewers.
