• Sharks win the final game of the NRL regular season
Total TV Ratings: August 27
Nine’s The Block saw some of the houses experience severe water damage before the Work from Home spaces were revealed. Up 36%, the show was the top overall show of the night with 1,459,000.
It was the final Blind Auditions on The Voice, as coaches Jessica Mauboy and Jason Derulo filled their teams with unique voices. 1,272,000 tuned in, up 18%.
ABC’s Bay Of Fires lifted 77% for a total audience of 835,000.
Faithful Roha was murdered while super fan Annabel was banished on The Traitors, up 46% for a total audience of 420,000.
Overnight TV Ratings, September 3
Primetime News
Seven News 816,000
Nine News 808,000
ABC News 518,000
10 News First 200,000 (5:00 pm)/ 152,000 (6:00 pm)
SBS World News 157,000 (6:30 pm)/ 105,000 (7:00 pm)
Daily Current Affairs
60 Minutes 449,000
7NEWS Spotlight 465,000
Insiders 300,000
The Sunday Project 176,000 (6:30pm) / 239,000 (7pm)
Breakfast TV
Weekend Sunrise 195,000
Weekend Today 175,000
Weekend Breakfast 143,000
Nine has won Sunday night with a primary share of 26.1% and a network share of 32.8%.
It was judgement day for the Guest Bathrooms – and one moss wall – on The Block. It was a split opinion on the unique decor choice, with Block judge Marty absolutely hating the look, but 816,000 watched Darren admitting the moss wall was “growing on him”. The show was the top rated program overall on Sunday. 60 Minutes then took a walkthrough of the submarines at the centre of the AUKUS deal, taking 449,000 into a Virginia Class sub at sea.
Earlier in the afternoon, the final match of the NRL regular season brought in 246,000 as the Cronulla Sharks took down the Canberra Raiders 24-6, winning themselves a home final next week.
The Voice brought 694,000 to Seven as a favourite walked out of the competition. As coach Jessica Mauboy weighed up the decision of who to send to The Battles, Bushwackers member Dobe Newton said: “I think we can make this easier for you. This show and the challenges to come – we think – are about people just beginning on their career journey, so Roger and I have decided that you need Ezra in your Battle team.” 7NEWS Spotlight then looked into the experiences of people who have de-transitioned after previously coming out as transgender for 465,000.
On the ABC, Death In Paradise took 332,000 to the scene when a TV news presenter was found strangled in her pool. Bay of Fires followed for 303,000, before a repeat of Mother and Son brought in 76,000.
The Sunday Project (176,000 6:30pm / 239,000 7pm) covered the news that John Farnham had allowed the Yes campaign to use his iconic song You’re The Voice in advertisements, and interviewed comedian Wil Anderson. On The Traitors, a betrayal at the previous Banishment Ceremony saw Sam back Blake into a corner in order to recruit a new Traitor. 211,000 watched as Camille joined the dark side, leaving three Traitors and only five Faithful remaining.
The highest rated non-news show on SBS was Building The Vatican: Secrets Behind The Holy City, with 129,000.
