• The Block tops non-news
• Old People’s Home for Teenagers brings the joy
• The Amazing Race faces a blizzard
Total TV Ratings, August 30
The Block lifted 32%, with 1,425,000 watching Ankur and Sharon Google the Grape Escape wine blend, winning them and $50,000 worth of wine – much to the annoyance of the other teams. The Hundred With Andy Lee drew a crowd of 572,000, up 17%.
Seven’s Home and Away lifted 20%, with 910,000 tuning in. My Kitchen Rules was close behind, lifting 24% to see 886,000 watch Kate and Mary, and Janelle and Monzir named as the teams to battle it out in the Grand Final.
The debut of Old People’s Home for Teenagers was up 45%, bringing in 810,000 viewers. Great Southern Landscapes went to Tower Hill in country Victoria with 525,000, up 15%.
The Amazing Race introduced 10 new teams to 672,000, lifting 54%.
Overnight TV Ratings, September 6
Primetime News
Seven News 885,000/869,000
Nine News 861,000/853,000
ABC News 587,000
10 News First 251,000 (5:00pm)/148,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 148,000 (6:30pm)/116,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 683,000
7.30 443,000
The Project 184,000 (6:30pm)/ 292,000 (7pm)
The Drum 160,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 215,000
Today 194,000
News Breakfast 151,000
Late News
The Latest: Seven News 97,000
ABC Late News 96,000
Nine News Late 82,000
Nine has won the night with a primary share of 22.7% and a network share of 30.3%. 7mate has won the title for multichannels with a 3.4% share.
On Nine, A Current Affair covered the decision by The Reserve Bank of Australia to lift the cash rate to 2.35%, and told 683,000 people why petrol is about to get more expensive. On The Block, the teams were once again working to make Waterproof Wednesday. 708,000 tuned in as the pressure got to Ankur and Sharon, with the pair briefly leaving the site. The Hundred With Andy Lee then put the spotlight back on the nation, finding out what Australians really think for 342,000 viewers.
Seven’s Home and Away kicked off the night, with 460,000 getting the Summer Bay sand between their toes. Farmer Wants A Wife saw the love interests treated to a home-cooked country meal, before 455,000 watched as the farmers had to decide which one of their potential partners to send home.
On 10, The Project (184,000 6:30pm / 292,000 7pm) covered the ongoing drama of the Venician premiere of Don’t Worry Darling (Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine? You decide), and interviewed comedian Damien Power. The Amazing Race continued on with Greek Week, with 338,000 watching the teams build snowmen after a blizzard hit the Arachova mountain they were on. Mulleted mates Sam and Stu were the final two to hit the mat, and were eliminated from the race. The Cheap Seats rounded out the night, bringing the laughs and interviewing Myf Warhurst for 290,000.
On the ABC, 7.30 interviewed China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, for 443,000 viewers. Great Southern Landscapes took 443,000 to Western Australia to find the place where Narelle Autio took her 2004 phot, Splash. Old People’s Home for Teenagers then embarked on the second leg of the social experiment, with 383,000 tuning in.
The highest rated show on SBS was Great Coastal Railway Journeys, drawing a crowd of 165,000.
