TV Ratings
Seven
Football was the main theme of the night with Seven having the top primary and network share thanks to its AFL coverage which brought in 629,000 viewers.
372,000 viewers tuned in from Melbourne for the clash between Richmond and the Western Bulldogs which made it the #1 program in the city. It was also the #1 non-news program in Adelaide and Perth.
Better Homes and Gardens also brought in 433,000 viewers last night.
Nine
On Nine, 354,000 tuned in to watch the Queensland derby between the Brisbane Broncos and the Gold Coast Titans, in a wild game the Broncos won 36-28 after trailing 22-0 after 15 minutes. The match was the top non-news program in both Sydney and Brisbane.
10
The Living Room had 275,000 tune in as the show had viewers on the edge of their seats with Dr. Chris Brown on a cliffside sleeper.
Afterwards, The Graham Norton Show had 141,000.
ABC
A repeat of Vera was the top entertainment show last night with 522,000 and had a lead in of 419,000 from Gardening Australia.
SBS
The top program on SBS last night was a repeat of London: 2,000 Years of History with 146,000.
Friday TV ratings Metro primetime shares primary/network
ABC 14.4% (19.3%)
Seven 22.7% (32.9%)
Nine 18.1% (25.8%)
10 7.7% (13.4%)
SBS 4.3% (8.6%)
See also: Weekend TV Ratings Saturday April 23, 2021
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 839,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 825,000 |
| 3 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 805,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 748,000 |
| 5 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate, Channel 7 | 629,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 529,000 |
| 7 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC TV | 527,000 |
| 8 | VERA RPT | ABC TV | 522,000 |
| 9 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Channel 7 | 462,000 |
| 10 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | 7TWO, Channel 7 | 433,000 |
| 11 | GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV | ABC TV | 419,000 |
| 12 | HOT SEAT | Channel 9 | 408,000 |
| 13 | FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Gem, Channel 9 | 354,000 |
| 14 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE MATCH | 7mate, Channel 7 | 347,000 |
| 15 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 324,000 |
| 16 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Channel 10 | 292,000 |
| 17 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM | Channel 7 | 277,000 |
| 18 | THE LIVING ROOM | Channel 10 | 275,000 |
| 19 | SUNRISE | Channel 7 | 269,000 |
| 20 | THE PROJECT 6.30PM | Channel 10 | 236,000 |
Friday Subscription TV sport
NRL Fox League
Broncos v Titans 269,000
Storm v Sharks 240,000
AFL
Tigers v Dogs 202,000