Nine’s Friday share pushes close to 40% giving it the biggest TV ratings of the year so far. The Australian Open match between Dominic Thiem and Nick Kyrgios set a new 2021 TV ratings record for a non-news program.
In primetime Friday, no non-news show apart from the tennis made it to half a million. The ABC was home to the only shows over 400,000 in the TV ratings – a repeat of Vera and an episode of Gardening Australia. The best commercial TV non-news program apart from the tennis was Seven’s Better Homes and Gardens on 387,000.
Friday TV ratings Metro primetime shares primary and network
ABC 11.9% (17.3%)
Seven 14.5% (21.6%)
Nine 32.7% (39.6%)
10 7.1% (13.5%)
SBS 4.4% (8.0%)
Friday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | 2021 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D5 NIGHT SESSION 2 | Channel 9 | 1,098,000 |
| 2 | 2021 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D5 NIGHT | Channel 9 | 868,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 865,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 826,000 |
| 5 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 772,000 |
| 6 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 749,000 |
| 7 | ABC NEWS | ABC TV | 572,000 |
| 8 | 2021 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D5 LATE | Channel 9 | 518,000 |
| 9 | VERA (R) | ABC TV | 461,000 |
| 10 | GARDENING AUSTRALIA | ABC TV | 424,000 |
| 11 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Channel 7 | 422,000 |
| 12 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | Channel 7 | 387,000 |
| 13 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 377,000 |
| 14 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Channel 10 | 354,000 |
| 15 | 2021 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D5 NIGHT PRE MATCH | Channel 9 | 344,000 |
| 16 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM | Channel 7 | 275,000 |
| 17 | THE PROJECT 6.30PM | Channel 10 | 260,000 |
| 18 | SUNRISE | Channel 7 | 255,000 |
| 19 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4.30 | Channel 7 | 239,000 |
| 20 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Channel 7 | 235,000 |
Friday TV: Sports FTA and STV
Australian Open Breakout Matches: Nine
Dominic Thiem v Nick Kyrgios (broadcast on Nine from 19:14-22:40)
1.271 million (Metro: 1.002 million / Regional: 269,000)
Novak Djokovic v Taylor Fritz (broadcast on Nine from 23:01-00:20)
484,000 (Metro: 264,000 / Regional: 220,000)
See also:
TV Ratings February 10: Nine dominates TV ratings as Nick Kyrgios scrapes by
Friday Sub TV ratings
AFLW Fox Footy
Geelong v Western Bulldogs 25,000
A-League Fox Sports
Macarthur v Adelaide 17,000
NBL ESPN
Kings v Breakers 8,000