The return of a new season of The Living Room lifted 10’s Friday TV ratings week-on-week, but not enough get to double figures. The lifestyle format didn’t much dent the lead that Seven and Nine have over their commercial opposition thanks to AFL and NRL respectively.
ABC also performed well again thanks to its Friday night drama Vera plus its lead-in – Gardening Australia.
Seven’s Friday night AFL featured Geelong taking on the Brisbane Lions. There was some concern surrounding the footballers from Brisbane after the recent discovery of a new Covid case in the Queensland capital. Those watching would have stayed right until the end though as the Cats won by just a point in a Friday night thriller.
In the NRL on Nine, South Sydney were more comfortable winners over the Roosters as Russell Crowe entertained a group of Hollywood movie stars in his owner’s box at the game. The NRL metro audience was just under 400,000.
Friday TV ratings metro shares primary and network
ABC 14.6% (19.7%)
Seven 22.8% (33.3%)
Nine 17.4% (24.1%)
10 8.0% (14.8%)
SBS 4.3% (7.7%)
Se also: Weekend TV ratings Friday March 19, 2021
Friday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 756,000 |
| 2 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 740,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 721,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 716,000 |
| 5 | ABC NEWS | ABC TV | 600,000 |
| 6 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate, Channel 7 | 545,000 |
| 7 | VERA (R) | ABC TV | 499,000 |
| 8 | GARDENING AUSTRALIA | ABC TV | 437,000 |
| 9 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | 7TWO, Channel 7 | 397,000 |
| 10 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 389,000 |
| 11 | FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Gem, Channel 9 | 380,000 |
| 12 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Channel 7 | 376,000 |
| 13 | THE LIVING ROOM | Channel 10 | 332,000 |
| 14 | HOT SEAT | Channel 9 | 329,000 |
| 15 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST MATCH | 7mate, Channel 7 | 329,000 |
| 16 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Channel 10 | 309,000 |
| 17 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 288,000 |
| 18 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE MATCH | 7mate, Channel 7 | 265,000 |
| 19 | SUNRISE | Channel 7 | 257,000 |
| 20 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM | Channel 7 | 239,000 |
Friday TV sports FTA and STV
NRL
#NRLSouthsRoosters
Nine/Gem 625,000 (Metro 380,000 Regional 245,000)
Fox League 282,000
#NRLDragonsManly
Fox League 172,000
AFL
#AFLCatsLions
Seven/7mate 713k (Metro 545k Regional 168k)
Fox Footy 204,000
A-League
#MCYvWSW
Fox Sports 11,000
Formula 1 Fox Sports
Bahrain Practice 45,000
AFLW Fox Footy
Western Bulldogs v Richmond 22,000