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Glenn Dyer

Footy fans tune in nationwide as Cats ascend the AFL ladder

AFL wins — 580,000 nationally across Victoria, SA, WA and southern NSW. NRL wins — 427,000 nationally and wins most of NSW and Queensland. Bottom line: Seven wins the night from Nine, Ten and the ABC because last night’s AFL game was a top of the table clash (and Geelong is now on top).

In non-sporting numbers, MasterChef Australia on Ten: 640,000. Q+A on the ABC: 274,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Seven (30.4%)
  2. Nine (26.4%)
  3. Ten (17.2%)
  4. ABC (16.5%)
  5. SBS (9.4%)

Network main channels:

  1. Seven (20.8%)
  2. Nine (18.6%)
  3. Ten (10.6%)
  4. ABC (9.9%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.2%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7mate (4.0%)
  2. 7TWO (3.8%)
  3. 10 Peach, ABC Kids/Plus(3.0%)
  4. 10 Bold (2.8%) 

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.414 million
  2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.326 million
  3. Nine News — 1.176 million
  4. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.139 million
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 925,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 869,000
  7. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 874,000
  8. 7.30 (ABC) — 718,000
  9. MasterChef Australia (Ten) — 640,000
  10. Hot Seat (Nine) — 602,000

Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers.

Regional top 5: Seven News, 546,000; Seven News 6.30pm, 508,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 339,000; Nine News, 321,000; 7pm ABC News, 318,000.

Losers: weak night.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News  — 867,000
  2. Nine News — 855,000
  3. Nine News 6.30pm — 821,000
  4. Seven News 6.30pm — 818,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 634,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 592,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 502,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 352,000
  9. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 276,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 266,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 365,000/207,000
  2. Today (Nine) — 294,000/190,000
  3. ABC News Mornings — 284,000
  4. ABC News Breakfast (ABC) — 264,000/177,000
  5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 242,000
  6. Today Extra (Nine) — 194,000
  7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 40,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

  1. AFL: Geelong v Melbourne (Fox Footy) — 245,000
  2. NRL: Cronulla v Melbourne (Fox League) — 204,000
  3. AFL: Thursday Night Footy On Fox (Fox Footy) — 155,000
  4. AFL: Chewing the Fat (Fox Footy) — 79,000
  5. NRL: The Late Show With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 53,000
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