More rain resulted in a modified form of water polo in the Newcastle NRL game (430,000 nationally, 193,000 on Foxtel); in Adelaide, Melbourne beat Port (527,000 nationally, 202,000 on Foxtel) in the AFL. Q+A (339,000 nationally) went on and on. Gogglebox, 659,000 nationally — popularity easing off?
Network channel share:
- Seven (31.9%)
- Nine (25.0%)
- Ten (18.6%)
- ABC (15.2%)
- SBS (9.3%)
Network main channels:
- Seven (22.5%)
- Nine (17.7%)
- Ten (12.7%)
- ABC (10.2%)
- SBS ONE (5.4%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 7mate(4.1%)
- 7TWO (4.0%)
- 10 Bold (3.0%)
- GO, 10 Peach (2.6%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 1.527 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.421 million
- Nine News — 1.167 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.113 million
- 7pm ABC News — 918,000
- ACA (Nine) — 879,000
- The Chase Australia 5.30 (Seven) — 863,000
- Home and Away (Seven) — 737,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 674,000
- Gogglebox Australia (Ten) — 659,000
Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers
Regional top 5: Seven News, 549,000; Seven News 6.30, 528,000; Nine News, 312,000; 7pm ABC News, 304,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 303,000
Losers: Me! I again used an umbrella to watch the NRL, AFL and Q+A
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News — 978,000
- Seven News 6.30 — 893,000
- Nine News — 855,000
- Nine News 6.30 — 820,000
- 7pm ABC News — 614,000
- ACA (Nine) — 611,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 460,000
- Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 317,000
- The Project 7pm (Ten) — 302,000
- 10 News First — 300,000
Morning (national) TV:
- Sunrise (Seven) — 459,000/276,000
- Today (Nine) — 326,000/221,000
- ABC News Breakfast (ABC) — 313,000/203,000
- ABC Morning News — 281,000
- The Morning Show (Seven) — 247,000
- Today Extra (Nine) — 159,000
- Studio 10 (Ten) — 41,000
Top 5 pay TV programs:
- AFL: Port vs Melbourne (Fox Footy) — 202,000
- NRL: Newcastle vs Manly (Fox League) — 193,000
- NRL: The Late Show With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 77,000
- AFL: Thursday Night Footy on Fox (Fox Footy) — 69,000
- Thursday Night League (Fox League) — 68,000
