Here’s to the return of Codger TV! Seven dipped into the old stagers home and once again resurrected the whiskery Dancing with the Stars — this time for All Stars (well, by Seven’s definition). I know that at a time of labour shortages, supply chain problems and a pandemic, finding and keeping talented staff can be hard. So now that access to aged care facilities has been eased, putting people of pensionable age back in leotards and corsets and a few rhinestones is a fine thing. 860,000 people watched nationally — the big mystery is, how many were awake?
Married At First Sight with 1.258 million was the second-most watched program on the night behind Seven News with 1.358 million. Vera’s season finale averaged 917,000 and cemented itself as the most watched foreign program outside sport (like the games).
Speaking of, Seven’s games coverage finally finished — 599,000 for the ice skating gala and then just 228,000 nationally for the closing ceremony. Tonight, another form of endurance for viewers on Seven — SAS Australia.
It was Nine’s night, easily, from Seven, the ABC and Ten.
Network channel share:
- Nine (32.5%)
- Seven (28.0%)
- ABC (16.8%)
- Ten (15.6%)
- SBS (7.1%)
Network main channels:
- Nine (24.9%)
- Seven (22.3%)
- ABC (13.4%)
- Ten (11.3%)
- SBS ONE (4.2%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- GO (2.9%)
- 7mate (2.6%)
- 7TWO (2.3%)
- Gem,10 Peach (2.1%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 1.358 million
- MAFS (Nine) — 1.258 million
- Nine News — 1.145 million
- Vera (ABC) — 917,000
- Dancing with the Stars: All Stars (Seven) — 860,000
- 60 Minutes (Nine) — 846,000
- 7pm ABC News — 828,000
- Grand Designs NZ (ABC) — 676,000
- Australian Survivor (Ten) — 616,000
- 2022 Winter Games Figure Skating Gala (Seven) — 599,000
Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers.
Regional Top 5: Seven News, 434,000; MAFS, 332,000; Vera, 318,000; 7pm ABC News, 282,000, Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, 277,000.
Losers: nice to see Codger TV making a return to Seven.
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News — 916,000
- Nine News — 885,000
- 60 Minutes (Nine) — 581,000
- 7pm ABC News — 545,000
- Nine News Late — 338,000
- The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 296,000
- Ten News First — 215,000
- The Sunday Project 6.30 (Ten) — 212,000
- SBS News — 153,000
Morning (National) TV:
- Insiders (ABC, ABC News) — 568,000
- Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 393,000
- Landline (ABC) — 315,000
- Weekend Today (Nine) — 254,000
- Offsiders (ABC) — 175,000
Top 5 pay TV programs:
- Cricket: ODI Aust. vs. Sri Lanka Post Game, Game 5 (Fox Cricket) — 188,000
- Cricket: ODI Aust. vs. Sri Lanka Game 5 (Fox Cricket) — 173,000
- Cricket: ODI Aust. vs. Sri Lanka Innings Break, Game 5 (Fox Cricket) — 136,000
- Cricket: ODI Aust. vs. Sri Lanka Game 5 (Fox Cricket) — 125,000
- NRL: Pre-Season (Fox League) — 101,000
