It was Kath & Kim mania last night with Our Effluent Life raking in 1.190 million viewers for Seven (and there’s another K&K program tonight — a sort of backslapping all-stars ep). Also on Seven, Australia’s Got Talent with 838,000. (Meanwhile on Nine, LEGO Masters Bricksmas drew 811,000.)
So it was Seven’s night after the 6-7pm news won the night nationally, and in the metros and regions, with 1.307 million viewers. Ten wasn’t sighted.
Overall a very weak night, illustrated by the 10th most watched program nationally being — for the first time in years — Landline with 357,000 viewers. Insiders, a regular national top 10 on Sundays, attracted 534,000. Both went to air hours before prime time when there are supposed to be more people watching (which there were) and a lot of viewer-friendly programs (which there weren’t).
Network channel share:
- Seven (34.3%)
- Nine (28.1%)
- ABC (15.1%)
- Ten (11.9%)
- SBS (10.6%)
Network main channels:
- Seven (26.5%)
- Nine (21.6%)
- ABC (11.2%)
- Ten (7.2%)
- SBS ONE (6.7%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 7mate (3.6%)
- ABC News, 7TWO (2.3%)
- 10 Bold (2.2%)
- GO (2.0%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 1.307 million
- Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life (Seven) — 1.190 million
- Nine News — 983,000
- Australia’s Got Talent Grand Final (Seven) — 838,000
- LEGO Masters Bricksmas (Nine) — 811,000
- 7pm ABC News — 798,000
- Death In Paradise — (ABC) — 600,000
- 60 Minutes (Nine) — 559,000
- Insiders (ABC, ABC News) — 534,000
- Landline (ABC) — 357,000
Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers
Regional top 5: Seven News, 435,000; Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life, 404,000; AGT, 297,000; 7pm ABC News, 272,000; Nine News, 253,000.
Losers: lovers of new stuff because this was a nostalgia night.
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News — 871,000
- Nine News — 729,000
- 7pm ABC News — 526,000
- 60 Minutes (Nine) — 391,000
- The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 244,000
- Nine News Late — 229,000
- The Sunday Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 199,000
- Ten News First — 185,000
- SBS World News — 157,000
Morning (national) TV:
- Insiders (ABC, ABC News) — 534,000
- Landline (ABC) — 357,000
- Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 348,000
- Weekend Today (Nine) — 237,000
- Offsiders (ABC) — 187,000
- Sports Sunday (Nine) — 139,000
Top 5 pay TV programs:
- Rugby League World Cup Men’s Final: Australia v Samoa (Fox League) — 151,000
- F1: Abu Dhabi Race (Fox Sport 506) — 359,000
- F1: Grand Prix Sunday (Fox Sport 506) — 359,000
- Rugby League World Cup Women’s Final: Australia v NZ (Fox League) — 53,000
- Rugby League World Cup Men’s Final: Pre Game (Fox League) — 51,000
