The Winners: Seven News was top of the most watched program with 1.260 million (but had another loss in Sydney and Melbourne). Customs, Nine, 8pm, was second with 1.259 million. Today Tonight was 3rd with 1.226 million and Criminal Minds won the 8.30pm slot for Seven with 1.198 million. 5th was Nine News with 1.178 million, RSPCA Animal Rescue was 6th with 1.143 million at 7.30pm. Spicks and Specks was next for the ABC with 1.111 million at 8.30pm. A Current Affair averaged with 1.1001 million for Nine. (ACA beat TT in Sydney and Melbourne again). Two and A Half Men at 7.30pm averaged 1.077 million for Nine, the Winter Games from 9.30pm 1.020 million in 12th (and the last slot). It was the best audience for the games so far. So You Think You Can Dance Australia on Ten, 879,000. Pho’s Kitchen at 6.30pm, 404,000. The Biggest Loser on Ten, 808,000.

The Losers: ICU on Seven at 8pm, 937,000, RPA on Nine at 8.30pm, 988,000. Spicks and Specks, 1.1 million at 8.30 pm. Laughter is the best medicine. Gangs of Oz on Seven at 9.30pm, 679,000, up again the games on Nine. Neighbours, 611,000.

News & CA: Seven News and Today Tonight won nationally, but lost Sydney and Melbourne for the third night in a row. The 7pm ABC News averaged 883,000, The 7.30 Report, 737,000, Lateline, 229,000, Lateline Business, 105,000. Ten News averaged 838,000, the late News/Sports Tonight averaged 187,000. SBS News at 6.30pm, 175,000, 133,000 for the late edition 7am Today, 368,000, 7am Sunrise, 327,000.

The Stats:

FTA: Nine won 6am to midnight All People with a combined overnight share of 31.2%, from Seven with 28.6%, Ten with 19.3%, the ABC with 16.7%, and SBS on 4.2%. Nine won Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, Seven won Adelaide and Perth as the games again proved to be not as attractive in those markets. Nine leads the week with a combined overnight share of 30.9% to 28.4% for Seven.

DIGITAL: GO won a combined overnight 6pm to midnight All People share of with 3%, from 7TWO with 2.5%, ABC 1 with 1.6%, ONE on 0.7%, ABC 3, 0.5% and SBS TWO with 0.3%. The six digital channels had a share of 8.3%. GO leads the week, 3.2% to 7TWO with 2.8%.

Main Channels: Nine won with a combined overnight All People 6 pm to midnight share of 8.2% from Seven with 26.2%, Ten with 18.6%, ABC 1 with 14.6%, SBS ONE with 3.9%. Nine leads the week with 27.7% from Seven with 25.6%.

With Pay TV: Nine won with a combined overnight 6pm to midnight All People share of 25.6%, with Seven on 23.5%, Ten with 15.8%, Pay TV on 15.7%, the ABC with 13.7% and SBS was on 3.4%. The 11 FTA channels had a share of 84.3%, pay TV had that 15.7% share.

Regionally: Nine won with a combined overnight share All People 6 pm to midnight with WIN/NBN on 30.9%, Prime/7Qld on 30.3%, the ABC with 17.2%, Southern Cross (Ten), 16.7% and SBS on 5.0%. Digitally, ABC 2 won the night with a share of 1.7%, with GO and 7TWO tied on 1.5%.

Glenn Dyer’s comments: Nine won from Seven. Ten was weak in regional areas because viewers just don’t get So You Think You Can Dance Australia at all, which is their loss. Nine will have to find 900,000 viewers from 9.30pm onwards neat week to retain its lead in the week over Seven. Seven News copped another whacking in Sydney and Melbourne. There’s a big test for Seven ahead after the games ends.

TONIGHT: Unfortunately, Cougar Town is on Seven at a time not far away from 8.30pm. Two and a Half Men is on Nine at 7pm (I’m waiting for the Charlie Sheen in rehab episode). Getaway will be a high point compared to those two. The ABC has the Neanderthal Code at 8.30pm (UK football thugs?). Ten has So You Think You Can Dance Australia and Law and Order SVU, which beats Cougar Town. Ten also has the self describing program, The Biggest Loser.

Source: OzTAM, TV Networks reports