Well, it wasn’t a strong the second night for the new series of The Meat Market (aka The Bachelor) which struggled to hold Wednesday night’s return first episode figures. Last night it had 791,000 national/ 594,000 metro/ 197,000 regional viewers. On Wednesday night it had 888,000 national/ 692,000 metro/ 196,000 regional viewers. Yes, Thursday night audiences are lower than Wednesdays, but the overall trend looks down. Next  Wednesday will give us a better idea.

Seven won metro and regional markets from Nine and then Ten, which was again weaker in the regions (as is now normal). Ten’s Commonwealth Games coverage on ONE and Ten helped hold up the network. From next Tuesday it flies without that support …

And stealthily, Ten’s Studio 10 rose to 88,000 metro viewers yesterday morning from 8.30am — 3,000 less than Nine’s more established Mornings and the highest ever audience for Studio 10. But let’s see how it goes without the lead in of Ten’s morning games coverage. Seven’s morning leader, The Morning Show was well in front with 166,000 metro viewers yesterday. Sunrise again beat Today in metro markets, 327,000 to 263,000, even if Today won Sydney.They are national programs.

Network channel share:

  1. Seven (29.5%)
  2. Nine (24.8%)
  3. Ten (24.0%)
  4. ABC (15.6%)
  5. SBS (6.2%)

Network main channels:

  1. Seven (19.6%)
  2. Nine (18.1%)
  3. Ten (13.8%)
  4. ABC  (11.0%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.3%)

Top digital channels: 

  1. ONE  (7.0%)
  2. 7TWO, 7Mate (4.9%)
  3. Gem (3.9%)
  4. Eleven (3.1%)
  5. ABC2 (2.9%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Nine News — 1.578 million
  2. Seven News — 1.353 million
  3. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.334 million
  4. ABC  News – 1.095 million
  5. A Current Affair  (Nine) — 1.066 million
  6. Nine News 6.30 — 1.026 million
  7. Seven News/ Today Tonight — 954,000
  8. Hot Seat (Nine) — 954,000
  9. Million Dollar Minute (Seven) — 925,000
  10. The Time of Our Lives (ABC) — 862,000

Top metro programs:

  1. Nine News — 1.122 million
  2. Nine News 6.30 — 1.026 million
  3. Seven News — 1.010 million

Losers: Ten’s winning streak is fraying, as anyone who watched The Bachelor last night can see. The Bachelor reminds me of a tethered goat or some kind of bait — for ratings, not love. Still, they are all grown ups. The pity is that they, like the Doomsday Preppers on 7TWO are wasting valuable TV time and that of viewers.Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Nine News — 1.122 million
  2. Nine News 6.30 — 1.026 million
  3. Seven News — 1.010 million
  4. Seven News/ Today Tonight — 954,000
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) – 908,000
  6. ABC News – 731,000
  7. Ten Eyewitness News — 606,000
  8. 7.30 (ABC1) — 569,000
  9. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 543,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 391,000

Morning TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) – 327,000
  2. Today (Nine) – 262,000
  3. The Morning Show (Seven) — 166,000
  4. News Breakfast (ABC  75,000 + 46,000 on News 24) — 122,000
  5. Mornings (Nine) — 91,000
  6. Studio 1o (Ten) — 88,000

Top five pay TV channels:

  1. Fox Footy (3.7%)
  2. Fox 8  (2.7%)
  3. LifeStyle (2.3%)
  4. TVHITS!  (2.0%)
  5. Fox Classics (1.7%)

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. AFL: Fremantle v Carlton (Fox Footy) — 214,000
  2. AFL: Thursday Night Footy On Fox (Fox Footy) – 75,000
  3. Selling Houses Australia  (LifeStyle) – 58,000
  4. Village Vets Australia (LifeStyle) – 57,000
  5. Family Guy (Fox 8) – 53,000

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