Oh dear, did we all see that  — the fate of a plant becoming the big deal on the Bachette last night? If last night’s episode is any guide the Bachette is heading for an early leap over a Grey Nurse. Get back to the faux romance. We all know that Soph won’t find true lurve on this show, but it’s fun to watch. It managed 1.02 million national viewers and had all the demos. Gogglebox returned for its second season of 2017 right after and averaged 1.15 million national viewers. Nine and The Block won the night — The Block managed 1.67 million national viewers as it heads into the home straight.

Tonight on the ABC, confirmation there are no longer any exclusives. Young Endeavour, the prequel of Inspector Morse, at 8.30pm which has already done the rounds on Seven and 7TWO.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (28.5%)
  2. Seven (27.1%)
  3. Ten (23.9%)
  4. ABC (13.4%)
  5. SBS (7.1%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (22.2%)
  2. Ten (17.7%)
  3. Seven (17.1%)
  4. ABC (8.1%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.1%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (4.7%)
  2. ONE (3.5%)
  3. ABC 2 (3.2%)
  4. GEM (2.8%)
  5. Eleven (2.7%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. The Block (Nine) — 1.677 million
  2. Seven News  — 1.419 million
  3. Seven News/Today Tonight — 1.322 million
  4. Nine/NBN News — 1.224 million
  5. Nine/NBN News — 1.216 million
  6. Gogglebox Australia (Ten) — 1.159 million
  7. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.105 million
  8. 7pm ABC News — 1.041 million
  9. The Bachelorette (Ten) — 1.026 million
  10. Home and Away (Seven) —961,0000

Top metro programs:

  1. The Block (Nine) — 1.166 million

Losers: ABC, Seven again

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Nine News — 924,000
  2. Seven News/Today Tonight — 897,000
  3. Nine News (6.30pm) — 892,000
  4. Seven News — 880,000
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) – 775,000
  6. 7pm ABC News – 708,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 556,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 499,000
  9. Ten Eyewitness News —412,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 284,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) – 456,000
  2. Today (Nine) – 389,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC, 153,000 + 79,000 on News 24) — 232,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 228,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 181,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) —131,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. World Cup Soccer: Australia v Syria (Fox Sports) — 73,000
  2. Supercars Bathurst (Fox Sports) — 58,000
  3. Highway Patrol Fox8) — 58,000
  4. World Cup Soccer: Pre-Game (Fox Sports) — 58,000
  5. Grand Designs (LifeStyle) — 52,000