Seven won last week — even after Nine’s stunning success on Sunday night with the finale of The Block. Seven News did win Sydney at 6pm Monday to Friday, despite losing Friday. Last night Seven won the night, easily — with Nine second in total people, but third in the main channels behind the ABC. Ten was a very distant fourth, again. Nine News was again very weak — beaten in the metros by the ABC News and nationally as well. 

The doctors did it for the ABC. In fact it was the best night of the year for the ABC, with three of the top four programs on the night across the country — including the Dr Blake Mysteries which is finishing its final season on the ABC with a ratings bang — 1.32 million nationally last night and third. Doc Martin was tops with 1.48 million national viewers. Dr Blake will end with a telemovie next week and then depart for Seven, which is a bonus for that network. A strange call by ABC CEO Michelle Guthrie — success earns the axe! ABC also had its best night in the regions and quite along time with Doc Martin tops with 487,000, then Dr Blake with 438,000, the 7pm ABC News was third with 420,000, Seven News was fourth with 418,000 and The Wall was fifth with 386,000. From 7.30 to 9.30pm the ABC was the most watched network across the country last night.

But for Seven, last week’s hit — The Wall — is this week’s question mark. It averaged 1.14 million viewers nationally last night and 755,000 in the metros. For its debut a week ago it averaged 1.54 million and 974,000 in the metros and 386,000 in the regions. It is fading fast.

Network channel share:

  1. Seven (31.9%)
  2. Nine (26.5%)
  3. ABC (22.2%)
  4. Ten (11.9%)
  5. SBS (6.5%)

Network main channels:

  1. Seven (20.7%)
  2. ABC (18.0%)
  3. Nine (17.6%)
  4. Ten (7.8%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.9%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7mate (5.0%)
  2. GO (4.8%)
  3. 7TWO (3.4%)
  4. ONE (2.7%)
  5. ABC, Eleven (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Doc Martin (ABC) — 1.485 million
  2. Seven News  — 1.334 million
  3. Dr Blake’s Mysteries — 1.323 million
  4. 7pm ABC News — 1.296 million
  5. The Wall (Seven) — 1.142 million
  6. Nine/NBN News — 1.113 million
  7. Sunday Night (Seven) — 1.017 million
  8. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 878,000
  9. Family Food Fight (Nine) — 709,000
  10. Star Wars- Return of The Jedhi (Seven)  — 544,000

Losers: Ten, Nine

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 916,000
  2. 7pm ABC News — 876,000
  3. Nine News — 830,000
  4. Sunday Night (Seven) —656,000
  5. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 588,000
  6. Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 363,000
  7. Ten Eyewitness News — 352,000
  8. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 239,000
  9. SBS World News — 145,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Insiders (ABC, 358,000, 175,000 on ABC News) — 533,000
  2. Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 446,000
  3. Landline (ABC) —427,000
  4. Weekend Today (Nine) — 327,000
  5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 158,000
  6. Sports Sunday (Nine), Offsiders (ABC) — 205,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Supercars Auckland (Fox Sports) — 170,000
  2. Supercars Auckland Sunday (Fox Sports) — 119,000
  3. Supercars Auckland  Sunday (Fox Sports) — 93,000
  4. Supercars Auckland (Fox Sports) — 92,000
  5. Supercars Auckland Supports (Fox Sports) — 88,000