After Saturday’s wedding blitz and glitz, a bit of a let down last night to return to the now stale fare of Australian TV “reality” programs, such as The Voice (1.28 million nationally), MasterChef (with Nigella Lawson, 1.05 million) and House Rules (1.24 million and the best so far this run). But not for the second part of the Olivia Newton John bipoic — 775,000 nationally, down from 1.16 million for the first part a week ago. More hopeless than devoted to you. Nine won total people and the main channels, plus 25 to 54s and 18 to 49s; Seven won 16 to 39s.

In the morning Insiders was topped by Weekend Sunrise — 538,000 to 512,000, probably for people looking for Royal Wedding highlights which Sunrise showed in spades, as did Weekend Today — 438,000. Last night saw another slow death for Picnic at Hanging Rock, the Foxtel remake of the Peter Weir classic. Just 46,000 viewers on showcase against 112,000 for the May 6 start.

In regional areas a win for Seven News with 509,000, with Nine News and House Rules joint second with 443,000 each. Next was The Voice with 401,000 and then the 7pm ABC News with 362,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (31.1%)
  2. Seven (29.1%)
  3. Ten (18.9%)
  4. ABC (15.1%)
  5. SBS (5.7%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (22.7%)
  2. Seven (20.2%)
  3. Ten (14.2%)
  4. ABC (10.9%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.4%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. GO (4.1%)
  2. 7TWO, 7mate (3.4%)
  3. Gem (2.8%)
  4. ONE (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News  — 1.739 million
  2. Nine/NBN News — 1.556 million
  3. The Voice (Nine) — 1.286 million
  4. House Rules (Seven) — 1.241 million
  5. 7pm ABC News — 1.148 million
  6. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 1.115 million
  7. Masterchef Australia (Ten) — 1.0545 million
  8. The Queen’s Green Planet (ABC) — 947,000
  9. Olivia Newton John — Hopeless (Seven) — 775,000
  10. Ordeal by Innocence (ABC) — 686,000

Top metro programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.230 million
  2. Nine News — 1.113 million

Losers: No one really, well Picnic At Hanging Rock — sad. 

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 1.230 million
  2. Nine News — 1.113 million
  3. A Current Affair (Nine) – 965,000
  4. 7pm ABC News – 786,000
  5. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 777,000
  6. The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 472,000
  7. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 320,000
  8. Ten Eyewitness News — 276,000
  9. SBS World News — 177,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 539,000
  2. Insiders (ABC, ABC News) —512,000
  3. Weekend Today (Nine) — 438,000
  4. Landline (ABC) — 410,000
  5. Sports Sunday (Nine) — 250,000
  6. Offsiders (ABC) — 207,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. AFL: West Coast v Richmond (Fox Footy) — 276,000
  2. NRL: Cronulla v Canterbury (Fox League) — 226,000
  3. NRL:St George v Canberra (Fox League) — 169,000
  4. AFL: Carlton v Melbourne (Fox Footy) — 163,000
  5. AFL: Bounce (Fox Footy) — 78,000