Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: Nine wins the night in spite of House Rules

Nine’s night in metro markets, despite Seven’s House Rules topping the most watched list and The Voice again fading. But in the regions it was Seven’s night in a close one, with the ABC a solid third (Nine was second) and Ten a distant fourth it its main channel share, down to just 7.4% (against 11.6% in the metros). Ten remains solidly on the nose in the regions.

Seven’s House Rules had 2.347 million national/ 1.492 million metro/ 855,000 regional viewers and was over 540,000 in front of The Voice which had 1.801 million national/ 1.271 million metro/ 530,000 regional viewers. Masterchef Australia had 1.325 million national/ 994,000 metro/ 331,000 regional viewers. Sunday night’s Kids version of The Voice out-rated the normal episode last night by nearly half a million viewers in metro and regional markets. That’s a telling margin for the normal episode’s future.

At 6pm, Nine was again dominant with winning margins in Sydney of a massive 196,000, 66,000 in Melbourne (more respectable for Seven) and 27,000 in Brisbane (about normal). Seven News won Adelaide and Perth. In the morning, with school holidays in some states, Sunrise’s audience fell to 298,000, Today’s fell further to 254,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (31.7%)
2. Seven (29.9%)
3. ABC (17.6%)
4. Ten (16.7%)
5. SBS (4.1%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (25.5%)
2. Seven (22.0%)
3. ABC1 (12.8%)
4. Ten  (11.6%)
5. SBS ONE (3.1%)

Top digital channels: 

1. 7mate, 7TWO (4.0%)
2. GO (3.7)
3. ABC 2 (3.1%)
4. Eleven (2.6%)
5. Gem (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. House Rules (Seven) – 2.347 million
2. Nine News — 1.933 million
3. The Voice (Nine) — 1.801 million
4. Seven News — 1.682 million
5. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.603 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.441 million
7. Masterchef Australia (Ten) — 1.325 million
8. Nine News 6.30 — 1.275 million
9. What Really Happens In Bali (Seven) — 1.253 million
10. Seven News/ Today Tonight — 1.188 million

Top metro programs:

1. House Rules (Seven) – 1.492 million
2. Nine News — 1.343 million
3. Seven News — 1.282 million
4. The Voice (Nine) — 1.271 million
5. Nine News 6.30 — 1.275 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.228 million
7. Seven News/ Today Tonight — 1.188 million
8. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.034 million

Losers: Enough choice last night, so no real losers. But The Voice is starting to look weak.Metro news and current affairs:

1. Nine News — 1.342 million
2. Seven News — 1.281 million
3. Nine News 6.30 — 1.275 million
4. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.228 million
5. Seven News/ Today Tonight — 1.188 million
6. Australian Story (ABC 1) — 791,000
7. ABC News — 772,000
8. Ten Eyewitness News — 702,000
9. 7.30 (ABC1) – 695,000
10. Media Watch (ABC1) — 677,000

Morning TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) – 298,000
2. Today (Nine) – 254,000
3. The Morning Show (Seven) — 160,000
4. News Breakfast (ABC1,  582000 + 46,000 on News 24) — 128,000
5. Mornings (Nine) — 111,000
6. Studio 1o (Ten) — 55,000

Top pay TV channels:

1. Fox Sports 1 (2.7%)
2. Fox 8  (2.3%)
3. TVHITS!, Foxtel Movie Premiere (1.9%)
4. LifeStyle  (1.7%)
5. Cartoon Network, Disney (1.6%)

Top five pay TV programs:

1. NRL: St George v Melbourne (Fox Sports 1) – 206,000
2. Monday Night With Matty Johns (Fox Sports 1) – 149,000
3. AFL : 360 (Fox Footy) — 83,000
4. AFL: On The Couch  (Fox Footy) – 71,000
5. The Simpsons (Fox 8) – 70,000

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