Nine’s The Block Glasshouse had 1.691 million national/ 1.137 million metro/ 555,000 regional viewers and dominated the night, along with The Bachelor on Ten with 1.216 million national/ 895,000 metro/ 322,000 regional viewers. Big Brother had 934,000 national/ 658,000 metro/ 276,000 regional viewers. As a result Nine did better in the demos in metro markets, even though Seven had more viewers overall. Nine had a tight win the main channels. In the regions, Seven was a clear winner. Ten was third and the ABC was fourth in both areas.

But The Block Glasshouse, The Bachelor and Big Brother were the top three programs in various orders in the demos. And that was the night, oh, Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell on ABC at 8pm had 851,000 national/ 570,000 metro/ 282,000 regional viewers who were smart and very well informed. Apart from these few highlights, a night to forget.

Network channel share:

  1. Seven (30.8%)
  2. Nine (28.5%)
  3. Ten (20.5%)
  4. ABC (15.4%)
  5. SBS (4.8%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (20.7%)
  2. Seven (20.5%)
  3. Ten (13.4%)
  4. ABC (11.0%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.0%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (7.0%)
  2. GO (5.4%)
  3. ONE (3.7%)
  4. Eleven (3.4%)
  5. 7mate (3.3%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. The Block Glasshouse (Nine) — 1.691 million
  2. Nine News — 1.571 million
  3. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.499 million
  4. The Force (Seven) – 1.437 million
  5. Border Security (Seven) — 1.338 million
  6. Seven News — 1.325 million
  7. Criminal Minds (Seven) — 1.220 million
  8. The Bachelor (Ten) — 1.216 million
  9. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.202 million
  10. ABC News — 1.113 million

Top metro programs:

  1. The Block Glasshouse (Nine) — 1.137 million
  2. Nine News 6.30 — 1.072 million
  3. Nine News — 1.071 million
  4. Seven News — 1.013 million
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.011 million

Losers: Anyone who watched The Bachelor on Ten (a lot did, mostly women of all ages) and Big Brother on Nine.Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Nine News 6.30 — 1.072 million
  2. Nine News — 1.071 million
  3. Seven News — 1.013 million
  4. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.011 million
  5. Seven News/ Today Tonight — 903,000
  6. ABC News  – 715,000
  7. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 608,000
  8. Ten Eyewitness News — 608,000
  9. 7.30 (ABC) — 574,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 419,000

Morning TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) – 353,000
  2. Today (Nine) – 301,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC 101,000 + 4,000 on News 24) — 150,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 136,000
  5. Mornings (Nine) — 123,000
  6. Studio 1o (Ten) — 65,000

Top five pay TV channels:

  1. Fox 8  (2.8%)
  2. LifeStyle  (2.3%)
  3. TVHITS! (2.3%)
  4. Disney (2.1%)
  5. Cartoon (1.6%)

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Soccer: AFF Champions League (Fox Sports 1) – 95,000
  2. Family Guy (Fox8) – 86,000
  3. Paddock To Plate (LifeStyle) — 79,000
  4. Family Guy (Fox8) – 64000
  5. NRL: 360 (fox Sports 1)  – 64,000

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