Nine News TV Ratings
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Nine won — MAFS hit 1.478 million, which is up from a week ago. Doctor Doctor was pre-empted for a wider broadcast of Nine’s COVID-19 update at 9pm, which garnered 939,000 and was worth the move (200,000 more viewers than Doctor Doctor last week).

But it was again clear last night that apart from small rises for Nine’s news programs, ACA and Today (except the excellent figures for the nightly specials at 9pm) that Seven and the ABC are seeing bigger audiences for the coverage of the story in their regular news broadcasts.

7.30, for example, last night averaged 1.186 million nationally. That’s more than 360,000 up on a week earlier — 821,000 or more than a third higher. The ABC’s 7pm news last night averaged 1.175 million against 997,000 a week ago — a gain of more than 17%.

Nine’s 6-7pm news added 177,000 people from a week ago last night. Seven News was up 204,000, ACA was 74,000 viewers higher than last Wednesday. It clearly isn’t getting the same lift as Nine News or 7.30.

Hard Quiz (1.032 million) and Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (1.002 million) had their highest audiences of the season for the ABC — the latter without a live audience. Ten’s 5-6pm news added 135,000 extra viewers from a week ago.

Today in breakfast averaged 366,000 nationally. Nine boasted that was its highest audience since 2018. Sunrise, though, lifted to 547,000, one of its highest audiences ever. A further 471,000 watched an extra half hour of Sunrise from 9-9.30am.

ABC News Breakfast managed 351,000, Seven’s Morning Show, 350,000, Nine’s Today Extra, 261,000 — all very high figures.

In the regions, Seven News 6.30, 581,000, Seven News, 676,000, Home and Away, 404,000, MAFS, 401,000, 7pm ABC News, 347,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (30.3%)
  2. Seven (23.5%)
  3. ABC (19.5%)
  4. Ten (18.9%)
  5. SBS (7.7%)


Network main channels:

  1. Nine (24.0%)
  2. Seven (16.7%)
  3. ABC (14.3%)
  4. Ten (12.4%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.4%)


Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 10 Bold (4.1%)
  2. Gem (3.1%)
  3. 7TWO (3.0%)
  4. ABC News (2.6%)
  5. 7mate (2.4%)


Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News  — 1.672 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.63 million 
  3. MAFS (Nine) — 1.478 million
  4. Nine/NBN News  6.30   — 1.306 million
  5. Nine/NBN News   — 1.302 million
  6. 7.30 (ABC) — 1.186 million
  7. ACA (Nine) — 1.026 million
  8. 7pm ABC News —1.175 million
  9. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.063 million
  10. Hard Quiz (ABC) — 1.032 million

Top metro programs: 
1. Seven News — 1.096 million

2. MAFS (Nine) — 1.077 million

3. Seven News 6.30 — 1.054 million

Losers: Seven, MKR, Doctor Doctor (again).

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 1.096 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.054 million
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 988,000
  4. Nine News  — 885,000
  5. 7.30 (ABC) — 843,000
  6. Nine COVID-19 Special —839,000
  7. 7pm ABC News — 827,000
  8. ACA (Nine) — 807,000
  9. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 524,000
  10. Ten News First —489,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise: National: 547,000, Metro: 374,000 
  2. Sunrise Extended (9 to 9.30am) — 471,000
  3. Today: National: 366,000, Metro: 251,000 
  4. News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 351,000
  5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 350,000
  6. Today Extra (Nine) —350,000
  7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 70,000


Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Gogglebox Australia (LifeStyle) — 147,000
  2. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 79,000
  3. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 64,000
  4. Bear – Koala Hero (lifeStyle) — 62,000
  5. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 62,000