Djokovic demolition of De Minaur brings more than a million viewers

Valiant, yes. Outmatched, yes. And Australia’s last hope in men’s tennis at this year’s Australian Open gone… yes. The Joker’s one-legged win last night was as impressive as his one-legged win on Saturday night, and more than 1 million people — to be exact, 1.020 million, the highest audience so far this tournament — watched him beat Alex de Minaur in straight sets.

A little earlier in the day, Nine’s Today — with new addition Sarah Abo aboard — had a small victory, topping Seven’s Sunrise in the metro markets 193,000 to 192,000. It is still summer holidays for many people, so viewing numbers are down.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (34.9%)
2. Seven (27.6%)
3. ABC (15.5%)
4. Ten (14.1%)
5. SBS (7.9%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (26.5%)
2. Nine (17.5%)
3. ABC ONE (10.7%)
4. Ten (7.81%)
5. SBS (3.8%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (4.4%)
2. 10 Bold, 7mate (3.1%)
3. GO (2.8%)
4. ABC Kids/TV Plus (2.4%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.374 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.359 million
3. Australian Open Tennis, Day 8, Night Session 1 (Nine) — 1.020 million
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 909,000
5. Nine News — 890,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 847,000
7. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (R, Seven) — 782,000
8. Home and Away (Seven) — 754,000
9. Australian Open Tennis, Day 8, Night Session 2 (Nine) — 663,000
10. 7.30 Summer (ABC) — 613,000

Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers

Regional top 5: Seven News, 484,000; Seven News 6.30pm, 479,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 293,000; Australian Open Tennis, Day 8, Night Session 1, 290,000; 7pm ABC News, 270,000. 

Losers: last night was for tennis nuts only.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 889,000
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 880,000
3. Nine News 6.30pm — 679,000
4. Nine News — 657,000
5. 7pm ABC News — 576,000
6. 7.30 Summer (ABC) — 419,000
7. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 259,000
8. Ten News First — 234,000
9. The Project 6.30pm — 176,000
10. SBS World News — 123,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 352,000/192,000
2. Today (Nine) — 287,000/1935,000
3. ABC News Breakfast — 238,000/157,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 202,000
5. ABC News Mornings — 203,000
6. Today Extra Summer (Nine) — n/a
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 37,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. Cricket: BBL Big Break (Fox Cricket) — 205,000
2. Cricket: BBL (Fox Cricket) — 179,000
3. Cricket: BBL (Fox Cricket) — 170,000
4. Cricket: BBL Post Game (Fox Cricket) — 158,000
5. Cricket: BBL Mini (Fox Cricket) — 89,000