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Glenn Dyer

Dog House Australia turns out to be Ten’s best friend

Nine won a close one from Seven in total people, while the main channels also saw Nine with its nose just in front. Nine’s NRL match, won by Melbourne over Penrith, averaged 598,000 nationally and proved the difference. The match also picked up 272,000 viewers on Foxtel. 

The Front Bar on Seven with 451,000 nationally easily beat out Q+A on the ABC with 333,000, a steep drop after Foreign Correspondent averaged 438,000 with its solid report on the US primaries by Kathryn Diss, who is doing strong work in North America.

Ten’s The Dog House Australia averaged 623,000 nationally, and that was the night.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (28.6%)
  2. Seven (27.7%)
  3. Ten (17.9%)
  4. ABC (16.9%)
  5. SBS (8.9%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (20.2%)
  2. Seven (20.1%)
  3. Ten (11.7%)
  4. ABC (10.6%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.4%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7mate (3.8%)
  2. ABC Kids/Plus (3.1%)
  3. 10 Peach (3.0%)
  4. ABC News, Gem (2.6%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.390 million
  2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.341 million
  3. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.065 million
  4. Nine News — 1.061 million
  5. A Current Affair (Nine), 7pm ABC News — 852,000
  6. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 814,000
  7. Home and Away (Seven) — 694,000
  8. Home and Away — late (Seven) — 626,000
  9. The Dog House Australia (Ten) — 623,000

Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers.

Regional top 5: Seven News 6.30pm, 519,000; Seven News, 488,000; Nine News, 288,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 284,000; Nine News 6.30pm, 280,000.

Losers: a very weak night, except for The Dog House Australia and Foreign Correspondent.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 870,000
  2. Seven News 6.30pm — 853,000
  3. Nine News 6.30pm — 785,000
  4. Nine News — 773,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 584,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 578,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 413,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 315,000
  9. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 314,000
  10. Ten News First — 247,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 360,000/200,000
  2. Today (Nine) — 294,000/194,000
  3. ABC News Breakfast — 272,000/171,000
  4. ABC News Mornings — 230,000
  5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 193,000
  6. Today Extra (Nine) — 145,000
  7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 41,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

  1. NRL: Penrith v Melbourne (Fox League) — 272,000
  2. NRL: Late Show With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 106,000
  3. NRL: Thursday Night Ticket (Fox League) — 84,000
  4. Aussie Gold Hunters (Discovery), The Great Pottery Throw Down (LifeStyle) — 46,000
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