Another good night (and morning) for SBS though not for Australia — 595,000 watched Australia’s thrashing by France early yesterday morning, while 435,000 watched Morocco and Croatia snore their way to a soulless draw last night.
The early morning timing for Australia v France hit audience numbers for Today on Nine and the ABC’s News Breakfast, but not so much for Seven’s Sunrise. Japan’s win over Germany — like the Saudis beating the Argies — is big news for round ball fanatics.
Seven and Nine shared the spoils, SBS was fourth behind the ABC (Hard Quiz, 666,000 nationally; Fisk, 689,000 — quiet comedy wins).
Regional Top Five: Seven News 6.30, 446,000; Seven News, 444,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 280,000; Home and Away, 274,000; 7pm ABC News, 267,000.
Network channel share:
- Seven (24.5%)
- Nine (24.3%)
- ABC (20.4%)
- SBS (16.5%)
- Ten (14.4%)
Network main channels:
- Nine (16.6%)
- Seven (16.2%)
- ABC (15.0%)
- SBS ONE (11.6%)
- Ten (8.8%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 7TWO (3.5%)
- 10 Peach (3.6%)
- Gem (3.1%)
- 7mate (2.8%)
- ABC Kids/TV Plus (2.7%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 1.259 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.245 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 883,000
- Nine News — 861,000
- 7pm ABC News — 829,000
- A Current Affair (Nine) — 748,000
- The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 729,000
- Home and Away (Seven) — 718,000
- Fisk (ABC) — 689,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 686,000
Top metro programs: None with a million or more viewers.
Losers: Thankfully the World Cup has colour and movement, though not much action last night in Morocco v Croatia.
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News — 815,000
- Seven News 6.30 — 799,000
- Nine News 6.30 — 631,000
- Nine News — 623,000
- 7pm ABC News — 562,000
- A Current Affair (Nine) — 599,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 474,000
- The Project 7pm (Ten) — 278,000
- 10 News First — 222,000
- The Project 6.30 (Ten) — 170,000
Morning (national) TV:
- Sunrise (Seven) — 360,000/209,000
- Today (Nine) — 248,000/165,000, News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 248,000/158,000
- ABC Morning News — 214,000
- The Morning Show (Seven) — 207,000
- Today Extra (Nine) — 152,000
- Studio 10 (Ten) — 45,000
Top 5 pay TV programs:
- WBBL: Eliminator, Innings Break (Fox Cricket) — 53,000
- WBBL: Eliminator, (Fox Cricket) — 50,000
- Credlin (Sky News) — 49,000
- WBBL: Eliminator, (Fox Cricket) — 48,000
- Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 46,000
