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Glenn Dyer

Kitchen Nightmares Australia not exactly off to a dream run for Seven

Seven debuted Kitchen Nightmares Australia last night — Gordon Ramsay it ain’t — landing 717,000 as the opening audience. It will struggle like Australia’s Got Talent is already struggling. On the ABC, Hard Quiz drew 713,000 to make 11th nationally, tipped out of the top 10 by Kitchen Nightmares. The Block with 1.060 million helped win it for Nine. 

In breakfast TV, Today was still weak — 268,000 yesterday morning nationally. Meanwhile Seven’s Sunrise had 373,000 — a big lead that has not shrunk.

Tonight the Women’s Big Bash Cricket starts on Seven — summer is here!

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (31.4%)
  2. Seven (27.9%)
  3. ABC (17.1%)
  4. Ten (15.0%)
  5. SBS (8.5%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (22.0%)
  2. Seven (18.8%)
  3. ABC (12.3%)
  4. Ten (8.3%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.5%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (4.1%)
  2. Gem (3.5%)
  3. 10 Peach (3.3%)
  4. 10 Bold, 7mate (2.7%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.362 million
  2. Seven News — 1.358 million
  3. The Block (Nine) — 1.060 million
  4. Nine News 6.30pm — 899,000
  5. Nine News — 971,000
  6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 822,000
  7. 7pm ABC News — 810,000
  8. Home and Away (Seven) — 752,000
  9. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 742,000
  10. Kitchen Nightmares Australia (Seven) — 717,000

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

Regionals: Seven News 6.30pm, 485,000; Seven News, 480,000; The Block, 307,000; Home and Away, 289,000; 7pm ABC News, 273,000.

Losers: another weak Wednesday night.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News 6.30pm — 882,000
  2. Seven News — 873,000
  3. Nine News 6.30pm — 745,000
  4. Nine News — 719,000
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 565,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 537,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 423,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 294,000
  9. Ten News First — 243,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 200,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 373,000/215,000
  2. Today (Nine) — 268,000/168,000
  3. ABC News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 266,000/166,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 211,000
  5. ABC News Mornings — 200,000
  6. Today Extra (Nine) — 127,000
  7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 44,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

  1. T20: Aus. v England, Innings Break Game 2 (Fox Cricket) — 161,000
  2. T20: Aus. v England Innings Game 2 (Fox Cricket) — 158,000
  3. T20: Aus. v England Post Game 2 (Fox Cricket) — 133,000
  4. T20: Aus. v England Innings Game 2 (Fox Cricket) — 129,000
  5. Gogglebox Australia (LifeStyle) — 101,000
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