Love is still in the air — even as the big men fly through it

The big men flew (734,000 on Seven nationally and 268,000 on Foxtel)… straight into the egos of MAFS (1.28 million on Nine), with latter easily accounting for the AFL Grand Final replay between Melbourne and Footscray.

There’s more luck for Seven tonight though with Richmond and Carlton (a more traditional season opener) up against the NRL on Nine and Celebrity Gogglebox. That’ll be enough to bury Q+A.

Breakfast figures were down again, as were the evening news. It was Nine’s night but Seven edged closer.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (33.1%)
2. Seven (29.6%)
3. Ten (15.0%)
4. ABC (14.9%)
5. SBS (7.4%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (24.7%)
2. Seven (22.0%)
3. ABC (10.2%)
4. Ten (8.7%)
5. SBS ONE (4.2%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (4.1%)
2. Gem (3.3%)
3. 10 Peach (3.1%)
4. ABC News, 10 Bold (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.431 million
2. Married at First Sight (Nine) — 1.305 million
3. Seven News 6.30 — 1.288 million
4. Nine News — 1.097 million
5. Nine News 6.30 — 1.090 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 910,000
7. 7pm ABC News — 874,000
8. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 762,000
9. AFL (Seven) — 734,000
10. Hard Quiz (ABC) — 683,000

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

Regional top 5: Seven News, 510,000; Seven News 6.30, 493,000; MAFS, 375,000; 7pm ABC News, 304,000; Nine News 6.30, 289,000.

Loser: Seven — closer, but still lost.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 920,000
2. Nine News — 816,000
3. Nine News 6.30 — 800,000
4. Seven News 6.30 — 794,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 633,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 571,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 403,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 317,000
9. 10 News First — 300,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 254,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 391,000/225,000
2. Today (Nine) — 265,000/169,000
3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 265,000/169,000
4. ABC News mornings — 255,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 197,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 170,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 31,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. AFL: Melbourne v Footscray (Fox Footy) — 268,000
2. Warnie’s Last MCG Test (Fox Cricket) — 133,000
3. Cricket: 2nd Test, Pakistan v Australian Day 5 (Fox Cricket) — 131,000
4. Cricket: 2nd Test, Pakistan v Australian Day 5 (Fox Cricket) — 117,000
5. Celebrity Gogglebox Australia (LifeStyle) — 116,000