MasterChef cooks up a storm for Ten

It might only be a one-off, but Seven Network was easily beaten into third last night behind Nine and Ten.

Seven, of course, will tell us that it’s still on top and that programs such as Big Brother (516,000 nationally) remain well viewed by streamers and others in the seven-day viewing window. And of course there was a reason for Ten doing so well: the first part of the grand finale of MasterChef Australia (915,000) and then Have You Been Paying Attention? (817,000).

Nine finished the 2022 season of Australian Ninja Warrior (738,000), but after another solid 6 to 7pm win for Seven News (1.5 million for the hour) it was all downhill. In reality, with the men’s final from Wimbledon and then the third State of Origin on Wednesday — and knowing Ten planned to end the 2022 season of MCA Monday and Tuesday nights — Seven decided to run dead as a doornail and start again next week.

Today beat Sunrise in the metros, 206,000 to 190,000, but lost nationally, 349,000 to 311,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (29.7%)
2. Ten (23.5%)
3. Seven (21.9%)
4. ABC (17.4%)
5. SBS (7.6%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (21.8%)
2. Ten (18.2%)
3. Seven (15.4%)
4. ABC (13.1%)
5. SBS ONE (4.5%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (3.3%)
2. Gem (3.1%)
3. 10 Bold (2.4%)
4. ABC Kids/Plus, 10 Peach (2.3%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.561 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.461 million
3. Nine News 6.30 — 1.233 million
4. Nine News —- 1.228 million
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.008 million
6. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven)— 970,000
7. MasterChef Australia grand finale part 1 (Ten) — 915,000
8. 7pm ABC News — 905,000
9. Have You Been Paying Attention? (Ten) — 817,000
10. 7.30 (ABC) — 811,000

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

Regional top 5: Seven News, 580,000; Seven News 6.30, 548,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 355,000; Nine News, 316,000; Nine News 6.30, 305,000.

Loser: Big Brother again and again.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News —981,000
2. Nine News 6.30 — 928,000
3. Seven News 6.30 — 913,000
4. Nine News — 912,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 730,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 616,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 555,000
8. Four Corners (ABC) — 494,000
9. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 428,000
10. Media Watch (ABC) — 401,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 349,000/190,000
2. Today (Nine) — 311,000/206,000
3. News Breakfast (ABC)— 248,000/169,000
4. ABC Morning News — 240,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 218,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 198,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 50,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. AFL 360 (Fox Footy) — 57,000
2. Credlin (Sky News) — 56,000
3. NRL 360 (Fox League) — 48,000
4. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 46,000
5. Cricket: 2nd Test, Sri Lanka v Australia (Fox Cricket) — 44,000