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Glenn Dyer

Nine Blocks out the competition as each Race episode becomes less amazing

Another night dominated by The Block on Nine — 1.04 million nationally. Have You Been Paying Attention? got 753,000, again hurt by having the weak lead-in of The Amazing Race Australia (478,000) on Ten. Farmer Wants A Wife on Seven — 798,000 nationally. And more QEII and KCIII stuff.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (28.8%)
  2. Seven (27.7%)
  3. Ten (18.3%)
  4. ABC (17.9%)
  5. SBS (7.3%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (21.6%)
  2. Seven (19.9%)
  3. ABC (13.3%)
  4. Ten (12.2%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.2%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (3.6%) 
  2. 7mate (3.0%), 
  3. 10 Bold (2.8%)
  4. 10 Peach, Gem (2.4%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News 6.30 — 1.523 million
  2. Seven News — 1.487 million
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 1.166 million
  4. Nine News —- 1.110 million
  5. The Block (Nine) — 1.042 million
  6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 935,000
  7. 7pm ABC News — 895,000
  8. Home and Away (Seven) — 852,000
  9. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 808,000
  10. Farmer Wants A Wife (Seven) — 798,000

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

Regional top 5: Seven News 6.30, 546,000; Seven News, 543,000; Home and Away, 329,000; The Block, 323,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm,306,000

Losers: The Amazing Race Australia is still lost.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News 6.30 — 976,000
  2. Seven News — 944,000
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 846,000
  4. Nine News — 820,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 650,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 610,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 573,000
  8. Australian Story (ABC) — 543,000
  9. Four Corners (ABC) — 406,000
  10. Media Watch (ABC) — 370,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 358,000/222,000
  2. Today (Nine) — 299,000/200,000
  3. ABC News Breakfast — 280,000/186,000
  4. ABC News Morning — 202,000
  5. The Morning Show (Seven) —167,000
  6. Today Extra (Nine) — n/a
  7. Studio 10 (Ten) —57,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

  1. House of the Dragon (Fox Showcase) — 80,000
  2. House of the Dragon (Fox Showcase) — 67,000
  3. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 64,000
  4. NRL: 360 (Fox League) — 56,000
  5. House of the Dragon (Fox Showcase) — 53,000
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