Oh, the Games Seven plays…

The one thing you can say about Wednesday night TV viewing is that it’s not boring if you compare it with Tuesday night. But Seven doesn’t care. A repeat of An Audience With Adele (278,000 nationally) and Friday’s Better Homes and Gardens moved to last night because of the start of the Commonwealth Games: 519,000 nationally.

I have loved the chats this week on 7.30 between host Sarah Ferguson and chief political correspondent Laura Tingle. Very by-the-fireside and homey. The mechanics of last night’s, though, had the hallmarks of being rushed and last-minute — a bit disjointed and too brief. 7.30 had 764,000 viewers nationally.

Ten’s Brain Eisteddfod with Shaun Micallef: 497,000 from 7.30pm to 8.30pm after 599,000 for its debut a week earlier. Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell on the ABC at 8.30pm: 678,000. Nine’s Beauty and the Geek: 649,000 — down from 711,000 a week ago.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (30.7%)
2. Seven (23.6%)
3. Ten (18.5%)
4. ABC (18.1%)
5. SBS (9.1%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (21.6%)
2. Seven (16.5%)
3. ABC (13.3%)
4. Ten (10.1%)
5. SBS ONE (4.2%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 10 Peach (5.0%)
2. Gem (3.3%)
3. 7TWO (3.2%)
4. 10 Bold (2.7%)
5. 9Life (2.6%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.436 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.381 million
3. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.148 million
4. Nine News — 1.135 million
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 940,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 879,000
7. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 814,000
8. 7.30 (ABC) — 754,000
9. Gruen (ABC) — 723,000
10. Home and Away (Seven) — 714,000

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

Regional top 5: Seven News, 554000; Seven News 6.30pm, 521,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 326,000; Home and Away, 301,000; Nine News 6.30pm, 298,000.

Losers: viewers.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 882,000
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 860,000
3. Nine News 6.30pm — 847,000
4. Nine News — 845,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 675,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 606,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 535,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 326,000
9. Ten News First — 282,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 239,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 351,000/201,000
2. Today (Nine) — 281,000/182,000
3. ABC News Breakfast — 252,000/160,000
4. ABC News Mornings — 216,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 186,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 151,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 59,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 60,000
2. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 58,000
3. Credlin (Sky News) — 51,000
4. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy), NRL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 46,000