Project rejected and ixnay on the Q+A: current affairs on Ten and the ABC continue to struggle

Apart from the Rugby Union test between Australia and NZ (we wuz robbed!) on Nine, which drew 728,000, Gogglebox Australia on Ten with 580,000, and The Front Bar on Seven — 449,000, of which 232,000 were in Melbourne — it was another night devoid of anything redeeming. Nine’s night from Seven, but who cares?

Foreign Correspondent attracted 378,000, then Q+A scraped together 267,000 — even the core ABC viewer can’t stand Q+A any more.

The Project on Ten continues to weaken, and Ten’s news hour from 5-6pm has had more viewers two nights running — the 7pm section of The Project in particular looks weak.

The AFL’s preliminary finals tonight and tomorrow (go Swannies!) and then the grand final Saturday week. NRL finals tonight and tomorrow.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (30.9%)
2. Seven (28.7%)
3. Ten (17.2%)
4. ABC (16.6%)
5. SBS (8.6%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (21.4%)
2. Nine (20.5%)
3. Ten (11.2%)
4. ABC (9.2%)
5. SBS ONE (4.3%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. Gem (4.1%)
2. 7TWO (3.6%)
3. 10 Peach (3.1%)
4. ABC Kids/Plus, 7mate (3.0%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.419 million
2. Seven News — 1.392 million
3. Nine News — 1.032 million
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.029 million
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 796,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 774,000
7. Home and Away (Seven) — 762,000
8. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 760,000
9. Bledisloe Cup (Nine) — 728,000
10. Home and Away Late (Seven) — 690,000

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

Regional top 5: Seven News 6.30pm, 550,000; Seven News, 531,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 302,000; Home and Away, 300,000; Home and Away Late, 286,000.

Losers: just a weak night.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News 6.30pm — 869,000
2. Seven News — 860,000
3. Nine News — 752,000
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 749,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 551,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 532,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 398,000
8. 10 News First — 281,000
9. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 271,000
10. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 269,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 373,000/234,000
2. Today (Nine) — 285,000/182,000
3. ABC News Breakfast — 278,000/182,000
4. ABC News Mornings — 225,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 223,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 158,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 50,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. NRL: 360 Finals (Fox League) — 54,000.
2. Aussie Gold Hunters (Discovery) — 48,000
3. AFL: 360 Plus (Fox Footy), The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 47,000
4. The Great Pottery Throw Down (LifeStyle) — 41,000