Sport the big drawcard for TV viewers, with AFL emerging victorious

In AFL viewing last night, Carlton beat the Doggies in front of 531,000 national viewers, and that saw Seven win the night. In NRL, ScoMo’s beloved Cronulla Sharks — did he wander down to the ‘gong to watch them play in the pouring rain? — won the battle of southern Sydney and the Illawarra by beating St George in front of 447,000 viewers nationally), so Nine lost the night. 

And on Ten, Australia lost the important World Cup soccer qualifier to Japan 2-0 (384,000 viewers nationally). But take heart, fans of the round-ball game, Italy a few hours later missed the second World Cup in a row when it lost 1-0 to minnows North Macedonia. Now that’s an upset.

Network channel share:

1. Seven (31.0%)
2. Nine (25.7%)
3. Ten (17.1%)
4. ABC (15.2%)
5. SBS (10.9%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (22.0%)
2. Nine (18.3%)
3. Ten (10.1%)
4. ABC (9.8%)
5. SBS ONE (6.2%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (4.3%)
2. 10 Bold (3.7%)
3. 7mate (3.3%)
4. 10 Peach (2.9%)
5. ABC Kids/Plus (2.7%) 

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.322 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.265 million
3. Nine News — 1.135 million
4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.089 million
5. 7pm ABC News — 893,000
6. The Chase Australia 5.30 (Seven) — 668,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 654,000
8. ACA (Nine) — 631,000
9. Home and Away (Seven) — 619,000
10. Millionaire Hot Seat (Nine) — 535,000

Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers 

Regional top 5: Seven News, 47,0000; Seven News 6.30, 446,000; 7pm ABC News, 308,000; Nine News, 289,000; Nine News 6.30, 288,000.

Losers: AFL sees Seven settle in for the season

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 862,000
2. Nine News — 846,000
3. Seven News 6.30 — 819,000
4. Nine News 6.30 — 800,000
5. 7pm ABC News — 585,000
6. 7.30 (ABC) — 448,000
7. ACA (Nine) — 438,000
8. 10 News First — 287,000
9. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 263,000
10. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 222,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 396,000/241,000
2. Today (Nine) — 320,000/220,000
3. ABC News Breakfast (ABC) — 281,000/184,000
4. ABC Morning News — 240,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 225,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 158,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 44,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. AFL: Footscray vs Carlton (Fox Footy) — 214,000
2. NRL: St George vs Cronulla (Fox League) — 192,000
3. Cricket: 3rd Test, Pakistan vs Australia Day 4 (Fox Cricket) — 129,000
4. Cricket: 3rd Test, Pakistan vs Australia Day 4 (Fox Cricket) — 112,000
5. Cricket: 3rd Test, Pakistan vs Australia Day 4 (Fox Cricket) — 101,000