And the winner on Sunday night prime time TV was (woof roll maestro, please) five puppies in training to be muster dogs on the ABC which ended up fourth nationally with 939,000, beating Ten’s glossy I’m A Celebrity (732,000 for the lead-up and elimination).
In terms of winners, the quintet nipped past Ash Barty in outright cuteness on screen. How could you resist five gorgeous furries?
But Barty again delivered for herself, her supporters and for Nine in a way that seems different this year. So are the “two Ks” — Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis in the men’s doubles — and the champion, Dylan Alcott. Nine’s tennis coverage last night, starting with Barty’s straight-sets fourth round win averaged 1.38 million for Nine, including more than a million in the metros.
Nine won the night from Seven and Ten but in the main channels the ABC pushed past Ten into third. The success of The Dog House Australia on Ten towards the end of last year, and now Muster Dogs, confirms there is a good TV audience for woofers. And of course there’s the star, Bluey.
Regional Top 5: Seven News, 407,000; 2022 Australian Open, day 7, night, 379,000; Nine News, 347,000; Muster Dogs, 335,00; Australian Open, day 7, night, pre-match, 274,000.
Network channel share:
- Nine (35.5%)
- Seven (23.2%)
- Ten (16.8%)
- ABC (16.3%)
- SBS (8.3%)
Network main channels:
- Nine (26.9%)
- Seven (16.2%)
- ABC (13.0%)
- Ten (11.8%)
- SBS ONE (5.5%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 7mate (3.4%)
- GO (3.3%)
- 10 Bold (2.6%)
- 7TWO, 10 Peach (2.0%)
Top 10 national programs:
- 2022 Australian Open, day 7, night (Nine) — 1.386 million
- Seven News — 1.307 million
- Nine News —- 1.296 million
- Muster Dogs (ABC) — 939,000
- 2022 Australian Open, day 7, night pre-match (Nine) — 873,000
- 7pm ABC News — 815,000
- I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (Ten) — 733,000
- I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here — elimination (Ten) — 731,000
- Vera (repeat) (ABC) — 588,000
- 2022 Australian Open, day 7, day (Nine) — 576,000
Top metro programs:
1. 2022 Australian Open, day 7, night (Nine) — 1.007 million
Metro news and current affairs:
- Nine News — 950,000
- Seven News —900,000
- 7pm ABC News — 554,000
- The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 331,000
- Ten News First — 284,000
- The Sunday Project 6.30 (Ten) — 217,000
- SBS News — 173,000
Morning (national) TV:
- Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 418,000
- Weekend Today (Nine) — 313,000
- Landline Summer (ABC) — 249,000
- Offsiders (ABC) — 143,000
Top 5 pay TV programs:
- BBL: Post Game (Fox Cricket) — 174,000
- BBL: Knockout Final (Fox Cricket) — 172,000
- BBL: Between The Innings (Fox Cricket) — 153,000
- BBL: Knockout Final (Fox Cricket) — 128,000
- Cricket: 3rd ODI, South Africa v India (Fox Cricket) — 60,000