T20 the only game in town on a bland Thursday night on TV

A whitewash by England in the T20 World Cup tip-and-run semi-final as India crumbled. 657,000 watched on Nine from 7.30pm, 395,000 of those had been watching the 7pm start on Gem and an average of 266,000 watched the game on Foxtel. Its England v Pakistan on Sunday night in the final.

Nine’s night from Seven, the ABC and Ten. The non-main channel shares totalled 36.3% of the audience for free-to-air TV last night.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (30.9%)
2. Seven (28.7%)
3. ABC (16.9%)
4. Ten (14.3%)
5. SBS (9.1%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (22.4%)
2. Seven (19.3%)
3. ABC (10.6%)
4. Ten (7.5%)
5. SBS ONE (4.0%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (4.9%)
2. Gem (3.4%)
3. ABC Kids/Plus (3.3%)
4. 7mate, 10 Bold (3.2%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.227 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.221 million
3. Nine News — 862,000
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 857,000
5. 7pm ABC News — 762,000
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 724,000
7. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 693,000
8. Home and Away (Seven) — 682,000
9. T20 World Cup Semi-Final 2: India v England (Nine) — 657,000
10. Home and Away Late (Seven) — 644,000

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

Regional top 5: Seven News 6.30pm, 447,000; Seven News, 432,000; Home and Away, 285,000; Home And Away Late, 273,000; 7pm ABC News, 247,000.

Losers: India in the tip-and-run semi-final.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 795,000
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 774,000
3. Nine News 6.30pm — 632,000
4. Nine News — 629,000
5. 7pm ABC News — 515,000
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 488,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 373,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten), Ten News First — 236,000
9. Nine News Late — 218,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 359,000/213,000
2. ABC News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 292,000/192,000
3. Today (Nine) — 282,000/190,000
4. ABC News Mornings — 212,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 197,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 122,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 39,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. T20 World Cup Semi-Final 2, India v England – Innings Break (Fox Cricket) — 291,000
2. T20 World Cup Semi-Final 2, India v England – (Fox Cricket) — 278,000
3. T20 World Cup Semi-Final 2, India v England – (Fox Cricket) — 253,000
4. T20 World Cup Semi-Final 2, India v England – Post Game (Fox Cricket) — 51,000
5. T20 World Cup Semi-Final 2, India v England – Pre-Game (Fox Cricket) — 48,000