Treasurer’s number-crunching cracks the top 10

You could call it a budget but it was really an early edition of the midyear economic update that normally comes pre-Christmas — instead it was pre-Halloween. 629,000 watched the treasurer’s speech on the ABC, and it was 10th on the national most-watched list last night.

Australia’s victory over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup game in Perth averaged 378,000 from 10pm-1am, and that along with the 1.158 million for The Block ensured an easy win for Nine on the night — and for the week.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (35.0%) 
2. Seven (23.4%)
3. ABC (17.5%)
4. Ten (16.4%)
5. SBS (7.9%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (26.53%)
2. Seven (16.2%)
3. ABC (10.9%)
4. Ten (10.1%)
5. SBS ONE (4.6%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. Gem (3.5%)
2. ABC News (3.3%)
3. 7TWO (3.2%)
4. ABC Kids/Plus, 7mate (2.7%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.394 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.367 million
3. The Block (Nine) — 1.158 million
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.047 million
5. Nine News — 1.022 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 961,000
7. 7pm ABC News — 860,000
8. Home and Away (Seven) — 739,000
9. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 734,000
10. The Treasurer’s Speech (ABC) — 629,000

Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers

Regional top 5: Seven News 6.30pm, 517,000; Seven News, 506,000; The Block, 376,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 298,000; ACA, 297,000.

Losers: Ten and Seven viewers — the ABC and Nine had some colour and movement, especially Nine with its late T20 game.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 888,000
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 849,000
3. Nine News 6.30pm — 775,000
4. Nine News — 763,000
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 664,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 573,000
7. The Treasurer’s Speech (ABC) — 445,000
8. Nine News Budget — 316,000
9. ABC News Budget Analysis — 299,000
10. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 261,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 378,000/225,000
2. Today (Nine) — 305,000/197,000
3. ABC News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 275,000/184,000
4. ABC News Mornings — 240,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 211,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 152,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 39,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. T20 World Cup: Aust. v Sri Lanka (Fox Cricket) — 165,000
2. T20 World Cup: Aust. v Sri Lanka – Innings Break (Fox Cricket) — 145,000
3. T20 World Cup: Aust. v Sri Lanka (Fox Cricket) — 113,000
4. T20 World Cup: Aust. v Sri Lanka Pre-Game (Fox Cricket) — 99,000
5. T20 World Cup: Aust. v Sri Lanka Post Game (Fox Cricket) — 75,000