It was Nine’s night as the return of SAS Australia for another season stalled at first go. It could average only 642,000 — well behind Married at First Sight on Nine with 1.16 million, the ABC’s 7.30 on 835,000, and the final episode of Back Roads with 830,000 up to 8.30pm.
Four Corners had 618,000, and over the hour and 45 minutes for SAS Australia, the ABC averaged about 761,000 viewers — more than SAS Australia, which was also weak across the demographics (captured by MAFS). Seven was second, the ABC third, and Ten fourth with Australian Survivor on 603,000.
Network channel share:
- Nine (30.6%)
- Seven (26.4%)
- ABC (17.4%)
- Ten (17.1%)
- SBS (8.4%)
Network main channels:
- Nine (22.8%)
- Seven (19.0%)
- ABC (13.2%)
- Ten (11.2%)
- SBS ONE (4.5%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- 7TWO (3.6%)
- 10 Peach (2.9%)
- Gem; 10 Bold (2.5%)
- 7Mate (2.3%)
Top 10 national programs:
- Seven News — 1.453 million
- Seven News 6.30 — 1.419 million
- Nine News — 1.208 million
- Nine News 6.30 — 1.168 million
- Married at First Sight (Nine) — 1.121 million
- 7pm ABC News — 958,000
- A Current Affair (Nine) — 955,000
- Home and Away (Seven) — 840,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 835,000
- Back Roads (ABC) — 830,000
Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers.
Regional Top 5: Seven News, 481,000; Seven News 6.30, 464,000; 7pm ABC News, 320,000; Nine News, 310,000; MAFS, 299,000.
Loser: SAS Australia.
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News — 972,000
- Seven News 6.30 — 955,000
- Nine News — 878,000
- Nine News 6.30 — 972,000
- ACA (Nine) — 688,000
- 7pm ABC News — 638,000
- 7.30 (ABC) — 566,000
- The Project 7pm (Ten) — 479,000
- Media Watch (ABC) — 440,000
- Four Corners (ABC) — 402,000
Morning (national) TV:
- Sunrise (Seven) — 429,000/250,000
- Today (Nine) — 306,000/202,000
- News Breakfast (ABC) — 285,000/201,000
- The Morning Show (Seven) —214,000
- Today Extra (Nine) — 182,000
- Studio 10 (Ten) — 33,000
Top 5 pay TV programs:
- NRL: pre-season (Fox League) — 66,000
- The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 51,000
- Credlin (Sky News) — 50,000
- Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 49,000
- Call the Midwife (BBC First) — 43,000
