What do you think you want to watch? More than half a million said SBS

Nine’s night from Seven and a strong Ten, but SBS did well with the return of Who Do You Think You Are?, with The Mentalist himself, Simon Baker, starring. It drew 547,000, better than Seven’s Big Brother (503,000).

A big woof by Bluey, with 839,000 for the day — 492,000 for the AM, 347,000 for the PM.

Nine’s Celebrity Apprentice is over! 813,000 tuned in nationally to watch the winner’s announcement — NRL player Benji Marshall (a mighty Tiger GF winner in 2005) — but only 638,000 watched the lead-up finale. Odd, but maybe it speaks to no real support for the idea.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (26.8%)
2. Seven (25.8%)
3. Ten (21.3%)
4. ABC (15.2%)
5. SBS (11.0%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (19.3%)
2. Seven (16.7%)
3. Ten (14.7%)
4. ABC (11.1%)
5. SBS ONE (7.4%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (4.2%)
2. 7mate (3.4%0
3. 10 Peach (3.2%)
4. 10 Bold (2.9%)
5. GO (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.545 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.435 million
3. Nine News — 1.166 million
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.132 million
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 972,000
6. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven), 7pm ABC News  — 875,000
7. Celebrity Apprentice: winner (Nine) — 813,000
8. MasterChef Australia (Ten) — 751,000
9. Home and Away (Seven) — 724,000

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

Regional top 5: Seven News, 576,000; Seven News 6.30pm, 540,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 350,000; Nine News, 316,000; 7pm ABC News, 296,000.

Loser: Celebrity Apprentice.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 969,000
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 895,000
3. Nine News — 851,000
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 837,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 678,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 579,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 450,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 429,000
9. Ten News First  — 321,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 276,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 376,000/217,000
2. Today (Nine) — 282,000/195,000
3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 278,000/174,000
4. ABC Morning News — 240,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 237,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 163,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 36,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 71,000
2. AFL: Hall of Fame (Fox Footy) — 67,000
3. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 60,000
4. AFL: Hall of Fame (Fox Footy) — 58,000
5. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 46,000