Ratings 2025 | Seven is Perth’s undisputed #1 network – The Seven Network is Perth’s most watched television network for the 2025 ratings survey year, with 7NEWS continuing its dominance as Perth’s #1 news service and 7plus growing 42.6% this year.
For the official OzTAM ratings survey year, which ran from 9 February to 29 November, Seven was #1 in Perth in total TV, with a 47.5% total TV commercial share in all people between 6.00am and midnight, and a 45.7% share from 6.00pm to midnight.
Seven was also #1 in grocery shoppers, with a 45.4% commercial share during prime time and 47% across the entire day, and #1 in 25 to 54s with a 45.5% share from 6.00am to midnight and 40% from 6.00pm to midnight.
7plus ended the ratings year in Perth with a 48.4% share of commercial BVOD viewing, up from 45% in the same period last year, and was #1 in live viewing and VOD.
7NEWS Perth once again finished the ratings year as the #1 news bulletin. The 6.00pm bulletin recorded an average total TV audience of 122,000 viewers each night, up 4% year-on-year, and was up 61% on 7plus.7NEWS is #1 in all key demographics, including a commanding 47% lead in all people and 44% in grocery shoppers.
The AFL Grand Final was Perth’s biggest television event of the year, with a total TV audience of 441,000 – the highest since 2021 and up 14% year on year. For the 2025 AFL Finals Series alone, the total TV audience grew by 58% year-on-year, reinforcing Seven as the home of sport in Perth.
Seven’s Summer of Cricket is off to a flying start in WA, with the total TV audience for the First Test in Perth up 55% year-on-year and recording a massive 304% increase in people streaming on 7plus Sport.
The 2025 Channel 7 Telethon, which raised a record breaking $90,160,275 for sick, vulnerable and disadvantaged children, also grew its audience this year. Nationally, more than 1.2 million tuned in over the weekend, with the total TV audience up 24%. Total TV in Perth was also up 22%.
Seven’s entertainment programming is also going from strength to strength in Perth with Australian Idol up 15% and MKR up 12% year-on-year in total TV.
Seven West Media WA Chief Executive Officer, Maryna Fewster, said:
“Seven has been at the heart of Western Australia for generations and these results speak to the trust viewers continue to place in us.
“We’re proud to be the network WA turns to every day for news, sport and entertainment and we’ll continue to invest in the people, stories and experiences that matter most to our community.”
7NEWS Perth Director of News, Christien de Garis, said:
“West Australians continue to place their trust in 7NEWS, and we’re incredibly proud to once again be Perth’s most-watched news service across every key demographic.
“These results reflect the hard work and dedication of our entire newsroom and our unshakeable commitment to delivering accurate, local and relevant journalism every single night.”
Seven’s Perth Sales Director, Damian Hampson, said:
“These results reaffirm what the market already knows: if you want to reach Perth, you reach them with Seven.
“It’s clear West Australians love sport. With cricket featuring in the summer schedule, the AFL State of Origin kicking off the AFL season next year, and the addition of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and the Rugby League World Cup, Seven is strongly positioned for continued growth in 2026.”
2025 SURVEY YEAR
Perth total TV commercial shares (%): 6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 47.5 | 45.5 | 47.0 |
| Nine Network | 35.8 | 37.1 | 36.2 |
| Network Ten | 16.8 | 17.3 | 16.8 |
Perth total TV commercial shares (%): 6.00pm to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 45.7 | 40.0 | 45.4 |
| Nine Network | 36.0 | 39.7 | 36.2 |
| Network Ten | 18.3 | 20.3 | 18.3 |
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Ratings 2025 | Seven is Perth’s undisputed #1 network
