Weekly Ratings Australia – Seven takes total people network and primary channel. Nine wins 16-39 and 25-54 demographics in network and primary channel.
Sunday 16 April to Saturday 22 April, 2023
Week 16
Network Share Total People
Primary Share Total People
Network Share 16-39
Primary Share 16-39
Network Share 25-54
Primary Share 25-54
Multi Channel Total People
5 Capital City Network Total People
5 Capital City Primary Total People
Analysis
Seven wins in Total People Network and Total People Primary channel.
Nine wins 16-39 and 25-54 demographic in both network and primary channel.
7tmate and 7two was the highest multi channel in Total People.
7mate was the highest multi channel in 16-39
10 Peach was the highest multi channel in 25-54.
10 did beat ABC in total people in network, but lost to ABC in primary channel, however, it should be noted that ABC have a massive advantage in older age brackets. In 16-39, 10 smashed ABC (20.9% to just 10.0%) and in 25-54 (22.7% to 10.8%) with network shares.

Top 10 Shows – Total People (Commercial Networks)
1 | SEVEN NEWS – SUN | Seven | 896,000 |
2 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 893,000 |
3 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 838,000 |
4 | NINE NEWS SUNDAY | Nine | 777,000 |
5 | SEVEN NEWS – SAT | Seven | 741,000 |
6 | NINE NEWS | Nine | 735,000 |
7 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine | 727,000 |
8 | FARMER WANTS A WIFE – SUN | Seven | 604,000 |
9 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 599,000 |
10 | TRAVEL GUIDES | Nine | 581,000 |
Top 10 Shows – 16-39 (Commercial Networks)
1 | LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -SUN | Nine | 101,000 |
2 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 94,000 |
3 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 93,000 |
4 | NINE NEWS SUNDAY | Nine | 93,000 |
5 | TRAVEL GUIDES | Nine | 87,000 |
6 | SEVEN NEWS – SUN | Seven | 86,000 |
7 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 86,000 |
8 | LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -MON | Nine | 83,000 |
9 | FARMER WANTS A WIFE – MON | Seven | 83,000 |
10 | FARMER WANTS A WIFE – SUN | Seven | 81,000 |
Top 10 Shows – 25-54 (Commercial Networks)
1 | NINE NEWS SUNDAY | Nine | 247,000 |
2 | LEGO MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS -SUN | Nine | 236,000 |
3 | SEVEN NEWS – SUN | Seven | 225,000 |
4 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven | 223,000 |
5 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven | 217,000 |
6 | TRAVEL GUIDES | Nine | 206,000 |
7 | I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! SUN ELIMINATION | 10 | 202,000 |
8 | I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! MON | 10 | 201,000 |
9 | I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! TUES | 10 | 197,000 |
10 | I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! THURS | 10 | 194,000 |
How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
Note: N/A means the network has not sent out a report today
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NINE
The main points to summarise the week from a Nine perspective are:
- Across the network shares (prime time), 9Network recorded the following shares:
- People 25-54: 37.6%
- People 16-39: 38%
- Grocery Shopper + Child: 40.2%
- Total People: 36.9%
- Across the primary channel shares (prime time), Channel 9 recorded the following shares:
- People 25-54: 27%
- People 16-39: 28.6%
- Grocery Shopper + Child: 30.8%
- Total People: 26.8%
- 9Network and Channel9 both won the week in key demos of 25-54s, 16-39s and Grocery Shopper + Child.
- Travel Guides Season 6 launch on Wednesday was Australia’s No. 1 Entertainment program with all key demographics and Total People across 5 City Metro, East Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and recorded a Live + VOD BVOD Audience of 57,000 (+32% YoY)
- Thursday Night NRL was the No. 1 program live streamed on the day against all broadcasters, recording a Live BVOD Audience of 64,000 (+59% YoY)
- From a Total TV perspective, the first three episodes of LEGO Masters Grand Masters have drawn audiences of more than 870,000, with episode one currently over 960,000.
SEVEN
Seven #1 in 2023, #1 in week 16
The only network growing in 2023
- Seven: #1 network in 2023 in total people
- Seven: The only network growing in 2023 in total people
- Week 16: Seven #1 in total people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s
- Channel 7: Up 17% year-on-year
- 7plus: #1 in BVOD, up 37% year-on-year
- 7NEWS: Top three programs of the week
- Farmer Wants A Wife: Top three entertainment programs
- Home and Away: #1 drama of the week
- Sunrise: #1 breakfast show, 379% bigger than closest rival
Seven Network: #1 in calendar 2023 in total people nationally.
Seven Network: The only network growing in calendar 2023 in total people share nationally.
Seven Network: Nine weeks of share growth in calendar 2023 in total people and 25 to 54s nationally.
Week 16: Seven Network #1 in total people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s nationally.
Week 16: Seven Network #1 in total people in the capital cities.
Week 16: Channel 7 #1 in total people in the capital cities.
Week 16: Top three programs of the week in total people nationally.
Week 16: Channel 7 up 17% year-on-year in total people, up 15% in 25 to 54s, up 10% in 16 to 39s in the capital cities.
National free-to-air network commercial shares (%):
Week 16 | Total people | 25 to 54s | 16 to 39s |
Seven Network | 42.7 | 37.0 | 38.8 |
Nine Network | 35.0 | 35.4 | 36.0 |
Network Ten | 22.3 | 27.5 | 25.2 |
Capital city free-to-air network commercial shares (%):
Week 16 | Total people | 25 to 54s | 16 to 39s |
Seven Network | 40.7 | 34.7 | 37.2 |
Nine Network | 36.9 | 37.6 | 38.0 |
Network Ten | 22.4 | 27.7 | 24.8 |
7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 41.5% commercial share. 314 million minutes streamed, up 37% year-on-year.
7plus: #1 in video-on-demand with a 45.1% commercial share. 193 million minutes streamed, up 43% year-on-year.
7mate: #1 multinational nationally and across the capital cities.
7two: #2 multichannel nationally and across the capital cities.
7two, 7mate, 7Bravo, 7flix: #1 multichannel group nationally and across the capital cities.
7NEWS Monday to Friday: #1 program of the week in total people, 1.41 million viewers nationally.
7NEWS Sunday: #2 program of the week, 1.37 million viewers nationally.
7NEWS at 6.30 Monday to Friday: #3 program of the week in total people, 1.35 million viewers nationally.
7NEWS Saturday: #5 program of the week, 1.08 million viewers nationally.
Farmer Wants A Wife – Sunday: #1 entertainment program of the week, 962,000 viewers nationally. #1 in its timeslot. Lifts timeslot audience 90% week-on-week. #1 commercial program of the week in BVOD.
Farmer Wants A Wife – Monday: #2 entertainment program of the week, 912,000 viewers nationally. #1 in its timeslot.
Farmer Wants A Wife – Tuesday: #3 entertainment program of the week, 830,000 viewers nationally. #1 in its timeslot.
The Chase Australia: #1 game show of the week, 796,000 viewers nationally.
Home and Away: #1 drama program of the week, 733,000 viewers nationally.
Better Homes and Gardens: #1 lifestyle program of the week, 664,000 viewers nationally.
Sunrise: #1 breakfast program of the week, 379,000 average national audience Monday to Friday, 38% bigger audience than closest breakfast competitor.
TEN
N/A
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