Analysis for Total TV (30 December, 2022) and Overnight (6 January, 2023) ratings.
TOTAL TV – Total People
Seven
Seven’s night was successful off the back of a strong news service and Better Homes and Gardens Summer.
#1 Seven News – 1,140 000 (+2%)
#2 Seven News at 6:30 – 1, 133 000 (+2%)
#7 The Chase Australia – 628 000 (+2%). The show was #1 in its slot
#8 Better Homes and Gardens Summer – 585 000 (+3%)
#9 The Chase Australia – 5pm – 430 000 (+2%). #1 in its slot
#111 Sunrise – 363 000 (+4%). #1 at breakfast
#12 Seven News at 4:30 – 362 000 (+2%)
#13 Seven News at 4 – 330 000 (+2%)
#16 The Chase – UK – 267 000 (+3%)
#17 The Morning Show Summer Series – 255 000 (+3%)
#23 Seven Morning News – 205 000 (+2%)
#26 Sunrise – Early – 183 000 (+4%)
#27 Highway Patrol (R) – 178 000 (+3%)
#28 M – Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings (R) – 177 000 (+7%)
#29 M – The Finest Hours (R) – 174 000 (+2%)
Nine
Nine disappointed again with coverage of the United Cup not faring well for primetime on the main channel, which brought down their overall share.
#4 Nine News 6:30 – 814 000 (+4%)
#5 Nine News – 802 000 (+4%)
#10 Hot Seat – 378 000 (+4%)
#18 2023 United Cup Day 2 – Night – 246 000 (+5%)
#19 Today – 235 000 (+7%)
#21 Hot Seat – 5pm – 215 000 (+4%)
#22 Nine’s Afternoon News – 212 000 (+3%)
10
10 was only represented by 10 News First and The Project 7pm in the total people Total TV rankings
#14 10 News First – 307 000 (+2%)
#20 The Project 7pm – 219 000 (+5%)
ABC
A Death in Paradise Christmas special gave the ABC a strong night.
#3 Death in Paradise – Christmas Special – 891 000 (+22%)
#6 ABC News – 738 000 (+4%)
#15 Philomena (R) – 268 000 (+10%)
#24 Grand Designs Revisited: Strathaven Revisit (R) – 191 000 (+6%)
#25 Hard Quiz (R) – 189 000 (+9%)
#30 News Breakfast – 173 000 (+5%)
TOTAL TV – 25-54
Better Homes and Gardens Summer was #1 non news, placing #5 with 152 000, a rise of 5%. Death in Paradise was not as popular in this demographic as it was with total people but still ranked #9 for the night. The United Cup tennis tournament actually ranked lower in this demographic than in total people.
OVERNIGHT RATINGS
Analysis
Seven
Seven News was #1 with wins in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The losses in Sydney and Melbourne were negligible. Seven News at 6:30 was #2 with wins in Adelaide and Perth only. Better Homes and Gardens was #6 for the night, but #1 non news in primetime with 356 000 and winning its slot. The movie, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers had 134 000 viewers. Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Day 3 had the following results:
#12 Session 1 – 207 000
#14 Session 3 – 175 000
#19 Lunch – 149 000
Session 2 – 135 000
Pre Game – 134 000
Tea – 107 000
Nine
Nine News at 6:30 was #3 with wins in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Nine News was #4 with wins in Sydney and Melbourne. Nine aired the 2023 United Cup Day 8 – Night to an audience of 163 000, which ranked #16 overall for the night.
10
With The Project off air this week, 10 aired a repeat of The Dog House Australia to 146 000, which is on par with what The Project does at 6:30pm. An encore of the NYE special episode of The Graham Norton Show was watched by 109 000 viewers. The movie, Mad Max: Fury Road had an audience of 76 000.
ABC
ABC News was #5 overall for the night. A special presentation titled, Camilla’s Country Life was #8 for the night with 293 000 viewers. The repeat special, A Child in Time had 148 000 viewers.
16-39
- Seven News
- Seven News at 6:30
- Nine News 6:30
- Nine News
- Better Homes and Gardens Summer
25-54
- Seven News
- Seven News at 6:30
- Nine News 6:30
- Nine News
- Better Homes and Gardens Summer
Multi Channels
Winner: ABC Kids / ABC TV Plus (4.5%)
Second: 7two / 10 Bold (3.9%)
ABC TV Plus had a bumper night thanks to two repeat episodes of Hard Quiz ranking #1 and #3 for the night. Spicks and Specks and the movie, Eat Pray Love also ensured the channel a #1 spot for the night. 7two was propelled by two repeats of Border Security: International and two repeats of Escape to the Country. 10 Bold was equal #2 for the night off the back of Bull and NCIS re runs.
How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
NINE
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SEVEN
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TEN
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