Friday Ratings – Death is Paradise is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Woolworths Carols in the Domain is tops in Total TV

Analysis for Total TV (23 December, 2022) and Overnight (30 December, 2022) ratings.

TOTAL TV – Total People

Seven News was #1 with 1,097 000, a rise of 3%. Seven News at 6:30 was #2 with 1,036 000, an upswing of 3%. Woolworths Carols in the Domain was #3, but #1 non news with 865 000, a lift of 12%. Better Homes and Gardens Summer was #7 with 680 000, an increase of 4%. The Chase Australia was #9 with 588 000, a boost of 3%. Sunrise was #12 with 397 000, growth of 4%. The Chase Australia – 5pm was #14 with 356 000, strengthening its overnights by 3%. Seven News at 4:30 was #18 with 283 000, bolstering its audience by 2%. Sunrise – Early was #22 with 259 000, an upsurge of 4%. The Morning Show was #23 with 249 000, an improvement of 4%. Seven News at 4 was #24 with 245 000, expanding its viewership by 2%. The movie, The Christmas Swap was at #29 with 187 000, an enhancement of 9%. Seven Morning News was #30 with 184 000, an uplift of 3%.

Nine News 6:30 was #4 with 723 000, up 4%. Nine News was #5 with 703 000, a rise of 5%. A Current Affair was #10 with 586 000, an upswing of 5%. Hot Seat was #13 with 395 000, a lift of 3%. Taonga: Who’s Who in the Zoo was #15 with 345 000, an increase of 12%. Nine’s Afternoon News was #16 with 313 000, a boost of 3%. A repeat of Tipping Point was #19 with 274 000, growth of 7%. Today was #20 with 265 000, strengthening its overnights by 7%. The movie, The Holiday was #21 with 265 000, bolstering its audience by 6%. Hot Seat – 5pm was #25 with 239 000, an upsurge of 3%. Pointless was #27 with 210 000, an improvement of 4%.

10 News First was #17 with 297 000, expanding its viewership by 2%. The Project 7pm was #26 with 214 000, an enhancement of 4%.

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special was #6 for ABC with 684 000, an uplift of 27%. ABC News was #8 with 671 000, up 4%. A repeat of Vera was #11 with 584 000, a rise of 19%. A repeat of Grand Designs New Zealand was #28 with 192 000, an upswing of 6%.

TOTAL TV – 25-54

Woolworths Carols in the Domain was #1 with 250 000, a lift of 22%. The movie, The Holiday was #10 with 101 000, an increase of 9%.

OVERNIGHT RATINGS

Analysis

Seven News was #1 with wins in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Seven News at 6:30 was #2 with wins in the same markets. Better Homes and Gardens Summer was #8 with 337 000 viewers. The movie, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring had 103 000 watching.

Nine decided to screen the United Cup tennis tournament on its main channel, which led to a third place finish for the night, behind Seven and ABC TV. The coverage was watched by 173 000 fans.

The Project 6:30pm had 115 000 watching on 10. The Project 7pm was on 146 000. The movie, Transformers had 92 000 tune in. The movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was on 58 000.

ABC News was #6 for the night. A Christmas special for Death in Paradise was #5 for the night with 484 000 viewers. The movie, Philomena was #16 with 161 000.

16-39

1. Seven News at 6:30
2. Seven News
3. Nine News 6:30
4. Nine News
5. Better Homes and Gardens Summer

25-54

1. Seven News
2. Seven News at 6:30
3. Nine News 6:30
4. Nine News
5. Better Homes and Gardens Summer

Multi Channels

Winner: 7two (3.9%)

Second: 9GO! (3.2%)

7two was the #1 multi channel, airing two repeats of Border Security: International and two repeats of Escape to the Country. Bargain Hunt always helps the overall share for the night. 9GO! was in second place thanks to three movies – Trolls, The Goonies and The Nutty Professor.

How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance

NINE

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TEN

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