Friday TV Ratings Australia – Better Homes and Gardens on Seven is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Death in Paradise on ABC wins in Total TV

TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV (29 December, 2023) and Overnight (5 January, 2024) ratings.

TV Ratings Australia: Total TV Ratings

Seven

#1 Seven News – 1,318 000 (+2%)

#2 Seven News at 6.30 – 1,172 000 (+2%)

#5 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Session 3 – 958 000 (+0%)

#7 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Session 2 – 738 000 (+0%)

#8 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Tea – 732 000 (+0%)

#11 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Lunch – 593 000 (+0%)

#12 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 3 Session 1 – 579 000 (+0%)

#13 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide – 552 000 (+0%)

#16 Sunrise – 367 000 (+5%)

#20 The Chase Australia – 263 000 (+2%)

#21 Sunrise – Extended – 238 000 (+5%)

#22 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Post Game – 237 000 (+0%)

#25 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Pre Game – 217 000 (+0%)

#28 Sunrise – Early – 170 000 (+6%)

Nine

#3 Nine News – 1,012 000 (+6%)

#4 Nine News 6.30 – 1,005 000 (+6%)

#10 A Current Affair – 606 000 (+9%)

#15 Hot Seat – 401 000 (+6%)

#17 RBT – 314 000 (+8%)

#23 Today – 231 000 (+10%)

#24 2024 United Cup Day 1 – Night – 222 000 (+9%)

#26 Hot Seat – 5pm – 188 000 (+6%)

#29 Today Extra Summer – 168 000 (+9%)

10

#19 10 News First – 274 000 (+3%)

#30 The Project 7pm – 165 000 (+3%)

ABC

#6 Death in Paradise: Christmas Special 2022 – 756 000 (+23%)

#9 ABC News – 663 000 (+4%)

#14 Doc Martin: Christmas Special (R) – 499 000 (+14%)

#18 Farewell Doc Martin (R) – 305 000 (+13%)

#27 News Breakfast – 175 000 (+6%)

TV Ratings Australia – Total TV – 25-54

#3 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Session 3 – 284 000 (+0%)

#6 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Tea – 218 000 (+0%)

#7 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Session 2 – 214 000 (+0%)

#8 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide – 187 000 (+0%)

#9 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Lunch – 167 000 (+0%)

#10 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Session 1 – 161 000 (+0%)

#13 Death in Paradise: Christmas Special 2022 – 95 000 (+53%)

#14 RBT – 95 000 (+13%)

#18 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Post Game – 77 000 (+0%)

#21 2024 United Cup Day 1 – Night – 59 000 (+16%)

#23 Seven’s Cricket: Second Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 4 Pre Game – 58 000 (+0%)

#25 Thank God You’re Here (R) – 54 000 (+8%)

#26 The Project 7pm – 51 000 (+6%)

#27 Doc Martin Christmas Special (R) – 49 000 (+17%)

TV Ratings Australia: Overnight Ratings

TV Ratings Australia – Analysis

Seven

Seven News was #1 with wins in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth. Better Homes and Gardens Summer was #9 with 358 000. The movie, Father Stu was on 124 000. The late movie, A Perfect Murder was on 55 000.

During the day, Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v Pakistan dominated viewing with Day 3 Session 3 out on top at #3 with 527 000.

Nine

9News was #2 with wins in Melbourne and Brisbane. A Current Affair was #4 with 501 000. A new episode of For the Love of Pets was #12 with 264 000. The movie, The Next Three Days was on 128 000. A repeat of The First 48 was on 46 000.

10

The Project 6.30pm was on 100 000. The Project 7pm was on 111 000. The movie, War of the Worlds was on 104 000. The late movie, Rambo: Last Blood was on 53 000.

ABC

ABC News was #7 for the night. A repeat of Monty Don’s American Garden was #16 with 191 000. The movie, Mao’s Last Dancer was #19 with 151 000.

16-39

1. Third Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 3 Session 3
2. Seven News
3. Third Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 3 Session 2
4. 9 News
5. Third Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 3 Tea

25-54

1. Seven News
2. Third Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 3 Session 3
3. 9News
4. Third Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 3 Session 2
5. Third Test – Australia v Pakistan Day 3 Tea

Multi Channels

Winner: 9Gem (5.2%)

Second: 7two (4.0%)

9Gem was the #1 multi channel thanks to tennis coverage of the 2024 United Cup Day 8 – Night (#1 with 93 000) and United Cup Day 8 – Late Night (#16 with 62 000).

7two was the #2 multi channel thanks to Pie in the Sky (#14 with 62 000), Escape to the Country – episode 1 (#11 with 66 000) and Escape to the Country – episode 2 (#9 with 67 000).

TV Ratings Australia – VOZ Ratings

Note: This post will be updated with VOZ ratings each afternoon

How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
Note: N/A means the network has not sent out a report today

NINE

N/A

SEVEN

N/A

TEN

N/A

OzTam Information

Ratings

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TV Ratings Australia