Monday 23 February 2026 TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day
Total TV Consolidated 7 Total People
Consolidated 7 25-54 Total TV
Total TV Consolidated 7 16-39
Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+) Total TV
Overnight Ratings
Daily Ratings (Metro)
News
Breakfast Television
Morning Shows
Afternoon News
Game Shows
Total People
(Note: Initial numbers are for reach and numbers in brackets are for average audience)
Seven
Seven News was #3 for the night with a reach audience loss of 121 000 and an average audience loss of 25 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #10 with 1 322 000 (929 000). Australian Idol – Monday was #7 with 1 398 000 (762 000). 9-1-1 was #18 with 825 000 (322 000). A repeat of Ivan Milat: Buried Secrets was #33 with 478 000 (112 000).
Sunrise – Early – 503 000 (250 000)
The Chase UK – 423 000 (238 000)
Nine
9News was #2 for the night. A Current Affair was #5 with 1 935 000 (1 196 000). Married at First Sight – Monday was #1 with 3 192 000 (1 866 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Closing Ceremony – Replay was #4 with 2 082 000 (359 000).
Married at First Sight – encore – 654 000 (234 000)
Winter Olympics 2026: D16 – Milano Cortina – encore – 549 000 (156 000)
Today – Early – 452 000 (198 000)
Tipping Point UK – 478 000 (255 000)
10
10 News+ was #51 for the night. Deal or No Deal was #44 with 348 000 (196 000). Millionaire Hot Seat was #28 with 569 000 (330 000). Australian Survivor – Launch was #16 with 907 000 (464 000). Matlock was #38 with 391 000 (139 000). 10’s Late News was #62 with 260 000 (104 000). An encore of 10 News+ was #120 with 120 000 (64 000).
ABC
ABC News was #9 for the night. 730 was #8 with 1 374 000 (918 000). Australian Story was #13 with 985 000 (641 000). Four Corners was #12 with 999 000 (585 000). Media Watch was #19 with 808 000 (596 000). Planet America was #17 with 856 000 (546 000). An encore of Dr Karl’s How Things Work was #34 with 456 000 (189 000). ABC Late News was #64 with 258 000 (70 000).
Hard Quiz S3 (R) – 679 000 (343 000)
SBS
SBS World News was #55 with 293 000 (192 000). SBS World News 7pm was #45 with 345 000 (146 000). Inside the Tower of London was #52 with 300 000 (100 000). 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown was #56 with 285 000 (94 000). Never Mind the Buzzcocks was #115 with 128 000 (62 000). SBS World News Late was #156 with 97 000 (29 000).
25-54
16-39
Grocery Shoppers (18+)
How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
Note: N/A means the network has not sent out a report today
NINE
- Married at First Sight was Australia’s No. 1 program of the night with Total People and all key demos. It was also the No.1 program with Total People and all key demos across all five metro capitals. It also secured a National Total TV Reach of 3.192 million. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD audience of 653,000 – up 33.0% year-on-year.
- Married at First Sight had its highest-rating national Monday episode in VOZ history across Total TV with 1.866 million and across the 5 City Metro with 1.341 million.
- 9News was the No. 1 news bulletin with all key demos and Total People across Australia. It was also the No.1 news bulletin with Total People and all key demos in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The combined national bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.261 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.396 million – up 12.2% on the same night last year. On 9Now, its BVOD Audience of 194,000 – up 64.4% year-on-year.
- 9News also recorded its highest rating 6.00pm bulletin of the year thus far across Total TV Audience with 1.396 million and a Broadcast TV Average Audience of 1.203 million nationally
- A Current Affair won the 7.00pm timeslot across Australia with Total People and all key demos and in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. It claimed a National Total TV Reach of 1.935 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.196 million.
- A Current Affair recorded a BVOD audience of 199,000 (up 48.5%) year-on-year, its highest ever overnight BVOD audience in VOZ history.
- Tipping Point Australia was the No. 1 afternoon game show with Total People and all key demos across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane.It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.492 million and a Total TV National Audience of 784,000 – up a massive 72.9% year-on-year.
- Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People and People 25-54 in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 911,000 and a BVOD audience of 58,000 – up 41.5% year-on-year.
- The 9Network was the No.1 network on Monday across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demos.
SEVEN
Home and Away grows on Seven’s big Monday
- National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 37.2%
- 7plus: up 48% year-on-year
- 7NEWS: reaches 2.14 million
- Australian Idol: reaches 1.4 million
- Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 25% more viewers than Today
23 February 2026
Seven Network reaches 5.54 million Australians nationally.
7plus: reach up 48% year-on-year.
7NEWS Monday: National reach 2.14 million, national audience 1.37 million.
Australian Idol Monday: National reach 1.4 million, national audience 762,000.
Home and Away Monday: #1 drama. National reach 1.32 million, national audience 929,000. Up on previous week.
The Chase Australia Monday: National reach 1.25 million, national audience 621,000.
Sunrise Monday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 960,000, national audience 412,000. 25% more viewers than Today.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 37.2 | 30.1 | 37.4 |
| Nine Network | 48.2 | 53.7 | 48.1 |
| Network Ten | 14.6 | 16.2 | 14.5 |
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00pm to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 34.8 | 26.8 | 35.2 |
| Nine Network | 49.8 | 55.4 | 49.6 |
| Network Ten | 15.4 | 17.8 | 15.2 |
TEN
Monday, 23 February.
Australian Survivor: Redemption Just Had Its Biggest Streaming Launch Ever.
Streaming Viewers Were Up 28%.
Australian Survivor: Redemption returned with new host David Genat, and contestants fighting to redeem past mistakes, prove themselves, and transform failures into triumphs in an epic new season of strategy and survival.
Australian Survivor: Redemption:
• Reached 907,000 total national viewers.
• Biggest ever streaming launch.
• 81,000 streaming viewers, up 28% year-on-year.
• #2 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Over 710,000 video views on Facebook and Instagram.
10:
• Reached 3.39 million across broadcast and streaming.
• Streaming audience was up 12% vs. the same night last year.
Australian Survivor: Redemption.
Sunday to Wednesday At 7.30pm On 10.
Watch + Stream Free.
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Monday 23 February 2026 TV Ratings Australia
Monday 23 February 2026 TV Ratings Australia
