Analysis for Total TV (25 February, 2023) and Overnight (4 March, 2023) ratings.
TOTAL TV – Total People
Seven
Seven has an average night up against the Mardi Gras.
#1 Seven News – Saturday – 1,015 000 (+2%)
#6 Border Patrol – 518 000 (+3%)
#8 Weekend Sunrise – Saturday – 378 000 (+4%)
#10 Weekend Sunrise – Saturday – Late – 313 000 (+4%)
#11 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line (R) – 289 000 (+3%)
#13 Million Pound Pawn – 268 000 (+4%)
#16 Weekend Sunrise – Saturday – Early – 256 000 (+4%)
#17 M – John Wick: Chapter 2 – 251 000 (+3%)
#19 Seven News at 5 – 243 000 (+2%)
#29 The Yorkshire Vet – 179 000 (+8%)
Nine
Nine pay dividends with new Australian content on Saturdays with Space Invaders.
#2 Nine News Saturday – 781 000 (+4%)
#4 A Current Affair – Saturday – 587 000 (+7%)
#7 Space Invaders – 493 000 (+19%)
#9 Getaway – 335 000 (+5%)
#12 Grease – 283 000 (+4%)
#15 Weekend Today – Saturday – 261 000 (+7%)
#18 Weekend Today – Saturday – Late – 245 000 (+6%)
#20 Nine News: First at Five – 229 000 (+3%)
#25 Back to the Future – 188 000 (+5%)
10
10 has some traction with its US imports.
#14 10 News First Saturday – 265 000 (+2%)
#24 FBI: International – 191 000 (+21%)
#26 NCIS: Los Angeles – 182 000 (+18)
ABC
A big night for the ABC with its coverage of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2023 topping non news for the night.
#3 ABC News – Saturday – 682 000 (+3%)
#5 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2023 – 587 000 (+14%)
#27 Better Date Than Never Encore – 180 000 (+11%)
#28 Weekend Breakfast – 179 000 (+5%)
SBS
SBS enjoys Saturday success with original programming.
#21 Portillo in the Pyrenees – 220 000 (+13%)
#22 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes – 216 000 (+8%)
#23 SBS World News – 213 000 (+3%)
#30 SBS World News 7pm – 168 000 (+2%)
TOTAL TV – 25-54
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2023 was #2 with 195 000, a rise of 26%. Space Invaders was #4 with 137 000, an upswing of 38%. Border Patrol was #5 with 135 000, a lift of 5%. Million Pound Pawn was #15 with 71 000, an increase of 8%. NCIS: Los Angeles was #22 with 53 000, a boost of 15%. FBI: International was #28 with 46 000, growth of 12%.
OVERNIGHT RATINGS
Daily Shares
News
Breakfast Television
Analysis
Seven
Seven News – Saturday was #1 with wins in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. An encore of We Interrupt this Broadcast was #9 with 197 000. Border Patrol has 126 000 at 8pm. The movie, John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum was #20 with 133 000. The late movie, Absolute Power had 41 000 viewers.
Nine
Nine News Saturday was #2 with wins in Sydney and a 1000 viewer win in Brisbane. A Current Affair – Saturday was #4 with 434 000 and sat behind ACA. A new episode of Space Invaders was #6 with 263 000. The movie, The Notebook was #17 with 142 000. The late movie, The Choice had 57 000.
10
A repeat of Bondi Rescue started the night with 102 000. An encore of The Dog House Australia had 100 000 viewers. NCIS: Los Angles then had 108 000. FBI: International had 112 000. A second new episode of FBI: International had 109 000. An encore of NCIS was on 78 000.
ABC
ABC News Saturday was #3, but #1 in its slot. Call the Midwife was #5, but #1 non news show in primetime for its season final with 389 000. A repeat aired of The Larkins at Christmas and was #12 with 169 000 viewers. This is the lead in to the new season starting next week. A repeat of Traces then aired for 84 000.
16-39
- Seven News – Saturday
- Nine News Saturday
- A Current Affair – Saturday
- Getaway
- The Notebook
25-54
- Seven News – Saturday
- Nine News Saturday
- A Current Affair – Saturday
- Space Invaders
- ABC News – Saturday
Multi Channels
Winner: 10 Peach (4.1%)
Second: 7two (3.9%)
10 Peach was the #1 multi channel thanks to 10 (!) repeat episodes of The Big Bang Theory and 4 repeat episodes of Friends. Some of the top episodes of The Big Bang Theory included episode 9 on 79 000, episode 5 on 75 000, episode 6 on 71 000, episode 8 on 70 000, episode 10 on 69 000 and episode 7 on 67 000.
7ftwo was the #2 multi channel thanks to The Highland Vet (38 000), The Yorkshire Vet (76 000), I Escaped to the Country (81 000) and Escape to the Perfect Town (63 000). Despite the ratings success of I Escaped to the Country, the show will move to 9:30pm next week.
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
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