Saturday Ratings – Nine’s 2023 Australian Open is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Call the Midwife on ABC wins in Total TV

Analysis for Total TV (14 January, 2023) and Overnight (21 January, 2023) ratings.

TOTAL TV – Total People

Seven

Seven kept to ‘regular’ programming on Saturday night for summer.

#1 Seven News – Saturday – 1,090 000 (+2%)

#5 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line (R) – 654 000 (+3%)

#8 Weekend Sunrise – Saturday – 402 000 (+4%)

#10 Weekend Sunrise – Saturday – Late – 325 000 (+4%)

#11 M – Dumbo – 322 000 (+4%)

#13 Weekend Sunrise – Saturday – Early – 286 000 (+4%)

#15 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line (R) – Day – 272 000 (+3%)

#23 Seven News at 5 – 192 000 – (+2%)

#26 M – The Long Kiss Goodnight (R) – 188 000 (+11%)

Nine

Nine had a regular Saturday line-up, just two days before the start of the Australian Open.

#3 Nine News Saturday – 794 000 (+3%)

#6 A Current Affair – 639 000 (+6%)

#12 Country House Hunters Australia – 309 000 (+4%)

#14 Miss Congeniality – 274 000 (+5%)

#16 Weekend Today – Saturday – 261 000 (+6%)

#17 Nine News: First at Five – 251 000 (+2%)

#18 Two Week’s Notice – 246 000 (+7%)

#19 Weekend Today – Saturday – Late – 243 000 (+6%)

#28 Bondi Vet – 173 000 (+4%)

10

10 aired its crime dramas including the just announced final season of NCIS: Los Angeles

#9 10 News First Saturday – 328 000 (+2%)

#27 FBI: International (ep 2) – 186 000 (+13%)

#29 NCIS: Los Angeles – 173 000 (+14%)

ABC

ABC had a strong Saturday night with its News, Call the Midwife and Midsomer Murders.

#3 ABC News Saturday – 723 000 (+3%)

#4 Call the Midwife – 664 000 (+24%)

#7 Midsomer Murders (R) – 440 000 (+13%)

#20 Weekend Breakfast – 207 000 (+5%)

#21 Midsomer Murders (R) – PM – 199 000 (+3%)

#22 ABC News at Noon – 198 000 (+3%)

#25 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat (R) – 190 000 (+5%)

SBS

#24 Extreme Railway Journeys (R) – 192 000 (+4%)

#30 SBS World News – 172 000 (+3%)

TOTAL TV – 25-54

The movie – Dumbo on Seven was #8 with 96 000, a rise of 7% and Miss Congeniality was right behind at #9 with 95 000, an upswing of 6%. 10 was stronger in the 25-54 demo than in Total People with Bondi Rescue, Jamie Oliver: Together, NCIS Los Angeles and both episodes of FBI: International entering the Top 30.


OVERNIGHT RATINGS

Analysis

Seven

Seven News – Saturday was #1 with wins in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Seven went with its ‘regular’ line-up against the Tennis, with Border Security: Australia’s Front Line at #6 with 389 000 viewers. This was a new episode for Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, whom had missed this episode last year. It was a repeat for Sydney and Brisbane. The movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was #10 with 237 000. The movie, Bastille Day had 80 000.

Nine

Nine News Saturday was #2 with wins in Sydney and Melbourne. The 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Night was #4 overall, but #1 non news with 472 000 fans. Other sessions included:

#5 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Night Session 2 – 419 000

#8 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Night Pre Match – 303 000

#11 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Day – 235 000

#12 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Late – 222 000

#20 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Night Gem – 122 000

10

A repeat of Bondi Rescue kicked off the night for 10 with 74 000. There was a rise for Jamie Oliver: Together at 76 000. NCIS: Los Angeles (now cancelled) had 92 000 viewers. FBI: International at 8:30 had an audience of 90 000 and then a second new episode had 85 000.

ABC

ABC News Saturday was #3 for the night. Call the Midwife was #7 with 377 000 viewers and a repeat of Midsomer Murders was #9 and had 276 000.

16-39

1. 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Night
2. 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Night Session 2
3. Nine News Saturday
4. Seven News Saturday
5. 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Pre Match

25-54

1. 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Night
2. Nine News Saturday
3. Seven News Saturday
4. 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Night Session 2
5. 2023 Australian Open Day 6 – Pre Match

Multi Channels

Winner: 9Gem (5.6%)

Second: 9GO! (3.8%)

9Gem had a win off the back of the 2023 Australian Open screening second window matches on the multi channel. 9GO! did well with the movie Jack Reacher #3 with 90 000 viewers.

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

NINE

SEVEN

N/A

TEN

N/A

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