Saturday Ratings – Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2023 on ABC is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Call the Midwife on ABC wins in Total TV

Analysis for Total TV (18 February, 2023) and Overnight (25 February, 2023) ratings.

TOTAL TV – Total People

Seven

Seven has an average night with Million Pound Pawn and John Wick 3 pulling under 300k.

#1 Seven News Saturday – 964 000 (+2%)

#8 Border Patrol – 450 000 (+3%)

#9 Weekend Sunrise – Saturday – 362 000 (+2%)

#11 Weekend Sunrise – Saturday – Late – 312 000 (+3%)

#14 M – The Equalizer 2 – 286 000 (+6%)

#15 Million Pound Pawn – 284 000 (+3%)

#16 Border Security – Australia’s Front Line (R) – 274 000 (+3%)

#21 Weekend Sunrise – Saturday – Early – 244 000 (+1%)

#24 Seven News at 5 – 234 000 (+2%)

Nine

Nine hits its stride with Space Invaders above 450k.

#2 Nine News Saturday – 766 000 (+4%)

#5 A Current Affair – Saturday – 587 000 (+5%)

#7 Space Invaders – 468 000(+18%)

#10 Getaway – 340 000 (+4%)

#12 The Blind Side – 302 000 (+6%)

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

#22 Nine News – First at Five – 244 000 (+3%)

#25 Weekend Today – Saturday – Late – 231 000 (+6%)

#26 Weekend Today – Saturday – Early – 207 000 (+5%)

#30 Buckley’s Chance – 173 000 (+2%)

10

10 found some traction with a special NCIS crossover event.

#13 10 News First Saturday – 300 000 (+2%)

#17 NCIS – 269 000 (+20%)

#18 NCIS: Hawaii – 267 000 (+19%)

#23 NCIS: Los Angeles – 241 000 (+22%)

ABC

ABC had a strong night with Call the Midwife and a Midsomer Murders special.

#3 ABC News Saturday – 682 000 (+3%)

#4 Call the Midwife – 641 000 (+21%)

#6 Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem – 511 000 (+14%)

#19 Hunting the Essex Lorry Killers (R) – 264 000 (+7%)

SBS

SBS had three entries in the top 30

#27 SBS World News – 203 000 (+3%)

#28 Portillo in the Pyrenees – 203 000 (+15%)

#29 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes – 194 000 (+6%)

TOTAL TV – 25-54

Space Invaders was #3 with 150 000, a rise of 27%. Million Pound Pawn was #11 with 88 000, an upswing of 6%. NCIS was #17 with 67 000, a lift of 22%. Call the Midwife was #18 with 67 000, an increase of 18%. NCIS: Hawaii was #21 with 60 000, an increase of 22%. NCIS: Los Angeles was #23 with 55 000, a boost of 34%.

OVERNIGHT RATINGS

Analysis

Seven

Seven News – Saturday was #1 with wins in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Border Patrol was #6 with 301 000. Million Pound Pawn was #16 with 166 000. The movie, John Wick: Chapter 2 was #19 with 157 000. An encore of Australian Idol had an audience of just 29 000.

Nine

Nine News Saturday was #2 with a win in Sydney. A Current Affair – Saturday was #4 with 386 000. Space Invaders was #7 with 285 000. The movie, Grease was #10 with 190 000. ONJ fans were treated with a second movie, Xanadu with 93 000 watching.

10

A repeat of Bondi Rescue started the evening for 10 with 97 000. An encore of The Dog House Australia had 92 000 watching. A new episode of NCIS: Los Angeles had 90 000 viewers. FBI: International had 91 000. A second new episode of FBI: International was watched by 83 000. An encore of War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy had 39 000 viewers.

ABC

ABC News – Saturday was #3 overall, but #1 in its slot. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2023 was #5 for the night with 380 000. It was the #1 non news show of the night and was responsible for giving ABC an equal first primary channel share for the night with Nine. The presentation was also #1 for the night in 16-39 and #2 in the 25-54 demographic.

16-39

1. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2023
2. Nine News Saturday
3. Seven News – Saturday
4. Space Invaders
5. A Current Affair – Saturday

25-54

1. Seven News – Saturday
2. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2023
3. Nine News Saturday
4. Border Patrol
5. A Current Affair – Saturday

Multi Channels

Winner: 9GO! (5.5%)

Second: 7two (3.7%)

9GO! was the #1 multi channel last night with Back to the Future #1 with 118 000 viewers. The Terminator was #9 with 76 000.

7two was the #2 multi channel with The Highland Vet on 55 000, The Yorkshire Vet on 98 000, I Escaped to the Country on 76 000 and Escape to the Perfect Town on 50 000.

A mention to 9Gem with its coverage of the Super Rugby Pacific 2023 #10 for the evening with 71 000 viewers.

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

NINE

N/A

SEVEN

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TEN

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