Sunday 18 May 2025 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
News
Breakfast Television
Morning Shows
Afternoon News
Multi Channels (5 City Metro)
Total People
(Note: Initial numbers are for reach and numbers in brackets are for average audience)
Seven
Seven News was #1 for the night with a reach lead of 241 000 and an average audience lead of 228 000 over 9News. The 1% Club was #4 with 1 930 000 (1 053 000). 7NEWS Spotlight was #6 with 1 427 000 (609 000). 24 Hours in Police Custody was #20 with 692 000 (249 000). A repeat of Crime Investigation Australia was on 307 000 (120 000). Autopsy USA was on 116 000 (61 000).
Seven’s AFL: Sunday Afternoon Football – 1 129 000 (389 000)
Sunday Footy Feast – 590 000 (112 000)
Nine
9News was #3 for the night. Travel Guides was #2 with 2 211 000 (1 048 000). 60 Minutes was #5 with 1 469 000 (650 000). The Killer Interview with Piers Morgan was #17 with 744 000 (293 000). 9News Late was on 257 000 (146 000). Footy Furnace aired in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth was on 179 000 (85 000). See No Evil aired in Sydney and Brisbane and was on 95 000 (50 000).
Sunday Afternoon NRL Live – 1 068 000 (446 000)
Sunday Footy Show – AFL – 452 000 (175 000)
Sunday Footy Show – NRL – 359 000 (139 000)
Wide World of Sports – 435 000 (181 000)
10
The Sunday Project was #16 with 767 000 (283 000). MasterChef Australia – Sunday was #11 with 1 042 000 (614 000). An encore of House Hunters Australia was #23 with 613 000 (235 000). A second encore episode of House Hunters Australia was #48 with 345 000 (190 000). FBI was on 296 000 (136 000). A repeat of FBI was on 183 000 (109 000).
ABC
ABC News was #9 for the night. The Piano was #7 with 1 138 000 (690 000). Bergerac was #18 with 696 000 (418 000). Reunion was #39 with 392 000 (221 000). The movie, Judy & Punch was on 212 000 (44 000).
Insiders – 849 000 (604 000)
Offsiders – 614 000 (285 000)
Landline – 602 000 (366 000)
Compass – 571 000 (256 000)
Antiques Roadshow (R) – 517 000 (242 000)
SBS
SBS World News was #45 with 352 000 (205 000). SBS World News 7pm was #50 with 329 000 (153 000). 2025 Eurovision Song Contest – Grand Final (Evening) – 805 000 (169 000).
2025 Eurovision Song Contest – Grand Final (Morning – Live) – 615 000 (284 000).
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
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NINE
- 9News Sunday was the No.1 program and No.1 news bulletin in Sydney and Brisbane. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.159 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.254 million, up 3.2% on the same night last year. It recorded a BVOD audience of 111,000 – up 44.2% year-on-year.
- Travel Guides was the No.1 entertainment program across the 5 City Metro with Total People and People 25-54. It dominated its timeslot with Total People in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.211 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.048 million. It achieved a BVOD audience of 100,000 – up 19.0% year-on-year.
- 60 Minutes dominated its timeslot across Australia with Total People and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.469 million and a Total TV National Audience of 650,000 – up 11.7% year-on-year. On 9Now, it secured a BVOD Audience of 56,000 – up an impressive 33.3% on the same night last year.
- Sunday Afternoon NRL secured its timeslot with Total People and all key demos in Sydney and Brisbane. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.068 million and a Total TV National Audience of 446,000. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD audience of 51,000 – up 21.4% year-on-year.
- Weekend Today registered a Total TV Reach Audience of 802,000, a Total TV National Audience of 264,000 and a BVOD audience of 33,000 – up 32.0% year-on-year.
- The 9Network was the No.1 network on Sunday across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demos.
SEVEN
Seven wins Sunday, 7NEWS #1 program, 7plus #1 in BVOD
- Seven #1 nationally in total TV
- National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 41.4%
- National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 41.3%
- 7plus: #1 in BVOD, up 9% year-on-year
- 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.4 million
- The 1% Club: reaches 1.93 million
- 7NEWS Spotlight: reaches 1.43 million
- AFL: Sunday Afternoon Football: #1 sport, reaches 1.13 million
- Weekend Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 47% more viewers than Today
18 May 2025:
Seven Network reaches 5.91 million Australians nationally.
7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 43.24% share; reach up 9% year-on-year.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 41.4% share (6.00am to midnight).
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 41.3% share (6.00pm to midnight).
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 41.3% share (6.00am to midnight).
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 40.9% share (6.00pm to midnight).
7NEWS Sunday: #1 program in all people, grocery shoppers. National reach 2.4 million, national audience 1.48 million. Up on previous week.
The 1% Club Sunday:National reach 1.93 million, national audience 1.05 million.
7NEWS Spotlight: National reach 1.43 million, national audience 609,000.
Seven’s AFL: Sunday Afternoon Football: #1 sport. National reach 1.13 million, national audience 389,000.
Weekend Sunrise Sunday:#1 breakfast program. National reach 917,000, national audience 387,000. 47% more viewers than Today.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00pm to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 41.3 | 35.7 | 40.9 |
| Nine Network | 39.7 | 41.7 | 40.1 |
| Network Ten | 19.1 | 22.7 | 19.0 |
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 41.4 | 37.4 | 41.3 |
| Nine Network | 40.5 | 41.8 | 41.1 |
| Network Ten | 18.0 | 20.8 | 17.6 |
TEN
Tableside Theatrics Deliver 1.04 Million Viewers For MasterChef Australia.
Biggest BVOD Audiences Ever, Up 4% On 2024.
Last night, the contestants created a dish with an element of tableside theatre. To help inspire them, the judges showcase their tableside theatre trick – Jean-Christophe of course showed them Crêpes Suzette, Andy revealed a salt-baked Mud Crab, while Poh presented her elegant and beautiful thousand cut tofu lily. The cooks must pull off a showstopper dish in more ways that one to keep their place in the competition.
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win:
• Reached 1.04 million total viewers.
• Season-to-date: Reaching 5.5 million total viewers.
• Biggest BVOD audiences ever, up 4% on 2024.
• #2 in timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Sunday, 11 May):
• MasterChef Australia: Back To Win: Reached 1.27 million total viewers.
Network 10:
• Yesterday, 10 reached 3.9 million Australians across Network 10 and 10 Play, up 4% on the same day last year.
• 10’s Total TV prime time audience was up 4% week-on-week (up 3% in 25 to 54s).
• 10’s Total TV prime time audience was up 3% in 25 to 54s year-on-year.
Last Week:
• Have You Been Paying Attention? returned to 1.35 million and #1 in its timeslot.
• The Cheap Seats total national audience is up 6% and achieving its biggest BVOD audience (up 14%).
• MasterChef Australia was #1 show on commercial BVOD last week.
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win – Sunday To Wednesday At 7.30pm On 10 And 10 Play.
Have You Been Paying Attention? – Mondays At 8.40pm On 10 And 10 Play.
Source: Virtual Australia, OzTAM, Regional TAM, Overnight, Total TV. Prime time audience is 6pm-10.30pm. Network reach is 2am-2am. Year-on-year program comparisons based on Overnight data.
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Sunday 18 May 2025 TV Ratings Australia
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