Analysis for Total TV (1 January, 2023) and Overnight (8 January, 2023) ratings.
TOTAL TV – Total People
Once again, OzTam has sent through a report with the entire BVOD column as zero, meaning the upticks will be either zero or minimal, depending on regional figures.
Seven
The new year started with viewers watching the Big Bash League.
#1 Seven News – Sunday – 1, 233 000 (+0%)
#4 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers – 567 000 (+0%)
#5 Seven News at 5 – 486 000 (+0%)
#9 Weekend Sunrise – Sunday – 360 000 (+0%)
#10 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Melbourne Renegades v Perth – 354 000 (+0%)
#11 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers Post Game – 342 000 (+0%)
#19 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line (R) – 245 000 (+2%)
#20 Weekend Sunrise – Sunday Early – 234 000 (+0%)
#23 Surviellence Ox: Dashcam (R) – 215 000 (+0%)
#26 The Morning Show Summer Series – 197 000 (+0%)
#29 Border Security: International (R) – 181 000 (+1%)
Nine
A quiet start to the new year with 60 Minutes and a movie for Nine.
#2 Nine News Sunday – 871 000 (+0%)
#6 60 Minutes – 462 000 (+1%)
#8 RBT – 402 000 (+3%)
#13 Territory Cops – 327 000 (+1%)
#15 Deep Impact – 281 000 (+3%)
#17 Weekend Today – Sunday – 271 000 (+0%)
#18 Nine News: First at Five – 262 000 (+0%)
10
10 aired the annual special NYE episode of The Graham Norton Show
#12 10 News First Sunday – 331 000 (+01%)
#15 The Graham Norton Show – 280 000 (+6%)
#24 The Dog House – 209 000 (+3%)
#28 All 4 Adventure – 181 000 (+23%)
ABC
ABC got some mileage out of the classic Australian movie – Strictly Ballroom.
#3 ABC News – 744 000 – (+1%)
#7 M – Strictly Ballroom (R) – 441 000 (+3%)
#22 ABC News at Noon – 217 000 (+0%)
#25 Weekend Breakfast – 199 000 (+0%)
#30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (R) – 180 000 (+1%)
SBS
#14 Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2022 – 312 000 (+25%)
#21 SBS World News – 227 000 (+1%)
#27 The Father – 192 000 (+18%)
TOTAL TV – 25-54
Seven News and the Cricket were the top performers but kudos to SBS with Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2022 at #6 with 122 000 viewers, a rise of 34%.
OVERNIGHT RATINGS
Analysis
Seven
Seven News – Sunday was #1 with a clean sweep in all markets. Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Day 5 had the following results:
#4 Session 3 – 553 000
#5 Session 2 – 540 000
#6 Tea – 504 000
#9 Session 1 – 388 000
#10 Lunch – 385 000
Pre Game – 144 000
Coverage of Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers was in position 11 with 317 000. Post game coverage for this match was 107 000.
Nine
Nine News Sunday was #2 with no wins in any market. Nine stuck with the 2023 United Cup – Day 10 tennis tournament on the main channel and had a dismal 116 000 and gave the primary channel a share of 11.4%.
10
The Project returned for 2023 with the 6:30pm half hour #19 on 170 000 and the 7pm half hour #12 with 261 000 with new host, Sarah Harris. A fast tracked new episode of The Graham Norton Show was #14 with 219 000. 10 went with a new episode of NCIS: Hawaii to an audience of 119 000.
ABC
ABC News was #3 overall for the night. A repeat of Death in Paradise was on 434 000 in #7 position and a repeat of Vera was #8 with 413 000. A new episode of Wreck had just 67 000 viewers.
16-39
- Seven News – Sunday
- Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa
- Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa
- Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa
- Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa
25-54
- Seven News – Sunday
- Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa
- Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa
- Nine News Sunday
- Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa
Multi Channels
Winner: 9GO! (5.1%)
Second: 7two (4.0%)
Coverage of the 2023 Adelaide International tennis tournament and the movie, War of the Worlds gave 9GO! a massive winning multi channel share. Triple repeats of Border Security: Australia’s Front Line and a double repeat of Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport secured 7two second place.
How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
NINE
N/A
SEVEN
N/A
TEN
N/A
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