Thursday 1 May 2025 TV Ratings Australia – Women’s State of Origin on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst AFL Thursday Night Football on Channel 7 wins in 7 Day consolidated

Thursday 1 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

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 98 000 and an average audience lead of 97 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #10 with 1 150 000 (822 000). Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly was #16 with 738 000 (324 000). Britain’s Got Talent was #27 with 540 000 (227 000). The Amazing Race was on 308 000 (103 000). A repeat of Born to Kill? was on 171 000 (70 000)

Seven’s AFL: Thursday Afternoon Football – Pre Game – 747 000 (318 000)

Seven’s AFL: Thursday Afternoon Football – 1 381 000 (455 000)

Seven’s AFL: Thursday Afternoon Football – Post Game – 366 000 (202 000)

Kick Ons – 179 000 (104 000)

Nine

9News was #2 for the night. A Current Affair was #4 with 1 642 000 (1 066 000). Women’s State of Origin 1st – Pre Match was #9 with 1 190 000 (757 000). Women’s State of Origin 1st was #3 with 2 009 000 (927 000). Women’s State of Origin 1st – Post Match was #36 with 427 000 (302 000). 9News Late was #39 with 412 000 (215 000). An encore of Breakthrough: The Rise of Women’s Rugby League was on 249 000 (80 000).

RBT – 243 000 (99 000)

Emergency (R) – 314 000 (173 000)

A+E: Crash Scene Emergency – 258 000 (102 000)

10

Deal or No Deal was #35 with 450 000 (242 000). The Project was #22 with 676 000 (278 000). The Inspired Unemployed: The List was #20 with 705 000 (211 000). Taskmaster Australia was #30 with 483 000 (244 000). An encore of The Cheap Seats was #44 with 346 000 (137 000). 10’s Late News was on 144 000 (92 000).

ABC

ABC News was #11 for the night. 730 was #8 with 1 193 000 (756 000). Restoration Australia was #12 with 998 000 (480 000). A repeat of Grand Designs Australia was #17 with 723 000 (341 000). A repeat of Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia was #28 with 525 000 (202 000). ABC Late News was on 276 000 (68 000).

Claire Hooper’s House of Games – 596 000 (266 000)

SBS

SBS World News was #48 with 328 000 (184 000). SBS World News 7pm was on 299 000 (136 000). The Secret DNA of Us was #29 with 520 000 (240 000). Liberation: D-Day to Berlin was #33 with 466 000 (181 000). A repeat of The Forgotten Battle was #50 with 315 000 (62 000).

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

NINE

• Women’s State of Origin Game 1 dominated its timeslot with Total People and all key demographics in Sydney and Brisbane, where it ranked the No. 1 program of the night. It was also Australia’s No.1 program with People 16-39 and People 25-54. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.009 million and a Total TV National Audience of 927,000. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 172,000 was up 16.2% on the same night last year. Please note these numbers will increase when time-adjusted.

• 9News was the No. 1 program across the 5 City Metro and the No. 1 news bulletin in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It was also Australia’s No. 1 news program with People 16-39 and People 25-54. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 2.060 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.265 million – up 13.6% year-on-year. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 119,000 was up 43.4% on the same night last year.

• A Current Affair won the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.642 million (up 15.0% year-on-year) and a Total TV National Audience of 1.066 million. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD Audience of 100,000 – up 49.3% on the same night last year.

• Tipping Point Australia was the No. 1 afternoon game show with Total People across Australia. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.423 million (up 17.1% year-on-year), a Total TV National Audience of 788,000 and a BVOD audience of 68,000 – 58.1% year-on-year.

• Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People in Melbourne and Brisbane. It recorded a Total TV National Reach of 761,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 307,000 and a BVOD audience of 43,000 – up 22.9% on the same morning last year.

• The 9Network was the No. 1 network on Thursday across the 5 City Metro with People 16-39 and People 25-54.

• 9Now was the No. 1 CFTA BVOD platform on Thursday across Australia with People 16-39 and People 25-54.

SEVEN

Seven: Australia’s most watched network. 7NEWS #1 program

·       Seven #1 nationally in total TV

·       National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 41.8%

·       National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 42.3%

·       7plus: #1 in VOD, up 25% year-on-year

·       7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.16 million

·       AFL Thursday Night Football: reaches 1.38 million

·       Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 31% more viewers than Today

1 May 2025:

Seven Network reaches 5.86 million Australians nationally.

7plus: #1 in VOD with a 49.4% share; reach up 25% year-on-year.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 41.8% share (6.00pm to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 41.8% share (6.00pm to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 42.3% share (6.00am to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 42.4% share (6.00am to midnight).

7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.16 million, national audience 1.36 million.

Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football: National reach 1.38 million, national audience 455,000.

The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.34 million, national audience 644,000.

Home and Away Thursday: #1 drama. National reach 1.15 million, national audience 822,000.

Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 952,000, national audience 401,000. 31% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	41.8	37.8	41.8
Nine Network	40.4	42.2	40.2
Network Ten	17.8	20.0	17.9

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	42.3	39.3	42.4
Nine Network	40.1	42.0	40.2
Network Ten	17.5	18.8	17.4

TEN

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Thursday 1 May 2025 TV Ratings Australia

Thursday 1 May 2025 TV Ratings Australia

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