Thursday 12 February 2026 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
Daily Shares (National)
Daily Ratings (Metro)
News
Breakfast Television
Morning Shows
Afternoon News
Game Shows
Total People
(Note: Initial numbers are for reach and numbers in brackets are for average audience)
Seven
Seven News was #3 for the night with a reach audience loss of 131 000 and an average audience loss of 1 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #11 with 1 159 000 (825 000). Home and Away – episode 2 was #16 with 919 000 (761 000). Home and Away – episode 3 was #17 with 889 000 (741 000). The movie, Sweet Home Alabama was #20 with 764 000 (218 000). An encore of Australian Idol was #88 with 185 000 (65 000).
AFL Origin Countdown – 628 000 (157 000)
Sunrise – Early – 501 000 (238 000)
The Chase UK – 68 00 (38 000)
LIV Golf Adelaide: Day 1 – 810 000 (158 000)
Operation Dark Phone: Murder By Text (R) – 182 000 (49 000)
Nine
9News was #3 for the night. A Current Affair was #6 with 1 589 000 (996 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Night was #1 with 2 632 000 (1 083 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Night Session 2 was #2 with 2 301 000 (1 131 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Late was #5 with 1 676 000 (796 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Late Extended was #21 with 761 000 (267 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Overnight was #44 with 372 000 (96 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Early Morning was #39 with 432 000 (94 000).
Winter Olympics 2026: Day 5 – Late Highlights – Gem – 981 000 (169 000)
Winter Olympics 2026: Day 5 – Early Highlights – Gem – 433 000 (113 000)
Winter Olympics 2026: Day 3 – Milano Cortina (encore) – 623 000 (223 000)
Married at First Sight (encore) – 693 000 (272 000)
Tipping Point UK – 625 000 (297 000)
Today – Early – 493 000 (206 000)
10
10 News+ was #49 for the night. Deal of No Deal was #54 with 284 000 (164 000). Millionaire Hot Seat was #37 with 442 000 (241 000). David Attenborough’s Parenthood was #30 with 576 00 (211 000). The Graham Norton Show was #42 with 396 000 (157 000). 10’s Late News was #63 with 240 000 (87 000). An encore of 10 News+ was #119 with 118 000 (65 000).
ABC
ABC News was #10 for the night. 730 was #8 with 1 239 000 (788 000). Grand Designs Transformations was #13 with 941 000 (443 000). Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job was #33 with 539 000 (276 000). An encore of Muster Dogs was #43 with 385 000 (106 000). ABC Late News was #102 with 149 000 (34 000).
Hard Quiz S5 (R) – 626 000 (347 000)
SBS
SBS World News was #50 with 307 000 (201 000). SBS World News 7pm was #47 with 332 000 (144 000). Toronto Airport Uncovered was #58 with 267 000 (88 000). Robson Green: World’s Most Amazing Walks was #61 with 247 000 (89 000). In Flight was #109 with 135 000 (42 000). SBS World News Late was #217 with 63 000 (24 000).
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
9News was Australia’s No.1 program with Total People. It was also the No. 1 news bulletin across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Total People and all key demographics. The combined national bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.113 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.294 million (up 14.5% on the same night last year). On 9Now, its BVOD Audience of 182,000 was up an impressive 85.7% year-on-year.
A Current Affair won the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People across Australia and in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.589 million and a Total TV National Audience of 996,000 – up 5.1% year-on-year. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD Audience of 144,000 – up a huge 87.0% on the same night last year.
Tipping Point Australia was the No. 1 afternoon game show with Total People and all key demos across Australia. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.580 million and a Total TV National Audience of 793,000, up 20.2% year-on-year. It recorded a BVOD audience of 102,000 lifting the timeslot by an enormous 100.0% when compared to the same day last year.
Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 334,000 and a BVOD audience of 59,000 – up 51.3% on the same morning last year.
The 9Network was the No.1 network on Thursday across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demos.
9Now was the No.1 CFTA BVOD Platform on Thursday across Australia with Total People and all key demos
The 9Network reached 5.060 million Australians on Day 6 of its coverage of the Winter Olympic Games 2026
Winter Olympic Games 2026, Night Session 9Gem & Channel 9, Day 6 (19:00-21:00) – dominated its timeslot with Total People and all key demos across Australia. It was the No. 2 program of the night with People 25-54 and People 16-39 across Australia and achieved a National Total TV Reach of 2.632 million, a Total TV National Audience of 1.083 million and a BVOD audience of 168,000.
Winter Olympic Games 2026, Night Session 2, Day 6 (21:00-22:30) – was the No. 1 program of the night with People 25-54 and People 16-39 across Australia. It won its timeslot with Total People and all key demos across Australia and secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.301 million, a Total TV National Audience of 1.131 million and a BVOD audience of 169,000.
Winter Olympic Games 2026, Late, Day 6 (22:30-24:00) – which saw Cooper Woods claim gold in the Men’s Freestyle Skiing Moguls, dominated its timeslot with Total People and all key demos across Australia. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.676 million, a Total TV National Audience of 796,000 and a BVOD audience of 123,000.
Winter Olympic Games 2026 Late Extended, Day 6 (24:00-02:00) – registered a National Total TV Reach of 761,000, a Total TV National Audience of 267,000 and a BVOD audience of 48,000.
The 9Network was the No. 1 network across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demos.9Now was the No. 1 CFTA BVOD platform across Australia with Total People and all key demos.
SEVEN
Home and Away wins entertainment, 7plus jumps 48%
- Seven reaches 5.16 million
- National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 32.5%
- National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 31.3%
- 7plus surges 48%
- 7NEWS: reaches 1.98 million
- Home and Away: #1 in entertainment, reaches 1.16 million
- Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 23% more viewers than Today
12 February 2026:
Seven Network reaches 5.16 million Australians nationally.
7plus: Up 48% year-on-year.
7NEWS Thursday: National reach 1.98 million, national audience 1.29 million.
The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.21 million, national audience 523,000.
Home and Away Thursday: #1 entertainment program, #1 drama. National reach 1.41 million, national audience 890,000.
Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program in total TV. National reach 922,000, national audience 410,000. 23% more viewers than Today.
Home and Away Thursday Episode 2: National reach 919,000, national audience 761,000.
Home and Away Thursday Episode 3: National reach 889,000, national audience 741,000.
LIV Golf Adelaide Day One: National reach 889,000, national audience 741,000.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 32.5 | 27.8 | 32.9 |
| Nine Network | 53.6 | 59.4 | 53.1 |
| Network Ten | 14.0 | 12.8 | 14.0 |
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00pm to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 31.3 | 25.7 | 31.6 |
| Nine Network | 55.1 | 61.7 | 54.6 |
| Network Ten | 13.6 | 12.6 | 13.8 |
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Thursday 12 February 2026 TV Ratings Australia
Thursday 12 February 2026 TV Ratings Australia
