Thursday 14 May 2026 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

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SHARES
145
VIEWS

Thursday 14 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day

Total TV Consolidated 7 Total People

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Consolidated 7 25-54 Total TV

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Total TV Consolidated 7 16-39

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Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+) Total TV

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Overnight Ratings

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)

Thursday 14 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Seven

Seven News was #1 for the night with a reach audience lead of 144 000 and an average audience lead of 86 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #11 with 1 032 000 (791 000). Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – Pre Game was #23 with 587 000 (283 000). Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football was #4 with 1 977 000 (663 000).

Britain’s Got Talent – 567 000 (169 000)

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Sunrise – Early – 473 000 (228 000)

Nine

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10

A repeat of Millionaire Hot Seat was #25 with 527 000 (265 000). Taskmaster Australia was #19 with 679 000 (361 000).

ABC

ABC News was #8 for the night. Budget 2026: Opposition Reply was #9 with 1 149 000 (607 0000. 730 was #13 with 798 000 (504 000). Grand Designs Revisited was #20 with 646 000 (301 000).

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Hard Quiz S8 (R) – 722 000 (403 000)

Antiques Roadshow – 465 000 (199 000)

SBS

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25-54

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16-39

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Grocery Shoppers (18+)

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

NINE

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SEVEN

Seven wins Thursday: 7NEWS #1 program, 7plus #1 in BVOD, AFL up 21%

  • Seven #1 nationally in total TV
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 44.7%
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 44.3%
  • 7plus: #1 in BVOD, jumps 46% year-on-year
  • 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.2 million, up 10% week-on-week
  • AFL Thursday Night Football: reaches 1.98 million, up 21% year-on-year
  • The Chase Australia: reaches 1.38 million, up 7% year-on-year
  • Home and Away: #1 drama, reaches 1.03 million, up 9% year-on-year
  • Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 40% more viewers than Today

14 May 2026:

Seven Network reaches 5.95 million Australians nationally.

6.00pm to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 44.3% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 44.7% share.

6.00am to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 44.7% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 41.6% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 45% share.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 44.4% commercial share. Reach up 46% year-on-year.

7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers.National reach 2.2 million, national audience 1.36 million.

  • Up 91% year-on-year on 7plus.
  • Up 10% week-on-week in total TV, up 14% on 7plus.

Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football:National reach 1.98 million, national audience 663,000.

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  • Up 21% year-on-year in total TV, up 156% on 7plus.

The Chase Australia Thursday:National reach 1.38 million, national audience 716,000.

  • Up 7% year-on-year in total TV, up 96% on 7plus.

Home and Away Thursday: #1 drama. National reach 1.03 million, national audience 791,000.

  • Up 9% year-on-year in total TV, up 68% on 7plus.
  • Up 8% week-on-week in total TV, up 6% on 7plus.

Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 995,000, national audience 441,000.

  • 40% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

Network All people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network44.741.645.0
Nine Network39.540.039.1
Network Ten15.718.415.9

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network All people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network44.339.744.7
Nine Network40.041.239.3
Network Ten15.719.116.1

TEN

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