Thursday 15 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 15 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 64 000 and an average audience lead of 61 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #11 with 1 031 000 (724 000). Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – Pre Game was #24 with 596 000 (276 000). Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football was #5 with 1 637 000 (545 000). Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – Post Game was on 355 000 (176 000). Kick Ons was on 190 000 (103 000).

Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly – 699 000 (344 000)

Britain’s Got Talent – 672 000 (218 000)

The Amazing Race – 194 000 (62 000)

The Chase UK – 343 000 (176 000)

Nine

9News was #3 for the night. A Current Affair was #4 with 1 662 000 (1 086 000). Women’s State of Origin 2nd – Pre Match was #8 with 1 211 000 (805 000). Women’s State of Origin 2nd was #2 with 2 131 000 (1 067 000). Women’s State of Origin 2nd – Post Match was #13 with 851 000 (401 000). 9News Late was on 300 000 (157 000).

Tipping Point UK (R) – 543 000 (326 000)

RBT – 211 000 (89 000)

Emergency (R) – 266 000 (138 000)

A+E: Crash Scene Emergency – 256 000 (135 000)

Panic 911 – 128 000 (63 000)

A Killer Makes a Call – 154 000 (59 000)

Outback Opal Hunters – 337 000 (130 000)

10

Deal or No Deal was on 373 000 (189 000). The Project was #16 with 732 000 (312 000). Taskmaster Australia was #18 with 714 000 (308 000). An encore of The Cheap Seats was #30 with 489 000 (155 000). A repeat of The Graham Norton Show was on 331 000 (92 000). 10’s Late News was on 144 000 (83 000).

ABC

ABC News was #10 for the night. 730 was #9 with 1 157 000 (681 000). Grand Designs UK was #15 with 734 000 (437 000). Martin Clunes: Islands of the Atlantic was #27 with 564 000 (292 000). The Kimberley was on 348 000 (140 000). ABC Late News – 202 000 (56 000).

Claire Hooper’s Game of Games – 565 000 (263 000)

SBS

SBS World News was on 282 000 (188 000). SBS World News 7pm was on 346 000 (139 000). A repeat of History’s Greatest Mysteries was on 281 000 (138 000). Liberation: D-Day to Berlin was on 321 000 (141 000). Sherlock & Daughter was on 351 000 (145 000).

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 2 Women’s State of Origin Game 2 was Australia’s No. 1 program with People 25-54 and 16-39, as well as the No. 1 program in Sydney with Total People. The match, in which the NSW blues defeated the Queensland Maroons 26-6, recorded the highest average audience for any Women’s Rugby League match in VOZ history on 9Now. It dominated its timeslot across Australia and in Sydney and Brisbane with Total People and all key demos. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.131 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.067 million. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 196,000 was up 14.0% on the same night last year.

• 9News was the No.1 news bulletin on Thursday night across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Total People. It was also the No. 1 program in Adelaide and Perth with People 25-54. The combined bulletins achieved a National Total TV Reach of 2.101 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.326 million – up 17.4% year-on-year. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 123,000 was up 48.2% on the same night last year.

• A Current Affair dominated the 7.00pm timeslot across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Total People. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.662 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.086 million (up 11.3% year-on-year). On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD Audience of 106,000 – up 39.5% on the same night last year.

• Tipping Point Australia was the No. 1 afternoon game show across Australia and in all five metro capitals. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.503 million, a Total TV National Audience of 778,000 (up 13.2% year-on-year) and a BVOD audience of 69,000 – up a massive 60.5% year-on-year.

• Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People in Melbourne and Brisbane. It also won the timeslot across the 5 City Metro with People 25-54 and 16-39.. It recorded a Total TV National Reach of 748,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 321,000 and a BVOD audience of 42,000 – up 20.0% 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 for Total People and all key demos.

SEVEN

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

• Seven #1 nationally in total TV
• National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 42.1%
• National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 42.5%
• 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.17 million
• AFL Thursday Night Football: reaches 1.64 million
• The Chase Australia: reaches 1.41 million
• Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 25% more viewers than Today

15 May 2025:

Seven Network reaches 5.93 million Australians nationally.

7plus: 42.1% share; reach up 32% year-on-year.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 42.1% share (6.00pm to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 42.5% share (6.00am to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 42.3% share (6.00pm to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 42.7% share (6.00am to midnight).

7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.17 million, national audience 1.39 million. Up on the previous week.

Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football: National reach 1.64 million, national audience 545,000.

The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.41 million, national audience 667,000.

Home and Away Thursday: #1 drama. National reach 1.03 million, national audience 724,000.

Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 969,000, national audience 401,000. 25% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	42.1	35.5	42.3
Nine Network	40.8	43.7	40.4
Network Ten	17.2	20.7	17.2

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	42.5	37.8	42.7
Nine Network	40.6	43.0	40.5
Network Ten	16.8	19.2	16.8

TEN

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Thursday 15 May 2025 TV Ratings Australia

Thursday 15 May 2025 TV Ratings Australia

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