Thursday 18 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia – World Athletics Championships on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Home and Away on Channel 7 wins in 7 Day consolidated

Thursday 18 September 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 #2 for the night with a reach audience lead of 26 000 and an average audience lead of 33 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #7 with 1 155 000 (802 000). Home and Away – episode 2 was #14 with 873 000 (733 000). Home and Away – episode 3 was #16 with 838 000 (700 000). Clarkson’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire UK was #15 with 839 000 (344 000). Why Bridges Collapse was #28 with 506 000 (167 000). A repeat of What the Killer Did Next was #80 with 186 000 (82 000). Kick Ons was #174 with 90 000 (46 000).

Sunrise – Early – 552 000 (260 000)

The Chase UK – 378 000 (188 000)

Nine

9News was #3 for the night. A Current Affair was #4 with 1 572 000 (1 024 000). World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 – Night was #1 with 2 250 000 (677 000). Chicago Med was #47 with 295 000 (108 000).

Tipping Point UK – 459 000 (265 000)

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 – 1 076 000 (563 000)

10

10 News+ was #41 for the night. Deal or No Deal was #29 with 488 000 (133 000). Gogglebox was #12 with 935 000 (547 000). The Office Australia was #30 with 475 000 (208 000). A repeat of Law & Order: SVU was #48 with 293 000 (111 000). 10’s Late News was #76 with 197 000 (86 000). An encore of The Cheap Seats was #85 with 174 000 (57 000).

ABC

ABC News was #8 for the night. 730 was #9 with 1 142 000 (677 000). Back Roads was #18 with 706 000 (465 000). Grand Designs NZ was #22 with 618 000 (341 000). An encore of The Family Next Door was #36 with 368 000 (107 000). ABC Late News was #83 with 181 000 (46 000).

Hard Quiz S8 (R) – 638 000 (358 000)

Spicks and Specks – 288 000 (157 000)

SBS

SBS World News was #52 with 274 000 (177 000). SBS World News 7pm was #54 with 268 000 (133 000). 9/11: One Day in America was #26 with 531 000 (143 000). Snowpiercer was #66 with 229 000 (34 000).

2025 World Athletics Championships Tokyo: Day 6 Evening Live was #11 with 972 000 (298 000).

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

• World Athletics Championships was Australia’s No. 1 program on Thursday by reach. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.250 million, a Total TV National Audience of 677,000 and a BVOD Audience of 87,000.

• 9News was the No. 1 program across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with all key demographics and Total People. It was also the No.1 program of the night with People 25 to 54 in Adelaide and Perth. The combined national bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.024 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.268 million – up 16.8% year-on-year. On 9Now, it claimed a BVOD Audience of 166,000 – up a massive 88.6% on the same night last year.

• A Current Affair dominated the 7.00pm timeslot across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.572 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.024 million – up 16% year-on-year. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD Audience of 127,000 – up a huge 92.4% year-on-year.

• Tipping Point Australia was the No.1 afternoon game show across Australia and in all five metro capitals. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.387 million and a Total TV National Audience of 752,000, increasing by 18.4% on the same day last year. On 9Now, its BVOD Audience was 94,000 – up an impressive 108.9% year-on-year.

• Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 790,000, a Total TV National Audience of 312,000 – up 5.4% on the same morning last year. On 9Now it recorded a BVOD audience of 51,000 –  up 54.5% year-on-year.

SEVEN

7plus #1 in BVOD on Seven’s huge Thursday

• National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 39.5%
• National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 37.6%
• 7plus: #1 in BVOD, up 41.8% year-on-year
• 7NEWS: reaches 2.05 million
• The Chase Australia: reaches 1.22 million
• Home and Away: #1 drama, reaches 1.16 million
• Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 31% more viewers than Today

18 September 2025:

Seven Network reaches 5.26 million Australians nationally.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 43.95% share, reach up 41.8% year-on-year.

7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in Total TV. National reach 2.05 million, national audience 1.3 million.

The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.22 million, national audience 595,000.

Home and Away Thursday: #1 drama. National reach 1.16 million, national audience 802,000.

Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 922,000, national audience 410,000. 31% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	39.5	36.8	39.6
Nine Network	42.9	43.3	42.8
Network Ten	17.6	19.9	17.6

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00pm to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	37.6	34.4	37.8
Nine Network	43.5	43.5	43.2
Network Ten	18.9	22.1	19.0

TEN

Thursday, 18 September 2025.    Gogglebox Tops Its Timeslot In Key Demos. Recording Its Biggest Streaming Audience – Up 300%.
	Gogglebox: Some of Australia’s most opinionated and avid TV viewers comment freely on the best and worst television shows they’ve watched over the past week, from the comfort of their living rooms. This week, Goggbloxers watched Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen, KPOPPED, and Jay & Pamela.   Last night: Reached 935,000 total national viewers. #1 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s (30.1%) and 16 to 39s (30.2%).   Season to-date: Reaching 5.9 million total national viewers. Biggest ever streaming audience – up 300% year-on-year.   7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Thursday, 11 September): Reached 1.23 million total national viewers. #1 entertainment show in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.   10: Last night, 10’s national total BVOD audience was up 26% on same night last year.
Newsroom: Paramount+ Australia And Hello Win MFA’s Best Use Of Social For ‘A Mountain Of Movies’. Hungry Jack’s NBL. Sunday Hoops. Sunday, 21 September, Live From 2.30pm On 10. Watch + Stream Free. NCIS: Sydney Returns For A Star-Studded Third Season. Ozzy: No Escape From Now Premieres On Paramount+ On Tuesday, 7 October.   The Brighter Side. Tonight At 7.30pm On 10. Watch + Stream Free.   Source: Virtual Australia, OzTAM, Regional TAM, Total TV. Reach includes encores.

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Thursday 18 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia

Thursday 18 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia

• Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia – World Athletics Championships on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst The Block on Channel 9 wins in 7 Day consolidated
• Monday 15 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia – The Block on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights and wins in 7 Day consolidated
• Seven signs new agreement with Athletics Australia
• Schedule Highlights Olympic Games Paris 2024 – Day 12
• SBS and Nine to go head to head with World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September