Thursday 30 April 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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Thursday 30 April 2026 TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day

Total TV Consolidated 7 Total People

Thursday 30 April 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Consolidated 7 25-54 Total TV

Total TV Consolidated 7 16-39

Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+) Total TV

Overnight Ratings

Daily Shares

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 #1 for the night with a reach audience lead of 254 000 and an average audience lead of 160 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #10 with 1 090 000 (802 000). Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – Pre Game was #19 with 646 000 (301 000). Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football was #3 with 1 994 000 (768 000).

Highway Patrol (R) – 564 000 (332 000)

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Britain’s Got Talent – 524 000 (231 000)

Sunrise – Early – 519 000 (267 000)

Nine

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10

Millionaire Hot Seat was #29 with 501 000 (285 0000. Gogglebox was #13 with 901 000 (477 000).

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ABC

ABC News was #8 for the night. 730 was #11 with 1 053 000 (586 000). Back Roads was #24 with 550 000 (395 000). Grand Designs was #21 with 593 000 (361 000).

Hard Quiz S8 (R) – 711 000 (392 000)

SBS

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

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SEVEN

Seven scores: 7NEWS on top, AFL soars 40%, 7plus #1

  • Seven #1 nationally in total TV
  • Seven #1 in all demos
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 46.2%
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 46.1%
  • 7plus: #1 in BVOD, jumps 52% year-on-year
  • 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.22 million
  • AFL Thursday Night Football: reaches 1.99 million, soars 40% year-on-year
  • Home and Away: #1 entertainment show in total TV, reaches 1.09 million
  • Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 53% more viewers than Today

30 April 2026:

Seven Network reaches 6.01 million Australians nationally. Total TV reach up 4% year-on-year.

6.00am to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 46.2% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 44.8% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 45.1% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 46.2% share.

6.00pm to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 46.1% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 43.5% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 45.7% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 45.9% share.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 45.4% commercial share. Reach up 52% year-on-year.

7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers.National reach 2.22 million, national audience 1.38 million.

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  • Up 92% year-on-year on 7plus.

Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football:National reach 1.99 million, national audience 768,000.

  • Second biggest audience of 2026.
  • Up 40% year-on-year in total TV, up 215% on 7plus.
  • Up 18% week-on-week in total TV, up 29% on 7plus.

The Chase Australia Thursday:National reach 1.38 million, national audience 681,000.

  • Up 6% year-on-year in total TV, up 95% on 7plus.
  • Up 8% week-on-week in total TV.

Home and Away Thursday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.09 million, national audience 802,000.

  • Up 61% year-on-year on 7plus.

Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.03 million, national audience 476,000.

  • 53% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

NetworkAll people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network46.244.846.2
Nine Network37.738.937.6
Network Ten16.216.316.2

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

NetworkAll people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network46.143.545.9
Nine Network37.239.537.0
Network Ten16.717.017.2

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