Thursday 8 May 2025 TV Ratings Australia – AFL Thursday Night Football on Channel 7 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Women’s State of Origin on Channel 9 wins in 7 Day consolidated

Thursday 8 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 17 000 and an average audience loss of 8 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #10 with 1 065 000 (738 000). Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – Pre Game was #27 with 530 000 (262 000). Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football was #3 with 1 775 000 (591 000). Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – Post Game was #47 with 359 000 (197 000). Kick Ons was #100 was #172 000 (101 000).

Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly – 723 000 (346 000)

Britain’s Got Talent – 637 000 (203 000)

The Amazing Race – 201 000 (56 000)

The Chase UK – 390 000 (201 000)

Nine

9News was #2 for the night. A Current Affair was #4 with 1 547 000 (1 027 000). Thursday Night NRL Live – Pre Match was #15 with 774 000 (470 000). Thursday Night NRL Live was #6 with 1 336 000 (627 000). Thursday Night NRL Live – Post Match was #36 with 455 000 (176 000). Rise of the Dolphins was #77 with 513 000 (53 000).

RBT (R) – 491 000 (252 000)

Emergency (R) – 492 000 (241 000)

A+E: Crash Scene Emergency – 345 000 (152 000)

My Feet Are Killing Me – 189 000 (70 000)

Tipping Point UK (R) – 523 000 (302 000)

10

Deal or No Deal was #34 with 465 000 (257 000). The Project was #14 with 811 000 (310 000). Taskmaster Australia was #16 with 744 000 (346 000). The List was #37 with 452 000 (160 000). An encore of The Cheap Seats was #56 with 308 000 (100 000). 10’s Late News was #114 with 153 000 (93 000).

ABC

ABC News was #9 for the night. 730 was #8 with 1 214 000 (771 000). Restoration Australia was #11 with 1 016 000 (482 000). A repeat of Grand Designs UK was #18 with 728 000 (308 000). A repeat of Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia was #41 with 406 000 (148 000). ABC Late News was #66 with 247 000 (62 000).

Claire Hooper’s Game of Games – 621 000 (288 000)

ABC News Mornings – 579 000 (109 000)

Antiques Roadshow – 513 000 (217 000)

SBS

SBS World News was #54 with 324 000 (199 000). SBS World News 7pm was on 330 000 (154 000). The Secret DNA of US was #38 with 448 000 (207 000). Liberation: D-Day to Berlin was #35 with 458 000 (155 000).

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 the No. 1 program and No.1 news bulletin on Thursday night across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Total People. It was also the No. 1 news bulletin with People 25-54 and  People 16-39 in Adelaide. In Perth, just  7,000 viewers separated 9News from its competitor. 

• 9News achieved a National Total TV Reach of 2.063 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.328 million – up 17.9% year-on-year. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 115,000 was up 47.4% 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 and all key demographics. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.547 million (up 13.2% year-on-year) and a Total TV National Audience of 1.027 million. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD Audience of 88,000 – up 41.9% on the same night last year.
• Tipping Point Australia was the No. 1 afternoon game show across Australia and in all five metro capital cities with Total People. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.503 million (up 13.0% year-on-year), a Total TV National Audience of 825,000 and a BVOD audience of 69,000 – up a massive 60.5% year-on-year.

• Thursday Night Footy dominated its timeslot with Total People in Sydney and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.336 million and a Total TV National Audience of 627,000. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 83,000 was up 36.1% on the same night last year.

• Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People and all key demographics in Melbourne and Brisbane. It recorded a Total TV National Reach of 848,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 344,000 and a BVOD audience of 42,000 – up 31.3% on the same morning last year.

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: 45.2%
• National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 43.6%
• 7plus: #1 in BVOD, up 27% year-on-year
• 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.08 million
• AFL Thursday Night Football: reaches 1.78 million
• Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 25% more viewers than Today

8 May 2025:

Seven Network reaches 5.9 million Australians nationally.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 46.5% share; reach up 27% year-on-year.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 45.2% share (6.00pm to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 39.5% share (6.00pm to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 39.4% share (6.00pm to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 45.6% share (6.00pm to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 43.6% share (6.00am to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 40.4% share (6.00am to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 40.3% share (6.00am to midnight).

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 44.1% share (6.00am to midnight).

7NEWS Thursday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers. National reach 2.08 million, national audience 1.32 million.

Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football: #1 sport, #1 program in 16 to 39s. National reach 1.78 million, national audience 591,000.

The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.32 million, national audience 642,000.

Home and Away Thursday: #1 drama. National reach 1.07 million, national audience 738,000.

Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 989,000, national audience 430,000. Up on the previous week. 25% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	45.2	39.5	45.6
Nine Network	36.7	37.6	36.4
Network Ten	18.1	22.9	17.9

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	43.6	40.4	44.1
Nine Network	38.3	39.2	38.3
Network Ten	18.1	20.4	17.6

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Thursday 8 May 2025 TV Ratings Australia

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