Thursday Ratings – Gogglebox Australia on 10 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Seven’s Home and Away wins in Total TV

Analysis for Total TV (16 February, 2023) and Overnight (23 February, 2023) ratings.

TOTAL TV – Total People

Seven

Seven News and Home and Away did well, but then Seven was in freefall with a repeat of Red Faces.

#1 Seven News – 1,310 000 (+3%)

#2 Seven News at 6:30 – 1,292 000 (+3%)

#5 Home and Away – 897 000 (+24%)

#8 Home and Away – Late – 832 000 (+28%)

#9 The Chase Australia – 739 000 (+3%)

#15 The Chase Australia – 5pm – 488 000 (+3%)

#18 The Very Best of the Best and Worst of Red Faces (R) – 422 000 (+7%)

#20 Sunrise – 372 000 (+4%)

#23 Seven News at 4:30 – 340 000 (+2%)

#29 Mrs. Brown’s Boys (R) – 268 000 (+12%)

#30 Seven News at 4 – 267 000 (+2%)

Nine

A quieter night without MAFS but RBT still pulls a crowd of more than 600k.

#3 Nine News 6:30 – 991 000 (+4%)

#4 Nine News – 960 000 (+4%)

#6 A Current Affair – 884 000 (+6%)

#11 RBT – 698 000 (+6%)

#12 Paramedics – 580 000 (+5%)

#17 Hot Seat – 445 000 (+4%)

#19 Tipping Point – 404 000 (+6%)

#21 Nine’s Afternoon News – 354 000 (+3%)

#24 Today – 333 000 (+7%)

#27 Australia Behind Bars (R) – 317 000 (+6%)

#28 Hot Seat – 5pm – 309 000 (+4%)

10

Taskmaster fell below 500k.

#16 Taskmaster Australia – 479 000 (+19%)

#22 10 News First – 351 000 (+2%)

#25 The Project 7pm – 324 000 (+4%)

ABC

ABC had a strong night with Foreign Correspondent and Grand Designs over 500k

#7 ABC News – 842 000 (+3%)

#10 730 – 710 000 (+5%)

#13 Foreign Correspondent – 551 000 (+12%)

#14 Grand Designs: House of the Year – 518 000 (+20%)

#26 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World (R) – 323 000 (+11%)

TOTAL TV – 25-54

Home and Away was #1 with 313 000 viewers, a rise of 38%. Home and Away – Late was #3 with 293 000, an upswing of 44%. Taskmaster Australia was #5 with 271 000, a lift if 23%. RBT was #9 with 208 000, an increase of 11%.

OVERNIGHT RATINGS

Analysis

Seven

Seven News was #2 with wins in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth and a tie in Brisbane. Seven News at 6:30 was #1 with wins in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth and again a tie in Brisbane. Home and Away was #9 with 442 000 viewers. Home and Away – Late was #12 with 395 000. A repeat of the hilarious Roast with Paul Hogan was #31 with 153 000. The Latest: Seven News had 112 000. An encore of The Front Bar: All Sports Edition was watched by 51 000.

Nine

Nine News was #4 with a win in Sydney and a tie in Brisbane. Nine News 6:30 was #3 with a win in Sydney and tie in Brisbane. A Current Affair was #5 overall, but #1 in its slot with 618 000. RBT was #8 with 469 000. A repeat of Paramedics was #14 with 364 000. A repeat of Australia Behind Bars was #28 with 182 000. Nine News Late had 95 000 viewers. A repeat of A+E After Dark was watched by 58 000. Council of Dads aired close to midnight with 33 000.

10

The Project 6:30 was on 133 000. The Project 7pm was on 240 000. Taskmaster Australia was #16 with 302 000. Gogglebox returned for a new season and was #7 overall, but the #1 non news show of the night with 480 000 viewers. A Montreal Comedy Special – Pride Gala was #38 with 130 000. A late night encore of Would I Lie to You had 70 000.

ABC

ABC News was #6, but #2 in its slot behind ACA. 730 was #11 with 415 000. Foreign Correspondent was #13 with 375 000. Grand Designs: House of the Year season final was #18 with 257 000. Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World repeat was #23 with 227 000.

16-39

1. Gogglebox
2. Taskmaster Australia
3. Nine News
4. Nine News 6:30
5. Seven News at 6:30

9. RBT
11. Home and Away

25-54

1. Gogglebox
2. Nine News 6:30
3. Nine News
4. Seven News at 6:30
5. A Current Affair

7. Taskmaster Australia
8. RBT
10 Home and Away

Multi Channels

Winner: 7two (3.5%)

Second: ABC Kids / ABC TV Plus (3.3%)

7two was the #1 multi channel thanks to Father Brown (#7 with 93 000), Bargain Hunt (#19 with 70 000) and Murdoch Mysteries with 68 000.

ABC Kids / ABC TV Plus was #2 with kids programming including Pepper Pig and Bluey filling the early evening and Penn and Teller later at #16 with 73 000.

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

NINE

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:
 

• The 9Network and Channel 9 win Thursday viewing with People 25-54, GS + Child and Total People
• Channel 9 takes out the top 3 programs live streamed yesterday against all broadcasters
• Channel 9 takes out the top program streamed on catch up yesterday against all broadcasters
• RBT was a timeslot winner with GS + Child and Total People across the 5 City Metro and in Melbourne
• RBT recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 26,000
• Paramedics was a timeslot winner with Total People and GS + Child in Brisbane
• Paramedics recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 17,000
• 9News was the news bulletin of choice with Total People and all key demos in Sydney
• 9News recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 37,000
• A Current Affair was timeslot winner with Total People and all key demos across the 5 City Metro and in Melbourne and Brisbane
• A Current Affair recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 34,000 (+42% YoY)
• TODAY was the breakfast show of choice with Total People and all key demos in Melbourne and Brisbane

TODAY recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 22,000

SEVEN

TEN

LAST NIGHT

Overnight ratings Thursday, 23 February 2023.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Gogglebox Australia: #1 entertainment show.
• Gogglebox Australia: #1 show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Taskmaster Australia: #2 show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Taskmaster Australia: #1 in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Network 10 + 10: #1 network and channel in under 50s and 16 to 39s.
• Network 10 + 10: #2 network in 25 to 54s.

Network 10 (10 + 10 Bold + 10 Peach + 10 Shake):

• #1 network in under 50s and 16 to 39s.
• #2 network in 25 to 54s.
• 37.3% commercial share in 16 to 39s, 35.7% in 25 to 54s and 36.7% in under 50s.
• 10: #1 in under 50s and 16 to 39s.
• 10: #2 in 25 to 54s.
• 10: Up 4% week-on-week, 48% in under 50s, 42% in 25 to 54s and 48% in 16 to 39s.
• 10 Bold: Up 12% week-on-week and up 29% in its key demo of over 40s.
• 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.
• 10 Peach: Up 4% week-on-week and up 15% in its key demo of 16 to 39s.

Gogglebox Australia:

• 660,000 national viewers. Peaked at 768,000 viewers.
• #1 show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• #1 in its timeslot.
• #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• 32.4% commercial share, 44.5% in under 50s, 46% in 16 to 39s and 42.5% in 25 to 54s.

Taskmaster Australia:  

• 414,000 national viewers. Peaked at 681,000 viewers.
• Lifts 10’s timeslot 66% compared with the same night in 2022.
• #2 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• #1 in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• 30.4% commercial share in under 50s, 34.2% in 16 to 39s and 29.8% in 25 to 54s.

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