Thursday TV Ratings Australia – MasterChef Australia on 10 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst The Mid-Year Ashes on Nine wins in Total TV

TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV (6 July, 2023) and Overnight (13 July, 2023) ratings.

Seven

#1 Seven News – 1,422 000 (+3%)

#2 Seven News at 6.30 – 1,310 000 (+4%)

#7 The Chase Australia – 883 000 (+4%)

#9 Home and Away – 772 000 (+42%)

#15 The Chase Australia – 5pm – 540 000 (+4%)

#17 Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – 478 000 (+1%)

#23 Sunrise – 372 000 (+5%)

#25 Seven News at 4.30 – 341 000 (+3%)

#26 Highway Patrol Special (R) – 335 000 (+5%)

#30 Seven News at 4 – 299 000 (+3%)

Nine

#3 The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 1 – 1,169 000 (+17%)

#4 Nine News 6.30 – 1,079 000 (+6%)

#5 Nine News – 1,073 000 (+5%)

#6 A Current Affair – 884 000 (+8%)

#11 The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Lunch – Day 1 – 710 000 (+19%)

#12 The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 2 – Day 1 – 671 000 (+26%)

#13 Hot Seat – 570 000 (+6%)

#16 The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Pre Match – Day 1 – 511 000 (+13%)

#18 Tipping Point – 441 000 (+6%)

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#19 Nine’s Afternoon News – 412 000 (+4%)

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#21 Hot Seat – 5pm – 404 000 (+5%)

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10

#10 MasterChef Australia – Thursday – 738 000 (+39%)

#22 The Project 7pm – 392 000 (+5%)

#28 10 News First – 324 000 (+3%)

ABC

#8 ABC News – 780 000 (+4%)

#14 730 – 559 000 (+8%)

TOTAL TV – 25-54

#1 The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 1 – 460 000 (+29%)

#4 The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Lunch – Day 1 – 313 000 (+30%)

#5 MasterChef Australia – Thursday – 304 000 (+53%)

#6 The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 2 – Day 1 – 297 000 (+37%)

#8 Home and Away – 271 000 (+58%)

#12 The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Pre Match – Day 1 – 177 000 (+26%)

#13 The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Tea – Day 1 – 171 000 (+41%)

#14 The Project 7pm – 169 000 (+8%)

#15 Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – 161 000 (+1%)

#16 Thursday Night BRL Live – 144 000 (+21%)

#17 The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 3 – Day 1 – 138 000 (+45%)

#25 Highway Patrol Special (R) – 105 000 (+9%)

Overnight Ratings

Analysis

Seven

Seven News was #1 with wins in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Seven News at 6.30 was #2 with wins in the same markets. Home and Away was #14 with 289 000 viewers across 7 and 7two. Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football was #10 with 386 000.

Nine

Nine News was #3 with wins in Sydney and Brisbane. Nine News 6.30 was #4 with wins in the same markets. A Current Affair was #5 overall, but #1 in its slot with 625 000. The Under 19’s State of Origin had an audience of 159 000 in Sydney and Brisbane. Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth viewers received a repeat of RBT for 133 000. These three markets also saw a repeat of Paramedics for an audience of 105 000. 2023 Wimbledon Day 11 – Night was watched by 117 000 across all markets on the main channel.

10

The Project 6.30pm was #23 with 183 000. The Project 7pm was #17 with 259 000. MasterChef Australia – Thursday was was #8 overall, but #1 in its slot and #1 non news in primetime with 449 000 viewers. A repeat of Law & Order: SVU was on 156 000. An encore of The Cheap Seats was on 75 000. A late night repeat of Law & Order: SVU was on 45 000.

ABC

ABC News was #6 for the night and sat behind A Current Affair. 730 was #11 with 385 000 viewers. A Life in Ten Pictures was #13 with 318 000. A repeat of Grand Designs New Zealand was on 185 000. One Plus One: The Elders was on 76 000.

16-39

1. Seven News at 6.30
2. Seven News
3. Nine News
4. MasterChef Australia – Thursday
5. Nine News 6.30

7. Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football
8. The Project 7pm

25-54

1. Seven News at 6.30
2. Nine News 6.30
3. Seven News
4. Nine News
5. MasterChef Australia – Thursday

8. Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football
9. The Project 7pm

Multi Channels

Winner: 7two (4.5%)

Second: 7mate (3.9%)

7two was the #1 multi channel thanks to Home and Away airing in Melbourne and Adelaide (#1 with 155 000), Bargain Hunt (#10 with 80 000), Father Brown (#2 with 117 000) and the season final of Murdoch Mysteries (#7 with 90 000).

7mate was the #2 multi channel thanks to Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football airing in Brisbane and Perth (25 000), Highway Patrol – Dreadful Drivers (R) airing in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide (22 000) and Britain’s Got Talent airing in the same three markets.

VOZ Ratings

Note: This post will be updated with VOZ ratings each afternoon

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 wins Thursday for GS+Child  
• 9News was the No.1 program with Total People in Sydney and Brisbane
• 9News was timeslot winner with People 25-54 across East Coast, Sydney and Brisbane
• A Current Affair was No.1 program for GS+Child in Sydney
• A Current Affair won its timeslot with Total People across 5 City Metro, East Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

TODAY Show won its breakfast slot with Total People across East Coast, Melbourne and Brisbane

SEVEN

TEN

LAST NIGHT
Overnight ratings Thursday, 13 July 2023.

BY THE NUMBERS
• MasterChef Australia: #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• MasterChef Australia: Biggest Thursday audience of the year.
• 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.
Network 10 (10 + 10 Bold + 10 Peach + 10 Shake):
• #2 network in under 50s.
• 31% commercial share in under 50s and 30.6% in 25 to 54s.
• Up 26% week-on-week.
• Up 19% in under 50s week-on-week, 18% 25 to 54s and 9% in 16 to 39s.

• 10: Up 35% week-on-week.
• 10: Up 28% in under 50s week-on-week, 27% in 25 to 54s and 20% in 16 to 39s.
• 10 Bold: Up 9% in its key demo of over 40s.
• 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.
• 10 Peach: Up 22% week-on-week.
• 10 Shake: Up 32% week-on-week
• 10 Shake: Up 328% in its key demo of under 40s week-on-week.

MasterChef Australia:
• 650,000 national viewers (metro + regional + live stream). Peaked at 765,000 viewers.
• #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Biggest Thursday audience of the year.
• #1 in its timeslot.
• Up 22% week-on-week.
• Up 21% in 25 to 54s week-on-week, 15% in under 50s and 14% in 16 to 39s.
• Lifts 10’s timeslot 9% compared with the same episode in 2022.
• Live stream viewers up 48% compared with the same episode in 2022.
• Series: Achieving biggest live stream audience ever up 32% on 2022.
• Series: Achieving biggest BVOD audience ever up 21% on 2022.

OzTam Information

Ratings

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