Thursday TV Ratings Australia – Thursday Night NRL Live on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Home and Away on Channel 7 wins in 7 Day consolidated

TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day (22 August, 2024) and Overnight (29 August, 2024) ratings.

TV Ratings Australia: Total TV Consolidated 7 Total People

TV Ratings Australia: Total TV Consolidated 7 25-54

TV Ratings Australia: Total TV Consolidated 7 16-39

TV Ratings Australia: Total TV Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+)

TV Ratings Australia: Overnight Ratings

TV Ratings Australia – 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 233 000 and an average audience lead of 230 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #5 with 1 422 000 (767 000). The season final of Tik Tok: Murders Gone Viral was #19 with 731 000 (285 000).

Homicide: with Ron Iddles (R) – 532 000 (260 000)

Air Crash Investigations – 287 000 (129 000)

Nine

9News was #2 for the night. A Current Affair was #4 with 1 467 000 (937 000). Thursday Night NRL Live – Pre Match was #12 with 942 000 (488 000) across 9 and 9GO! Thursday Night NRL Live was #3 with 1 640 000 (621 000) across 9 and 9GO! Thursday Night NRL Live – Post Match was #30 with 591 000 (222 000) across 9 and 9GO!

Paralympics 2024 Day 1 – Night was #11 with 982 000 (273 000) across 9 and 9Gem. Paralympics 2024 Day 1 – Night Session 2 was #18 with 732 000 (236 000) across 9 and 9Gem.

10

The Project was #21 with 701 000 (251 000). Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia was #14 with 860 000 (339 000). Gogglebox was #15 with 847 000 (480 000).

The Cheap Seats (encore) – 489 000 (172 000)

10’s Late News – 140 000 (81 000)

ABC

ABC News was #10 for the night. 730 was #8 with 1 139 000 (659 000). Foreign Correspondent was #16 with 785 000 (515 000). George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces was #26 with 620 000 (302 000).

Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian – 436 000 (152 000)

ABC Late News – 203 000 (49 000)

SBS

SBS World News was on 293 000 (197 000). Great Australian Walks was on 436 000 (191 000).

TV Ratings Australia – 25-54

TV Ratings Australia – 16-39

TV Ratings Australia – Grocery Shoppers (18+)

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

NINE

• The opening day of the 9Network’s coverage of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 secured a National Total TV Reach of 3.082 million across Channel 9, 9Gem and 9Now.

• Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Day 1 Night Session 1 recorded a National Total TV Reach of 982,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 273,000.
• Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Day 1 Night Session 2 recorded a National Total TV Reach of 732,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 236,000.

• The afternoon replay of the Opening Ceremony of Paralympic Games Paris 2024 recorded a National Total TV Reach of 931,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 191,000.

• 9News was the No. 1 program with Total People in Sydney and Brisbane. The combined bulletins recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.820 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.069 million. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 90,000 was up 70.1% year-on-year.

• A Current Affair dominated the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People across Australia and in the three largest markets of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.467 million and a Total TV National Audience of 937,000. It recorded a BVOD audience of 75,000 – up 47.1% year-on-year.

• Thursday Night NRL Live dominated its timeslot in Sydney and Brisbane. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.640 million, a Total TV National Audience of 621,000 and a BVOD audience of 70,000.

• Tipping Point was the No.1 afternoon game show across the 5 City Metro. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.208 million and a Total TV National Audience of 569,000, lifting the timeslot by 24.9% when compared to the same day last year.

• The 9Network was the No.1 network across the 5 City Metro with all People 25-54, 16-39 and Total People.

• 9Now was the No.1 CFTA BVOD platform across Australia with all key demos and Total People.

SEVEN

Seven on top, 7NEWS #1, Home and Away #1, The Chase #1

·       Seven #1 nationally in total TV

·       National total TV audience share: 39.8%

·       7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.05 million

·       Home and Away: #1 entertainment show, reaches 1.42 million

·       The Chase: #1 game show, reaches 1.34 million

·       Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 80% more viewers than Today

29 August 2024:

Seven Network reaches 5.47 million Australians nationally. 7plus up 25% year-on-year.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 39.8% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 40.7% share.

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

Home and Away Thursday: #1 entertainment show. National reach 1.42 million, national audience 767,000.

The Chase Australia Thursday:#1 game show. National reach 1.24 million, national audience 597,000.

Sunrise Thursday:#1 breakfast show. National reach 1.13 million, national audience 468,000. 80% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	39.8	35.1	40.7
Nine Network	39.0	41.0	37.8
Network Ten	21.2	23.9	21.5

TEN

Gogglebox Entertains 25 to 54s.

Last night, Australians were entertained by the hilarious and honest reactions of Gogglebox couch critics.

Gogglebox Australia:

• 847,000 total national viewers reached.
• #2 entertainment show in 25 to 54s.
• #2 in its timeslot.

Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia:

• 860,000 total national viewers reached.

Other highlights for last night:

• 10 Peach: Up 16% week-on-week.
• 10 Bold: Up 8% week-on-week.
• 10 News First: Up 5% year-on-year.
• Deal Or No Deal: Lifts 10’s timeslot 20% year-on-year.
• The Project: Up 6% year-on-year.

7 day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday 20 July):

• Gogglebox Australia reached 1.3 million total national viewers.
• Dogs behaving (Very) Badly Australia reached 1.01 million total national viewers.

Hunted – Continues Sunday At 7.00pm On 10 And 10 Play.

Source: OzTAM, Regional TAM, Virtual Australia, Top 30 Overnight / Consolidated 7 programs, Lifts and share based on 5 City Metro, Overnight

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