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 (%):

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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