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

TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day (8 August, 2024) and Overnight (15 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 223 000 and an average audience lead of 220 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #6 with 1 402 000 (881 000). A new episode of Border Patrol was #16 with 793 000 (389 000). TikTok: Murders Gone Viral was #20 with 707 000 (299 000). A repeat of Homicide: with Ron Iddles was #29 with 555 000 (273 000). Air Crash Investigations was #43 with 364 000 (171 000).

Seven Morning News was 287 000 (193 000)

Starstruck – 181 000 (71 000)

Nine

9News was #2 for the night. A Current Affair was #4 with 1 476 000 (978 000). Thursday Night NRL – Pre Match was #12 with 984 000 (536 000) across 9 and 9Gem. Thursday Night NRL Live was #3 with 1 681 000 (755 000) across 9 and 9Gem. Thursday Night NRL Live – Post Match was #10 with 1 035 000 (365 000). 9News Late was #48 with 311 000 (158 000).

Missing Persons Investigation – 270 000 (115 000)

RBT – 210 000 (79 000)

Casualty 24/7 – 185 000 (75 000)

9 News Morning – 188 000 (133 000)

The Equalizer – 266 000 (100 000)

Resident Alien – 136 000 (61 000)

Tipping Point Australia was #7 1 214 000 (625 000) which was a reach loss of 216 000 and an average audience loss of 64 000 over The Chase Australia.

10

The Project was #18 with 736 000 (322 000). Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia was #11 with 987 000 (394 000). Gogglebox was #14 with 879 000 (509 000). An encore of The Cheap Seats was #27 with 600 000 (194 000).

10’s Late News – 198 000 (117 000).

The Project Late Encore – 170 000 (65 000)

10 News First: Afternoon – 121 000 (57 000)

10 News First: Lunchtime – 117 000 (42 000).

Lingo – 120 000 (47 000)

Family Feud – 65 000 (32 000)

ABC

ABC News was #8 for the night. 730 was #9 with 1 107 000 (717 000). Foreign Correspondent was #17 with 790 000 (491 000). George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces was #22 with 687 000 (337 000). A repeat of Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian was #32 with 510 000 (179 000).

ABC Late News – 303 000 (69 000)

SBS

SBS World News – 295 000 (187 000)

Junior Doctors Down Under – 301 000 (106 000)

Rebus – 249 000 (92 000)

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

• 9News was the No.1 program in its timeslot with Total People across Sydney and Brisbane. The combined national bulletins recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.881 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.136 million (up 14% year-on-year). On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 94,000 was up 70.9% year-on-year.
• Thursday Night NRL Live was Australia’s No.1 program with People 16-39 and dominated its timeslot with Total People in Sydney and Brisbane. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.681 million, a Total TV National Audience of 755,000 and a BVOD audience of 97,000 up a massive 67.2% year-on-year.
• A Current Affair won the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People across Australia and 5 City Metro, plus the three largest markets of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.476 million and a Total TV National Audience of 978,000 – up 7.7% on the same night last year. It secured a BVOD audience of 80,000 – up 53.8% year-on-year.
• Tipping Point was the No.1 afternoon game show with Total People across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney and Melbourne. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.214 million and a Total TV National Audience of 625,000 lifting 43.5% in its timeslot when compared to the same day last year.
• Today was the No.1 breakfast program with Total People in Sydney and Melbourne. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 825,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 332,000 – up 8.1% on the same morning last year. Its BVOD audience was 38,000 – up 46.2% on the same morning last year.
• The 9Network was the No.1 network across the 5 City Metro with all key demographics and Total People.

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

SEVEN

Seven #1 nationally in total TV

·       National total TV audience share: 39.1%

·       7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.1 million

·       The Chase Australia: #1 entertainment show, reaches 1.43 million

·       Home and Away: #1 drama, reaches 1.4 million

·       Sunrise: #1 at breakfast

15 August 2024:

Seven Network reaches 5.26 million Australians nationally.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 39.1% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 39.4% share.

7NEWS Thursday: National reach 2.1 million, national audience 1.36 million. #1 program.

The Chase Australia Thursday:National reach 1.43 million, national audience 689,000. #1 entertainment show.

Home and Away Thursday: National reach 1.4 million, national audience 881,000. #1 drama.

Sunrise Thursday:National reach 977,000, national audience 426,000. #1 breakfast program. 28% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	39.1	33.0	39.4
Nine Network	37.6	40.2	37.2
Network Ten	23.3	26.8	23.4

TEN

TV’s Favourite Couch Critics Are Back!

Lifts Its Timeslot 221% Week-On-Week.

Every week, TV reaches over 12 million of us. Australia’s favourite armchair critics are back on the couch and ready to share their honest and hilarious reactions to what appeared on television this week. 

Gogglebox:

• 879,000 total national viewers reached.
• More than 3x 10’s 8.40pm timeslot, week-on-week.
• #2 in its 7.30pm timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.

Dogs Behaving Very Badly:

• 987,000 total national viewers reached.
• More than 4x 10’s 8.40pm timeslot, week-on-week.
• #2 in its 7.30pm timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.

Other highlights for last night:

• 10: Up 73% week-on-week.
• Network 10: Up 48% week-on-week.
• 10 Bold: Up 59% week-on-week.
• 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in 25 to 54s.

• 10 News First: Up 1% week-on-week.
• Deal Or No Deal: Up 5% week-on-week.
• The Project: up 6% week-on-week.

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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