Tuesday 12 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day
Total TV Consolidated 7 Total People
Consolidated 7 25-54 Total TV
Total TV Consolidated 7 16-39
Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+) Total TV
Overnight Ratings
News
Breakfast Television
Morning Shows
Afternoon News
Game Shows
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 audience lead of 263 000 and an average audience lead of 180 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #11 with 1 329 000 (950 000). My Reno Rules – Tuesday was #13 with 1 081 000 (493 000). 7NEWS Special: Budget 2026 was #25 with 610 000 (324 000).
Sunrise – Early – 512 000 (250 000)
Nine
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10
Millionaire Hot Seat was #23 with 617 000 (326 000). MasterChef Australia – Tuesday was #14 with 1 029 000 (696 000). The Cheap Seats was #16 with 919 000 (461 000). 10’s Late News was #26 with 574 000 (190 000).
ABC
ABC News was #10 for the night. Budget 2026: The Treasurer’s Speech was #3 with 1 904 000 (1 294 000). Budget 2026: A 7.30 Special was #4 with 1 599 000 (1 171 000). Insiders: Budget Night Special was #6 with 1 534 000 (779 000).
Hard Quiz S8 (R) – 770 000 (444 000)
Antiques Roadshow – 549 000 (222 000)
SBS
Who Do You Think You Are? was #28 with 525 000 (297 000).
25-54
16-39
Grocery Shoppers (18+)
How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
Note: N/A means the network has not sent out a report today
NINE
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SEVEN
Seven sweeps all demos, 7NEWS on top, Home and Away #1 entertainment show
- Seven #1 nationally in total TV
- National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 43.7%
- National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 40.9%
- 7plus: #1 in BVOD, jumps 33% year-on-year
- 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.29 million, up 93% year-on-year on 7plus
- The Chase Australia: reaches 1.43 million, up 10% year-on-year
- Home and Away: #1 entertainment show in total TV, reaches 1.33 million
- My Reno Rules: reaches 1.08 million
- Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 68% more viewers than Today
12 May 2026:
Seven Network reaches 5.4 million Australians nationally.
6.00pm to midnight:
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 40.9% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 36.5% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 38.8% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 41.1% share.
6.00am to midnight:
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 43.7% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 41.1% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 42.2% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 43.7% share.
7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 45.3% commercial share. Reach up 33% year-on-year.
7NEWS Tuesday: #1 program in all people, #1 program in grocery shoppers.National reach 2.29 million, national audience 1.48 million.
- Up 93% year-on-year on 7plus.
The Chase Australia Tuesday:National reach 1.43 million, national audience 739,000.
- Up 10% year-on-year in total TV, up 96% on 7plus.
Home and Away Tuesday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.33 million, national audience 950,000.
- Up 67% year-on-year on 7plus.
My Reno Rules:National reach 1.08 million, national audience 493,000.
Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.01 million, national audience 466,000.
- 68% more viewers than Today.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 43.7 | 41.1 | 43.7 |
| Nine Network | 36.2 | 35.0 | 36.3 |
| Network Ten | 20.2 | 23.9 | 20.0 |
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00pm to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 40.9 | 36.5 | 41.1 |
| Nine Network | 35.1 | 34.2 | 39.4 |
| Network Ten | 23.9 | 29.3 | 24.0 |
TEN
Tuesday, 12 May.
Flavours That Pack A Punch-line.
MasterChef Australia & The Cheap Seats Win Their Timeslots.
MasterChef Australia:• Reached 1.03 million national total viewers.
• 97,000 BVOD viewers, up 80% vs. same episode in 2025.
• Biggest ever BVOD audience for an Ep 14.
• #1 in its timeslot in total people (28%), 25 to 54s (33.9%), and 16 to 39s (34.8%).
• 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 5 May): Reached 1.43 million total national viewers.
Season-To-Date:
• Reaching 5.9 million national total viewers.
• Biggest total national audience since 2021.
• 879,000 national total audience, up 16% year-on-year.
• 10’s biggest BVOD show in 2026.
• MasterChef’s biggest ever BVOD audience.
• 231,000 BVOD viewers, up 71% year-on-year.
The Cheap Seats:
• Reached 919,000 national total viewers.
• BVOD viewers up 52% vs. same episode in 2025.
• #1 in its timeslot in total people (27.7%), 25 to 54s (39.4%) and 16 to 39s (40%).
• 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 5 May): Reached 1.04 million total national viewers.
Season-To-Date:
• Reaching 3 million national total viewers.
• Total national viewers up 1% year-on-year
• Biggest ever BVOD audience.
• BVOD viewers up 43% year-on-year.
• #1 in its timeslot in total people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s
MasterChef Australia.
Sundays At 7pm, Monday To Wednesday At 7.30pm.
Watch + Stream On 10.
https://10.com.au/masterchef
Source: Virtual Australia, OzTAM, Regional TAM, Total TV. Timeslot stories based on Metro Overnight Audience.
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Tuesday 12 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia
Tuesday 12 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia
