Tuesday 17 February 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
Daily Ratings (Metro)
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 #4 for the night with a reach audience loss of 76 000 and an average audience lead of 10 000 over 9News. The Chase Australia was #5 with 1 863 000 (537 000). Home and Away was #9 with 1 281 000 (901 000). Doc was #20 with 665 000 (288 000). Ambulance: Code Red was #41 with 396 000 (155 000). St Denis Medical was #103 with 151 000 (71 000). The special, Madeleine McCann: Searching for the Truth was #177 with 82 000 (28 000).
Note: it appears that Seven may have accidently coded the 5pm edition of The Chase with the 7:30pm primetime special
Sunrise – Early – 507 000 (240 000)
The Chase UK – 418 000 (224 000)
Nine
9News was #3 for the night. A Current Affair was #6 with 1 805 000 (1 147 000). Married at First Sight – Tuesday was #1 with 3 023 000 (1 820 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Night was #8 with 1 283 000 (473 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Night Session 2 was #2 with 2 772 000 (947 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Late was #10 with 1 254 000 (471 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Late Extended was #26 with 574 000 (169 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Overnight was #54 with 309 000 (80 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Early Morning was #43 with 381 000 (80 000).
Winter Olympics 2026: Day 9 – Late Highlights – Gem – 802 000 (144 000)
Winter Olympics 2026: Day 9 – Early Highlights – Gem – 355 000 (91 000)
Winter Olympics 2026: Day 9 – Milano Cortina (encore) – 672 000 (201 000)
Married at First Sight – Encore – 644 000 (277 000)
Tipping Point UK – 589 000 (299 000)
Today – Early – 478 000 (224 000)
10
10 News+ was #62 for the night. Deal or No Deal was #59 with 283 000 (167 000). Millionaire Hot Seat was #32 with 506 000 (283 000). I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here – Tuesday was #13 with 938 000 (513 000). NCIS was #37 with 441 000 (184 000). 10’s Late News was #63 with 262 000 (104 000). An encore of 10 News+ was #117 with 129 000 (71 000).
ABC
ABC News was #12 for the night. 730 was #11 with 1 244 000 (759 000). Dr Karl’s How Things Work was #18 with 677 000 (470 000). Mission to Space with Francis Bourgeois was #29 with 514 000 (216 000). An encore of Grand Designs Transformations was #44 with 377 000 (116 000). ABC Late News was #98 with 158 000 (44 000).
Hard Quiz S3 (R) – 623 000 (326 000)
SBS
SBS World News was #55 with 308 000 (199 000). SBS World News 7pm was #61 with 281 000 (136 000). A repeat of Who Do You Think You Are? was #50 with 340 000 (115 000). Bardot was #38 with 440 000 (72 000). SBS World News Late was #187 with 76 000 (33 000).
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
Married at First Sight was Australia’s No. 1 program of the night with Total People and all key demographics. It was also the No.1 program in all five major capital cities with Total People and all key demographics. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 3.023 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.820 million – up 8.7% on the same night last year and was the highest-rating Tuesday night episode in VOZ history across Total TV.
Last night Married at First Sight recorded a BVOD audience of 629,000 (up 36.7% year-on-year) – its second highest ever overnight BVOD audience in VOZ history.
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9News was the No. 1 news bulletin with People 25-54 and People 16-39 across Australia. It was also the No.1 news bulletin with Total People and all key demographics in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The combined national bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.135 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.321 million – up 5.6% on the same night last year. On 9Now, its BVOD Audience of 189,000 – up an impressive 65.8% year-on-year.
A Current Affair won the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People and all key demographics across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.805 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.147 million – up 5.2% on the same night last year. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD Audience of 186,000 – up 51.2% on the same night last year.
Tipping Point Australia was the No. 1 afternoon game show with Total People and all key demographics across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.498 million and a Total TV National Audience of 747,000. On 9Now, it registered a BVOD Audience of 99,000 – up a massive 67.8% compared to the same night last year.
Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People and all key demographics in Sydney and Melbourne. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 915,000 , a Total TV National Audience of 329,000 and a BVOD audience of 58,000 – up 41.5% year-on-year.
The 9Network was the No.1 network on Monday across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demos.
9Now was the No.1 CFTA BVOD Platform on Monday across Australia with Total People and all key demos.
The 9Network reached 4.784 million Australians on Day 11 of its coverage of the Winter Olympic Games 2026.
Winter Olympic Games 2026 Night Session 9Gem, Day 11 (19:00-21:00) achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.283 million, a Total TV National Audience of 473,000 and a BVOD audience of 78,000.
Winter Olympic Games 2026 Night Session 2, Day 11 (21:00-22:30) – was Australia’s No.2 program of the night with key demos People 25 to 54 and People 16 to 39. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 2.772 million, a Total TV National Audience of 947,000 and a BVOD audience of 166,000.
Winter Olympic Games 2026 Late, Day 11 (22:30-24:00) – dominated its timeslot across Australia with Total People and all key demographics. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.254 million, a Total TV National Audience of 471,000 and a BVOD audience of 82,000.
Winter Olympic Games 2026 Late Extended, Day 11 (24:00-02:00) – secured a National Total TV Reach of 574,000, a Total TV National Audience of 169,000 and a BVOD audience of 34,000.
The 9Network was the No. 1 network across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demos.9Now was the No. 1 CFTA BVOD platform across Australia with Total People and all key demos.
SEVEN
7plus up 49% year-on-year on Seven’s big Tuesday
- National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 32.9%
- 7NEWS: #1 news in total TV, reaches 2.06 million
- Home and Away: #1 drama, reaches 1.28 million
- Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 29% more viewers than Today
17 February 2026:
Seven Network reaches 5.38 million Australians nationally.
7plus: reach up 49% year-on-year.
7NEWS Tuesday: #1 news program in total TV. National reach 2.06 million, national audience 1.33 million. Up on previous week.
Home and Away Tuesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.28 million, national audience 901,000.
The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.21 million, national audience 585,000.*
The Chase Australia – Cricket Special: National reach 1.03 million, national audience 491,000.*
Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 932,000, national audience 423,000. 29% more viewers than Today.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 32.9 | 26.5 | 33.3 |
| Nine Network | 53.3 | 60.3 | 53.2 |
| Network Ten | 13.8 | 13.2 | 13.6 |
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00pm to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 29.3 | 20.9 | 29.7 |
| Nine Network | 56.4 | 64.8 | 56.1 |
| Network Ten | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
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Tuesday 17 February 2026 TV Ratings Australia
Tuesday 17 February 2026 TV Ratings Australia
