Tuesday 17 March 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 Shares
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 #2 for the night with a reach audience lead of 173 000 and an average audience lead of 155 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #8 with 1 479 000 (966 000). Australian Idol – Tuesday was #7 with 1 480 000 (844 000). Doc was #14 with 1 166 000 (466 000). Ambulance: Code Red was #26 with 558 000 (207 000).
Nine
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10
Football: AFC Women’s Asian Cup – Pre Game was #15 with 1 077 000 (327 000). Football: AFC Women’s Asian Cup was #4 with 1 850 000 (909 000). Football: AFC Women’s Asian Cup – Post Game was #12 with 1 229 000 (476 000).
ABC
ABC News was #11 for the night. 730 was #13 with 1 185 000 (747 000). Foreign Correspondent was #20 with 706 000 (470 000). Todd Sampson’s Why was #29 with 497 000 (289 000).
Hard Quiz S9 (R) – 671 000 (361 000)
SBS
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
7NEWS on top, Home and Away up 13%, 7plus jumps 50%
- National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 38.2%
- National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 34.2%
- 7plus: up 50% year-on-year
- 7NEWS: #1 news program, reaches 2.19 million
- Australian Idol: reaches 1.48 million
- Home and Away: #1 drama, reaches 1.48 million, up 13%
- Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 34% more viewers than Today
17 March 2026:
Seven Network reaches 5.67 million Australians nationally; total TV reach up 5% year-on-year.
7plus: 34.6% BVOD commercial share; reach up 50% year-on-year.
7NEWS Tuesday: #1 news program. National reach 2.19 million, national audience 1.4 million.
Australian Idol Tuesday: National reach 1.48 million, national audience 844,000. Up 50% on 7plus year-on-year.
Home and Away Tuesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.48 million, national audience 966,000. Up 13% in total TV year-on-year, up 90% on 7plus.
The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.3 million, national audience 648,000.
Doc: National reach 1.17 million, national audience 466,000. Biggest audience so far this year.
Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 988,000, national audience 413,000. 34% more viewers than Today.
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NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 38.2 | 32.0 | 38.2 |
| Nine Network | 41.8 | 45.2 | 42.2 |
| Network Ten | 20.0 | 22.8 | 19.5 |
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00pm to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 34.2 | 26.1 | 34.2 |
| Nine Network | 42.4 | 46.5 | 42.8 |
| Network Ten | 23.4 | 27.4 | 23.0 |
TEN
Tillies Score Biggest Match Of The AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026.
Australia V China PR Match Reaches 2.2 Million Total TV Viewers.
The CommBank Matildas advance to AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ final this Saturday, with 2-1 victory over China PR in the semi-final. Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr were on the scoresheet either side of half-time to secure the all-important victory. The result means that Australia will play either Japan or Korea Republic in the final at Stadium Australia on Saturday live on 10 and Parmount+ from 7pm AEDT.
Tillies have scored their biggest match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ tournament, reaching 2.2 million total national viewers (incl. pre and post match).
The AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ is reaching 5.07 million total viewers on 10, to-date, up 98% on the Matildas match average on 10 in 2025. It is also scoring its biggest ever streaming audience on 10, for the Matildas matches.
AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Semi-Final – Australia V China PR:
• Reached 2.2 million total national viewers (including pre, match and post).
Match:
• Averaged 909,000 total national viewers.
• Biggest match of the tournament to-date.
• Up 164% on Matilda’s 2025 average.
• Biggest football match on 10 since Matildas V China PR in June 2024.
• #4 program of the night, #3 in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• #1 in its timeslot with a 38% commercial share, 44.3% in 25 to 54s and 51.4% in 16 to 39s.
Post Match:
• #1 in its timeslot with a 33.7% commercial share, 41.5% in 25 to 54s and 48.5% in 16 to 39s.
AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Tournament To-Date:
• Reaching 5.07 million total national viewers.
• Total audience up 98% vs. 2025 Matildas match average.
• Biggest streaming audiences for the Matildas on 10.
• Streaming audience up 225% vs. 2025 Matildas match average.
Newsroom:
• Grant Madigan the new head of sales at Paramount ANZ.
• CommBank Matildas advance to AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ final with 2-1 victory over China PR.
Australian Survivor: Redemption.
Tonight At 7.30pm On 10.
Watch + Stream Free.
The AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026™ Final.
Saturday, 21 March, From 7.00pm (AEDT).
Live And Exclusive On 10, 10 Streaming And Paramount+.
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Tuesday 17 March 2026 TV Ratings Australia
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