Tuesday 18 February 2025 TV Ratings Australia – Married at First Sight on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights and wins in 7 Day consolidated

Tuesday 18 February 2025 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

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 lead of 6 000 and an average audience lead of 65 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #8 with 1 352 000 (872 000). Australian Idol – Tuesday was #5 with 1 688 000 (873 000). The Hunting Party was #15 with 816 000 (264 000). The Irrational was #49 with 313 000 (113 000). A second episode of The Irrational was on 171 000 (64 000).

Nine

9News was #3 for the night. A Current Affair was #4 with 1 779 000 (1 087 000). Married at First Sight – Tuesday was #1 with 2 812 000 (1 747 000). Madam was #6 with 1 484 000 (478 000). 9News Late was #32 with 461 000 (224 000). My Feet Are Killing Me was #47 with 336 000 (117 000). A repeat of The Equalizer was on 150 000 (58 000).

10

Deal or No Deal was #30 with 472 000 (263 000). The Project was #18 with 725 000 (289 000). Australian Survivor – Tuesday was #12 with 962 000 (512 000). NCIS was #21 with 684 000 (186 000). FBI: Most Wanted was on 278 000 (114 000). 10’s Late News was on 159 000 (80 000).

ABC

ABC News was #10 for the night. 730 was #11 with 1 200 000 (732 000). Foreign Correspondent was #17 with 766 000 (492 000). The Role of a Lifetime was #23 with 659 000 (321 000). A repeat of Queerstralia was #38 with 411 000 (119 000). A repeat of The ABC Of was on 169 000 (87 000). ABC Late News was on 179 000 (48 000).

SBS

SBS World News was on 286 000 (182 000). SBS World News 7pm was on 279 000 (137 000). A repeat of Who Do You Think You Are? was #45 with 349 000 (134 000). Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields was #41 with 398 000 (115 000).

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 the No. 1 program of the night across Australia and in all five metro capitals with all key demos and Total People. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.812 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.747 million – up 26.3% year-on-year. Last night’s episode of MAFS recorded the highest ever overnight BVOD Audience for a Tuesday in the series history. It achieved a BVOD audience of 488,000 – up 61.1% year-on-year.
   
• 9News won its timeslot with Total People across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The combined national bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.053 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.251 million (up 22.9% year-on-year). On 9Now, its BVOD Audience of 114,000 was up 52.0% on the same night last year.
   
• A Current Affair won the 7.00pm timeslot across Australia with all key demos and Total People. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.779 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.087 million – up 4.1% year-on-year. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD Audience of 123,000 – up 43.0% year-on-year.
   
• Tipping Point Australia was the No. 1 afternoon game show with Total People across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.372 million and a Total TV National Audience of 729,000, up by 26.1% when compared to the same day last year. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD Audience of 59,000 – up 78.8% year-on-year (the second highest BVOD audience in the program’s history).
   
• Madam achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.484 million, a Total TV National Audience of 478,000 and a BVOD Audience of 73,000.
   
• Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People in Melbourne and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 817,000 and a BVOD audience of 41,000 – up 24.2% on the same morning last year.
   
• The 9Network was the No. 1 network across the 5 City Metro with all key demos and Total People.
  
• 9Now was the No. 1 CFTA BVOD platform on Monday with all key demos and Total People.

SEVEN

7NEWS wins in news, Australian Idol sings louder

·       National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 38.0%

·       National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 36.7%

·       7plus: up 12% year-on-year

·       7NEWS: #1 news program, reaches 2.06 million

·       Australian Idol: reaches 1.69 million, up on previous night

·       Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 29% bigger than Today

18 February 2025:

Seven Network reaches 5.5 million Australians nationally.

7plus up 12% year-on-year.

7NEWS Tuesday: #1 news program. National reach 2.06 million, national audience 1.32 million.

Australian Idol: National reach 1.69 million, national audience 873,000, up on Monday night. Up 37% on 7plus versus the same episode last year. 

Home and Away Tuesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.35 million, national audience 872,000.

The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.245million, national audience 609,000.

Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 929,000, national audience 398,000. 29% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	38.0	31.8	38.1
Nine Network	44.9	49.6	45.1
Network Ten	17.1	18.6	16.8

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	36.7	28.8	36.7
Nine Network	45.5	51.2	46.0
Network Ten	17.8	20.0	17.3

TEN

Biggest Australian Survivor Live Stream Audiences Ever.

Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II Reaching 1.7 Million Total Viewers.

Strength and strategy go head-to-head as the power struggle intensifies after a heated first Tribal Council. With a traitor in the mix, can alliances stay strong?

Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II:

• Reached 962,000 total viewers.
• Biggest ever Australian Survivor live stream audiences.
• Live stream viewers are up 58% on the 2024 average.
• Season to-date: Reaching 1.7 million total national viewers.
• Lifting 10’s timeslot 15% year-on-year.
• #2 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.

Network 10:
• Yesterday, 10 reached 3.72 million Australians across Network 10 and 10 Play.
• 10’s BVOD audience was up 16% on the same night last week.
• Network 10’s metro broadcast audience was up 4% in 25 to 54s on the same night last year.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!:
• 7-Day Total Viewing Audience Tuesday, 11 February: Reached 1.26 million total viewers.

Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II – Continues Tonight At 7.30pm And Sunday At 7pm On 10 And 10 Play.

Source: VOZ 5.0 National Total TV, Top 30 Programs, Ranked on Cumulative Reach, Overnight. Season-to-date vs. 2024 season average, Timeslot lift based on Metro audience, 19:31-21:12 M-T, Weeks 8 2025 vs. STLY, Overnight.

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Tuesday 18 February 2025 TV Ratings Australia

Tuesday 18 February 2025 TV Ratings Australia