Tuesday 19 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia – Home and Away on Channel 7 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst The Treasurer’s Speech on ABC wins in 7 Day consolidated

Tuesday 19 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

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 148 000 and an average audience lead of 123 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #6 with 1 394 000 (981 000). My Reno Rules was #8 with 1 249 000 (596 000). House of Wellness was #26 with 555 000 (216 000).

Nine

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10

A repeat of Millionaire Hot Seat was #23 with 624 000 (350 0000. MasterChef Australia – Tuesday was #11 with 1 057 000 (630 000). The Cheap Seats was #14 with 975 000 (526 000). 10’s Late News was #22 with 630 000 (231 000).

ABC

ABC News was #9 for the night. 730 was #10 with 1 221 000 (731 000). Shaun Micallef’s Going for Broke was #13 with 978 000 (542 000). Murder in the Skies: Who Downed MH17? was #27 with 545 000 (282 000).

Hard Quiz S8 (R) – 741 000 (448 000)

SBS

Who Do You Think You Are? was #30 with 526 000 (315 000). Insight was #25 with 566 000 (225 000).

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’s super Tuesday: #1 in all demos, #1 program, #1 in BVOD

• Seven #1 nationally in total TV
• Seven #1 in all demos
• National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 42.5%
• National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 40.9%
• 7plus: #1 in BVOD, up 34% year-on-year
• 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.26 million, up  year-on-year
• The Chase Australia: reaches 1.72 million, up 13% year-on-year
• Home and Away: #1 entertainment show in total TV, reaches 1.39 million
• My Reno Rules: reaches 1.25 million, up 20% week-on-week
• Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 34% more viewers than Today

19 May 2026:

Seven Network reaches 5.41 million Australians nationally.

6.00am to midnight:

• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 42.5% share.
• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 39.4% share.
• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 37.5% share.
• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 42.6% share.

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 36.3% share.
• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 37.2% share.
• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 41.2% share.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 46.6% commercial share. Reach up 31% year-on-year.

7NEWS Tuesday: #1 program in all people and grocery shoppers.National reach 2.26 million, national audience 1.48 million.

• Up 4% year-on-year in total TV, up 88% on 7plus.

The Chase Australia Tuesday:National reach 1.48 million, national audience 767,000.

• Up 13% year-on-year in total TV, up 89% on 7plus.
• Up 4% week-on-week in total TV.

Home and Away Tuesday: #1 entertainment program in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.39 million, national audience 981,000.

• Up 60% year-on-year on 7plus.
• Up 3% week-on-week in total TV.

My Reno Rules:National reach 1.25 million, national audience 596,000.

• Up 20% week-on-week in total TV.

Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 967,000, national audience 424,000.

• 34% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	42.5	39.4	42.6
Nine Network	36.9	35.5	37.1
Network Ten	20.7	25.0	20.3

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	40.9	36.3	41.2
Nine Network	37.4	33.2	34.5
Network Ten	24.5	30.5	24.3

TEN

MasterChef Australia And The Cheap Seats Win Timeslots And Dish Up Record Audiences.

Season-To-Date, MasterChef Australia Serves Biggest Total Audience Since 2021 And The Cheap Seats Delivers Biggest Ever BVOD Audience.

MasterChef Australia:

It’s a fusion invention test in the MasterChef kitchen, with the contestants having to make dish featuring cuisines from two countries.
• Reached 1.06 million national total viewers.
• National total TV viewers up 5% vs. the same episode in 2025.
• Biggest ever BVOD audience for an Ep 18.
• 101,000 BVOD viewers, up 84% vs. same episode in 2025.
• #1 in its timeslot in total people (26.2%) and 25 to 54s (29.8%).
• 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 12 May): Reached 1.3 million total national viewers.

Season-To-Date:
• Reaching 6.6 million national total viewers.
• Biggest total national audience since 2021.
• 871,000 national total audience, up 15% year-on-year.
• Biggest ever BVOD audience.
• 228,000 BVOD viewers, up 69% year-on-year.

The Cheap Seats:
Taking a fun look at the week that was, The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald were joined by Mel Tracina, comedian Shaun Micallef and broadcaster Clint Stanaway. 11 year-old Mel Tracina freaked out when she met boyband, Five. Take a look here.
• Reached 975,000 national total viewers.
• Biggest audience of the season.
• National total TV audience up 15% vs. the same episode in 2025.
• Biggest BVOD audience since July 2023.
• BVOD viewers up 70% vs. same episode in 2025.
• #1 in its timeslot in total people (28.8%), 25 to 54s (40.1%) and 16 to 39s (38.2%).
• 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 12 May): Reached 1.03 million total national viewers.

Season-To-Date:
• Reaching 3.5 million national total viewers.
• Biggest ever BVOD audience.
• BVOD viewers up 40% year-on-year.
• #1 in its timeslot in total people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.

10’s Late News:
• Reached 630,000 national total viewers.
• Biggest Tuesday audience of the year.
• National total TV audience up 98% vs. this year’s average.
• BVOD viewers up 78% vs. this year’s average.
• #1 in its timeslot in total people and 25 to 54s.

10:
• Last night, 10’s total TV was up 7% vs. the same night last week.
• 10’s BVOD was up 55% vs. the same night last year.
• 10 primary channel was #1 in 25 to 54s in prime time.

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 19 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Tuesday 19 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia