Analysis for Total TV (31 January, 2023) and Overnight (7 February, 2023) ratings.
TOTAL TV – Total People
Seven
Australian Idol continues to struggle, however it is the #3 most watched show outside of news in primetime after MAFS and Home and Away.
#2 Seven News at 6:30 – 1,394 000 (+3%)
#3 Seven News – 1,387 000 (+3%)
#7 Home and Away – 992 000 (+27%)
#9 Australian Idol – Tuesday – 841 000 (+28%)
#11 The Chase Australia – 744 000 (+3%)
#13 The Chase Australia – 5pm – 490 000 (+3%)
#16 Quantum Leap – 467 000 (+33%)
#18 Sunrise – 397 000 (+4%)
#24 Seven News at 4:30 – 318 000 (+3%)
#26 Quantum Leap – episode 2 – 299 000 (+52%)
#28 Seven News at 4 – 270 000 (+2%)
Nine
MAFS continues to shine with only a small drop since its launch episode the previous night.
#1 Married at First Sight – Tuesday – 1,791 000 (+70%)
#4 Nine News 6:30 – 1,058 000 (+4%)
#5 Nine News – 1,022 000 (+4%)
#6 A Current Affair – 1,017 000 (+8%)
#14 Hot Seat – 477 000 (+4%)
#17 The Castle – 465 000 (+8%)
#21 Tipping Point – 377 000 (+9%)
#23 Nine’s Afternoon News – 321 000 (+3%)
#25 Today – 313 000 (+8%)
#27 Hot Seat – 5pm – 299 000 (+4%)
#29 Nine News Late – Tuesday – 257 000 (+4%)
10
Australian Survivor was neck and neck with Australian Idol.
#10 Australian Survivor – Tuesday – 808 000 (+54%)
#19 The Project 7pm – 379 000 (+5%)
#20 10 News First – 379 000 (+2%)
#30 The Bold and the Beautiful – 255 000 (+4%)
ABC
ABC had a consistent performance with Better Date Than Never, despite all episodes being available on iview.
#8 ABC News – 868 000 (+3%)
#12 730 – 716 000 (+5%)
#15 Better Date Than Never – 471 000 (+27%)
#22 Australia’s Wild Odyssey – 322 000 (+14%)
TOTAL TV – 25-54
MAFS dominated the 25-54 demo landing at #1 with 896 000, a rise of a staggering 108%. Australian Survivor was #2 with 447 000, an uplift of 66%. Home and Away was #3 with 343 000, an increase of 52%. Australian Idol was #4 with 342 000, boosting its audience by 44%. Better Date Than Never was #20 with 102 000, growing its audience by 65%.
OVERNIGHT RATINGS
Daily Shares
News
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Analysis
Seven
Seven News was #1 with wins in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth and was just 4000 viewers off the pace in Melbourne for that clean sweep. Seven News at 6:30 was #2 with wins in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Brisbane was 4000 viewers off the pace. Home and Away was #8 with 476 000 viewers. Australian Idol was #11 with 417 000 viewers and this time was ahead of Australian Survivor. Quantum Leap had 175 000 viewers for its first episode and 108 000 for its second episode. Seven will move The Good Doctor into the 9pm slot next week with just a single episode of Quantum Leap at 10pm. A repeat of Inside Belmarsh Prison had 50 000 late night viewers.
Nine
Nine News was #4 with a win in Melbourne. Nine News 6:30 was #5 with a win in Brisbane. A Current Affair was #6 overall, but #1 in its slot with 658 000. Married at First Sight (MAFS) was #3 with 826 000, another consistent 800k performance. The Hundred with Andy Lee launched its new season with a strong 446 000 viewers. Nine News Late had a very strong 246 000 viewers. A repeat of Botched had 118 000 viewers. A late night repeat of La Brea had 55 000.
10
The Project 6:30pm had 183 000 viewers. The Project 7pm rose to 276 000. Australian Survivor was #12 with 395 000 and fell behind Australian Idol. Despite 10 having a new episode available of NCIS, they continue to opt for repeats and thus attracted only 108 000 viewers in the 9pm slot. A second repeat at 10pm managed 60 000.
ABC
ABC News was #7 for the night, but #2 in its slot. 730 was #13 with 390 000. Better Date Than Never had 209 000. Australia’s Wild Odyssey had 210 000 viewers. A repeat of Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen had 118 000.
16-39
- Married at First Sight
- Australian Survivor
- The Hundred with Andy Lee
- Seven News at 6:30
- Seven News
9. Home and Away
11. Australian Idol
16. Becker – Late (10 Peach) (Wow!)
25-54
- Married at First Sight
- Seven News at 6:30
- Nine News
- The Hundred with Andy Lee
- Australian Survivor
9. Australian Idol
10. Home and Away
16. Becker – Late (10 Peach) (Wow again!)
Multi Channels
Winner: 7mate (3.2%)
Second: 7two / 9Gem (3.0%)
7mate has continued to have a consistently strong result on a Tuesday with the ‘Trucker’ series. Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under was #1 with 106 000 viewers. A repeat of Outback Truckers was #2 with 103 000. A repeat of Aussie Salvage Squad had 70 000.
7two was equal second with Call the Midwife #4 with 99 000. Bargain Hunt had 67 000. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries was on 48 000.
9Gem was equal second with New Tricks #8 with 91 000. The Closer was #11 with 82 000, Rizzoli and Isles had an audience of 69 000.
How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
Note: N/A means the network has not sent out a report today
NINE
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Channel 9 takes out the top 5 programs live streamed yesterday against all broadcasters with Married at First Sight at No.1 recording a Live BVOD Audience of 117,000 (+28% YoY)
- Married at First Sight takes out the top 3 programs streamed on catch up yesterday against all broadcasters
- Married at First Sight episode 7 recorded a Live + VOD BVOD Audience of 231,000 (+14% YoY)
- The Hundred with Andy Lee recorded a Live + VOD BVOD Audience of 48,000 (+23% on last season)
- Married at First Sight dominated its timeslot with Total People and all key demos across the 5 City Metro and all metro capitals
- The Hundred with Any Lee won its timeslot with Total People and all key demos across the 5 City Metro and all metro capitals
- 9News was the news bulletin of choice with People 25-54 and GS + Child across the 5 City Metro and East Coast
- A Current Affair won its timeslot with Total People and all key demos across the 5 City Metro and East Coast and in Sydney and Adelaide
- TODAY won its timeslot with Total People and all key demos across the East Coast
TODAY Extra won its timeslot with all key demos across the East Coast and in Sydney
SEVEN
N/A
TEN
N/A
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