TV Ratings Friday 16 October 2026: Women’s Rugby League World Cup leads – The Women’s Rugby League World Cup led Friday entertainment and sport with a Total TV National Reach of 1,588,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 578,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 211,000.
News
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
Seven News
1,747,000
1,101,000
119,000
9News
1,516,000
915,000
145,000
ABC News
1,042,000
798,000
49,000
10 News
509,000
262,000
19,000
Breakfast Television
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
Sunrise
1,001,000
444,000
64,000
Today
658,000
280,000
54,000
News Breakfast
557,000
210,000
21,000
Morning Shows
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
The Morning Show
645,000
278,000
41,000
ABC News Mornings
528,000
109,000
12,000
TODAY EXTRA
407,000
152,000
32,000
Afternoon News
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
Seven News at 4
620,000
295,000
37,000
9News Afternoon
607,000
312,000
44,000
Game Shows
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
Tipping Point Australia
1,155,000
602,000
91,000
The Chase Australia
1,082,000
530,000
63,000
Analysis
Channel 7
Seven News led 9News by 231,000 viewers in reach. In average audience, Seven News led 9News by 186,000 viewers. However, Seven News trailed 9News by 26,000 viewers in BVOD average audience.
Prime time
Better Homes and Gardens Reach: 532,000 · Average audience: 283,000 · BVOD average: 28,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Women’s Rugby League World Cup – Australia v Samoa Reach: 1,588,000 · Average audience: 578,000 · BVOD average: 211,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Women’s Rugby League World Cup – Australia v Samoa (multichannel) Reach: 594,000 · Average audience: 210,000 · BVOD average: 63,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Outside prime time
Sunrise Early Reach: 491,000 · Average audience: 244,000 · BVOD average: 42,000.
Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (Repeat) Reach: 426,000 · Average audience: 155,000 · BVOD average: 18,000.
The Chase UK Reach: 401,000 · Average audience: 201,000 · BVOD average: 23,000.
Men’s Rugby League World Cup – Samoa v France Reach: 1,451,000 · Average audience: 667,000 · BVOD average: 247,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Men’s Rugby League World Cup – Samoa v France (multichannel) Reach: 515,000 · Average audience: 257,000 · BVOD average: 128,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Channel 9
Prime time
9News 9News ranked number 3 for the night.
A Current Affair Reach: 1,126,000 · Average audience: 714,000 · BVOD average: 102,000.
Chateau DIY Australia Reach: 1,038,000 · Average audience: 374,000 · BVOD average: 57,000.
Olympus Has Fallen Reach: 974,000 · Average audience: 258,000 · BVOD average: 30,000.
Outside prime time
Tipping Point UK (Repeat) Reach: 433,000 · Average audience: 255,000 · BVOD average: 28,000.
Channel 10
Prime time
A-League Men Reach: 434,000 · Average audience: 140,000 · BVOD average: 15,000. Times and channels varied by market.
ABC
Prime time
Hard Quiz Season 3 (Repeat) Reach: 625,000 · Average audience: 338,000 · BVOD average: 18,000.
ABC News ABC News ranked number 8 for the night.
Gardening Australia Reach: 918,000 · Average audience: 538,000 · BVOD average: 40,000.
Death Valley Reach: 583,000 · Average audience: 294,000 · BVOD average: 16,000.
SBS
No qualifying programmes appeared in the validated Total People ranking.
Overnight Total People
Cumulative Reach
Metric
Reach
National Total TV Reach
11,438,000
Broadcast TV Reach
8,822,000
BVOD Reach
4,213,000
Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs
Rank
Description
Network
Total TV National Reach
Total TV National Average Audience
BVOD National Average Audience
1
SEVEN NEWS
Seven
1,747,000
1,101,000
119,000
2
SEVEN’S 2026 WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT
Seven
1,588,000
578,000
211,000
3
9NEWS
Nine
1,516,000
915,000
145,000
4
SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – TWILIGHT
Seven
1,451,000
667,000
247,000
5
TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA
Nine
1,155,000
602,000
91,000
6
A CURRENT AFFAIR
Nine
1,126,000
714,000
102,000
7
THE CHASE AUSTRALIA
Seven
1,082,000
530,000
63,000
8
ABC NEWS-EV
ABC
1,042,000
798,000
49,000
9
CHATEAU DIY AUSTRALIA
Nine
1,038,000
374,000
57,000
10
SUNRISE
Seven
1,001,000
444,000
64,000
11
OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN
Nine
974,000
258,000
30,000
12
GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV
ABC
918,000
538,000
40,000
13
TODAY
Nine
658,000
280,000
54,000
14
THE MORNING SHOW
Seven
645,000
278,000
41,000
15
HARD QUIZ S3 RPT
ABC
625,000
338,000
18,000
16
SEVEN NEWS AT 4
Seven
620,000
295,000
37,000
17
9NEWS AFTERNOON
Nine
607,000
312,000
44,000
18
SEVEN’S 2026 WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT MULTI
Seven
594,000
210,000
63,000
19
DEATH VALLEY-EV
ABC
583,000
294,000
16,000
20
NEWS BREAKFAST-AM
ABC
557,000
210,000
21,000
21
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
Seven
532,000
283,000
28,000
22
ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM
ABC
528,000
109,000
12,000
23
SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – TWILIGHT MULTI
Seven
515,000
257,000
128,000
24
10 NEWS
10
509,000
262,000
19,000
25
SUNRISE -EARLY
Seven
491,000
244,000
42,000
26
FOOTBALL: A-LEAGUE MEN
10
434,000
140,000
15,000
27
TIPPING POINT UK -RPT
Nine
433,000
255,000
28,000
28
M- CARROT CAKE MURDER: A HANNAH SWENSEN MYSTERY (R)
Seven
426,000
155,000
18,000
29
TODAY EXTRA
Nine
407,000
152,000
32,000
30
THE CHASE-UK
Seven
401,000
201,000
23,000
Overnight 25-54
Cumulative Reach
Metric
Reach
National Total TV Reach
4,252,000
Broadcast TV Reach
2,802,000
BVOD Reach
1,983,000
Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs
Rank
Description
Network
Total TV National Reach
Total TV National Average Audience
BVOD National Average Audience
1
SEVEN’S 2026 WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT
Seven
591,000
245,000
121,000
2
SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – TWILIGHT
Seven
530,000
283,000
141,000
3
SEVEN NEWS
Seven
422,000
239,000
56,000
4
9NEWS
Nine
412,000
234,000
65,000
5
OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN
Nine
335,000
96,000
15,000
6
SUNRISE
Seven
298,000
132,000
34,000
7
CHATEAU DIY AUSTRALIA
Nine
292,000
112,000
28,000
8
TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA
Nine
287,000
141,000
39,000
9
A CURRENT AFFAIR
Nine
287,000
169,000
47,000
10
SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – TWILIGHT MULTI
Seven
250,000
133,000
74,000
11
THE CHASE AUSTRALIA
Seven
246,000
114,000
29,000
12
TODAY
Nine
240,000
107,000
28,000
13
SEVEN’S 2026 WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT MULTI
Seven
185,000
77,000
36,000
14
THE MORNING SHOW
Seven
170,000
77,000
22,000
15
FOOTBALL: A-LEAGUE MEN
10
168,000
66,000
8,000
16
ABC NEWS-EV
ABC
164,000
122,000
16,000
17
SUNRISE -EARLY
Seven
155,000
81,000
23,000
18
WOMEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Seven
149,000
23,000
9,000
19
NEWS BREAKFAST-AM
ABC
149,000
58,000
9,000
20
GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV
ABC
146,000
87,000
14,000
21
SEVEN NEWS AT 4
Seven
142,000
65,000
18,000
22
MY KITCHEN RULES – ENCORE
Seven
141,000
51,000
19,000
23
SEVEN’S 2026 WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT – POST
Seven
138,000
89,000
45,000
24
9NEWS AFTERNOON
Nine
137,000
75,000
20,000
25
TODAY -EARLY
Nine
135,000
72,000
17,000
26
TODAY EXTRA
Nine
127,000
51,000
17,000
27
10 NEWS
10
116,000
59,000
9,000
28
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN
Nine
114,000
37,000
2,000
29
FOOTBALL: A-LEAGUE MEN PRE GAME
10
108,000
40,000
6,000
30
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
Seven
107,000
55,000
12,000
Overnight 16-39
Cumulative Reach
Metric
Reach
National Total TV Reach
2,239,000
Broadcast TV Reach
1,266,000
BVOD Reach
1,146,000
Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs
Rank
Description
Network
Total TV National Reach
Total TV National Average Audience
BVOD National Average Audience
1
SEVEN’S 2026 WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT
Seven
315,000
142,000
82,000
2
SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – TWILIGHT
Seven
303,000
169,000
102,000
3
SEVEN NEWS
Seven
170,000
85,000
27,000
4
SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – TWILIGHT MULTI
Seven
159,000
89,000
57,000
5
9NEWS
Nine
151,000
74,000
30,000
6
CHATEAU DIY AUSTRALIA
Nine
109,000
37,000
13,000
7
OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN
Nine
107,000
32,000
7,000
8
A CURRENT AFFAIR
Nine
102,000
59,000
22,000
9
SEVEN’S 2026 WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT MULTI
Seven
92,000
42,000
23,000
10
TODAY
Nine
91,000
40,000
12,000
11
WOMEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Seven
88,000
14,000
6,000
12
SUNRISE
Seven
86,000
31,000
16,000
13
TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA
Nine
85,000
41,000
19,000
14
FOOTBALL: A-LEAGUE MEN
10
85,000
37,000
5,000
15
THE CHASE AUSTRALIA
Seven
81,000
35,000
14,000
16
FOOTBALL: A-LEAGUE MEN POST GAME
10
61,000
30,000
3,000
17
THE MORNING SHOW
Seven
57,000
20,000
11,000
18
NEWS BREAKFAST-AM
ABC
54,000
20,000
4,000
19
GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV
ABC
52,000
33,000
7,000
20
ABC NEWS-EV
ABC
52,000
41,000
8,000
21
TODAY EXTRA
Nine
51,000
19,000
8,000
22
SEVEN’S 2026 WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT – POST
Seven
50,000
36,000
28,000
23
TODAY -EARLY
Nine
49,000
25,000
7,000
24
MY KITCHEN RULES – ENCORE
Seven
48,000
19,000
12,000
25
SEVEN NEWS AT 4
Seven
48,000
22,000
9,000
26
SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – TWILIGHT – PRE
Seven
48,000
23,000
18,000
27
TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT
10
46,000
10,000
1,000
28
FOOTBALL: A-LEAGUE MEN PRE GAME
10
46,000
17,000
3,000
29
10 NEWS
10
43,000
26,000
4,000
30
M- AS GOOD AS IT GETS (R)
Seven
41,000
6,000
3,000
Overnight Grocery Shoppers (18+)
Cumulative Reach
Metric
Reach
National Total TV Reach
8,473,000
Broadcast TV Reach
6,602,000
BVOD Reach
3,215,000
Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs
Rank
Description
Network
Total TV National Reach
Total TV National Average Audience
BVOD National Average Audience
1
SEVEN NEWS
Seven
1,426,000
905,000
96,000
2
9NEWS
Nine
1,232,000
749,000
119,000
3
SEVEN’S 2026 WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT
Seven
1,213,000
435,000
163,000
4
SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – TWILIGHT
Seven
1,109,000
503,000
188,000
5
TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA
Nine
961,000
507,000
75,000
6
A CURRENT AFFAIR
Nine
911,000
591,000
84,000
7
THE CHASE AUSTRALIA
Seven
901,000
441,000
51,000
8
ABC NEWS-EV
ABC
886,000
684,000
42,000
9
CHATEAU DIY AUSTRALIA
Nine
856,000
307,000
47,000
10
SUNRISE
Seven
807,000
361,000
53,000
11
GARDENING AUSTRALIA-EV
ABC
788,000
470,000
35,000
12
OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN
Nine
787,000
211,000
24,000
13
HARD QUIZ S3 RPT
ABC
541,000
293,000
16,000
14
TODAY
Nine
539,000
232,000
45,000
15
THE MORNING SHOW
Seven
525,000
224,000
33,000
16
9NEWS AFTERNOON
Nine
509,000
267,000
37,000
17
SEVEN NEWS AT 4
Seven
507,000
243,000
30,000
18
DEATH VALLEY-EV
ABC
502,000
257,000
14,000
19
NEWS BREAKFAST-AM
ABC
468,000
180,000
19,000
20
SEVEN’S 2026 WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT MULTI
Seven
454,000
163,000
50,000
21
ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM
ABC
445,000
91,000
10,000
22
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
Seven
429,000
228,000
23,000
23
10 NEWS
10
424,000
220,000
16,000
24
SUNRISE -EARLY
Seven
411,000
208,000
34,000
25
SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – TWILIGHT MULTI
Seven
383,000
191,000
96,000
26
TIPPING POINT UK -RPT
Nine
368,000
218,000
24,000
27
M- CARROT CAKE MURDER: A HANNAH SWENSEN MYSTERY (R)
Seven
355,000
131,000
15,000
28
FOOTBALL: A-LEAGUE MEN
10
337,000
106,000
11,000
29
TODAY EXTRA
Nine
335,000
128,000
27,000
30
THE CHASE-UK
Seven
326,000
169,000
19,000
The Consolidated 7 figures below are for Friday 9 October 2026; the Overnight figures above are for Friday 16 October 2026.
Aaron Ryan is the owner and editor of TV Central, an independent Australian television and media publication. He has more than 25 years of media experience, including work with The Kalgoorlie Miner, ebroadcast, Mumbrella and TV Blackbox. Aaron leads editorial direction for TV Central and writes television news, ratings coverage, interviews, programme features, cinema reviews and podcasts.