TV Ratings Monday 12 October 2026: My Kitchen Rules leads entertainment

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TV Ratings Monday 12 October 2026: My Kitchen Rules leads entertainment – My Kitchen Rules led Monday entertainment with a Total TV National Reach of 2,021,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 1,339,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 267,000. Seven topped the five-network 6.00pm-to-midnight Total TV share at 34.0%.

Network Shares

Network Total TV share
Seven 34.0%
Nine 25.6%
ABC 19.5%
10 13.8%
SBS 7.1%

News

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
Seven News 2,253,000 1,453,000 171,000
9News 1,905,000 1,220,000 198,000
ABC News 1,173,000 874,000 60,000
10 News 491,000 292,000 23,000

Breakfast Television

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
Sunrise 1,016,000 446,000 62,000
Today 702,000 278,000 51,000
News Breakfast 592,000 219,000 20,000

Morning Shows

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
The Morning Show 626,000 265,000 40,000
ABC News Mornings 515,000 108,000 12,000
Today Extra 405,000 162,000 32,000

Afternoon News

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
9News Afternoon 658,000 360,000 49,000
Seven News at 4 592,000 331,000 40,000

Game Shows

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
Tipping Point Australia 1,390,000 743,000 118,000
The Chase Australia 1,363,000 665,000 80,000

Analysis

Channel 7

Seven News led 9News by 348,000 viewers in reach. In average audience, Seven News led 9News by 233,000 viewers. However, Seven News trailed 9News by 27,000 viewers in BVOD average audience.

Prime time

  • Home and Away
    Reach: 1,472,000 · Average audience: 983,000 · BVOD average: 229,000.
  • My Kitchen Rules
    Reach: 2,021,000 · Average audience: 1,339,000 · BVOD average: 267,000.
  • The Rookie
    Reach: 1,062,000 · Average audience: 502,000 · BVOD average: 121,000.

Outside prime time

  • Sunrise Early
    Reach: 524,000 · Average audience: 266,000 · BVOD average: 39,000.
  • The Morning Show Extra
    Reach: 309,000 · Average audience: 186,000 · BVOD average: 26,000.
  • Seven’s National News at Noon
    Reach: 404,000 · Average audience: 211,000 · BVOD average: 24,000.
  • Beat the Chasers UK (Repeat)
    Reach: 344,000 · Average audience: 193,000 · BVOD average: 19,000.
  • Bridge of Lies (Repeat)
    Reach: 338,000 · Average audience: 202,000 · BVOD average: 19,000.
  • The Chase UK
    Reach: 440,000 · Average audience: 242,000 · BVOD average: 25,000.

Channel 9

Prime time

  • 9News
    9News ranked number 3 for the night.
  • A Current Affair
    Reach: 1,546,000 · Average audience: 997,000 · BVOD average: 166,000.
  • The Block
    Reach: 1,889,000 · Average audience: 1,078,000 · BVOD average: 262,000.
  • Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators
    Reach: 1,111,000 · Average audience: 364,000 · BVOD average: 72,000.

Outside prime time

  • Today Early
    Reach: 401,000 · Average audience: 182,000 · BVOD average: 33,000.
  • The Block (Encore)
    Reach: 406,000 · Average audience: 179,000 · BVOD average: 20,000.
  • Pointless
    Reach: 308,000 · Average audience: 75,000 · BVOD average: 10,000.
  • Tipping Point UK (Repeat)
    Reach: 509,000 · Average audience: 272,000 · BVOD average: 30,000.

Channel 10

Prime time

  • 10 News 6pm
    Reach: 426,000 · Average audience: 192,000 · BVOD average: 20,000.
  • Deal or No Deal
    Reach: 338,000 · Average audience: 191,000 · BVOD average: 21,000.
  • Millionaire Hot Seat
    Reach: 449,000 · Average audience: 286,000 · BVOD average: 23,000.
  • Shaun Micallef’s Parents’ Evening
    Reach: 942,000 · Average audience: 425,000 · BVOD average: 26,000.
  • Have You Been Paying Attention?
    Reach: 989,000 · Average audience: 635,000 · BVOD average: 39,000.
  • 10’s Late News
    Reach: 760,000 · Average audience: 235,000 · BVOD average: 12,000.

Outside prime time

  • Lingo (Repeat)
    Reach: 342,000 · Average audience: 76,000 · BVOD average: 4,000.
  • The Bold and the Beautiful
    Reach: 339,000 · Average audience: 216,000 · BVOD average: 13,000.

ABC

Prime time

  • Antiques Roadshow
    Reach: 360,000 · Average audience: 160,000 · BVOD average: 9,000.
  • Hard Quiz Season 3 (Repeat)
    Reach: 682,000 · Average audience: 355,000 · BVOD average: 21,000.
  • ABC News
    ABC News ranked number 9 for the night.
  • 7.30
    Reach: 1,127,000 · Average audience: 691,000 · BVOD average: 53,000.
  • Australian Story
    Reach: 840,000 · Average audience: 543,000 · BVOD average: 46,000.
  • Four Corners
    Reach: 875,000 · Average audience: 447,000 · BVOD average: 29,000.
  • Media Watch
    Reach: 594,000 · Average audience: 462,000 · BVOD average: 26,000.
  • Planet America
    Reach: 716,000 · Average audience: 443,000 · BVOD average: 31,000.
  • Foreign Correspondent (Encore)
    Reach: 372,000 · Average audience: 161,000 · BVOD average: 7,000.

Outside prime time

  • ABC News at Noon
    Reach: 349,000 · Average audience: 174,000 · BVOD average: 11,000.

SBS

Prime time

  • SBS World News
    Reach: 342,000 · Average audience: 229,000 · BVOD average: 16,000.
  • The Jury: Skeleton in the Garden
    Reach: 303,000 · Average audience: 113,000 · BVOD average: 8,000.
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Repeat)
    Reach: 334,000 · Average audience: 41,000 · BVOD average: 1,000.

Overnight Total People

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 12,035,000
Broadcast TV Reach 9,712,000
BVOD Reach 4,009,000

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 2,253,000 1,453,000 171,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 2,021,000 1,339,000 267,000
3 9NEWS Nine 1,905,000 1,220,000 198,000
4 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 1,889,000 1,078,000 262,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,546,000 997,000 166,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,472,000 983,000 229,000
7 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,390,000 743,000 118,000
8 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,363,000 665,000 80,000
9 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,173,000 874,000 60,000
10 7.30-EV ABC 1,127,000 691,000 53,000
11 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 1,111,000 364,000 72,000
12 THE ROOKIE Seven 1,062,000 502,000 121,000
13 SUNRISE Seven 1,016,000 446,000 62,000
14 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 989,000 635,000 39,000
15 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 942,000 425,000 26,000
16 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 875,000 447,000 29,000
17 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 840,000 543,000 46,000
18 10’S LATE NEWS 10 760,000 235,000 12,000
19 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 716,000 443,000 31,000
20 TODAY Nine 702,000 278,000 51,000
21 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 682,000 355,000 21,000
22 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 658,000 360,000 49,000
23 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 626,000 265,000 40,000
24 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 594,000 462,000 26,000
25 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 592,000 331,000 40,000
26 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 592,000 219,000 20,000
27 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 524,000 266,000 39,000
28 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 515,000 108,000 12,000
29 TIPPING POINT UK -RPT Nine 509,000 272,000 30,000
30 10 NEWS 10 491,000 292,000 23,000

Overnight 25-54

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 4,473,000
Broadcast TV Reach 3,167,000
BVOD Reach 1,883,000

Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs

Rank Description Network Total TV National Reach Total TV National Average Audience BVOD National Average Audience
1 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 733,000 477,000 147,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 649,000 415,000 136,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 611,000 366,000 82,000
4 9NEWS Nine 558,000 347,000 95,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 482,000 315,000 119,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 481,000 278,000 83,000
7 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 440,000 280,000 20,000
8 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 434,000 133,000 38,000
9 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 371,000 172,000 13,000
10 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 350,000 158,000 38,000
11 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 350,000 167,000 53,000
12 THE ROOKIE Seven 346,000 173,000 65,000
13 SUNRISE Seven 308,000 137,000 32,000
14 10’S LATE NEWS 10 300,000 92,000 6,000
15 TODAY Nine 266,000 104,000 27,000
16 7.30-EV ABC 201,000 113,000 19,000
17 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 197,000 138,000 21,000
18 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 180,000 92,000 21,000
19 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 165,000 83,000 21,000
20 TODAY -EARLY Nine 160,000 77,000 17,000
21 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 159,000 55,000 9,000
22 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 158,000 78,000 10,000
23 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 151,000 86,000 23,000
24 MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT 10 149,000 90,000 11,000
25 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 148,000 87,000 12,000
26 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 138,000 82,000 16,000
27 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 138,000 86,000 19,000
28 THE BLOCK -SUN -ENCORE Nine 127,000 65,000 11,000
29 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 126,000 55,000 7,000
30 10 NEWS 6PM 10 123,000 55,000 10,000

Overnight 16-39

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 2,337,000
Broadcast TV Reach 1,489,000
BVOD Reach 1,036,000

Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs

Rank Description Network Total TV National Reach Total TV National Average Audience BVOD National Average Audience
1 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 311,000 216,000 78,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 243,000 156,000 70,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 226,000 125,000 40,000
4 9NEWS Nine 226,000 135,000 45,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 204,000 141,000 64,000
6 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 203,000 63,000 19,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 189,000 107,000 41,000
8 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 152,000 99,000 9,000
9 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 134,000 68,000 6,000
10 THE ROOKIE Seven 133,000 69,000 38,000
11 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 132,000 58,000 19,000
12 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 121,000 62,000 25,000
13 TODAY Nine 107,000 38,000 12,000
14 SUNRISE Seven 107,000 42,000 15,000
15 10’S LATE NEWS 10 101,000 29,000 3,000
16 7.30-EV ABC 91,000 54,000 9,000
17 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 71,000 48,000 10,000
18 TODAY -EARLY Nine 64,000 30,000 7,000
19 MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT 10 63,000 36,000 5,000
20 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 62,000 29,000 10,000
21 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 56,000 35,000 9,000
22 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 55,000 25,000 5,000
23 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 50,000 29,000 11,000
24 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 49,000 28,000 5,000
25 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 49,000 14,000 4,000
26 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 48,000 11,000 2,000
27 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 47,000 19,000 9,000
28 THE BLOCK -SUN -ENCORE Nine 45,000 23,000 5,000
29 THE CHASE-UK Seven 44,000 25,000 6,000
30 RBT Nine 41,000 25,000 6,000

Overnight Grocery Shoppers (18+)

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 8,877,000
Broadcast TV Reach 7,216,000
BVOD Reach 3,081,000

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 1,838,000 1,199,000 138,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 1,625,000 1,089,000 216,000
3 9NEWS Nine 1,536,000 984,000 163,000
4 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 1,528,000 870,000 215,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,260,000 818,000 137,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,179,000 791,000 186,000
7 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,147,000 620,000 98,000
8 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,117,000 554,000 65,000
9 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 981,000 736,000 52,000
10 7.30-EV ABC 955,000 598,000 46,000
11 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 901,000 299,000 59,000
12 THE ROOKIE Seven 859,000 402,000 95,000
13 SUNRISE Seven 823,000 370,000 51,000
14 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 809,000 521,000 32,000
15 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 761,000 345,000 21,000
16 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 754,000 391,000 26,000
17 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 725,000 475,000 41,000
18 10’S LATE NEWS 10 626,000 194,000 10,000
19 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 613,000 384,000 27,000
20 TODAY Nine 584,000 228,000 43,000
21 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 582,000 305,000 18,000
22 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 549,000 299,000 41,000
23 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 518,000 404,000 23,000
24 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 516,000 220,000 32,000
25 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 493,000 186,000 18,000
26 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 489,000 274,000 33,000
27 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 433,000 91,000 10,000
28 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 431,000 223,000 33,000
29 TIPPING POINT UK -RPT Nine 425,000 231,000 25,000
30 10 NEWS 10 405,000 240,000 19,000

The Consolidated 7 figures below are for Monday 5 October 2026; the Overnight figures above are for Monday 12 October 2026.

Consolidated 7 Total People

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 19,426,000
Broadcast TV Reach 15,803,000
BVOD Reach 9,529,000

Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs

Rank Description Network Total TV National Reach Total TV National Average Audience BVOD National Average Audience
1 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 2,302,000 1,473,000 450,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 2,185,000 1,363,000 421,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 2,180,000 1,384,000 169,000
4 9NEWS Nine 2,056,000 1,277,000 204,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,764,000 1,112,000 183,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,618,000 1,089,000 324,000
7 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,481,000 781,000 119,000
8 THE ROOKIE Seven 1,365,000 810,000 266,000
9 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 1,323,000 904,000 108,000
10 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,248,000 606,000 77,000
11 7.30-EV ABC 1,233,000 740,000 57,000
12 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,221,000 901,000 58,000
13 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 1,179,000 594,000 79,000
14 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 1,080,000 467,000 82,000
15 COP THIS 10 994,000 384,000 30,000
16 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 974,000 700,000 144,000
17 SUNRISE Seven 909,000 375,000 52,000
18 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 878,000 539,000 57,000
19 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 736,000 643,000 51,000
20 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 733,000 501,000 84,000
21 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 728,000 354,000 49,000
22 TODAY Nine 709,000 247,000 47,000
23 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 657,000 360,000 20,000
24 10 NEWS 10 607,000 299,000 25,000
25 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 604,000 296,000 39,000
26 SUNRISE -EXTENDED Seven 596,000 375,000 52,000
27 TODAY EXTRA Nine 581,000 190,000 40,000
28 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 573,000 118,000 13,000
29 TIPPING POINT UK -RPT Nine 537,000 283,000 29,000
30 MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT 10 506,000 294,000 24,000

Consolidated 7 25-54

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 7,974,000
Broadcast TV Reach 5,869,000
BVOD Reach 4,587,000

Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs

Rank Description Network Total TV National Reach Total TV National Average Audience BVOD National Average Audience
1 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 939,000 646,000 255,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 756,000 471,000 213,000
3 9NEWS Nine 600,000 350,000 98,000
4 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 593,000 399,000 58,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 592,000 333,000 81,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 553,000 308,000 92,000
7 HOME AND AWAY Seven 552,000 377,000 168,000
8 THE ROOKIE Seven 523,000 330,000 145,000
9 COP THIS 10 430,000 192,000 16,000
10 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 428,000 228,000 37,000
11 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 404,000 169,000 44,000
12 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 363,000 180,000 54,000
13 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 317,000 145,000 36,000
14 SUNRISE Seven 270,000 106,000 27,000
15 7.30-EV ABC 235,000 120,000 21,000
16 TODAY Nine 230,000 92,000 24,000
17 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 218,000 158,000 20,000
18 TODAY EXTRA Nine 209,000 78,000 21,000
19 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 184,000 89,000 23,000
20 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 183,000 154,000 19,000
21 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 182,000 126,000 32,000
22 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 173,000 100,000 22,000
23 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 173,000 116,000 48,000
24 MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT 10 170,000 86,000 11,000
25 10 NEWS 10 164,000 77,000 11,000
26 SUNRISE -EXTENDED Seven 162,000 104,000 27,000
27 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 152,000 32,000 6,000
28 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 147,000 79,000 19,000
29 HASHTAG PROPOSAL Nine 145,000 46,000 11,000
30 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 140,000 82,000 21,000

Consolidated 7 16-39

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 5,056,000
Broadcast TV Reach 3,427,000
BVOD Reach 2,680,000

Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs

Rank Description Network Total TV National Reach Total TV National Average Audience BVOD National Average Audience
1 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 428,000 303,000 139,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 351,000 204,000 109,000
3 THE ROOKIE Seven 250,000 168,000 93,000
4 9NEWS Nine 248,000 147,000 46,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 241,000 165,000 94,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 231,000 128,000 45,000
7 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 217,000 155,000 28,000
8 SEVEN NEWS Seven 217,000 113,000 39,000
9 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 169,000 71,000 22,000
10 COP THIS 10 162,000 74,000 7,000
11 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 158,000 70,000 26,000
12 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 158,000 84,000 17,000
13 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 98,000 42,000 18,000
14 7.30-EV ABC 93,000 45,000 10,000
15 SUNRISE Seven 92,000 30,000 12,000
16 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 78,000 59,000 10,000
17 TODAY Nine 77,000 29,000 11,000
18 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 70,000 60,000 9,000
19 TODAY EXTRA Nine 67,000 26,000 10,000
20 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 64,000 42,000 21,000
21 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 63,000 36,000 10,000
22 HASHTAG PROPOSAL Nine 59,000 21,000 5,000
23 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 59,000 39,000 14,000
24 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 55,000 25,000 11,000
25 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 54,000 28,000 9,000
26 MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT 10 53,000 28,000 5,000
27 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 51,000 10,000 3,000
28 10 NEWS 10 51,000 18,000 5,000
29 2026 KOORI KNOCKOUT LIVE SBS 51,000 14,000 6,000
30 SUNRISE -EXTENDED Seven 49,000 28,000 12,000

Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+)

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 13,188,000
Broadcast TV Reach 10,751,000
BVOD Reach 7,128,000

Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs

Rank Description Network Total TV National Reach Total TV National Average Audience BVOD National Average Audience
1 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 1,832,000 1,190,000 370,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,758,000 1,131,000 137,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 1,719,000 1,102,000 343,000
4 9NEWS Nine 1,650,000 1,042,000 168,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,421,000 900,000 150,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,294,000 877,000 263,000
7 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,216,000 655,000 98,000
8 THE ROOKIE Seven 1,082,000 637,000 206,000
9 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 1,076,000 743,000 88,000
10 7.30-EV ABC 1,030,000 629,000 50,000
11 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,020,000 755,000 50,000
12 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,020,000 499,000 63,000
13 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 940,000 495,000 65,000
14 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 889,000 384,000 67,000
15 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 822,000 600,000 127,000
16 COP THIS 10 813,000 307,000 25,000
17 SUNRISE Seven 759,000 316,000 43,000
18 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 751,000 462,000 50,000
19 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 637,000 557,000 45,000
20 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 629,000 431,000 74,000
21 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 602,000 297,000 41,000
22 TODAY Nine 572,000 201,000 39,000
23 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 558,000 308,000 18,000
24 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 498,000 242,000 32,000
25 SUNRISE -EXTENDED Seven 493,000 308,000 43,000
26 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 490,000 103,000 12,000
27 10 NEWS 10 489,000 244,000 20,000
28 TODAY EXTRA Nine 463,000 154,000 33,000
29 TIPPING POINT UK -RPT Nine 443,000 234,000 24,000
30 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 426,000 155,000 14,000

Media Releases

Channel 7

Seven’s massive Monday: #1 nationally in total TV, 7NEWS #1, MKR’s biggest overnight audience since 2019

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  • Seven #1 nationally in total TV
  • Seven takes the win in people 25-54, people 16-39 and grocery shoppers
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 46.8%
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 46.3%
  • 7plus: #1 in BVOD with 48.8%
  • 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.25 million
  • My Kitchen Rules: #1 entertainment, reaches 2.02 million, up 34% year-on-year, biggest overnight audience since 2019
  • Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 60% more viewers than Today

Monday 12 October 2026:

Seven Network reaches 5.92 million Australians nationally. Up 3.8% year-on-year.

6.00pm to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 46.3% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 25-54 with a 41.% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 16-39 with a 39.5% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 46.3% share.

6.00am to midnight:

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  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 46.8% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 25-54 with a 43.9% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 16-39 with a 42.3% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 46.8% share.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 48.8% commercial share.

7NEWS Monday: #1 news. National reach 2.25 million, national audience 1.45 million.

  • Up 8% year-on-year in total TV, up 22% on 7plus.
  • Up 6% week-on-week in total TV, up 2% on 7plus.

My Kitchen Rules Monday: #1 entertainment program. National reach 2.02 million, national audience 1.33 million.

  • Biggest overnight audience since 2019.
  • Biggest overnight VOZ audience ever.
  • Biggest overnight streaming audience ever.
  • Up 34% year-on-year in total TV, up 59% on 7plus.
  • Up 36% week-on-week in total TV, up 30% on 7plus.

Home and Away Monday: #1 drama. National reach 1.47 million, national audience 983,000.

  • Up 8% year-on-year in total TV, up 19% on 7plus.
  • Up 7% week-on-week in total TV, up 7% on 7plus.

The Chase Australia Monday: National reach 1.36 million, national audience 665,000.

  • Up 15% year-on-year in total TV, up 26% on 7plus.
  • Up 11% week-on-week in total TV, up 6% on 7plus.

The Rookie Monday: National reach 1.06 million, national audience 502,000.

  • Up 9% year-on-year in total TV, up 11% on 7plus.
  • Up 21% week-on-week in total TV, up 27% on 7plus.

Sunrise Monday: #1 breakfast program. It reached 1.01 million nationally, with a national audience of 446,000.

  • 60% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight

Network All people 25 to 54s Grocery shoppers
Seven Network 46.8 43.9 46.8
Nine Network 36.1 36.4 36.4
Network Ten 17.1 19.6 16.8

6.00pm to midnight — NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%)

Network All people 25 to 54s Grocery shoppers
Seven Network 46.3 41 46.3
Nine Network 34.9 36.1 35
Network Ten 18.8 22.9 18.7

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Source: OzTAM VOZ national total TV, overnight program reach (broadcast TV 1 min/BVOD 15 sec), national average audience. Share based on “when watched” 6pm to midnight and 6am to midnight. #1 programs based on reach on day of broadcast, unless otherwise noted.

Channel 9

Nine Network Performance Highlights

The Block was the overall No.1 ranked program on Monday with People 25-54 and People 16-39 across Australia, the 5 City Metro, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. It was also the No.1 entertainment program with Total People and all key demos in Sydney.

The Block secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.889 million, a Total TV National Audience of 1.078 million. On 9Now it claimed an averaged BVOD audience of 262,000 and was the No.1 ranked program across CFTA BVOD on Monday with Total People and all key demos across the 5 City Metro.

9News was the overall No.1 ranked program of the night with Total People across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. In addition, it was the winning bulletin across all key demos in Sydney and Melbourne, People 25-54 and GS18+ in Brisbane, and Total People, People 25-54 and 16-39 in Adelaide.

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9News claimed a combined National Total TV Reach of 1.905 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.220 million. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 198,000 was up 11.2% year-on-year.

A Current Affair dominated the 7.00pm timeslot across Australia, the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide with Total People. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.546 million and a Total TV National Audience of 997,000. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD audience of 166,000.

Tipping Point Australia was the No.1 afternoon game show with Total People and all key demographics across Australia, the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.390 million, a Total TV National Audience of 743,000 and a BVOD audience of 118,000 – up 22.9% on the same night last year.

Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators dominated its timeslot with People 16 to 39 in Brisbane. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.111 million, a Total TV Audience of 364,000, and a BVOD audience of 72,000.

Today won the breakfast slot with Total People, People 25-54 and Shoppers 18+ in Sydney. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 702,000, a Total TV National Audience of 278,000 and BVOD audience of 51,000 – up 2.0% year-on-year.

The 9Network was the No.1 network on Monday across the 5 City Metro with People 25-54 and 16-39.

The Block

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
1.889 million 561,000 230,000 262,000 1.078 million

9News

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
1.905 million 754,000 251,000 198,000 1.220 million

A Current Affair

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
1.546 million 539,000 277,000 166,000 997,000

Tipping Point Australia

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
1.390 million 422,000 192,000 118,000 743,000

Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
1.111 million 186,000 102,000 72,000 364,000

Today

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
702,000 145,000 77,000 51,000 278,000

The 9Network was the No.1 network on Monday across the 5 City Metro with:

Metric Share
People 25-54 30.9%
People 16-39 33.7%

The 9Network recorded the following shares on Monday across the 5 City Metro with:

Metric Share
Total People 27.0%
Shoppers 18+ 26.9%

9Now recorded the following shares across the CFTA BVOD platform on Monday across Australia with:

Metric Share
Total People 38.3%
People 25-54 38.7%
People 16-39 38.2%
Shoppers 18+ 38.7%
Total TV Reach Broadcast TV Reach BVOD TV Reach
12,035,000 9,712,000 4,009,000
9Network Total TV Reach 9Network Broadcast TV Reach 9Network BVOD TV Reach
5,356,000 4,564,000 1,010,000

Channel 10

Monday, 12 October. Have You Been Paying Attention? Reached 8.7 Million In 2026. TV’s #1 Show At 8.30pm. Biggest Ever Streaming Audience.

Have You Been Paying Attention?: In the season finale, have Kitty Flanagan, Guy Montgomery, Emma Holland, Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang been paying attention? Host Tom Gleisner and special guest quizmaster Tammy Hembrow find out.

  • Reached 989,000 national Total TV viewers.
  • 635,000 national Total TV audience.
  • #1 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s (36.7%) and 16 to 39s (38.9%).
  • 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Monday, 5 October): Reached 1.32 million total national viewers.

Season-To-Date:

  • Reaching 8.7 million national Total TV viewers.
  • 957,000 national Total TV audience.
  • #1 in its timeslot in total people (34.4%), 25 to 54s (44.4%) and 16 to 39s (45.8%).
  • Biggest ever streaming audience.
  • 135,000 streaming viewers, up 22% year-on-year.

Shaun Micallef’s Parents’ Evening: Amanda Keller, Brett Blake and Abbie Chatfield bring their parent/child to the quiz party!

  • Reached 942,000 national Total TV viewers.
  • 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Monday, 5 October): Reached 1.18 million total national viewers.

Season-To-Date:

  • 10’s biggest new show since Big Brother in November 2025.
  • Reaching 1.6 million national Total TV viewers.
  • 651,000 national Total TV audience, up 32% vs. same timeslot 2025.
  • 103,000 streaming viewers, up 106% vs. same timeslot 2025.

10’s Late News:

  • Reached 760,000 national total viewers.
  • National Total TV audience, up 134% vs. same episode last year.
  • #1 in its timeslot in total people and 25 to 54s.
  • Streaming viewers up 78% vs. same episode last year.

Year-To-Date:

  • Reaching 10 million viewers.
  • National Total TV audience up 33% vs. 2025.
  • Streaming viewers up 75% vs. 2025.

Newsroom:

Sydney Harbour Cops. Tonight At 7.30pm. Watch + Stream On 10.

The Cheap Seats. Tonight At 8.30pm. Watch + Stream On 10.

Source: Virtual Australia, OzTAM, Regional TAM, Total TV. Timeslot stories based on Metro Overnight Audience, News lift based on national Total TV audience, 18:00-18:30, Timeslot last year refers to 19:30-20:40 same night in 2025, Overnight.

For the official source, visit OzTAM VOZ Total TV reports. More related coverage is in TV Central’s TV Ratings section.

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