TV Ratings Monday 19 October 2026: The Block leads entertainment as Seven wins Monday

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TV Ratings Monday 19 October 2026: The Block leads entertainment as Seven wins Monday – The Block led entertainment with a Total TV National Reach of 1,966,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 1,112,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 279,000. Seven topped the five-network 6.00pm-to-midnight Total TV share at 32.5%.

Network Shares

Network Total TV share
Seven 32.5%
Nine 26.0%
ABC 22.0%
10 12.9%
SBS 6.7%

News

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
SEVEN NEWS 2,286,000 1,455,000 172,000
9NEWS 1,990,000 1,263,000 198,000
ABC NEWS-EV 1,241,000 932,000 63,000
10 NEWS 532,000 273,000 22,000

Breakfast Television

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
SUNRISE 985,000 460,000 63,000
TODAY 661,000 280,000 54,000
NEWS BREAKFAST-AM 604,000 220,000 22,000

Morning Shows

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
THE MORNING SHOW 612,000 284,000 40,000
ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM 491,000 103,000 12,000
TODAY EXTRA 384,000 162,000 33,000

Afternoon News

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
9NEWS AFTERNOON 746,000 388,000 51,000
SEVEN NEWS AT 4 682,000 328,000 41,000

Game Shows

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA 1,454,000 808,000 119,000
THE CHASE AUSTRALIA 1,375,000 669,000 82,000

Analysis

Channel 7

Seven News led 9News by 296,000 viewers in reach. Seven News led 9News by 192,000 viewers in average audience. The BVOD average audience difference favoured 9News by 26,000 viewers.

Prime time

  • Home And Away
    Reach: 1,694,000 · Average audience: 1,010,000 · BVOD average: 239,000.
  • My Kitchen Rules – Mon
    Reach: 1,949,000 · Average audience: 1,137,000 · BVOD average: 230,000.
  • The Rookie
    Reach: 1,268,000 · Average audience: 556,000 · BVOD average: 128,000.
  • The Agenda Setters: Rugby League Encore
    Reach: 452,000 · Average audience: 125,000 · BVOD average: 24,000.

Outside prime time

  • Sunrise -Early
    Reach: 562,000 · Average audience: 269,000 · BVOD average: 41,000.
  • Seven’S National News At Noon
    Reach: 365,000 · Average audience: 198,000 · BVOD average: 23,000.
  • Beat the Chasers UK (Repeat)
    Reach: 340,000 · Average audience: 189,000 · BVOD average: 19,000.
  • Bridge of Lies (Repeat)
    Reach: 330,000 · Average audience: 188,000 · BVOD average: 19,000.
  • The Chase-Uk
    Reach: 459,000 · Average audience: 234,000 · BVOD average: 26,000.

Channel 9

Prime time

  • 9News
    9News ranked number 2 for the night.
  • A Current Affair
    Reach: 1,660,000 · Average audience: 1,055,000 · BVOD average: 168,000.
  • The Block
    Reach: 1,966,000 · Average audience: 1,112,000 · BVOD average: 279,000.
  • Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators
    Reach: 1,324,000 · Average audience: 465,000 · BVOD average: 96,000.
  • Catching My Stalker
    Reach: 523,000 · Average audience: 228,000 · BVOD average: 43,000.

Outside prime time

  • Today -Early
    Reach: 382,000 · Average audience: 178,000 · BVOD average: 34,000.
  • The Block Sunday Encore
    Reach: 374,000 · Average audience: 146,000 · BVOD average: 21,000.
  • Pointless
    Reach: 341,000 · Average audience: 83,000 · BVOD average: 10,000.
  • Tipping Point UK (Repeat)
    Reach: 534,000 · Average audience: 307,000 · BVOD average: 31,000.

Channel 10

Prime time

  • Deal Or No Deal
    Reach: 327,000 · Average audience: 170,000 · BVOD average: 21,000.
  • Millionaire Hot Seat
    Reach: 405,000 · Average audience: 257,000 · BVOD average: 22,000.
  • Shaun Micallef’S Parents’ Evening
    Reach: 871,000 · Average audience: 400,000 · BVOD average: 24,000.
  • Sam Pang Tonight
    Reach: 870,000 · Average audience: 428,000 · BVOD average: 26,000.
  • 10’s Late News
    Reach: 584,000 · Average audience: 201,000 · BVOD average: 10,000.
  • Two and a Half Men (Repeat)
    Reach: 325,000 · Average audience: 54,000 · BVOD average: 3,000.

Outside prime time

  • Lingo (Repeat)
    Reach: 372,000 · Average audience: 81,000 · BVOD average: 4,000.
  • The Bold And The Beautiful
    Reach: 349,000 · Average audience: 215,000 · BVOD average: 13,000.

ABC

Prime time

  • Antiques Roadshow
    Reach: 413,000 · Average audience: 173,000 · BVOD average: 9,000.
  • Hard Quiz (Repeat)
    Reach: 694,000 · Average audience: 361,000 · BVOD average: 22,000.
  • ABC News
    ABC News ranked number 12 for the night.
  • 7.30
    Reach: 1,413,000 · Average audience: 926,000 · BVOD average: 73,000.
  • Australian Story
    Reach: 911,000 · Average audience: 643,000 · BVOD average: 53,000.
  • Four Corners
    Reach: 969,000 · Average audience: 505,000 · BVOD average: 29,000.
  • Media Watch
    Reach: 656,000 · Average audience: 522,000 · BVOD average: 28,000.
  • Planet America
    Reach: 770,000 · Average audience: 496,000 · BVOD average: 30,000.
  • The State Of Man
    Reach: 344,000 · Average audience: 118,000 · BVOD average: 6,000.

Outside prime time

  • ABC News at Noon
    Reach: 342,000 · Average audience: 182,000 · BVOD average: 11,000.

ABC News

  • The World
    Reach: 349,000 · Average audience: 87,000 · BVOD average: 8,000.

SBS

Prime time

  • Sbs World News
    Reach: 334,000 · Average audience: 223,000 · BVOD average: 18,000.

Overnight Total People

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 12,059,000
Broadcast TV Reach 9,715,000
BVOD Reach 4,073,000

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 2,286,000 1,455,000 172,000
2 9NEWS Nine 1,990,000 1,263,000 198,000
3 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 1,966,000 1,112,000 279,000
4 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 1,949,000 1,137,000 230,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,694,000 1,010,000 239,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,660,000 1,055,000 168,000
7 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,454,000 808,000 119,000
8 7.30-EV ABC 1,413,000 926,000 73,000
9 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,375,000 669,000 82,000
10 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 1,324,000 465,000 96,000
11 THE ROOKIE Seven 1,268,000 556,000 128,000
12 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,241,000 932,000 63,000
13 SUNRISE Seven 985,000 460,000 63,000
14 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 969,000 505,000 29,000
15 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 911,000 643,000 53,000
16 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 871,000 400,000 24,000
17 SAM PANG TONIGHT 10 870,000 428,000 26,000
18 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 770,000 496,000 30,000
19 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 746,000 388,000 51,000
20 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 694,000 361,000 22,000
21 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 682,000 328,000 41,000
22 TODAY Nine 661,000 280,000 54,000
23 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 656,000 522,000 28,000
24 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 612,000 284,000 40,000
25 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 604,000 220,000 22,000
26 10’S LATE NEWS 10 584,000 201,000 10,000
27 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 562,000 269,000 41,000
28 TIPPING POINT UK -RPT Nine 534,000 307,000 31,000
29 10 NEWS 10 532,000 273,000 22,000
30 CATCHING MY STALKER Nine 523,000 228,000 43,000

Overnight 25-54

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 4,537,000
Broadcast TV Reach 3,220,000
BVOD Reach 1,916,000

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 711,000 458,000 155,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 608,000 351,000 117,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 598,000 345,000 83,000
4 9NEWS Nine 584,000 341,000 94,000
5 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 519,000 174,000 52,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 514,000 313,000 123,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 483,000 275,000 83,000
8 THE ROOKIE Seven 410,000 200,000 68,000
9 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 353,000 184,000 53,000
10 SAM PANG TONIGHT 10 345,000 175,000 13,000
11 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 337,000 155,000 39,000
12 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 313,000 153,000 12,000
13 SUNRISE Seven 313,000 143,000 33,000
14 7.30-EV ABC 300,000 183,000 28,000
15 10’S LATE NEWS 10 235,000 79,000 5,000
16 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 231,000 118,000 11,000
17 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 220,000 163,000 22,000
18 TODAY Nine 214,000 98,000 28,000
19 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 191,000 94,000 22,000
20 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 186,000 126,000 19,000
21 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 186,000 110,000 11,000
22 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 174,000 62,000 10,000
23 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 171,000 91,000 21,000
24 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 165,000 82,000 20,000
25 CATCHING MY STALKER Nine 165,000 77,000 23,000
26 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 163,000 85,000 23,000
27 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 143,000 116,000 10,000
28 THE AGENDA SETTERS: RUGBY LEAGUE – ENCORE Seven 143,000 47,000 13,000
29 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 142,000 61,000 7,000
30 10 NEWS 10 132,000 67,000 10,000

Overnight 16-39

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 2,321,000
Broadcast TV Reach 1,456,000
BVOD Reach 1,053,000

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 306,000 203,000 82,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 259,000 152,000 61,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 240,000 127,000 41,000
4 HOME AND AWAY Seven 223,000 129,000 66,000
5 9NEWS Nine 220,000 132,000 44,000
6 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 216,000 70,000 26,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 206,000 115,000 40,000
8 THE ROOKIE Seven 185,000 89,000 39,000
9 SAM PANG TONIGHT 10 161,000 79,000 6,000
10 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 139,000 60,000 19,000
11 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 132,000 71,000 5,000
12 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 129,000 62,000 25,000
13 7.30-EV ABC 121,000 72,000 12,000
14 10’S LATE NEWS 10 110,000 40,000 2,000
15 SUNRISE Seven 88,000 32,000 15,000
16 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 85,000 63,000 10,000
17 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 77,000 42,000 5,000
18 TODAY Nine 75,000 38,000 12,000
19 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 67,000 35,000 5,000
20 CATCHING MY STALKER Nine 66,000 29,000 11,000
21 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 61,000 33,000 11,000
22 MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT 10 61,000 42,000 5,000
23 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 60,000 41,000 8,000
24 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 56,000 18,000 4,000
25 THE BLOCK -SUN -ENCORE Nine 56,000 22,000 5,000
26 THE AGENDA SETTERS: RUGBY LEAGUE – ENCORE Seven 55,000 20,000 6,000
27 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 55,000 28,000 10,000
28 TODAY -EARLY Nine 52,000 24,000 8,000
29 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 50,000 41,000 4,000
30 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 50,000 27,000 10,000

Overnight Grocery Shoppers (18+)

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 8,965,000
Broadcast TV Reach 7,293,000
BVOD Reach 3,135,000

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 1,818,000 1,174,000 140,000
2 9NEWS Nine 1,606,000 1,023,000 163,000
3 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 1,582,000 901,000 229,000
4 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 1,551,000 908,000 187,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,344,000 805,000 194,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,323,000 849,000 138,000
7 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,199,000 673,000 99,000
8 7.30-EV ABC 1,198,000 793,000 64,000
9 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,098,000 534,000 67,000
10 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 1,086,000 384,000 79,000
11 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,050,000 790,000 55,000
12 THE ROOKIE Seven 1,009,000 446,000 101,000
13 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 830,000 438,000 26,000
14 SUNRISE Seven 804,000 382,000 52,000
15 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 784,000 558,000 47,000
16 SAM PANG TONIGHT 10 699,000 344,000 21,000
17 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 692,000 321,000 20,000
18 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 655,000 430,000 26,000
19 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 623,000 327,000 42,000
20 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 585,000 308,000 19,000
21 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 564,000 449,000 24,000
22 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 553,000 265,000 34,000
23 TODAY Nine 545,000 231,000 45,000
24 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 512,000 189,000 19,000
25 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 508,000 238,000 32,000
26 10’S LATE NEWS 10 474,000 162,000 9,000
27 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 467,000 222,000 34,000
28 TIPPING POINT UK -RPT Nine 451,000 257,000 26,000
29 10 NEWS 10 447,000 229,000 19,000
30 CATCHING MY STALKER Nine 433,000 186,000 35,000

The Consolidated 7 figures below are for Monday 12 October 2026; the Overnight figures above are for Monday 19 October 2026.

Consolidated 7 Total People

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 19,726,000
Broadcast TV Reach 15,831,000
BVOD Reach 10,175,000

Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs

Rank Description Network Total TV National Reach Total TV National Average Audience BVOD National Average Audience
1 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 2,469,000 1,736,000 499,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 2,272,000 1,459,000 173,000
3 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 2,002,000 1,316,000 420,000
4 9NEWS Nine 1,916,000 1,224,000 200,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,642,000 1,143,000 336,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,577,000 1,015,000 169,000
7 THE ROOKIE Seven 1,484,000 864,000 307,000
8 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,398,000 750,000 122,000
9 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,372,000 672,000 82,000
10 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 1,248,000 852,000 110,000
11 7.30-EV ABC 1,187,000 693,000 55,000
12 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,175,000 878,000 60,000
13 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 1,136,000 376,000 71,000
14 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 1,072,000 510,000 63,000
15 SUNRISE Seven 1,017,000 447,000 62,000
16 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 857,000 484,000 58,000
17 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 843,000 597,000 99,000
18 TODAY Nine 706,000 278,000 51,000
19 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 696,000 493,000 88,000
20 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 684,000 357,000 21,000
21 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 657,000 360,000 49,000
22 10’S LATE NEWS 10 654,000 229,000 12,000
23 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 653,000 579,000 52,000
24 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 628,000 266,000 40,000
25 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 600,000 336,000 42,000
26 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 592,000 219,000 21,000
27 10 NEWS 10 552,000 284,000 23,000
28 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 524,000 266,000 40,000
29 TIPPING POINT UK -RPT Nine 516,000 276,000 30,000
30 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 515,000 108,000 12,000

Consolidated 7 25-54

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 8,147,000
Broadcast TV Reach 5,902,000
BVOD Reach 4,915,000

Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs

Rank Description Network Total TV National Reach Total TV National Average Audience BVOD National Average Audience
1 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 874,000 609,000 255,000
2 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 842,000 607,000 237,000
3 SEVEN NEWS Seven 617,000 368,000 83,000
4 HOME AND AWAY Seven 569,000 392,000 175,000
5 9NEWS Nine 566,000 350,000 95,000
6 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 561,000 387,000 59,000
7 THE ROOKIE Seven 541,000 341,000 166,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 492,000 285,000 84,000
9 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 430,000 132,000 38,000
10 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 426,000 209,000 30,000
11 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 353,000 170,000 55,000
12 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 352,000 160,000 39,000
13 SUNRISE Seven 309,000 137,000 32,000
14 TODAY Nine 268,000 104,000 27,000
15 10’S LATE NEWS 10 263,000 90,000 6,000
16 7.30-EV ABC 211,000 114,000 20,000
17 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 198,000 140,000 21,000
18 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 180,000 92,000 21,000
19 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 170,000 90,000 21,000
20 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 166,000 83,000 21,000
21 TODAY -EARLY Nine 160,000 77,000 17,000
22 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 159,000 55,000 9,000
23 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 152,000 107,000 34,000
24 MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT 10 152,000 92,000 12,000
25 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 151,000 86,000 23,000
26 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 150,000 102,000 35,000
27 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 142,000 88,000 20,000
28 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 132,000 115,000 19,000
29 THE BLOCK -SUN -ENCORE Nine 130,000 66,000 11,000
30 10 NEWS 10 128,000 67,000 11,000

Consolidated 7 16-39

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 5,254,000
Broadcast TV Reach 3,445,000
BVOD Reach 2,965,000

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 377,000 281,000 129,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 348,000 240,000 130,000
3 HOME AND AWAY Seven 250,000 182,000 98,000
4 THE ROOKIE Seven 246,000 167,000 107,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 231,000 127,000 41,000
6 9NEWS Nine 230,000 136,000 45,000
7 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 205,000 143,000 28,000
8 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 202,000 61,000 18,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 194,000 110,000 41,000
10 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 151,000 83,000 14,000
11 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 133,000 58,000 19,000
12 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 122,000 63,000 26,000
13 TODAY Nine 109,000 38,000 12,000
14 SUNRISE Seven 107,000 42,000 15,000
15 7.30-EV ABC 94,000 54,000 9,000
16 10’S LATE NEWS 10 93,000 29,000 3,000
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 64,000 36,000 5,000
20 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 62,000 29,000 10,000
21 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 57,000 36,000 10,000
22 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 57,000 37,000 14,000
23 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 56,000 30,000 9,000
24 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 50,000 29,000 11,000
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 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 46,000 33,000 14,000
29 THE BLOCK -SUN -ENCORE Nine 45,000 23,000 5,000
30 THE CHASE-UK Seven 44,000 25,000 6,000

Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+)

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 13,387,000
Broadcast TV Reach 10,778,000
BVOD Reach 7,591,000

Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs

Rank Description Network Total TV National Reach Total TV National Average Audience BVOD National Average Audience
1 MY KITCHEN RULES – MON Seven 1,976,000 1,411,000 406,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,856,000 1,204,000 140,000
3 THE BLOCK -MON Nine 1,614,000 1,068,000 346,000
4 9NEWS Nine 1,545,000 987,000 164,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,319,000 923,000 273,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,287,000 833,000 139,000
7 THE ROOKIE Seven 1,173,000 675,000 237,000
8 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,153,000 626,000 101,000
9 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,124,000 560,000 67,000
10 HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION? 10 1,020,000 698,000 89,000
11 7.30-EV ABC 1,006,000 600,000 48,000
12 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 983,000 739,000 52,000
13 AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS Nine 923,000 311,000 58,000
14 SHAUN MICALLEF’S PARENTS’ EVENING 10 869,000 416,000 53,000
15 SUNRISE Seven 823,000 370,000 51,000
16 FOUR CORNERS-EV ABC 745,000 424,000 51,000
17 AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV ABC 728,000 523,000 87,000
18 PLANET AMERICA-LE ABC 596,000 427,000 77,000
19 TODAY Nine 587,000 228,000 43,000
20 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 583,000 306,000 18,000
21 MEDIA WATCH-EV ABC 570,000 505,000 46,000
22 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 548,000 300,000 41,000
23 10’S LATE NEWS 10 541,000 189,000 10,000
24 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 518,000 220,000 33,000
25 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 495,000 278,000 34,000
26 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 493,000 186,000 18,000
27 10 NEWS 10 456,000 233,000 19,000
28 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 433,000 91,000 10,000
29 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 431,000 223,000 33,000
30 TIPPING POINT UK -RPT Nine 430,000 234,000 25,000

Media Releases

Channel 7

Seven wins Monday, #1 nationally in total TV, 7NEWS #1 program, Seven #1 in all demos

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  • Seven wins Monday, #1 nationally in total TV.
  • Seven wins all demos.
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 45.6%.
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 45.5%.
  • 7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 48.5% commercial share.
  • 7NEWS: #1 program, reaching 2.28 million.
  • My Kitchen Rules reached 1.94 million.
  • Sunrise was #1, 64% more than Today.

Monday 19 October 2026:

Seven Network reached 5.86 million Australians nationally.

6.00am to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 45.6% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 25-54 with a 44.6% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 16-39 with a 45.1% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 45.1% share.

6.00pm to midnight:

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  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 45.5% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 25-54 with a 47.2% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 16-39 with a 48.8% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 48.8% share.

7NEWS: National reach 2.28 million, national audience 1.45 million.

My Kitchen Rules: National reach 1.94 million, national audience 1.13 million.

Home and Away: National reach 1.69 million, national audience 1.01 million.

The Chase Australia: National reach 1.37 million, national audience 669,000.

The Rookie: National reach 1.26 million, national audience 556,000.

Sunrise: National reach 985,000, national audience 460,000.

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

Network All people 25 to 54s People 16 to 39 Grocery shoppers
Seven Network 45.6 45.3 45.3 45.2
Nine Network 37.9 37.1 36.7 36.1
Network Ten 16.5 17.5 18.0 18.6

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

Network All people 25 to 54s People 16 to 39 Grocery shoppers
Seven Network 45.5 47.2 47.7 46.6
Nine Network 36.4 35.8 29.4 36.6
Network Ten 18.1 17.0 22.9 17.9

Channel 9

Nine Network Performance Highlights

The Block was the No.1 entertainment program on Monday with People 25-54 and People 16-39 across Australia.

9News was the No.1 program with Total People across the 5 City Metro and East Coast.

A Current Affair, Tipping Point Australia, Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators and Today also delivered strong audiences for the 9Network.

The 9Network reached 5.373 million viewers across Australia.

The Block

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
1.966 million 577,000 226,000 279,000 1.112 million

9News

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
1.990 million 792,000 253,000 198,000 1.263 million

A Current Affair

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
1.660 million 578,000 290,000 168,000 1.055 million

Tipping Point Australia

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
1.454 million 478,000 200,000 119,000 808,000

Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
1.324 million 249,000 107,000 96,000 465,000

Today

National Total TV Reach Metro Average Audience Regional Average Audience BVOD National Audience Total TV National Audience
661,000 144,000 77,000 54,000 280,000

The 9Network recorded the following 5 City Metro shares:

Metric Share
People 25-54 28.9%
People 16-39 30.3%
Total People 27.0%
Shoppers 18+ 27.0%

9Now recorded the following CFTA BVOD shares:

RelatedPosts

Metric Share
Total People 38.8%
People 25-54 39.1%
People 16-39 38.3%
Shoppers 18+ 39.2%
Total TV Reach Broadcast TV Reach BVOD TV Reach
12,059,000 9,715,000 4,073,000
9Network Total TV Reach 9Network Broadcast TV Reach 9Network BVOD TV Reach
5,373,000 4,571,000 1,028,000

Channel 10

Monday, 19 October. Sam Pang Tonight streaming audience up 7%. Shaun Micallef’s Parents’ Evening is 10’s biggest new show of 2026.

Sam Pang Tonight: Sam Pang returns with his take on the week.

  • Reached 870,000 national Total TV viewers.
  • 428,000 national Total TV audience.
  • #1 in its timeslot with People 16-39, with a 32.8% share.
  • #2 in its timeslot with Total People and People 25-54.
  • Streaming audience up 7% year-on-year.

Shaun Micallef’s Parents’ Evening: Shaun Micallef puts parents to the test.

  • Reached 871,000 national Total TV viewers.
  • 400,000 national Total TV audience.
  • 7-day Total Viewing Audience for Monday 12 October reached 1.07 million.

Season-to-date:

  • 10’s biggest new show of 2026.
  • Reached 3.8 million national Total TV viewers.
  • 605,000 national Total TV audience, up 23%.
  • 91,000 streaming viewers, up 82%.

10’s Late News:

  • Reached 584,000 national Total TV viewers.
  • National audience up 230%.
  • #1 in its timeslot with People 16-39, with a 30.8% share.
  • Streaming audience up 227%.

Year-to-date:

  • Reached 10 million national Total TV viewers.
  • National audience up 32%.
  • Streaming audience up 73%.

Have You Been Paying Attention? finale: 7-day Total Viewing Audience reached 1.25 million.

Newsroom: MotoGP coverage.

Sydney Harbour Cops and The Cheap Seats continue on 10 and 10 Play.

Source: Virtual Australia, OzTAM, Regional TAM, Total TV.

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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