TV Ratings Thursday 15 October 2026: Rugby League World Cup leads

TV Ratings Thursday 15 October 2026: Rugby League World Cup leads – The Rugby League World Cup opener led Thursday with a Total TV National Reach of 3,296,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 1,733,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 594,000. Seven topped the five-network 6.00pm-to-midnight Total TV share at 44.5%.

Network Shares

Network	Total TV share
Seven	44.5%
Nine	21.6%
ABC	17.2%
10	9.6%
SBS	7.1%

News

Program	Reach	Average Audience	BVOD Average Audience
Seven News	2,097,000	1,291,000	167,000
9News	1,778,000	1,079,000	182,000
ABC News	1,125,000	840,000	54,000
10 News	505,000	259,000	22,000

Breakfast Television

Program	Reach	Average Audience	BVOD Average Audience
Sunrise	930,000	432,000	62,000
Today	668,000	282,000	54,000
News Breakfast	550,000	217,000	21,000

Morning Shows

Program	Reach	Average Audience	BVOD Average Audience
The Morning Show	551,000	249,000	38,000
ABC News Mornings	549,000	112,000	12,000
TODAY EXTRA	368,000	148,000	33,000

Afternoon News

Program	Reach	Average Audience	BVOD Average Audience
9News Afternoon	657,000	308,000	51,000
Seven News at 4	571,000	274,000	40,000

Game Shows

Program	Reach	Average Audience	BVOD Average Audience
Tipping Point Australia	1,301,000	713,000	113,000
The Chase Australia	1,206,000	598,000	78,000

Analysis

Channel 7

Seven News led 9News by 319,000 viewers in reach. In average audience, Seven News led 9News by 212,000 viewers. However, Seven News trailed 9News by 15,000 viewers in BVOD average audience.

Prime time

Rugby League World Cup – Pre-Game
Reach: 946,000 · Average audience: 438,000 · BVOD average: 107,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Home and Away
Reach: 712,000 · Average audience: 570,000 · BVOD average: 152,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Rugby League World Cup – Australia v New Zealand
Reach: 3,296,000 · Average audience: 1,733,000 · BVOD average: 594,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Home and Away – Episode 2
Reach: 661,000 · Average audience: 558,000 · BVOD average: 143,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Home and Away – Episode 3
Reach: 600,000 · Average audience: 512,000 · BVOD average: 133,000. Times and channels varied by market.
You, Me and Dupree (Repeat)
Reach: 345,000 · Average audience: 78,000 · BVOD average: 10,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Rugby League World Cup – Post Game
Reach: 2,006,000 · Average audience: 953,000 · BVOD average: 347,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Unfiltered (Repeat)
Reach: 619,000 · Average audience: 359,000 · BVOD average: 134,000. Times and channels varied by market.
Shetland
Reach: 352,000 · Average audience: 146,000 · BVOD average: 14,000. Times and channels varied by market.

Outside prime time

Sunrise Early
Reach: 515,000 · Average audience: 259,000 · BVOD average: 40,000.
Seven’s National News at Noon
Reach: 342,000 · Average audience: 182,000 · BVOD average: 21,000.
The Chase UK
Reach: 369,000 · Average audience: 207,000 · BVOD average: 25,000.

Channel 9

Prime time

9News
9News ranked number 4 for the night.
A Current Affair
Reach: 1,301,000 · Average audience: 771,000 · BVOD average: 128,000.
RBT
Reach: 1,242,000 · Average audience: 555,000 · BVOD average: 75,000.
Paramedics
Reach: 871,000 · Average audience: 442,000 · BVOD average: 51,000.
RPA (Repeat)
Reach: 590,000 · Average audience: 288,000 · BVOD average: 28,000.

Outside prime time

Today Early
Reach: 374,000 · Average audience: 179,000 · BVOD average: 36,000.
The Block Wednesday Encore
Reach: 348,000 · Average audience: 161,000 · BVOD average: 20,000.
Tipping Point UK (Repeat)
Reach: 436,000 · Average audience: 241,000 · BVOD average: 31,000.

Channel 10

Prime time

10 News 6pm
Reach: 303,000 · Average audience: 139,000 · BVOD average: 17,000.
Deal or No Deal (Repeat)
Reach: 287,000 · Average audience: 164,000 · BVOD average: 18,000.
Millionaire Hot Seat
Reach: 380,000 · Average audience: 235,000 · BVOD average: 19,000.
Celebrity Traitors UK
Reach: 617,000 · Average audience: 230,000 · BVOD average: 31,000.
NCIS: Sydney
Reach: 338,000 · Average audience: 144,000 · BVOD average: 6,000.

Outside prime time

Lingo (Repeat)
Reach: 332,000 · Average audience: 78,000 · BVOD average: 4,000.
The Bold and the Beautiful
Reach: 307,000 · Average audience: 196,000 · BVOD average: 12,000.

ABC

Prime time

Antiques Roadshow
Reach: 387,000 · Average audience: 162,000 · BVOD average: 9,000.
Hard Quiz Season 3 (Repeat)
Reach: 679,000 · Average audience: 362,000 · BVOD average: 20,000.
ABC News
ABC News ranked number 9 for the night.
7.30
Reach: 1,055,000 · Average audience: 630,000 · BVOD average: 51,000.
Grand Designs New Zealand
Reach: 760,000 · Average audience: 372,000 · BVOD average: 27,000.
Joanna Lumley’s Danube (Repeat)
Reach: 590,000 · Average audience: 284,000 · BVOD average: 13,000.
Dustfall (Repeat)
Reach: 318,000 · Average audience: 120,000 · BVOD average: 5,000.

Outside prime time

ABC News at Noon
Reach: 321,000 · Average audience: 84,000 · BVOD average: 5,000.

SBS

Prime time

SBS World News
Reach: 320,000 · Average audience: 204,000 · BVOD average: 15,000.
SBS World News 7pm
Reach: 295,000 · Average audience: 133,000 · BVOD average: 9,000.
Inside Sydney Fish Market
Reach: 322,000 · Average audience: 110,000 · BVOD average: 5,000.

Overnight Total People

Cumulative Reach

Metric	Reach
National Total TV Reach	12,258,000
Broadcast TV Reach	9,467,000
BVOD Reach	4,631,000

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 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT	Seven	3,296,000	1,733,000	594,000
2	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	2,097,000	1,291,000	167,000
3	SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT – POST	Seven	2,006,000	953,000	347,000
4	9NEWS	Nine	1,778,000	1,079,000	182,000
5	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	1,301,000	771,000	128,000
6	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	1,301,000	713,000	113,000
7	RBT	Nine	1,242,000	555,000	75,000
8	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	1,206,000	598,000	78,000
9	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	1,125,000	840,000	54,000
10	7.30-EV	ABC	1,055,000	630,000	51,000
11	SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT – PRE	Seven	946,000	438,000	107,000
12	SUNRISE	Seven	930,000	432,000	62,000
13	PARAMEDICS	Nine	871,000	442,000	51,000
14	GRAND DESIGNS NEW ZEALAND-EV	ABC	760,000	372,000	27,000
15	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	712,000	570,000	152,000
16	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	679,000	362,000	20,000
17	TODAY	Nine	668,000	282,000	54,000
18	HOME AND AWAY EP.2	Seven	661,000	558,000	143,000
19	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	657,000	308,000	51,000
20	UNFILTERED (R)	Seven	619,000	359,000	134,000
21	THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS UK	10	617,000	230,000	31,000
22	HOME AND AWAY EP.3	Seven	600,000	512,000	133,000
23	RPA -RPT	Nine	590,000	288,000	28,000
24	JOANNA LUMLEY’S DANUBE: EUROPE’S MIGHTIEST RIVER RPT	ABC	590,000	284,000	13,000
25	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	571,000	274,000	40,000
26	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	551,000	249,000	38,000
27	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	550,000	217,000	21,000
28	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	ABC	549,000	112,000	12,000
29	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	515,000	259,000	40,000
30	10 NEWS	10	505,000	259,000	22,000

Overnight 25-54

Cumulative Reach

Metric	Reach
National Total TV Reach	4,634,000
Broadcast TV Reach	3,036,000
BVOD Reach	2,244,000

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 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT	Seven	1,256,000	694,000	345,000
2	SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT – POST	Seven	765,000	387,000	204,000
3	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	501,000	281,000	81,000
4	9NEWS	Nine	501,000	284,000	85,000
5	RBT	Nine	407,000	180,000	39,000
6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	373,000	197,000	62,000
7	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	318,000	161,000	50,000
8	SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT – PRE	Seven	307,000	152,000	60,000
9	SUNRISE	Seven	275,000	131,000	32,000
10	UNFILTERED (R)	Seven	261,000	165,000	80,000
11	PARAMEDICS	Nine	255,000	133,000	26,000
12	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	251,000	126,000	37,000
13	TODAY	Nine	227,000	100,000	28,000
14	THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS UK	10	221,000	88,000	15,000
15	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	194,000	156,000	75,000
16	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	191,000	141,000	19,000
17	HOME AND AWAY EP.2	Seven	184,000	152,000	70,000
18	7.30-EV	ABC	176,000	104,000	18,000
19	RPA -RPT	Nine	166,000	64,000	14,000
20	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	165,000	82,000	22,000
21	HOME AND AWAY EP.3	Seven	161,000	135,000	64,000
22	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	150,000	61,000	9,000
23	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	146,000	66,000	23,000
24	TODAY -EARLY	Nine	144,000	74,000	19,000
25	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	133,000	74,000	20,000
26	GATECRASHERS	Seven	131,000	57,000	30,000
27	GRAND DESIGNS NEW ZEALAND-EV	ABC	125,000	58,000	9,000
28	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	ABC	123,000	29,000	5,000
29	M- YOU, ME AND DUPREE-PM (R)	Seven	118,000	34,000	6,000
30	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	117,000	58,000	7,000

Overnight 16-39

Cumulative Reach

Metric	Reach
National Total TV Reach	2,523,000
Broadcast TV Reach	1,409,000
BVOD Reach	1,337,000

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 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT	Seven	727,000	413,000	242,000
2	SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT – POST	Seven	436,000	206,000	137,000
3	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	210,000	114,000	41,000
4	9NEWS	Nine	200,000	110,000	40,000
5	RBT	Nine	170,000	63,000	19,000
6	SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT – PRE	Seven	166,000	80,000	35,000
7	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	158,000	80,000	30,000
8	UNFILTERED (R)	Seven	132,000	88,000	52,000
9	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	110,000	57,000	24,000
10	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	106,000	50,000	19,000
11	PARAMEDICS	Nine	90,000	42,000	13,000
12	HOME AND AWAY EP.2	Seven	90,000	70,000	38,000
13	THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS UK	10	89,000	35,000	8,000
14	TODAY	Nine	85,000	34,000	12,000
15	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	84,000	71,000	41,000
16	HOME AND AWAY EP.3	Seven	81,000	61,000	35,000
17	7.30-EV	ABC	75,000	39,000	8,000
18	SUNRISE	Seven	72,000	31,000	14,000
19	GATECRASHERS	Seven	67,000	30,000	20,000
20	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	66,000	44,000	9,000
21	RPA -RPT	Nine	56,000	23,000	6,000
22	TODAY -EARLY	Nine	51,000	28,000	8,000
23	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	51,000	17,000	11,000
24	THE BLOCK -WED -ENCORE	Nine	49,000	28,000	5,000
25	SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT MULTI	Seven	48,000	25,000	14,000
26	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	ABC	47,000	13,000	2,000
27	GRAND DESIGNS NEW ZEALAND-EV	ABC	47,000	21,000	4,000
28	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	45,000	15,000	4,000
29	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	44,000	20,000	10,000
30	M- YOU, ME AND DUPREE-PM (R)	Seven	42,000	13,000	3,000

Overnight Grocery Shoppers (18+)

Cumulative Reach

Metric	Reach
National Total TV Reach	8,991,000
Broadcast TV Reach	6,987,000
BVOD Reach	3,542,000

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 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT	Seven	2,483,000	1,298,000	455,000
2	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	1,673,000	1,045,000	135,000
3	SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT – POST	Seven	1,521,000	713,000	268,000
4	9NEWS	Nine	1,427,000	873,000	149,000
5	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	1,069,000	591,000	93,000
6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	1,039,000	622,000	105,000
7	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	981,000	490,000	63,000
8	RBT	Nine	954,000	438,000	62,000
9	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	927,000	701,000	47,000
10	7.30-EV	ABC	885,000	528,000	44,000
11	SUNRISE	Seven	767,000	359,000	51,000
12	SEVEN’S 2026 MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – NIGHT – PRE	Seven	719,000	324,000	84,000
13	PARAMEDICS	Nine	708,000	363,000	42,000
14	GRAND DESIGNS NEW ZEALAND-EV	ABC	628,000	307,000	24,000
15	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	583,000	310,000	18,000
16	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	565,000	457,000	123,000
17	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	552,000	262,000	42,000
18	TODAY	Nine	549,000	233,000	45,000
19	HOME AND AWAY EP.2	Seven	529,000	451,000	116,000
20	THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS UK	10	501,000	192,000	25,000
21	JOANNA LUMLEY’S DANUBE: EUROPE’S MIGHTIEST RIVER RPT	ABC	499,000	238,000	11,000
22	RPA -RPT	Nine	488,000	237,000	23,000
23	HOME AND AWAY EP.3	Seven	485,000	422,000	108,000
24	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	473,000	188,000	19,000
25	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	467,000	224,000	32,000
26	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	ABC	465,000	94,000	10,000
27	UNFILTERED (R)	Seven	464,000	266,000	104,000
28	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	454,000	206,000	31,000
29	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	428,000	220,000	33,000
30	10 NEWS	10	427,000	220,000	18,000

The Consolidated 7 figures below are for Thursday 8 October 2026; the Overnight figures above are for Thursday 15 October 2026.

Consolidated 7 Total People

Cumulative Reach

Metric	Reach
National Total TV Reach	19,402,000
Broadcast TV Reach	15,789,000
BVOD Reach	9,541,000

Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs

Rank	Description	Network	Total TV National Reach	Total TV National Average Audience	BVOD National Average Audience
1	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	2,043,000	1,282,000	154,000
2	THE BLOCK -THU	Nine	1,997,000	1,210,000	369,000
3	9NEWS	Nine	1,758,000	1,121,000	179,000
4	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	1,414,000	1,051,000	313,000
5	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	1,320,000	844,000	147,000
6	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	1,315,000	729,000	111,000
7	PARAMEDICS	Nine	1,240,000	607,000	102,000
8	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	1,201,000	604,000	71,000
9	7.30-EV	ABC	1,166,000	701,000	56,000
10	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	1,153,000	882,000	56,000
11	HOME AND AWAY EP.2	Seven	1,144,000	950,000	309,000
12	HOME AND AWAY EP.3	Seven	1,117,000	923,000	312,000
13	GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION (R)	Seven	1,069,000	367,000	40,000
14	SUNRISE	Seven	916,000	425,000	62,000
15	THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS UK	10	894,000	489,000	124,000
16	BACK ROADS S12-EV	ABC	708,000	514,000	35,000
17	RPA -RPT	Nine	697,000	352,000	40,000
18	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	664,000	368,000	20,000
19	TODAY	Nine	639,000	266,000	52,000
20	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	636,000	337,000	45,000
21	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	626,000	254,000	40,000
22	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	609,000	305,000	37,000
23	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	602,000	214,000	20,000
24	UNBELIEVABLE MOMENTS CAUGHT ON CAMERA	Seven	561,000	186,000	17,000
25	TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV	ABC	541,000	343,000	23,000
26	INSIDE SYDNEY FISH MARKET	SBS	519,000	231,000	27,000
27	10 NEWS	10	510,000	248,000	21,000
28	BLUE LIGHTS	SBS	503,000	335,000	137,000
29	TIPPING POINT UK -RPT	Nine	483,000	279,000	28,000
30	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	472,000	247,000	39,000

Consolidated 7 25-54

Cumulative Reach

Metric	Reach
National Total TV Reach	7,962,000
Broadcast TV Reach	5,879,000
BVOD Reach	4,562,000

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 -THU	Nine	762,000	502,000	207,000
2	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	529,000	290,000	73,000
3	9NEWS	Nine	509,000	306,000	84,000
4	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	476,000	358,000	163,000
5	PARAMEDICS	Nine	419,000	189,000	55,000
6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	394,000	226,000	72,000
7	HOME AND AWAY EP.3	Seven	377,000	313,000	161,000
8	HOME AND AWAY EP.2	Seven	375,000	317,000	160,000
9	THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS UK	10	360,000	222,000	65,000
10	GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION (R)	Seven	327,000	121,000	21,000
11	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	322,000	163,000	49,000
12	SUNRISE	Seven	281,000	132,000	32,000
13	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	272,000	132,000	33,000
14	TODAY	Nine	216,000	96,000	27,000
15	RPA -RPT	Nine	211,000	95,000	20,000
16	7.30-EV	ABC	200,000	115,000	21,000
17	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	193,000	144,000	20,000
18	UNBELIEVABLE MOMENTS CAUGHT ON CAMERA	Seven	169,000	55,000	9,000
19	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	166,000	85,000	21,000
20	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	163,000	60,000	9,000
21	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	161,000	71,000	21,000
22	TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT	10	150,000	25,000	2,000
23	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	145,000	86,000	10,000
24	NCIS: SYDNEY	10	136,000	57,000	6,000
25	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	135,000	69,000	18,000
26	BLUE LIGHTS	SBS	132,000	96,000	41,000
27	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	130,000	71,000	20,000
28	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	124,000	58,000	7,000
29	10 NEWS	10	121,000	60,000	10,000
30	TODAY -EARLY	Nine	121,000	62,000	17,000

Consolidated 7 16-39

Cumulative Reach

Metric	Reach
National Total TV Reach	5,050,000
Broadcast TV Reach	3,438,000
BVOD Reach	2,657,000

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 -THU	Nine	335,000	228,000	113,000
2	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	206,000	160,000	91,000
3	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	204,000	103,000	36,000
4	9NEWS	Nine	185,000	107,000	40,000
5	HOME AND AWAY EP.3	Seven	179,000	146,000	89,000
6	HOME AND AWAY EP.2	Seven	163,000	147,000	89,000
7	PARAMEDICS	Nine	159,000	69,000	29,000
8	THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS UK	10	153,000	99,000	36,000
9	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	151,000	84,000	35,000
10	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	126,000	56,000	23,000
11	GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION (R)	Seven	118,000	41,000	10,000
12	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	109,000	51,000	16,000
13	SUNRISE	Seven	84,000	37,000	15,000
14	7.30-EV	ABC	83,000	50,000	10,000
15	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	82,000	63,000	9,000
16	TODAY	Nine	75,000	32,000	12,000
17	RPA -RPT	Nine	66,000	31,000	10,000
18	TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT	10	59,000	11,000	1,000
19	MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT	10	58,000	34,000	5,000
20	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	57,000	19,000	4,000
21	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	56,000	26,000	10,000
22	BACK ROADS S12-EV	ABC	54,000	36,000	6,000
23	NCIS: SYDNEY	10	52,000	19,000	3,000
24	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	50,000	24,000	3,000
25	BLUE LIGHTS	SBS	46,000	35,000	16,000
26	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	44,000	24,000	9,000
27	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	42,000	22,000	10,000
28	10 NEWS 6PM	10	42,000	20,000	4,000
29	UNBELIEVABLE MOMENTS CAUGHT ON CAMERA	Seven	41,000	13,000	5,000
30	10 NEWS	10	40,000	20,000	4,000

Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+)

Cumulative Reach

Metric	Reach
National Total TV Reach	13,189,000
Broadcast TV Reach	10,770,000
BVOD Reach	7,130,000

Total TV Consolidated 7 Top 30 Programs

Rank	Description	Network	Total TV National Reach	Total TV National Average Audience	BVOD National Average Audience
1	SEVEN NEWS	Seven	1,661,000	1,049,000	124,000
2	THE BLOCK -THU	Nine	1,591,000	967,000	304,000
3	9NEWS	Nine	1,431,000	911,000	147,000
4	HOME AND AWAY	Seven	1,141,000	859,000	254,000
5	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Nine	1,078,000	689,000	121,000
6	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	Nine	1,071,000	601,000	91,000
7	PARAMEDICS	Nine	1,000,000	495,000	84,000
8	7.30-EV	ABC	982,000	593,000	49,000
9	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Seven	977,000	494,000	57,000
10	ABC NEWS-EV	ABC	962,000	740,000	49,000
11	HOME AND AWAY EP.2	Seven	933,000	775,000	251,000
12	HOME AND AWAY EP.3	Seven	900,000	756,000	254,000
13	GLENN & MICK’S CELEBRITY INTERVENTION (R)	Seven	868,000	303,000	32,000
14	SUNRISE	Seven	760,000	352,000	51,000
15	THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS UK	10	726,000	396,000	102,000
16	BACK ROADS S12-EV	ABC	599,000	435,000	30,000
17	RPA -RPT	Nine	575,000	293,000	33,000
18	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	ABC	558,000	315,000	18,000
19	TODAY	Nine	520,000	218,000	43,000
20	THE MORNING SHOW	Seven	519,000	213,000	33,000
21	9NEWS AFTERNOON	Nine	518,000	279,000	37,000
22	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	Seven	504,000	250,000	30,000
23	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	ABC	493,000	182,000	17,000
24	TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV	ABC	462,000	290,000	20,000
25	UNBELIEVABLE MOMENTS CAUGHT ON CAMERA	Seven	455,000	152,000	14,000
26	BLUE LIGHTS	SBS	433,000	291,000	116,000
27	INSIDE SYDNEY FISH MARKET	SBS	432,000	193,000	23,000
28	10 NEWS	10	420,000	204,000	18,000
29	TIPPING POINT UK -RPT	Nine	403,000	234,000	23,000
30	SUNRISE -EARLY	Seven	402,000	211,000	32,000

Media Releases

Channel 7

Seven dominates Thursday night: #1 total TV, Rugby League World Cup #1 program reaching 3.29 million

Seven #1 nationally in total TV
Seven takes the win in all demos: People 25-54, People 16-39 and grocery shoppers
National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 53.9%
National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 58.8%
7plus: #1 in BVOD with 64.8%
Biggest opening to a Rugby League World Cup ever, reaches 3.29 million
7NEWS: #1 news, reaches 2.09 million
Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 53% more viewers than Today

Thursday 15 October 2026:

Seven Network reaches 6.86 million Australians nationally. Up 31% year-on-year.

6.00am to midnight:

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 53.9% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 25-54 with a 56.8% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 16-39 with a 62% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 53% share.

6.00pm to midnight:

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 58.8% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 25-54 with a 62.3% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 16-39 with a 62.9% share.
Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 57.6% share.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 64.8% commercial share. Up 18.4 year-on-year.

Rugby League World Cup match Thursday: #1 program. National reach 3.29 million, national audience 1.73 million.

Biggest opening to a Rugby League World Cup ever.
Biggest Rugby League World Cup audience since the 2008 final.

7NEWS Thursday: #1 news. National reach 2.09 million, national audience 1.29 million.

Up 8% year-on-year in total TV, up 32% on 7plus.

Rugby League World Cup – post game Thursday: National reach 2 million, national audience 953,000.

The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.2 million, national audience 598,000.

Up 10% year-on-year in total TV, up 32% year-on-year on 7plus.

Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 930,000, national audience 432,000.

53% more viewers than Today.

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

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	53.9	56.8	53
Nine Network	32.4	28.6	33.2
Network Ten	13.6	14.5	13.9

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

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	58.8	62.3	57.6
Nine Network	28.5	23.2	13.3
Network Ten	12.7	14.5	17.7

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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

9News was the No.1 news bulletin on Thursday with Total People and all key demos across the 5 City Metro and with Total People in Melbourne and Brisbane. It was the winning news bulletin in Sydney and Adelaide with People 25-54 and People 16-39. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.778 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.079 million. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 182,000 was up 17.4% year-on-year.
A Current Affair was a timeslot winner across Australia with People 25-54 and People 16-39. It also won its timeslot with Total People in Brisbane. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.301 million and a Total TV National Audience of 771,000. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD audience of 128,000, up 9.4% on the same night last year.
Tipping Point Australia was the No.1 afternoon game show with Total People and all key demos across Australia, the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. In Adelaide it was the game show of choice with Total People, People 25-54 and People 16-39, and in Perth with Total People and Shoppers 18+. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.301 million, a Total TV National Audience of 713,000 and a BVOD audience of 113,000 – up 31.4% on the same night last year.
RBT registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.242 million, a Total TV National Audience of 555,000 and BVOD audience of 75,000.
Paramedics recorded a National Total TV Reach of 871,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 442,000. On 9Now it recorded a BVOD Audience of 51,000.
Today won the breakfast slot in Sydney with Total People. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 668,000, a Total TV National Audience of 282,000 and BVOD audience of 54,000 – up 5.9% year-on-year.

9News

National Total TV Reach	Metro Average Audience	Regional Average Audience	BVOD National Audience	Total TV National Audience
1.778 million	642,000	240,000	182,000	1.079 million

A Current Affair

National Total TV Reach	Metro Average Audience	Regional Average Audience	BVOD National Audience	Total TV National Audience
1.301 million	398,000	230,000	128,000	771,000

RBT

National Total TV Reach	Metro Average Audience	Regional Average Audience	BVOD National Audience	Total TV National Audience
1.242 million	305,000	167,000	75,000	555,000

Paramedics

National Total TV Reach	Metro Average Audience	Regional Average Audience	BVOD National Audience	Total TV National Audience
871,000	244,000	143,000	51,000	442,000

Tipping Point Australia

National Total TV Reach	Metro Average Audience	Regional Average Audience	BVOD National Audience	Total TV National Audience
1.301 million	393,000	198,000	113,000	713,000

Today

National Total TV Reach	Metro Average Audience	Regional Average Audience	BVOD National Audience	Total TV National Audience
668,000	140,000	82,000	54,000	282,000

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

Metric	Share
Total People	24.5%
People 25-54	22.3%
People 16-39	18.7%
Shoppers 18+	24.9%

9Now recorded the following shares on Thursday across Australia with:

Metric	Share
Total People	25.9%
People 25-54	24.7%
People 16-39	21.4%
Shoppers 18+	26.7%

Total TV Reach	Broadcast TV Reach	BVOD TV Reach
12,258,000	9,467,000	4,631,000

9Network Total TV Reach	9Network Broadcast TV Reach	9Network BVOD TV Reach
5,097,000	4,277,000	1,023,000

Channel 10

No media release provided today.

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