TV Ratings Thursday 22 October 2026: RBT leads entertainment as Seven wins Thursday – RBT led entertainment with a Total TV National Reach of 1,373,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 675,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 96,000. Seven topped the five-network 6.00pm-to-midnight Total TV share at 29.7%.
Network Shares
Network
Total TV share
Seven
29.7%
Nine
27.9%
ABC
21.1%
10
12.7%
SBS
8.6%
News
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
SEVEN NEWS
2,081,000
1,334,000
161,000
9NEWS
1,824,000
1,117,000
183,000
ABC NEWS-EV
1,165,000
875,000
58,000
10 NEWS
597,000
306,000
22,000
Breakfast Television
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
SUNRISE
963,000
432,000
63,000
TODAY
658,000
280,000
56,000
NEWS BREAKFAST-AM
624,000
238,000
22,000
Morning Shows
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
THE MORNING SHOW
581,000
255,000
37,000
ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM
554,000
113,000
12,000
TODAY EXTRA
432,000
161,000
33,000
Afternoon News
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
9NEWS AFTERNOON
703,000
368,000
51,000
SEVEN NEWS AT 4
665,000
361,000
42,000
Game Shows
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA
1,379,000
724,000
110,000
THE CHASE AUSTRALIA
1,298,000
682,000
80,000
Analysis
Channel 7
Seven News led 9News by 257,000 viewers in reach. Seven News led 9News by 217,000 viewers in average audience. The BVOD average audience difference favoured 9News by 22,000 viewers.
Night schedule
Home and Away Reach: 1,167,000 · Average audience: 882,000 · BVOD average: 214,000.
Home and Away (Episode 2) Reach: 968,000 · Average audience: 809,000 · BVOD average: 193,000.
Home and Away (Episode 3) Reach: 906,000 · Average audience: 756,000 · BVOD average: 178,000.
7NEWS Thursday: #1 news. National reach 2.08 million, national audience 1.33 million.
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Up 8% year-on-year in total TV, up 33% on 7plus.
The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.29 million, national audience 682,000.
Up 26% year-on-year in total TV, up 41% year-on-year on 7plus.
Up 14% week-on-week in total TV, up 2% week-on-week on 7plus.
Home and Away Thursday: National reach 1.16 million, national audience 882,000.
Up 6% year-on-year in total TV, up 25% year-on-year on 7plus.
Up 55% week-on-week in total TV, up 40% week-on-week on 7plus.
Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 963,000, national audience 432,000.
54% more viewers than Today.
Up 9% year-on-year in total TV, up 24% year-on-year on 7plus.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight
Network
All people
25 to 54s
Grocery shoppers
Seven Network
43.9
42.8
44
Nine Network
39.2
37
16.8
Network Ten
16.9
20.2
13.9
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00pm to midnight
Network
All people
25 to 54s
Grocery shoppers
Seven Network
42.2
40.6
42.3
Nine Network
39.7
36.4
39.4
Network Ten
18.1
23.1
18.2
Channel 9
Nine Network Performance Highlights
9News was the No.1 program overall on Thursday with Total People and all key demos across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It was also the No.1 bulletin with People 25-54 and 16-39 in Adelaide. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.824 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.117 million. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 183,000 was up 25.3% year-on-year.
A Current Affair was a timeslot winner with Total People across Australia, the 5 City and in Brisbane and Adelaide. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.398 million and a Total TV National Audience of 900,000. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD audience of 136,000, up 23.6% 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 and in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. It was also a timeslot winner with Total People, People 25-54 and Shoppers 18+ in Sydney and with People 25-54 in Perth. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.379 million, a Total TV National Audience of 724,000 – up 8.1% year-on-year and a BVOD audience of 110,000 – up 27.9% on the same night last year.
RBT was a timeslot winner with Total People and all key demos in Brisbane and with People 25-54 in Sydney and People 16-39 in Melbourne. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.373 million, a Total TV National Audience of 675,000 and BVOD audience of 96,000 – up 35.2% year-on-year.
Paramedics was a timeslot winner with Total People and all key demos across Australia. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.094 million and a Total TV National Audience of 543,000. On 9Now it recorded a BVOD Audience of 96,000 – up 39.1% year-on-year.
Today won the breakfast slot in Sydney and Melbourne with Total People. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 658,000, a Total TV National Audience of 280,000 and BVOD audience of 56,000 – up 14.3% year-on-year.
The 9Network was the No.1 network on Thursday with Total People and all key demos.
9News
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
1.824 million
683,000
229,000
183,000
1.117 million
A Current Affair
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
1.398 million
507,000
238,000
136,000
900,000
RBT
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
1.373 million
373,000
190,000
96,000
675,000
Paramedics
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
1.094 million
289,000
184,000
64,000
543,000
Tipping Point Australia
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
1.379 million
402,000
203,000
110,000
724,000
Today
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
658,000
155,000
63,000
56,000
280,000
The 9Network was the No.1 network on Thursday and recorded the following shares:
Metric
Share
Total People
30.1%
People 25-54
29.4%
People 16-39
30.6%
Shoppers 18+
29.5%
9Now recorded the following shares on Thursday across Australia:
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