TV Ratings Thursday 29 October 2026: RBT leads entertainment as Seven wins — RBT led entertainment reach with 1,196,000 viewers, while Seven won the 6.00pm to midnight Total TV share with 31.1%.
Network Shares
Network
Total TV share
Seven
31.1%
Nine
23.7%
ABC
20.8%
10
15.4%
SBS
8.9%
News
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
Seven News
2,003,000
1,206,000
147,000
9News
1,737,000
1,076,000
166,000
ABC News
1,105,000
817,000
56,000
10 News
512,000
263,000
20,000
Breakfast Television
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
Sunrise
968,000
412,000
63,000
News Breakfast
629,000
244,000
22,000
Today
622,000
237,000
51,000
Morning Shows
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
The Morning Show
517,000
229,000
37,000
ABC News Mornings
487,000
113,000
13,000
Today Extra
343,000
122,000
28,000
Afternoon News
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
9News Afternoon
600,000
311,000
44,000
Seven News at 4
580,000
290,000
36,000
Game Shows
Program
Reach
Average Audience
BVOD Average Audience
Tipping Point Australia
1,247,000
678,000
101,000
The Chase Australia
1,148,000
552,000
69,000
Analysis
Channel 7
Seven News led 9News by 266,000 viewers in reach. Seven News led 9News by 130,000 viewers in average audience. Seven News trailed 9News by 19,000 viewers in BVOD average audience.
Night schedule
Home and Away Reach: 1,175,000 · Average audience: 866,000 · BVOD average: 214,000.
Home and Away Episode 2 Reach: 994,000 · Average audience: 817,000 · BVOD average: 200,000.
Home and Away Episode 3 Reach: 971,000 · Average audience: 803,000 · BVOD average: 194,000.
National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 44.6%.
National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 44.3%.
7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 42.7% commercial share.
Seven Network reached 5.30 million Australians nationally.
Programme performance
7NEWS Thursday: #1 program and #1 news. National reach 2 million, national audience 1.2 million.
Home and Away Thursday: #1 drama. National reach 1.17 million, national audience 866,000.
Up 6% year-on-year in total TV and 22% on 7plus.
The Chase Australia Thursday: National reach 1.14 million, national audience 552,000.
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Sunrise Thursday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 968,000, national audience 412,000.
73% more viewers than Today.
Commercial share tables
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight
Network
All people
25 to 54s
Grocery shoppers
Seven Network
44.6
41.1
44.7
Nine Network
35.3
32.8
35.5
Network Ten
20
26.1
19.8
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00pm to midnight
Network
All people
25 to 54s
Grocery shoppers
Seven Network
44.3
38.5
44.3
Nine Network
33.8
31.2
33.7
Network Ten
21.9
30.2
22
Source: OzTAM VOZ national total TV, overnight program reach and national average audience. Shares are based on when watched.
Channel 9
Nine Network Performance Highlights
Love Island Australia was the No.1 program of the night with People 16-39 across Australia and the 5 City Metro, and Australia’s No.1 BVOD program with Total People and all key demographics.
Love Island Australia achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.170 million and a Total TV National Audience of 465,000. On 9Now it recorded a BVOD Audience of 311,000, up 56.3% year-on-year.
9News registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.737 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.076 million. Its BVOD audience was 166,000, up 9.2% year-on-year.
A Current Affair claimed a National Total TV Reach of 1.284 million and a Total TV National Audience of 794,000. Its BVOD audience was 125,000, up 9.6% year-on-year.
Tipping Point secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.247 million and a Total TV National Audience of 678,000, with a BVOD audience of 101,000, up 18.8% year-on-year.
RBT recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.196 million and a Total TV National Audience of 540,000. Its BVOD audience was 86,000.
Today secured a National Total TV Reach of 622,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 237,000. Its BVOD audience was 51,000, up 2.0% year-on-year.
9Now was the No.1 CFTA BVOD platform on Thursday with People 16-39.
Love Island Australia
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
1.170 million
103,000
50,000
311,000
465,000
9News
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
1.737 million
658,000
232,000
166,000
1.076 million
A Current Affair
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
1.284 million
424,000
228,000
125,000
794,000
RBT
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
1.196 million
291,000
154,000
86,000
540,000
Tipping Point Australia
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
1.247 million
402,000
162,000
101,000
678,000
Today
National Total TV Reach
Metro Average Audience
Regional Average Audience
BVOD National Audience
Total TV National Audience
622,000
116,000
66,000
51,000
237,000
9Network 5 City Metro shares
Metric
Share
Total People
23.8%
People 25-54
22.5%
People 16-39
19.6%
Shoppers 18+
24.0%
9Now CFTA BVOD shares
Metric
Share
Total People
38.9%
People 25-54
38.5%
People 16-39
44.6%
Shoppers 18+
38.3%
Total TV reach
Total TV Reach
Broadcast TV Reach
BVOD TV Reach
11,515,000
9,000,000
4,073,000
9Network reach
9Network Total TV Reach
9Network Broadcast TV Reach
9Network BVOD TV Reach
5,035,000
4,067,000
1,170,000
Channel 10
Thursday, 29 October. Big Brother’s first live nominations earn #1 in its timeslot in People 25-54 and 16-39. The Celebrity Traitors UK records its biggest national total audience ever.
Big Brother
The housemates faced their first live nominations.
Reached 832,000 national Total TV viewers.
#1 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s with 31% and 16 to 39s with 44.2%.
#2 entertainment program in 25 to 54s.
#2 program of the night in 16 to 39s.
82,000 streaming viewers.
The Big Brother 24/7 live stream channel has recorded 19.3 million live minutes viewed.
Season-to-date
Reached 2.6 million national Total TV viewers.
#1 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s with 32.4% and 16 to 39s with 44.1%.
The Celebrity Traitors UK
The celebrity players continued their battle between the Faithful and the Traitors.
Reached 747,000 national Total TV viewers.
#1 in its timeslot in total people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
128,000 streaming viewers since Sunday, 25 October.
Seven-day Total Viewing Audience for Thursday, 22 October reached 880,000 national Total TV viewers.
Season-to-date
Reached 3.4 million national Total TV viewers.
Biggest national total audience ever.
National total audience up 12% on last year.
The Traitors franchise remains 10’s #1 streaming-first franchise.
10’s Late News
National Total TV audience up 25% versus the same episode last year.
#1 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
Streaming viewers up 51% versus the same episode last year.
Year-to-date
Reached 10.7 million viewers.
National Total TV audience up 32% versus 2025.
Streaming viewers up 73% versus 2025.
Newsroom
Ninjas. Traitors. Rivals. MasterChefs. Comedians. Footballers. And Dogs With Actual Jobs. If 2027 Has A Watchlist, It’s On 10.
FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027™ headlines a blockbuster year of football on 10 and Paramount+.
10, PHD and Bunnings get Christmas sorted with Australia’s first shoppable TV show.
Hedley Thomas Investigates. Coming To Paramount+ In 2027.
Mushroom Murders. There’s More To Unearth. Coming Soon Exclusively to Paramount+.
Big Brother. Tonight at 7.30pm. Watch + Stream On 10.
The Graham Norton Show. Sunday at 8.10pm. Watch + Stream On 10.
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