TV Ratings Tuesday 6 October 2026: Channel 7 wins as The Block tops entertainment

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TV Ratings Tuesday 6 October 2026: Channel 7 wins as The Block tops entertainment – Channel 7 won Tuesday night with a 33.3% Total TV share, while The Block topped entertainment with a Total TV National Reach of 2,045,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 1,127,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 261,000.

Network Shares

National Total TV network shares for Tuesday 6 October, from the supplied VOZ FTA Share table for 6.00pm to midnight.

Network Share
Seven 33.3%
Nine 27.3%
ABC 18.3%
10 12.8%
SBS 8.4%

News

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
Seven News 2,165,000 1,379,000 168,000
9News 1,913,000 1,173,000 194,000
ABC News 1,216,000 934,000 60,000
10 News 545,000 282,000 22,000

Breakfast Television

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
Sunrise 962,000 445,000 62,000
Today 684,000 273,000 53,000
News Breakfast 579,000 210,000 20,000
Sunrise – Early 478,000 238,000 37,000

Morning Shows

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
The Morning Show 628,000 283,000 40,000
ABC News Mornings 512,000 98,000 12,000

Afternoon News

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
9News Afternoon 641,000 337,000 48,000
Seven News at 4 593,000 310,000 38,000

Game Shows

Program Reach Average Audience BVOD Average Audience
Tipping Point Australia 1,303,000 719,000 114,000
The Chase Australia 1,250,000 615,000 76,000

Analysis

Channel 7

Seven News led 9News by 252,000 viewers in reach. Seven News led 9News by 206,000 viewers in average audience. Seven News trailed 9News by 26,000 viewers in BVOD average audience.

Home and Away recorded a Total TV National Reach of 1,338,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 959,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 232,000. Next, My Kitchen Rules recorded a Total TV National Reach of 1,755,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 1,039,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 208,000. Later, Off the Grid with Colin and Manu recorded a Total TV National Reach of 1,008,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 502,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 79,000.

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Channel 9

A Current Affair recorded a Total TV National Reach of 1,535,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 1,017,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 165,000. Next, The Block recorded a Total TV National Reach of 2,045,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 1,127,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 261,000. Later, 1 Euro House recorded a Total TV National Reach of 1,456,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 608,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 111,000. The evening continued with Topknotz – Wild on Water recorded a Total TV National Reach of 686,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 185,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 36,000.

Channel 10

Sydney Harbour Cops recorded a Total TV National Reach of 681,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 273,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 14,000. Next, The Cheap Seats recorded a Total TV National Reach of 720,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 380,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 17,000. Later, 10’s Late News recorded a Total TV National Reach of 498,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 194,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 8,000.

ABC

7.30 recorded a Total TV National Reach of 1,228,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 748,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 58,000. Meanwhile, Foreign Correspondent recorded a Total TV National Reach of 809,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 529,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 38,000. Later, The Tony Blair Story recorded a Total TV National Reach of 687,000, a Total TV National Average Audience of 329,000 and a BVOD National Average Audience of 19,000.

SBS

SBS did not place a program in the Overnight Total People Top 30.

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Overnight Total People

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 11,815,000
Broadcast TV Reach 9,474,000
BVOD Reach 3,989,000

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 2,165,000 1,379,000 168,000
2 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine 2,045,000 1,127,000 261,000
3 9NEWS Nine 1,913,000 1,173,000 194,000
4 MY KITCHEN RULES – TUE Seven 1,755,000 1,039,000 208,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,535,000 1,017,000 165,000
6 1 EURO HOUSE Nine 1,456,000 608,000 111,000
7 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,338,000 959,000 232,000
8 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,303,000 719,000 114,000
9 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,250,000 615,000 76,000
10 7.30-EV ABC 1,228,000 748,000 58,000
11 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,216,000 934,000 60,000
12 OFF THE GRID WITH COLIN AND MANU Seven 1,008,000 502,000 79,000
13 SUNRISE Seven 962,000 445,000 62,000
14 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV ABC 809,000 529,000 38,000
15 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 720,000 380,000 17,000
16 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 693,000 377,000 20,000
17 THE TONY BLAIR STORY-EV ABC 687,000 329,000 19,000
18 TOPKNOTZ – WILD ON WATER Nine 686,000 185,000 36,000
19 TODAY Nine 684,000 273,000 53,000
20 SYDNEY HARBOUR COPS 10 681,000 273,000 14,000
21 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 641,000 337,000 48,000
22 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 628,000 283,000 40,000
23 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 593,000 310,000 38,000
24 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 579,000 210,000 20,000
25 10 NEWS 10 545,000 282,000 22,000
26 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 512,000 98,000 12,000
27 10’S LATE NEWS 10 498,000 194,000 8,000
28 TIPPING POINT UK -RPT Nine 482,000 282,000 30,000
29 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 478,000 238,000 37,000
30 TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT 10 471,000 76,000 4,000

Overnight 25-54

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 4,369,000
Broadcast TV Reach 3,039,000
BVOD Reach 1,886,000

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 -TUE Nine 737,000 463,000 147,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 579,000 324,000 80,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES – TUE Seven 571,000 333,000 105,000
4 1 EURO HOUSE Nine 550,000 230,000 59,000
5 9NEWS Nine 533,000 304,000 93,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 449,000 275,000 82,000
7 HOME AND AWAY Seven 440,000 316,000 119,000
8 OFF THE GRID WITH COLIN AND MANU Seven 335,000 165,000 40,000
9 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 302,000 173,000 9,000
10 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 298,000 146,000 35,000
11 SUNRISE Seven 294,000 141,000 32,000
12 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 294,000 153,000 51,000
13 7.30-EV ABC 244,000 136,000 22,000
14 SYDNEY HARBOUR COPS 10 237,000 89,000 7,000
15 TOPKNOTZ – WILD ON WATER Nine 233,000 73,000 20,000
16 TODAY Nine 226,000 97,000 27,000
17 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 214,000 160,000 21,000
18 10’S LATE NEWS 10 198,000 84,000 4,000
19 TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT 10 179,000 31,000 2,000
20 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 178,000 94,000 21,000
21 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 169,000 60,000 9,000
22 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 168,000 89,000 20,000
23 THE AMAZING RACE Seven 157,000 60,000 14,000
24 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 142,000 80,000 22,000
25 THE BLOCK -MON -ENCORE Nine 138,000 69,000 11,000
26 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV ABC 137,000 90,000 14,000
27 10 NEWS 10 137,000 65,000 10,000
28 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 132,000 84,000 18,000
29 TODAY -EARLY Nine 131,000 58,000 17,000
30 TODAY EXTRA Nine 126,000 57,000 17,000

Overnight 16-39

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 2,186,000
Broadcast TV Reach 1,312,000
BVOD Reach 1,041,000

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 -TUE Nine 353,000 226,000 79,000
2 1 EURO HOUSE Nine 241,000 104,000 29,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES – TUE Seven 229,000 140,000 54,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 217,000 124,000 39,000
5 9NEWS Nine 206,000 107,000 44,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 192,000 131,000 65,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 188,000 114,000 41,000
8 OFF THE GRID WITH COLIN AND MANU Seven 112,000 49,000 19,000
9 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 108,000 54,000 18,000
10 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 104,000 66,000 4,000
11 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 101,000 58,000 24,000
12 SUNRISE Seven 97,000 42,000 14,000
13 7.30-EV ABC 93,000 54,000 10,000
14 TOPKNOTZ – WILD ON WATER Nine 86,000 33,000 9,000
15 TODAY Nine 84,000 36,000 12,000
16 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 80,000 66,000 10,000
17 SYDNEY HARBOUR COPS 10 77,000 24,000 3,000
18 10’S LATE NEWS 10 66,000 28,000 2,000
19 TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT 10 66,000 11,000 1,000
20 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 61,000 34,000 10,000
21 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 61,000 40,000 9,000
22 THE BLOCK -MON -ENCORE Nine 57,000 32,000 6,000
23 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 55,000 16,000 4,000
24 TODAY EXTRA Nine 48,000 20,000 8,000
25 10 NEWS 10 48,000 24,000 4,000
26 THE CHASE-UK Seven 46,000 33,000 6,000
27 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV ABC 46,000 32,000 6,000
28 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 46,000 26,000 11,000
29 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 44,000 19,000 3,000
30 TODAY -EARLY Nine 42,000 19,000 7,000

Overnight Grocery Shoppers (18+)

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 8,764,000
Broadcast TV Reach 7,074,000
BVOD Reach 3,082,000

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 1,752,000 1,131,000 136,000
2 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine 1,600,000 891,000 214,000
3 9NEWS Nine 1,535,000 961,000 160,000
4 MY KITCHEN RULES – TUE Seven 1,431,000 846,000 169,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,233,000 824,000 136,000
6 1 EURO HOUSE Nine 1,181,000 488,000 91,000
7 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,086,000 603,000 94,000
8 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,072,000 772,000 189,000
9 7.30-EV ABC 1,037,000 638,000 51,000
10 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,025,000 785,000 52,000
11 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,023,000 502,000 62,000
12 OFF THE GRID WITH COLIN AND MANU Seven 832,000 419,000 64,000
13 SUNRISE Seven 794,000 373,000 50,000
14 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV ABC 698,000 456,000 34,000
15 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 590,000 314,000 13,000
16 THE TONY BLAIR STORY-EV ABC 589,000 286,000 17,000
17 HARD QUIZ S3 RPT ABC 586,000 318,000 18,000
18 TOPKNOTZ – WILD ON WATER Nine 579,000 156,000 30,000
19 SYDNEY HARBOUR COPS 10 564,000 229,000 11,000
20 TODAY Nine 553,000 223,000 44,000
21 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 541,000 285,000 40,000
22 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 529,000 236,000 33,000
23 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 498,000 180,000 18,000
24 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 493,000 259,000 31,000
25 10 NEWS 10 442,000 228,000 18,000
26 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 434,000 83,000 11,000
27 10’S LATE NEWS 10 413,000 162,000 6,000
28 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 408,000 204,000 31,000
29 TIPPING POINT UK -RPT Nine 401,000 236,000 25,000
30 TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT 10 393,000 62,000 4,000

The Consolidated 7 figures below are for Tuesday 29 September 2026; the Overnight figures above are for Tuesday 6 October 2026.

Consolidated 7 Total People

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 19,931,000
Broadcast TV Reach 16,207,000
BVOD Reach 10,059,000

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 2,261,000 1,421,000 182,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – TUE Seven 2,193,000 1,446,000 437,000
3 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine 2,081,000 1,299,000 395,000
4 9NEWS Nine 1,985,000 1,228,000 206,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,691,000 1,160,000 343,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,545,000 994,000 170,000
7 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,380,000 774,000 127,000
8 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,331,000 682,000 87,000
9 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,205,000 886,000 62,000
10 7.30-EV ABC 1,188,000 699,000 58,000
11 OFF THE GRID WITH COLIN AND MANU Seven 1,123,000 563,000 106,000
12 SUNRISE Seven 975,000 452,000 65,000
13 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 860,000 474,000 39,000
14 SYDNEY HARBOUR COPS 10 830,000 329,000 32,000
15 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 682,000 361,000 50,000
16 HARD QUIZ S10 RPT ABC 681,000 391,000 23,000
17 TODAY Nine 669,000 286,000 54,000
18 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV ABC 664,000 466,000 53,000
19 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 628,000 327,000 43,000
20 THE TONY BLAIR STORY-EV ABC 616,000 351,000 45,000
21 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 615,000 241,000 23,000
22 10 NEWS 10 593,000 300,000 24,000
23 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 581,000 257,000 42,000
24 TRAVEL GUIDES -RPT Nine 570,000 224,000 29,000
25 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 533,000 267,000 42,000
26 FREDDY AND THE EIGHTH Nine 528,000 194,000 50,000
27 ED SHEERAN V ADELE (R) Seven 481,000 182,000 27,000
28 TOPKNOTZ – WILD ON WATER Nine 481,000 126,000 30,000
29 10’S LATE NEWS 10 475,000 180,000 8,000
30 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 470,000 99,000 13,000

Consolidated 7 25-54

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 8,274,000
Broadcast TV Reach 6,111,000
BVOD Reach 4,927,000

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 -TUE Nine 839,000 574,000 224,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – TUE Seven 726,000 489,000 219,000
3 9NEWS Nine 586,000 363,000 98,000
4 HOME AND AWAY Seven 566,000 391,000 178,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 565,000 322,000 87,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 463,000 284,000 84,000
7 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 352,000 173,000 56,000
8 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 349,000 213,000 21,000
9 OFF THE GRID WITH COLIN AND MANU Seven 347,000 185,000 51,000
10 SUNRISE Seven 305,000 139,000 33,000
11 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 294,000 148,000 40,000
12 SYDNEY HARBOUR COPS 10 285,000 113,000 16,000
13 7.30-EV ABC 250,000 140,000 22,000
14 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 249,000 180,000 22,000
15 FREDDY AND THE EIGHTH Nine 219,000 88,000 28,000
16 TODAY Nine 218,000 103,000 27,000
17 10’S LATE NEWS 10 200,000 80,000 4,000
18 TRAVEL GUIDES -RPT Nine 195,000 76,000 15,000
19 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 180,000 98,000 22,000
20 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 172,000 67,000 10,000
21 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 171,000 90,000 22,000
22 TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT 10 171,000 35,000 2,000
23 TOPKNOTZ – WILD ON WATER Nine 153,000 48,000 16,000
24 HARD QUIZ S10 RPT ABC 141,000 80,000 8,000
25 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 140,000 80,000 23,000
26 MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT 10 137,000 91,000 11,000
27 ED SHEERAN V ADELE (R) Seven 136,000 61,000 14,000
28 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 136,000 66,000 20,000
29 TODAY EXTRA Nine 131,000 64,000 16,000
30 THE BLOCK -MON -ENCORE Nine 130,000 61,000 10,000

Consolidated 7 16-39

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 5,370,000
Broadcast TV Reach 3,639,000
BVOD Reach 2,961,000

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 -TUE Nine 388,000 277,000 121,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – TUE Seven 336,000 215,000 111,000
3 HOME AND AWAY Seven 270,000 191,000 99,000
4 9NEWS Nine 225,000 136,000 46,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven 216,000 121,000 43,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 186,000 113,000 41,000
7 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 126,000 77,000 9,000
8 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 122,000 60,000 27,000
9 OFF THE GRID WITH COLIN AND MANU Seven 120,000 67,000 24,000
10 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 117,000 49,000 20,000
11 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 109,000 73,000 10,000
12 FREDDY AND THE EIGHTH Nine 108,000 38,000 14,000
13 7.30-EV ABC 105,000 59,000 10,000
14 SUNRISE Seven 97,000 39,000 15,000
15 SYDNEY HARBOUR COPS 10 95,000 43,000 8,000
16 TODAY Nine 77,000 38,000 12,000
17 TRAVEL GUIDES -RPT Nine 68,000 24,000 7,000
18 10’S LATE NEWS 10 61,000 23,000 2,000
19 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 61,000 21,000 4,000
20 THE BLOCK -MON -ENCORE Nine 54,000 29,000 5,000
21 TOPKNOTZ – WILD ON WATER Nine 53,000 20,000 8,000
22 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 52,000 28,000 11,000
23 TODAY EXTRA Nine 49,000 24,000 7,000
24 FRIENDS RPT 10 48,000 7,000 1,000
25 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 48,000 24,000 10,000
26 HARD QUIZ S10 RPT ABC 47,000 28,000 4,000
27 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV ABC 47,000 29,000 8,000
28 TODAY -EARLY Nine 47,000 24,000 8,000
29 TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT 10 46,000 8,000 1,000
30 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 46,000 23,000 10,000

Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+)

Cumulative Reach

Metric Reach
National Total TV Reach 13,511,000
Broadcast TV Reach 11,023,000
BVOD Reach 7,506,000

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 1,835,000 1,173,000 147,000
2 MY KITCHEN RULES – TUE Seven 1,770,000 1,180,000 356,000
3 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine 1,651,000 1,040,000 326,000
4 9NEWS Nine 1,586,000 994,000 169,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,349,000 938,000 279,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,243,000 809,000 140,000
7 TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA Nine 1,137,000 645,000 105,000
8 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven 1,074,000 563,000 71,000
9 7.30-EV ABC 1,009,000 601,000 51,000
10 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 1,001,000 748,000 54,000
11 OFF THE GRID WITH COLIN AND MANU Seven 920,000 463,000 86,000
12 SUNRISE Seven 801,000 375,000 53,000
13 THE CHEAP SEATS 10 711,000 391,000 32,000
14 SYDNEY HARBOUR COPS 10 667,000 275,000 26,000
15 HARD QUIZ S10 RPT ABC 584,000 339,000 20,000
16 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV ABC 569,000 403,000 47,000
17 9NEWS AFTERNOON Nine 563,000 302,000 42,000
18 TODAY Nine 543,000 232,000 45,000
19 NEWS BREAKFAST-AM ABC 527,000 206,000 20,000
20 THE TONY BLAIR STORY-EV ABC 526,000 304,000 39,000
21 SEVEN NEWS AT 4 Seven 521,000 269,000 35,000
22 THE MORNING SHOW Seven 487,000 213,000 35,000
23 10 NEWS 10 479,000 242,000 20,000
24 TRAVEL GUIDES -RPT Nine 455,000 185,000 24,000
25 SUNRISE -EARLY Seven 446,000 222,000 35,000
26 FREDDY AND THE EIGHTH Nine 418,000 153,000 41,000
27 TOPKNOTZ – WILD ON WATER Nine 404,000 108,000 25,000
28 ED SHEERAN V ADELE (R) Seven 402,000 151,000 22,000
29 ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM ABC 400,000 86,000 11,000
30 INSIGHT SBS 391,000 172,000 25,000

Media Releases

Channel 7

Seven #1 in total TV, 7NEWS #1 program, My Kitchen Rules best result this season

  • Seven #1 nationally in total TV.
  • Seven takes the win in all demos, 6.00am to midnight.
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 46.2%.
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 45.4%.
  • 7plus: #1 in BVOD with 48.1%.
  • 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.16 million.
  • My Kitchen Rules best result this season, reaches 1.75 million, surges 17% year-on-year.
  • Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 63% more viewers than Today.

Tuesday 6 October 2026:

Seven Network reaches 5.57 million Australians nationally.

6.00pm to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 45.4% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 25-54 with a 40.5% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 45.5% share.

6.00am to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 46.2% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 25-54 with a 44.1% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in people 16-39 with a 42.1% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 46.5% share.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 48.1% commercial share.

7NEWS Tuesday: #1 program and #1 news. National reach 2.16 million, national audience 1.37 million.

  • Up 5% year-on-year in total TV, up 22% on 7plus.

My Kitchen Rules Tuesday: biggest episode of the season so far. National reach 1.75 million, national audience 1.03 million.

  • Up 17% year-on-year in total TV, up 52% on 7plus.
  • Up 2% week-on-week in total TV, up 5% on 7plus.

Home and Away Tuesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.33 million, national audience 959,000.

  • Up 5% year-on-year in total TV, up 16% on 7plus.

The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.25 million, national audience 615,000.

  • Up 22% year-on-year on 7plus.

Sunrise Tuesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 962,000, national audience 445,000.

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  • 63% more viewers than Today.

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

NetworkAll people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network46.244.146.5
Nine Network37.437.537.3
Network Ten16.418.416.2

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

NetworkAll people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network45.440.545.5
Nine Network37.238.737
Network Ten17.420.817.5

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

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Channel 10

Tuesday, 6 October.

The Cheap Seats Is Delivering A Record Crowd. Biggest Season Since 2022. Biggest Ever Streaming Audience.

The Cheap Seats: Taking a fun look at the week that was, The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald were joined in on the action by Mel Tracina and comedian Ray O’Leary.

  • Reached 720,000 national total viewers.
  • #2 in its timeslot in 16 to 39s (25.2%).
  • 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 29 September): Reached 860,000 national Total TV viewers.

Season-To-Date:

  • Reaching 7.8 million national Total TV viewers.
  • Biggest national total audience since 2022.
  • 543,000 national Total TV audience, up 1% year-on-year.
  • #1 in its timeslot in total people (2.9%), 25 to 54s (39%) and 16 to 39s (40.6%).
  • Biggest streaming audience ever.
  • Streaming viewers up 31% year-on-year.

Sydney Harbour Cops:

  • Reached 681,000 national Total TV viewers.
  • 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Tuesday, 29 September): Reached 830,000 national Total TV viewers.

Season-To-Date:

  • Reaching 2.3 million national Total TV viewers.
  • 10’s biggest observational documentary (Ob Doc) series since Airport 24/7 in 2025.
  • Streaming viewers up 36% vs. The Dog House Australia in 2025.

10’s Late News:

  • Reached 498,000 national Total TV viewers.
  • National Total TV audience up 97% vs. same episode in 2025.
  • #2 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
  • Streaming viewers up 59% vs. same episode in 2025.

Year-To-Date:

  • Reaching 10.3 million viewers.
  • National Total TV audience up 32% vs. 2025.
  • Streaming viewers up 75% vs. 2025.

10 News 6pm:

  • Lifts 10’s timeslot 18% nationally vs. same night in 2025.
  • Streaming up 42% vs. same night in 2025.

Newsroom:

The Celebrity Traitors UK. Tonight At 7.30pm. Watch + Stream Free On 10. Gogglebox. Sundays At 7pm. Watch + Stream Free 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, 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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Aaron Ryan is the owner and editor of TV Central, an independent Australian television and media publication. He has more than 25 years of media experience, including work with The Kalgoorlie Miner, ebroadcast, Mumbrella and TV Blackbox. Aaron leads editorial direction for TV Central and writes television news, ratings coverage, interviews, programme features, cinema reviews and podcasts.

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