Wednesday 13 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia – Events That Changed Australia on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Home and Away on Channel 7 wins in 7 Day consolidated

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SHARES
140
VIEWS

Wednesday 13 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day

Total TV Consolidated 7 Total People

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Consolidated 7 25-54 Total TV

Wednesday 13 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Total TV Consolidated 7 16-39

Wednesday 13 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+) Total TV

Wednesday 13 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Overnight Ratings

News

Breakfast Television

Morning Shows

Afternoon News

Game Shows

Total People

(Note: Initial numbers are for reach and numbers in brackets are for average audience)

Wednesday 13 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Seven

Seven News was #1 for the night with a reach audience lead of 190 000 and an average audience lead of 149 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #7 with 1 371 000 (970 000). SAS: Aus v Eng was #10 with 1 098 000 (479 000). The Front Bar was #15 with 968 000 (539 000). Unfiltered was #26 with 583 000 (300 000).

Sunrise – Early – 522 000 (262 000)

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Nine

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10

Millionaire Hot Seat was #23 with 602 000 (323 000). MasterChef Australia – Wednesday was #11 with 1 086 000 (668 000). Elsbeth was #24 with 596 000 (228 000).

ABC

ABC News was #9 for the night. 730 was #8 with 1 317 000 (823 000). Gruen was #14 with 987 000 (689 000). Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee was #16 with 855 000 (426 000).

Hard Quiz S8 (R) – 755 000 (458 000)

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Antiques Roadshow – 494 000 (223 000)

SBS

Wednesday 13 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia

25-54

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16-39

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Grocery Shoppers (18+)

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Wednesday 13 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia

How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
Note: N/A means the network has not sent out a report today

NINE

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SEVEN

Seven’s winning Wednesday: #1 in all demos, 7NEWS on top, 7plus #1

  • Seven #1 nationally in total TV
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 42.9%
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 41.2%
  • 7plus: #1 in BVOD, up 34% year-on-year
  • 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.24 million
  • The Chase Australia: reaches 1.45 million
  • Home and Away: #1 entertainment show in total TV, reaches 1.37 million
  • SAS: AUS V ENG: reaches 1.1 million
  • The Front Bar: reaches 968,000
  • Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 45% more viewers than Today

14 May 2026:

Seven Network reaches 5.64 million Australians nationally.

6.00pm to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 41.2% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 37.8% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 40.3% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 41.4% share.

6.00am to midnight:

  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 42.9% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 40.5% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 40.9% share.
  • Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 43.1% share.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 46.3% commercial share. Reach up 34% year-on-year.

7NEWS Wednesday: #1 program in all people, 16 to 39s and grocery shoppers.National reach 2.24 million, national audience 1.43 million.

The Chase Australia Wednesday:National reach 1.45 million, national audience 735,000.

Home and Away Wednesday: #1 entertainment show in total TV. #1 drama. National reach 1.37 million, national audience 970,000.

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SAS: AUS V ENG: National reach 1.1 million, national audience 479,000.

The Front Bar:National reach 968,000, national audience 539,000.

Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.03 million, national audience 449,000.

  • 45% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00am to midnight

Network All people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network42.940.543.1
Nine Network38.037.138.1
Network Ten19.122.418.9

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

6.00pm to midnight

Network All people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network41.237.841.4
Nine Network36.834.936.7
Network Ten22.027.321.9

TEN

Viewers Eat Up MasterChef’s Sandwich Challenge.

#1 In Its Timeslot. Total Audience Up 15%, BVOD Up 86%.

MasterChef Australia:

MasterChef alum and social media star Khanh Ong sets an epic challenge to create a bold, out-there sandwich with a banging cross section, to win the first immunity pin of the season.

• Reached 1.1 million national total viewers.
• 668,000 average total national viewers up 15% vs. same episode in 2025.
• 93,000 BVOD viewers, up 86% vs. same episode in 2025.
• Biggest ever BVOD audience for an Ep 15.
• #1 in its timeslot in total people, 25 to 54s (34.4%), and 16 to 39s (36.8%).
• 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Wednesday, 6 May): Reached 1.29 million total national viewers.

Season-To-Date:
• Reaching 6.1 million national total viewers.
• Biggest total national audience since 2021.
• 878,000 national total audience, up 16% year-on-year.
• Biggest ever BVOD audience.
• 230,000 BVOD viewers, up 70% year-on-year.

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Sundays At 7pm, Monday To Wednesday At 7.30pm.
Watch + Stream On 10.
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Source: Virtual Australia, OzTAM, Regional TAM, Total TV. Timeslot stories based on Metro Overnight Audience.

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