Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia – World Athletics Championships on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst The Block on Channel 9 wins in 7 Day consolidated

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Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day

Total TV Consolidated 7 Total People

Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia

Consolidated 7 25-54 Total TV

Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia

Total TV Consolidated 7 16-39

Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia

Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+) Total TV

Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia

Overnight Ratings

Daily Shares (National)

Daily Ratings (Metro)

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 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia

Seven

Seven News was #4 for the night with a reach audience loss of 18 000 and an average audience lead of 70 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #8 with 1 328 000 (845 000). The 1% Club UK was #7 with 1 389 000 (802 000). The Front Bar was #12 with 1 068 000 (522 000). Unfiltered was #25 with 559 000 (232 000).

Sunrise – Early – 506 000 (250 000)

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The Chase UK – 454 000 (232 000)

Nine

9News was #3 for the night. A Current Affair was #5 with 1 745 000 (1 130 000). The Block was #2 with 2 214 000 (1 246 000). World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 – Night was #1 with 2 215 000 (519 000).

Tipping Point UK – 580 000 (332 000)

10

10 News+ was #39 for the night. Deal or No Deal was #33 with 385 000 (242 000). Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia was #26 with 550 000 (216 000). The Gilded Age was #36 with 379 000 (134 000).

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ABC

ABC News was #11 for the night. 730 was #10 with 1 208 000 (725 000). Hard Quiz was #16 with 776 000 (582 000). Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction was #21 with 624 000 (358 000). Would I Lie to You was #41 with 349 000 (219 000).

Hard Quiz S8 (R) – 636 000 (359 000)

Spicks and Specks – 315 000 (173 000)

SBS

James May: Our Man in India was #48 with 305 000 (117 000). DNA Journey was #45 with 334 000 (111 000).

2025 World Athletics Championships Tokyo: Day 5 Evening Live was #13 with 1 010 000 (280 000).

Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia

25-54

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16-39

Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia
Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia

Grocery Shoppers (18+)

Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia
Wednesday 17 September 2025 TV Ratings Australia

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

NINE

  • The Block was Australia’s No. 1 program with People 25-54 and 16-39. It was also a dominant timeslot winner with Total People across Australia and in all five metro capitals. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.214 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.246 million – up 26.1% year-on-year. It recorded a BVOD Audience of 269,000 – up a huge 81.6% year-on-year.
  • World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 – Night was Australia’s No. 1 program by reach with Total People. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.215 million, a Total TV National Audience of 519,000 and a BVOD Audience of 76,000.
  • 9News was the No. 1 news bulletin with Total People and all key demographics across the 5 City Metro. It was also the No. 1 news bulletin with Total People in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The combined bulletins achieved a National Total TV Reach of 2.074 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.280 million – up 11.7% year-on-year. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 176,000 was up a huge 91.3% compared to the same night last year.
  • A Current Affair dominated the 7.00pm timeslot across Australia with Total People. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.745 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.130 million – up 13.3% year-on-year. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD Audience of 152,000 – up 83.1% on the same night last year.
  • Tipping Point Australia was the No. 1 afternoon game show across Australia with Total People and all key demos. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.439 million, a Total TV National Audience of 782,000 (up 16.4% year-on-year) and a BVOD audience of 97,000 – up a massive 106.4% year-on-year.
  • Today was the breakfast program of choice with Total People in Melbourne and Brisbane. It recorded a Total TV National Reach of 830,000, a Total TV National Audience of 313,000 and a BVOD audience of 52,000 – up 52.9% on the same morning last year.
  • The 9Network was the No.1 network on Wednesday across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demographics.
  • 9Now was the No. 1 CFTA BVOD platform on Wednesday across Australia with People 25-54 and People 16-39. 

SEVEN

7NEWS #1 in Total TV on Seven’s big Wednesday

  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 41.7%
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 39.8%
  • 7plus: up 43.9% year-on-year
  • 7NEWS: reaches 2.06 million
  • The 1% Club UK: reaches 1.39 million
  • Home and Away: #1 drama, reaches 1.33 million
  • Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 42% more viewers than Today

17 September 2025:

Seven Network reaches 5.52 million Australians nationally.

7plus: reach up 43.9% year-on-year.

7NEWS Wednesday: #1 program in Total TV. National reach 2.06 million, national audience 1.35 million.

The 1% Club UK: National reach 1.39 million, national audience 802,000.

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Home and Away Wednesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.33 million, national audience 845,000.

The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.24 million, national audience 614,000.

The Front Bar: National reach 1.07 million, national audience 522,000.

Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 979,000, national audience 443,000. Up on previous week.  42% more viewers than Today.

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

NetworkAll people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network41.738.841.5
Nine Network43.144.843.3
Network Ten15.216.415.2

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

NetworkAll people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network39.834.639.6
Nine Network44.748.444.7
Network Ten15.517.015.7

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