Wednesday 18 February 2026 TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day
Total TV Consolidated 7 Total People
Consolidated 7 25-54 Total TV
Total TV Consolidated 7 16-39
Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+) Total TV
Overnight Ratings
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)
Seven
Seven News was #4 for the night with a reach audience loss of 143 000 and an average audience loss of 65 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #8 with 1 324 000 (898 000). The 1% Club UK was #13 with 1 120 000 (615 000). Highway Patrol was #28 with 586 000 (333 000). Operation Dark Phone: Murder by Text was #35 with 496 000 (180 000). Air Crash Investigations was #61 with 258 000 (93 000). A repeat of The Disappearance of Gabby Petito was #125 with 115 000 (41 000).
Sunrise – Early – 505 000 (232 000)
The Chase UK – 382 000 (202 000)
Nine
9News was #3 for the night. A Current Affair was #5 with 1 769 000 (1 091 000). Married at First Sight – Wednesday was #1 with 3 205 000 (2 010 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Night was #9 with 1 244 000 (497 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Night Session 2 was #2 with 2 761 000 (1 000 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Late was #7 with 1 357 000 (625 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Late Extended was #18 with 815 000 (312 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Overnight was #47 with 329 000 (76 000). Winter Olympics 2026: Early Morning was #50 with 312 000 (71 000).
Winter Olympics 2026: Day 9 – Late Highlights – Gem – 802 000 (144 000)
Winter Olympics 2026: Day 11 – Early Highlights – Gem – 780 000 (138 000)
Winter Olympics 2026: Day 9 – Milano Cortina (encore) – 595 000 (199 000)
Married at First Sight – Encore – 678 000 (278 000)
Tipping Point UK – 567 000 (278 000)
Today – Early – 434 000 (205 000)
10
10 News+ was #55 for the night. Deal or No Deal was #59 with 259 000 (143 000). Millionaire Hot Seat was #36 with 457 000 (263 000). I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here – Wednesday was #15 with 879 000 (485 000). Elsbeth was #39 with 419 000 (172 000). 10’s Late News was #72 with 214 000 (80 000). An encore of 10 News+ was #135 with 108 000 (60 000).
ABC
ABC News was #11 for the night. 730 was #10 with 1 215 000 (768 000). Hard Quiz was #16 with 850 000 (571 000). The Weekly with Charlie Pickering was #20 with 756 000 (506 000). An encore of Dog Park was #25 with 608 000 (229 000). QI was #53 with 289 000 (149 000). An encore of Planet America was #57 with 266 000 (109 000). ABC Late News was #84 with 183 000 (51 000).
Hard Quiz S4 (R) – 645 000 (340 000)
SBS
SBS World News was #58 with 260 000 (172 000). SBS World News 7pm was #56 with 272 000 (137 000). Saving Yellowstone was #63 with 257 000 (92 000). Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was #46 with 333 000 (106 000). Tresspasses was #95 with 168 000 (39 000). SBS World News Late was #231 with 56 000 (18 000).
25-54
16-39
Grocery Shoppers (18+)
How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
Note: N/A means the network has not sent out a report today
NINE
- Married at First Sight recorded its highest BVOD overnight audience in VOZ history, reaching 740,000 viewers – Up by an impressive 52% compared to the same day last year.
- Married at First Sight was the No. 1 program with Total People and all key demos across Australia and in all five metro capitals. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 3.205 million and a Total TV National Audience of 2.010 million – Up 14.6% year-on-year.
- 9News was the No. 1 news bulletin with Total People and all key demos across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The combined national bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.093 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.308 million, up 12.6% on the same night last year. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 183,000 was up 66.4% year-on-year.
- A Current Affair won the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People and all key demos across.It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.769 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.091 million. On 9Now, it recorded a BVOD audience of 184,000, up 47.2% 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. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.460 million and a Total TV National Audience of 731,000, up 4% year-on-year. It recorded a BVOD audience of 97,000, lifting the timeslot by 70.2% compared to the same day last year.
- Today secured a National Total TV Reach of 848,000 and a BVOD audience of 58,000, up 41.5% 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 demos.
- 9Now was the No.1 CFTA BVOD Platform on Wednesday across Australia with Total People and all key demos.
SEVEN
7NEWS #1 for Seven on Wednesday, 7plus grows
- National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 30.6%
- 7plus: up 42% year-on-year
- 7NEWS: reaches 1.95 million
- Home and Away #1 drama, reaches 1.32 million
- Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 31% more viewers than Today
18 February 2026:
Seven Network reaches 5.14 million Australians nationally.
7plus: reach up 42% year-on-year.
7NEWS Wednesday: National reach 1.95 million, national audience 1.24 million.
Home and Away Wednesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.32 million, national audience 898,000. Up on previous week.
The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.12 million, national audience 534,000.
The 1% Club UK: National reach 1.12 million, national audience 615,000. Up on previous week.
Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program in total TV.National reach 932,000, national audience 419,000. 31% more viewers than Today.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 30.6 | 25.0 | 31.0 |
| Nine Network | 55.7 | 61.9 | 55.6 |
| Network Ten | 13.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 |
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00pm to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 27.0 | 20.1 | 27.3 |
| Nine Network | 59.2 | 66.3 | 59.0 |
| Network Ten | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
TEN
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Up 13% Year-On-Year.
Serving Its Biggest Ever Streaming Audience – Up 73% YOY.
Australia, the voting lines are now open to crown your King or Queen of the Jungle for 2026, with Gary Sweet, Luke Bateman and Concetta Caristo earning their spots in Sunday’s Grand Finale.
In the lead-up to the finale, our final six celebrities were whittled down to three in a mass exodus of eliminations; Cyrell, Rebekah and Nath who narrowly missed out on a spot in the grand finale.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!:
• Reached 879,000 total national viewers.
• Streaming viewers were up 128% vs the same episode last year.
• #2 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• 1.82 million video views on Facebook and Instagram.
• 7-Day Total Viewing Audience Wednesday, 11 February: Reached 1.19 million.
Season-to-date:
• Reaching 7.1 million viewers to-date.
• Averaging 848,000 total national viewers, up 13% year-on-year.
• Biggest ever streaming audience.
• 240,000 streaming viewers, up 73% year-on-year.
10:
• 10 reached 3.26 million Australians across Network 10 and 10 streaming.
• Last night’s national total BVOD audience was up 7% on same night last year.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Grand Finale, Sunday February 22 At 7pm On 10.
Watch + Stream Free on 10.
Australian Survivor: Redemption.
Premieres Monday, 23 February At 7.30pm.
Watch + Stream Free On 10.
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Wednesday 18 February 2026 TV Ratings Australia
Wednesday 18 February 2026 TV Ratings Australia
