Wednesday 21 January 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 Shares (National)
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 #5 for the night with a reach audience lead of 296 000 and an average audience lead of 292 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #8 with 1 413 000 (932 000). Seven’s Cricket: BBL – The Knockout Pre Game was #44 with 308 000 (143 000). Seven’s Cricket: BBL – The Knockout was #4 with 2 193 000 (647 000). Seven’s Cricket: BBL – The Knockout Post Match was #25 with 590 000 (221 000).
Sunrise – Early – 488 000 (236 000)
The Chase UK – 435 000 (218 000)
Nine
9News was #6 for the night. 2026 Australian Open Day 4 – Night Pre Match was #17 with 707 000 (461 00). 2026 Australian Open Day 4 – Night was #1 with 2 478 000 (1 033 000). 2026 Australian Open Day 4 – Night Session 2 was #2 with 2 278 000 (1 023 000). 2026 Australian Open Day 4 – Late was #7 with 1 431 000 (504 000).
2026 Australian Open Day 4 – Day Pre Match – 411 000 (187 000)
2026 Australian Open Day 4 – Day – 2 219 000 (371 000)
2026 Australian Open Day 4 – Day 9Gem – 738 000 (71 000)
2026 Australian Open Day 4 – Night 9Gem – 515 000 (57 000)
Today – Early – 392 000 (190 000)
10
10 News+ was #48 for the night. Deal or No Deal was #24 with 605 000 (313 000). I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here was #10 with 1 244 000 (693 000). Elsbeth was #21 with 653 000 (208 000).
ABC
ABC News was #12 for the night. 730 was #11 with 1 221 000 (723 000). Hard Quiz was #19 with 679 000 (516 000). The Weekly with Charlie Pickering was #26 with 589 000 (423 000). Always Was Tonight was #30 with 451 000 (261 000).
Hard Quiz S5 (R) – 613 000 (326 000)
SBS
SBS World News was #50 with 287 000 (166 000). SBS World News 7pm was #47 with 301 000 (135 000). A repeat of Michael Palin: Into Iraq was #49 with 297 000 (106 000).
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
2026 Australian Open Day 4 Night Session was Australia’s No.1 program on Wednesday by reach, featuring Alex De Minaur’s second round victory. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 2.478 million viewers, a National Total TV Average Audience of 1.033 million (up 16.9% on the same night last year) and a BVOD audience of 235,000 – up a massive 94.2% year-on-year.
2026 Australian Open Day 4 Night Session 2, which featured Priscilla Hon v Iva Jovic, achieved a National Total TV Reach of 2.278 million, a National Total TV Average Audience of 1.023 million (up 12.5% on the same night last year) and a BVOD audience of 228,000 – up 78.1% year-on-year.
2026 Australian Open Day 4 Day Session secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.219 million, a National Total TV Average Audience of 371,000 (up 0.5% on the same day last year) and a BVOD audience of 83,000 – up an astounding 112.8% year-on-year.
The 9Network dominated Wednesday viewing across Australia with Total People and all key demographics. 9Now recorded the No.1 CFTA shares on Wednesday across Australia with Total People and all key demographics.
SEVEN
7NEWS #1 in total TV on Seven’s big Wednesday
- National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 39.4%
- National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 39.4%
- 7plus: up 70% year-on-year
- BBL – The Knockout: reaches 2.19 million
- 7NEWS: #1 news program, reaches 2.12 million
- Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 30% more viewers than Today
21 January 2026:
Seven Network reaches 5.9 million Australians nationally.
7plus: reach up 70% year-on-year.
Seven’s Cricket: BBL – The Knockout: National reach 2.19 million, national audience 647,000.
7NEWS Wednesday: #1 news program. #1 program in total TV. National reach 2.12 million, national audience 1.35 million.
Home and Away Wednesday: #1 entertainment program. National reach 1.41 million, national audience 932,000.
The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.35 million, national audience 678,000.
Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 1 million, national audience 408,000. 30% more viewers than Today.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 39.4 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| Nine Network | 43.2 | 46.7 | 43.5 |
| Network Ten | 17.4 | 18.2 | 17.0 |
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%): 6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 39.4 | 34.4 | 39.0 |
| Nine Network | 41.9 | 45.1 | 42.2 |
| Network Ten | 18.7 | 20.5 | 18.8 |
TEN
Australia Tucks Into This Season Of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Up 11% YOY. Biggest Ever Streaming Audience.
In its first week of Season 12, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! delivers its biggest start since 2022. This season is up 11% in total audience, year-on-year and is serving up its biggest ever streaming audiences (up 77% year-on-year).
Last night, I’m A Celebrity delivered its biggest Ep 4 since 2022 and its streaming audience was up 94%.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! – Ep 4:
• Biggest Ep 4 since 2022.
• Reached 1.24 million total national viewers.
• Averaged total national viewers up 14% vs. Ep 4, 2025.
• #1 entertainment show in 25 to 54s.
• 106,000 streaming viewers, up 94% vs. Ep 4, 2025.
Series to-date:
• Biggest overnight total national audience since 2022.
• Total national audience up 11% year-on-year.
• Reaching 3.5 million viewers to-date.
• Biggest ever streaming audience.
• 110,000 streaming viewers, up 77% year-on-year.
10:
• 10 reached 3.71 million Australians across Network 10 and 10 streaming.
• 10’s streaming audience was up 61%.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Monday, Tuesday And Wednesday At 7.30pm, And Sunday At 7pm.
Watch + Stream Free On 10.
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Wednesday 21 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia
Wednesday 21 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia
