Wednesday 28 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia – Australian Open on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights and wins in 7 Day consolidated

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SHARES
136
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Wednesday 28 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day

Total TV Consolidated 7 Total People

Wednesday 28 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Consolidated 7 25-54 Total TV

Wednesday 28 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Total TV Consolidated 7 16-39

Wednesday 28 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+) Total TV

Wednesday 28 January 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 28 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia

Seven

Seven News was #5 for the night with a reach audience loss of 78 000 and an average audience lead of 71 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #6 with 1 440 000 (952 000). The 1% Club UK: Rollover was #9 with 1 236 000 (677 000). The movie, The Sapphires was #15 with 923 000 (284 000).

Sunrise – Early – 548 000 (263 000)

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The Chase UK – 452 000 (222 000)

M- Just Add Romance (daytime) – 454 000 (173 000)

Nine

9News was #4 for the night. 2026 Australian Open Day 11 – Night Pre Match was #14 with 927 000 (652 000). 2026 Australian Open Day 11 – Night was #1 with 2 912 000 (1 240 000). 2026 Australian Open Day 11 – Night Session 2 was #3 with 2 504 000 (1 094 000). 2026 Australian Open Day 11 – Late was #13 with 945 000 (335 000). A repeat of Chicago Med was on 274 000 (142 000).

2026 Australian Open Day 11 – Day Pre Match – 389 000 (187 000)

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2026 Australian Open Day 11 – Day – 2 708 000 (538 000)

2026 Australian Open Day 10 – Day 9Gem – 339 000 (128 000)

Today – Early – 492 000 (211 000)

10

A repeat of Deal or No Deal on 301 000 (138 000). Deal or No Deal was #28 with 523 000 (313 000). I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here was #10 with 1 222 000 (716 000). Elsbeth was #25 with 571 000 (226 000). 10’s Late News was on 267 000 (140 000).

ABC

ABC News was #8 for the night. 730 was #11 with 1 189 000 (702 000). Hard Quiz was #19 with 765 000 (517 000). The Weekly with Charlie Pickering was #18 with 766 000 (492 000). A repeat of Bowie: The Final Act was #17 with 863 000 (221 000).

Hard Quiz S5 (R) – 703 000 (313 000)

SBS

SBS World News was on 326 000 (218 000). SBS World News 7pm was on 271 000 (160 000).

Wednesday 28 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia

25-54

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16-39

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Grocery Shoppers (18+)

Wednesday 28 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia
Wednesday 28 January 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

2026 Australian Open Day 11 Night Session was Australia’s No.1 program with Total People on Tuesday by reach. The match saw reigning AO men’s single champion Jannik Sinner defeat Ben Shelton, with Sinner advancing to the semi-finals. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 2.912 million, a National Total TV Average Audience of 1.240 million and a BVOD audience of 312,000 – up an impressive 51.5% year-on-year.

2026 Australian Open Day 11 Night Session 2 which featured the quarter-final of Aussie women’s doubles partners Talia Gibson and Kimberly Birrell, secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.504 million viewers, a National Total TV Average Audience of 1.094 million and a BVOD audience of 254,000 – up 18.1% year-on-year.

2026 Australian Open Day 11 Day Session which saw 10-time AO champion Novak Djokovic progress to the semi-finals after the injury retirement of Lorenzo Musetti, plus the women’s single quarter-finals, achieved a National Total TV Reach of 2.708 million, a National Total TV Average Audience of 538,000, up 25.1% year-on-year, and a BVOD audience of 114,000 – up a huge 111.1% year-on-year.

The 9Network dominated Wednesday viewing across Australia with all key demos and Total People.9Now recorded the No.1 CFTA shares on Wednesday with all key demos and Total People.

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Wednesday 28 January 2026 TV Ratings Australia
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SEVEN

Home and Away #1 in entertainment on Wednesday

  • National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 35.7%
  • National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 34.4%
  • 7NEWS: #1 in total TV, reaches 2.14 million
  • Home and Away #1 in entertainment, reaches 1.44 million
  • Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 31% more viewers than Today

28 January 2026:

Seven Network reaches 5.52 million Australians nationally.

7NEWS Wednesday: #1 program in total TV. National reach 2.14 million, national audience 1.37 million. Up on previous week.  

Home and Away Wednesday: #1 entertainment program. National reach 1.44 million, national audience 952,000. Up on previous week.  

The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.41 million, national audience 684,000. Up on previous week.  

The 1% Club UK: Rollover: National reach 1.24 million, national audience 677,000.

Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 976,000, national audience 432,000. 31% more viewers than Today.

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

NetworkAll people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network35.730.436.4
Nine Network46.851.346.0
Network Ten17.518.317.5

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

NetworkAll people25 to 54sGrocery shoppers
Seven Network34.427.435.0
Nine Network45.650.344.8
Network Ten20.022.320.2

TEN

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Biggest Season Since 2021.

Last Night’s Episode Up 29% Year-On-Year.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! is delivering its biggest total national audience since 2021, up 35% year-on-year and up 106% in streaming. Last night’s episode was up 29% compared with the same episode in 2025, and its streaming audience was up 125%.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! – Ep 8:
• Reached 1.22 million total national viewers.
• Averaged 716,000 total national viewers – up 29% vs the same ep last year.
• 107,000 streaming viewers, up 125% vs the same ep last year.
• #1 entertainment show in 25 to 54s.

7-Day Total Viewing Audience:
• Wednesday, 21 January: Reached 1.57 million. Averaged 974,000 total national viewers. #1 entertainment show in 25 to 54s.

Series to-date:
• Biggest total national audience since 2021.
• Averaging 1.02 million total national viewers, up 35% year-on-year.
• Reaching over 5 million viewers to-date.
• Biggest ever streaming audience.
• 286,000 streaming viewers, up 106% year-on-year.

10:
• 10 reached 3.79 million Australians across Network 10 and 10 Streaming.
• 10’s average national total TV audience was up 8% vs. the same night last year.
• 10’s streaming audience was up 81% vs. the same night last year.

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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