Wednesday 29 October 2025 TV Ratings Australia – Budget Battlers on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst RFDS on Channel 7 wins in 7 Day consolidated

Wednesday 29 October 2025 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

Total People

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

Seven

Seven News was #2 for the night with a reach audience loss of 44 000 and an average audience lead of 15 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #8 with 1 259 000 (882 000). RFDS was #6 with 1 302 000 (794 000). Off the Grid with Colin and Manu was #11 with 1 019 000 (526 000). House of Wellness was #22 with 585 000 (220 000). Chicago Fire was #69 with 236 000 (100 000). The Amazing Race was #120 with 133 000 (54 000).

Sunrise – Early – 515 000 (254 000)

The Chase UK – 401 000 (225 000)

Nine

9News was #1 for the night. A Current Affair was #3 with 1 478 000 (1 023 000). Budget Battlers was #4 with 1 377 000 (554 000). Love Island Australia was #13 with 955 000 (368 000). 9News Late was #55 with 278 000 (116 000). Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster was #57 with 276 000 (99 000). Resident Alien was #133 with 122 000 (51 000).

Today – Early – 422 000 (208 000)

Tipping Point UK (R) – 522 000 (294 000)

10

10 News+ was #38 for the night. Deal or No Deal was #36 with 370 000 (221 000). The Celebrity Traitors UK was #20 with 602 000 (203 000). Is Australia Ready for War? was #28 with 476 000 (132 000). 10’s Late News was #93 with 173 000 (94 000). The Gilded Age was #91 with 178 000 (58 000).

ABC

ABC News was #10 for the night. 730 was #7 with 1 299 000 (877 000). Hard Quiz was #14 with 767 000 (564 000). Mother & Son was #24 with 537 000 (306 000). An encore of The Assembly was #33 with 388 000 (171 000). Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee NZ was #44 with 289 000 (129 000). If You’re Listening was #110 with 147 000 (83 000). ABC Late News was #83 with 196 000 (55 000).

Hard Quiz S3 (R) – 641 000 (328 000)

SBS

SBS World News was #53 with 279 000 (176 000). SBS World News 7pm was #63 with 258 000 (140 000). Great British Train Journeys from Above was #34 with 372 000 (121 000). The Idea of Australia was #39 with 344 000 (127 000). A repeat of After the Sky Fell on Lockerbie was #90 with 179 000 (56 000). SBS World News Late was #205 with 71 000 (31 000).

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

• 9News was the No. 1 program across Australia People 25 -54, Shoppers18+ and Total People. It was also the No. 1 news bulletin across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Total People. The combined national bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.009 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.271 million (up 20.0% year on year). On 9Now, it secured a BVOD Audience of 153,000 – up a huge 71.9% year-on-year.

• A Current Affair dominated the 7.00pm timeslot across Australia and in Sydney and Brisbane with Total People. It had a National Total TV Reach of 1.478 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.023 million – up 1.3% on the same night last year. On 9Now, it registered a BVOD Audience of 115,000 – up by 40.2% year-on-year.
• Tipping Point Australia was the No.1 afternoon game show with Total People and all key demos across Australia. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.377 million and a Total TV National Audience of 738,000 – up 22.4% on the same night last year. On 9Now its BVOD Audience of 89,000 – was up an impressive 89.4% year-on-year.

• Budget Battlers registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.377 million and a Total TV National Audience of 554,000 and a BVOD audience of 69,000.

• Love Island Australia was Australia’s No. 1 BVOD program with Total People, People 25-54 and People 16-39. It was Australia’s No.1 overall program of the night for People 16-39. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 955,000, a Total TV National Audience of 368,000 (up 142.1% year-on-year) and a BVOD audience of 211,000 (up a huge 111.0% year-on-year).
• Today was the breakfast program of choice in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Total People. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 762,000, a Total TV National Audience of 319,000 and a BVOD audience was 51,000 – up 37.8% year-on-year.

• The 9Network was the No.1 network on Wednesday across the 5 City Metro with People 25-54 and Shoppers 18+.
• 9Now was the No. 1 CFTA BVOD Platform on Wednesday across Australia with People 16-39.

SEVEN

7plus #1 on Seven’s winning Wednesday

• Seven #1 nationally in total TV
• National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 44.6%
• National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 44.7%
• 7plus: #1 in BVOD, up 63.6% year-on-year
• 7NEWS: reaches 1.97 million
• RFDS: #1 drama, reaches 1.3 million
• Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 34% more viewers than Today

29 October 2025:

Seven Network reaches 5.58 million Australians nationally.

7plus: #1 in BVOD with 46.66% share, reach up 63.6% year-on-year.

6.00am to midnight:

• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 44.6% share.

• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 43.9% share.

• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 41.5% share.

• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 44.5% share.

6.00pm to midnight:

• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 44.7% share.

• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 41.3% share.

• Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 44.4% share.

7NEWS Wednesday: National reach 1.97 million, national audience 1.26 million.

RFDS: #1 drama. National reach 1.3 million, national audience 794,000.  

Home and Away Wednesday: National reach 1.26 million, national audience 882,000. Up on previous week.

The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.16 million, national audience 571,000.

Off the Grid with Colin and Manu: National reach 1.02 million, national audience 526,000.Up on previous week.

Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program.National reach 993,000, national audience 428,000. 34% more viewers than Today.

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

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	44.6	43.9	44.5
Nine Network	39.6	38.9	39.9
Network Ten	15.8	17.2	15.5

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

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	44.7	41.3	44.4
Nine Network	38.5	39.2	38.8
Network Ten	16.8	19.5	16.7

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