Wednesday 6 May 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
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 #1 for the night with a reach audience lead of 245 000 and an average audience lead of 220 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #7 with 1 299 000 (964 000). SAS: AUS v ENG was #10 with 1 173 000 (451 000). The Front Bar was #13 with 1 000 000 (537 000). Unfiltered was #25 with 573 000 (334 000).
Sunrise – Early – 526 000 (251 000)
Nine
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10
Millionaire Hot Seat was #21 with 660 000 (336 000). MasterChef Australia – Wednesday was #11 with 1 029 000 (695 000). Elsbeth was #26 with 572 000 (246 000).
ABC
ABC News was #9 for the night. 730 was #8 with 1 288 000 (785 000). Gruen was #14 with 930 000 (663 000). Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee was #15 with 912 000 (436 000).
Hard Quiz S8 (R) – 683 000 (394 000)
Antiques Roadshow – 509 000 (236 000)
SBS
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
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SEVEN
Seven rules: #1 on Wednesday, 7NEWS and 7plus on top
- Seven #1 nationally in total TV
- Seven wins all demos
- National total TV audience share, 6.00am to midnight: 44%
- National total TV audience share, 6.00pm to midnight: 42.4%
- 7plus: #1 in BVOD, up 31% year-on-year
- 7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.27 million, up 5% year-on-year
- The Chase Australia: reaches 1.42 million, up 7% year-on-year
- Home and Away: #1 entertainment show in total TV, reaches 1.3 million, up 7% year-on-year
- Sunrise: #1 at breakfast, 49% more viewers than Today
6 May 2026:
Seven Network reaches 5.56 million Australians nationally.
6.00am to midnight:
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 44% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 42% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 38.7% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 44.1% share.
6.00pm to midnight:
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 42.4% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 39.9% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 16 to 39s with a 38.5% share.
- Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 42.6% share.
7plus: #1 in BVOD with a 46.7% commercial share. Reach up 31% year-on-year.
7NEWS Wednesday: #1 program in all people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and grocery shoppers.National reach 2.27 million, national audience 1.48 million.
- Up 5% year-on-year in total TV, up 80% on 7plus.
The Chase Australia Wednesday:National reach 1.42 million, national audience 729,000.
- Up 7% year-on-year in total TV, up 82% on 7plus.
Home and Away Wednesday: #1 entertainment show in total TV, #1 drama. National reach 1.3 million, national audience 964,000.
- Up 7% year-on-year in total TV, up 63% on 7plus.
SAS: AUS V ENG:National reach 1.17 million, national audience 451,000.
Sunrise Wednesday: #1 breakfast program. National reach 1.01 million, national audience 475,000.
- 49% more viewers than Today.
The Front Bar:National reach 1 million, national audience 537,000.
- Up 88% year-on-year on 7plus.
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00am to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 44.0 | 42.0 | 44.1 |
| Nine Network | 36.9 | 36.8 | 37.1 |
| Network Ten | 19.1 | 21.2 | 18.8 |
NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):
6.00pm to midnight
| Network | All people | 25 to 54s | Grocery shoppers |
| Seven Network | 42.4 | 39.9 | 42.6 |
| Nine Network | 35.1 | 33.8 | 35.2 |
| Network Ten | 22.5 | 26.3 | 22.2 |
TEN
MasterChef Australia Is On A Roll With Growing Audiences.
Biggest Season Since 2021, Total Audience Up 18% YOY.
MasterChef Australia:Six contestants face elimination as they must create a dish that represent their family food traditions to fight for their place in the competition.
• Reached 1.03 million national total viewers.
• Average total national viewers up 29% vs. same episode in 2025.
• 93,000 BVOD viewers, up 81% vs. same episode in 2025.
• Biggest ever BVOD audience for an Ep 11.
• #1 in its timeslot in total people (31.8%), 25 to 54s (32.3%), and 16 to 39s (37.5%).
• 7-Day Total Viewing Audience (Wednesday, 29 April): Reached 1.36 million total national viewers.
Season-To-Date:
• Reaching 5.4 million national total viewers.
• Biggest total national audience since 2021.
• 894,000 national total audience, up 18% year-on-year.
• 10’s biggest BVOD show in 2026.
• MasterChef’s biggest ever BVOD audience.
• 236,000 BVOD viewers, up 75% year-on-year.
• #1 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s.
Taskmaster Australia.
Premieres Tonight, Thursday, 7 May At 7.30pm.
Watch + Stream Free On 10.
https://10.com.au/taskmaster
MasterChef Australia.
Sundays At 7pm, Monday To Wednesday At 7.30pm.
Watch + Stream On 10.
https://10.com.au/masterchef
Source: Virtual Australia, OzTAM, Regional TAM, Total TV. Timeslot stories based on Metro Overnight Audience.
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Wednesday 6 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia
Wednesday 6 May 2026 TV Ratings Australia
