Wednesday Ratings – Home and Away is #1 non news in primetime for overnights and in Total TV

Analysis for Total TV (11 January, 2023) and Overnight (18 January, 2023) ratings.

TOTAL TV – Total People

Seven

As is most night, the combo of Seven News, Home and Away and the BBL keep Seven strong in summer

#1 Seven News – 1,296 000 (+3%)

#2 Seven News at 6:30 – 1,287 000 (+3%)

#5 Home and Away – 957 000 (+31%)

#8 The Chase Australia – 691 000 (+3%)

#11 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Brisbane Heat v Perth – 517 000 (+0%)

#13 The Chase Australia – 5pm – 429 000 (+3%)

#14 Sunrise – 384 000 (+4%)

#22 Seven News at 4:30 – 295 000 (+2%)

#23 Seven News at 4 – 273 000 (+2%)

#28 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Brisbane Heat v Perth Post Game – 238 000 (+0%)

Nine

Nine started strong with Nine News and ACA but the Tennis Plays for Peace special struggled

#3 Nine News 6:30 – 963 000 (+4%)

#4 Nine News – 963 000 (+4%)

#7 A Current Affair – 726 000 (+6%)

#12 Hot Seat – 489 000 (+3%)

#18 Nine’s Afternoon News – 343 000 (+3%)

#20 Hot Seat – 5pm – 322 000 (+3%)

#21 Tennis Plays for Peace – 298 000 (+6%)

#24 Tipping Point (R) – 266 000 (+7%)

#25 Today – 248 000 (+8%)

10

There are many interpretations for the success (or lack of) for The Bachelors Australia. It’s total audience beat Seven’s BBL and Nine’s tennis special. It improved its audience from last week by 55% and it was the second highest rated program on television in 25-54.

#10 The Bachelors Australia – Wednesday – 600 000 (+55%)

#16 The Project 7pm – 344 000 (+5%)

#17 10 News First – 343 000 (+2%)

#27 The Project 6:30pm – 248 000 (+5%)

#29 The Bold and the Beautiful – 237 000 (+4%)

#30 10 News First 6pm – 224 000 (+3%)

ABC

ABC’s comedy night was quiet with re runs.

#6 ABC News – 826 000 (+3%)

#9 730 Summer – 647 000 (+5%)

#15 QI (R) – 364 000 (+9%)

#19 Spicks and Specks (R) – 326 000 (+5%)

#26 Utopia (R) – 248 000 (+8%)

TOTAL TV – 25-54

Home and Away was #1 overall (again) – with 341 000 viewers, a rise of 59%. The Bachelors Australia was #2 overall with 332 000, with a strong 73% uplift. Fire Country made a quiet start in overnights but it was red hot in 25-54 and placing #14 with 103 000, an increase of 10%.


OVERNIGHT RATINGS

Analysis

Seven

Seven News was #1 in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth and had a tie in Sydney. Seven News at 6:30 was #2 with wins in all markets. Home and Away was #7 with 430 000 viewers. Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Perth v Hobart had 229 000 fans watching.

Nine

Nine News was #3 and had a tie in Sydney with each channel recording 193 000 viewers. Nine News 6:30 was #4 with 657 000 and had no wins in the 5 city metro markets. The 2023 Australian Open Day 3 – Night had 408 000 viewers and sat at #8. The 2023 Australian Open Day 3 – Night Session 2 was #10 with 350 000. The 2023 Australian Open Day 3 – Night Pre Match recorded 266 000 viewers for Sydney and Melbourne only.

10

The Project 6:30 recorded 174 000. The Project moved to 240 000 at 7pm. The Bachelors Australia was #12 with 274 000 viewers, but is expected to climb significantly in Total TV. The show was #1 in 16-39 for the night. My favourite new US drama, Fire Country had 101 000. A repeat of Bull had 76 000 viewers.

ABC

ABC News was #5 overall, but #1 in its slot. 730 Summer was #9 with 396 000. A repeat of QI was #15 with 245 000. A repeat of Spicks and Specks could only manage #20 with 215 000. A repeat of Utopia had 145 000 viewers.

16-39

1. The Bachelors Australia
2. Nine News
3. 2023 Australian Open Day 3 – Night
4. The Bachelors Australia
5. 2023 Australian Open Day 3 – Night Session 2

25-54

1. Seven News
2. Seven News at 6:30
3. Nine News
4. Nine News 6:30
5. 2023 Australian Open Day 3 – Night

Multi Channels

Winner: 7mate (4.1%)

Second: 7two / 9Gem (4.0%)

7mate has claimed the #1 position with double repeats of Highway Patrol and Highway Cops. It should be noted that the BBL coverage is played in full in the Perth market and had a local team playing, which would have added to the overall 7mate share. 7two tied for #2 thanks to Bargain Hunt, Heartbeat and Lewis. 9Gem was equal #2 with its second channel coverage of the 2023 Australian Open Day 3 – Night.

How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
Note: N/A means the network has not sent out a report today

NINE

SEVEN

N/A

TEN

LAST NIGHT

Overnight ratings Wednesday, 18 January 2023.

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Bachelors Australia: #1 commercial series on BVOD with 53.5 million minutes viewed.
• The Bachelors Australia: #1 show in 16 to 39s.
• The Bachelors Australia: #1 entertainment show in under 50s and 25 to 54s.
• 10: #2 channel in 16 to 39s.

Network 10 (10 + 10 Bold + 10 Peach + 10 Shake):

• 10: #2 channel in 16 to 39s.
• 10 Shake: Up 24% week-on-week.

The Bachelors Australia:  

• #1 commercial series on BVOD with 53.5 million minutes viewed.
• 433,000 total national viewers (metro + regional + live stream + 1 day BVOD).
• 392,000 national viewers (metro + regional + live stream). Peaked at 477,000 viewers.
• Lifts 14% in 16 to 39s week-on-week.
• #1 show in 16 to 39s.
• #1 entertainment show in under 50s and 25 to 54s.
• #1 in timeslot in 16 to 39s.
• #2 in its timeslot in under 50s and 25 to 54s.

The Project 7pm:

• 326,000 national viewers. Peaked at 410,000.
• #2 in its timeslot in 16 to 39s.

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