Wednesday Ratings – Nine’s Married at First Sight is #1 non news in primetime for overnights and in Total TV

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Analysis for Total TV (22 February, 2023) and Overnight (1 March, 2023) ratings.

TOTAL TV – Total People

Seven

Mrs. Brown’s Boys brings mediocre ratings to Seven with the first of two new episodes.

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#2 Seven News – 1,330 000 (+3%)

#3 Seven News at 6:30 – 1,319 000 (+3%)

#7 Home and Away – 931 000 (+24%)

#11 The Chase Australia – 746 000 (+3%)

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#16 Mrs. Brown’s Boys – 485 000 (+9%)

#17 The Chase Australia – 5pm – 476 000 (+3%)

#19 Mrs. Brown’s Boys – episode 2 – 436 000 (+8%)

#20 The Front Bar – 401 000 (+18%)

#21 Sunrise – 389 000 (+5%)

#27 Seven News at 4:30 – 301 000 (+3%)

#30 Seven News at 4 – 277 000 (+2%)

Nine

MAFS smashes the 2 million barrier.

#1 Married at First Sight – Wednesday – 2,029 000 (+65%)

#4 Nine News 6:30 – 1,003 000 (+5%)

#5 Nine News – 995 000 (+5%)

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#6 A Current Affair – 971 000 (+9%)

#13 Under Investigation with Liz Hayes – 668 000 (+24%)

#14 Hot Seat – 514 000 (+4%)

#22 Tipping Point – 375 000 (+6%)

#24 Nine’s Afternoon News – 333 000 (+3%)

#26 Hot Seat – 5pm – 324 000 (+5%)

#28 Nine News Late – Wednesday – 300 000 (+10%)

#29 Today – 300 000 (+8%)

10

The Dog House Australia sits just under 500k and beats Mrs. Brown’s Boys

#15 The Dog House Australia – 496 000 (+18%)

#23 10 News First – 343 000 (+2%)

#25 The Project 7pm – 333 000 (+4%)

ABC

ABC comedy night remains a hit.

#8 Hard Quiz – 866 000 (+21%)

#9 ABC News – 854 000 (+3%)

#10 The Weekly with Charlie Pickering – 776 000 (+20%)

#12 730 – 732 000 (+6%)

#18 QI – 443 000 (+17%)

TOTAL TV – 25-54

Married at First Sight was #1 with 1,010 000 viewers, a rise of 102%. Home and Away was #2 with 307 000, an upswing of 52%. Under Investigation with Liz Hayes was #10 with 220 000, a lift of 32%. The Dog House Australia was #11 with 174 000, an increase of 24%. Mrs. Brown’s Boys was #15 with 141 000, a boost of 18%. The Front Bar was #16 with 141 000, growth of 17%. Mrs. Brown’s Boys (episode 2) was #20 with 113 000, strengthening its audience by 11%.

OVERNIGHT RATINGS

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Analysis

Seven

Seven News was #2 with wins in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, Seven News at 6:30 was #3 with wins in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Home and Away was #9 with 459 000 viewers. Mrs. Brown’s Boys aired a new episode at 7:30pm and was #17 with just 238 000 viewers. A repeat episode of Mrs. Brown’s Boys followed at #23 with 228 000. The Front Bar was #18 with 236 000. A repeat episode of Kitchen Nightmares Australia had 79 000. The Latest: Seven News had 58 000. The late night repeat special of HMP Styal: Women Behind Bars had 37 000 viewers.

Nine

Nine News was #4 with wins in Sydney and Brisbane. Nine News 6:30 was #5 with a win in Brisbane. A Current Affair (ACA) was #6 overall, but continues to reign #1 in its slot against Home and Away, ABC News and The Project 7pm and last night had 547 000 viewers. Married at First Sight (MAFS) was #1 with a massive 921 000 and blitzed all competition. Under Investigation with Liz Hayes was #13 with 346 000. Nine News Late – Wednesday had 159 000 viewers. A new episode of See No Evil had 92 000 viewers. A late night episode of Ordinary Joe was on 48 000.

10

The Project 6:30 had 156 000 viewers. The Project 7pm was #19 with 231 000. The Dog House Australia was #15 with 298 000 and beat Mrs. Brown’s Boys on Seven. A new episode of Law & Order: SVU had 148 000. Fire Country had an audience of 102 000, which has been consistent, even with a move from 8:30 to 9:30. A repeat of Bull had 135 000.

ABC

ABC News was #7 overall but #2 in its slot. 730 was #11 with 422 000. Hard Quiz was #8 with 480 000 and was second in the slot behind MAFS. The Weekly with Charlie Pickering was #12 with 398 000. QI screened episode 2 of its 20th season at #24 with 225 000 watching. The season final in the repeat season of Spicks and Specks was watched by 146 000. Adam Hills: The Last Leg attracted a later night audience of 106 000.

16-39

  1. Married at First Sight
  2. Nine News
  3. Seven News at 6:30
  4. Nine News 6:30
  5. A Current Affair

7. Home and Away
8. Under Investigation
17. The Front Bar
18. The Dog House Australia
21. Mrs. Brown’s Boys

25-54

  1. Married at First Sight
  2. Nine News 6:30
  3. Nine News
  4. Seven News at 6:30
  5. Seven News

7. Home and Away
8. Under Investigation
13. The Dog House Australia
16. The Front Bar
21. Mrs. Brown’s Boys

Multi Channels

Winner: 7two / 9Gem (3.1%)

Second: 7mate (2.6%)

7two was the equal #1 multi channel thanks to Bargain Hunt (72 000), Heartbeat (61 000) and Foyle’s War (65 000).

9Gem was the equal #1 multi channel thanks to As Time Goes By (57 000), a second As Time Goes By (74 000) and Midsomer Murders (80 000).

7mate was second thanks to repeats of Highway Patrol (67 000), a second Highway Patrol (65 000), Highway Cops (60 000) and a second Highway Cops (59 000).


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

NINE

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Channel Nine takes out the top 5 live streamed programs yesterday against all broadcasters, with Married at First Sight leading the way at #1
  • Married at First Sight Episode 20 recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 147,000 (+49% YoY)
  • Married at First Sight takes out to top 3 programs streamed of catch up yesterday against all broadcasters
  • Married at First Sight Episode 20 recorded a Live + VOD BVOD Audience of 300,000 (+57% YoY)
  • Married at First Sight wins timeslot with Total People and all key demos across the 5 City Metro and East Coast as well as all major capital cities
  • Under Investigation recorded a Live + VOD BVOD Audience of 47,000 (+38% on last season)
  • Under Investigation wins timeslot across the 5 City Metro and East Coast in Sydney and Brisbane with Total People and all key demos
  • A Current Affair recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 48,000
  • TODAY records a Live BVOD Audience of 22,000
  • TODAY wins timeslot across the East Coast and in Melbourne with Total People and all key demons
  • A Current Affair wins timeslot across the 5 City Metro and East Coast and in Sydney and Brisbane with Total People and all key demos
  • 9News records a Live BVOD Audience of 39,000

9News was the news bulletin of choice across the East Coast and in Sydney and Brisbane with all key demos

SEVEN

TEN

LAST NIGHT

Overnight Audience Wednesday, 1 March 2023.

BY THE NUMBERS

  • The Dog House Australia: #2 in its timeslot.
  • The Dog House Australia: Achieving its biggest BVOD audiences ever across the series.
  • 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.

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

  • 10 Bold: Up 7% in over 40s week-on-week.
  • 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.
  • 10 Shake: Up 35% week-on-week and 15% in under 40s.

The Dog House Australia:  

  • 414,000 national viewers (metro + regional + live stream). Peaked at 524,000 viewers.
  • #2 in its timeslot.
  • #2 in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
  • Series: Achieving its biggest BVOD audiences ever across the series (up 6% year-on-year).

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