Wednesday Ratings – Seven’s Home and Away is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Seven’s BBL coverage tops in Total TV

Analysis for Total TV (4 January, 2023) and Overnight (11 January, 2023) ratings.

TOTAL TV – Total People

Seven

With Seven News, The Chase, BBL and Test Cricket, Seven took 12 of the first 18 positions in the rankings.

#1 Seven News – 1, 320 000 (+3%)

#2 Seven News at 6:30 – 1,288 000 (+2%)

#7 The Chase Australia – 658 000 (+2%)

#8 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat – 631 000 (+0%)

#9 Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Day 1 Session 2 – 622 000 (+0%)

#10 Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Day 1 Tea / Rain Delay – 526 000 (+0%)

#11 Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Day 1 Session 1 – 514 000 (+0%)

#12 Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Day 1 Lunch – 514 000 (+0%)

#13 Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Day 1 Session 3 – 495 000 (+0%)

#15 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat Rain Delay – 487 000 (+0%)

#16 Seven News at 4 – 437 000 (+1%)

#18 Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Perth v Sydney Thunder – 393 000 (+0%)

#21 Sunrise – 353 000 (+4%)

#24 Seven’s Cricket: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Day 1 Pre Game – 321 000 (+0%)

Nine

Nine News and ACA were strong. Escape to the Chateau made the Top 30 and then there was no sign of any other primetime programming.

#3 Nine News 6:30 – 1,020 000 (+4%)

#4 Nine News – 999 000 (+4%)

#6 A Current Affair – 783 000 (+5%)

#14 Hot Seat – 489 000 (+4%)

#19 Escape to the Chateau – 382 000 (+6%)

#26 Hot Seat – 5pm – 272 000 (+4%)

#27 Nine’s Afternoon News – 262 000 (+4%)

#28 Today – 253 000 (+7%)

10

10 aired the third Indiana Jones movie and increased its audience on the previous night’s, Temple of Doom.

#20 10 News First – 379 000 (+2%)

#25 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – 316 000 (+4%)

#29 10 News First 6pm – 253 000 (+3%)

#30 The Dog House Australia (R) – 239 000 (+6%)

ABC

With ABC still in summer repeat mode, the usual comedies were under 400k.

#5 ABC News – 804 000 – (+3%)

#17 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (R) – 434 000 (+4%)

#22 Spicks and Specks (R) – 337 000 (+7%)

#23 QI (R) – 324 000 (+8%)

TOTAL TV – 25-54

Similar to Total People, Seven took out 13 of the top 18 positions. 10’s movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade performed very well at #15 with 128 000 viewers, a rise of 5%. Dream Listing Byron Bay snuck into the top 30 at #30 with 70 000 viewers, an upswing of 15%. This was the 8th and final episode for Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. It was the 7th episode for Sydney and Melbourne with the final episode currently in limbo land. It is unlikely the show will be renewed.


OVERNIGHT RATINGS

Analysis

Seven

Seven News was #1 with wins in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Seven News at 6:30 was #2 with wins again in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Home and Away was #7, #3 in its slot, but #1 non news in primetime with 438 000 viewers. Seven’s Cricket: Big Bash League – Brisbane Heat and Perth was watched by 288 000 fans.

Nine

Nine News was #3 and had a win in Sydney. Nine News 6:30 was #4 with a win in Sydney again. A Current Affair was #6 with 471 000 and sat behind ABC News in the slot. Nine aired the special presentation of Tennis Plays for Peace and attracted 205 000 viewers. Nine aired a late movie, Hot Pursuit to 76 000 viewers.

10

The Project 6:30pm was #24 with 175 000. The Project 7pm was #14 with 241 000. The Bachelors Australia continued with 281 000 fans, but still #1 in 16-39 and #5 in 25-54. The show actually increased its audience on the previous night. 10 aired the excellent new drama (I give it a B+) Fire Country to 121 000 viewers. 72 000 stayed on for a repeat of Bull.

ABC

ABC News was #5 overall, but #1 in its slot. 730 Summer was #9 with 404 000. A repeat of QI at 8pm had an audience of 244 000. A repeat of Spicks and Specks had just 217 000. A repeat of Utopia had 180 000.

16-39

1. The Bachelors Australia
2. Seven News at 6:30
3. Nine News 6:30
4. Nine News
5. Seven News

25-54

1. Seven News at 6:30
2. Nine News 6:30
3. Seven News
4. Nine News
5. The Bachelors Australia

Multi Channels

Winner: 7two (4.8%)

Second: 7mate (4.6%)

7two were on top (again!) thanks to its combination of Bargain Hunt, Heartbeat and then a strong performance from Lewis at #2 with 121 000 viewers. 7mate was a solid second with the ob doc double of Highway Patrol and Highway Cops. It should be noted that the BBL airs on 7mate during the 6pm news hour in Brisbane and Adelaide and in its entirety for Perth, which contributes to the overall share of the channel.

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

NINE

N/A

SEVEN

N/A

TEN

LAST NIGHT

LAST NIGHT

Overnight Audience Wednesday, 11 January 2023.

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Bachelors Australia: #1 series on BVOD (Broadcast Video On Demand) with 13.3 million minutes viewed this week.
• The Bachelors Australia: #1 show in 16 to 39s.
• The Bachelors Australia: #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Network 10: #1 network in 16 to 39s.
• Network 10: #2 network in under 50s and 25s to 54s.
• 10: #2 channel in 16 to 39s.
• 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.

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

• #1 network in 16 to 39s.
• #2 network in under 50s and 25s to 54s.
• Up 6% week-on-week.
• Up 53% in 16 to 39s week-on-week, up 14% in under 50s and 14% in 25 to 54s. 
• 10: #2 channel in 16 to 39s.
• 10: Up 8% week-on-week.
• 10: Up 104% in 16 to 39s week-on-week, up 28% in under 50s and 23% in 25 to 54s.
• 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.
• 10 Peach: Up 12% in its key demo of 16 to 39s.

The Bachelors Australia:  

• 428,000 total national audience (metro + regional + live stream + 1 day BVOD).
• 405,000 national viewers (metro + regional + live stream). Peaked at 514,000 viewers.
• #1 series on BVOD with 13.3 million minutes viewed this week.
• #1 show in 16 to 39s.
• #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• #1 in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• 32.2% commercial share in 16 to 39s, 27% in 18 to 49s, 26.6% in under 50s and 26.6% in 25 to 54s.
• Lifts 10’s timeslot 36% week-on-week.
• Lifts 10’s timeslot 262% in 16 to 39s week-on-week, 65% in under 50s and 54% in 25 to 54s.

The Project 7pm:

• 337,000 national viewers. Peaked at 404,000.
• #2 in its timeslot in under 50s and 16 to 39s.
• Lifts 10’s timeslot 28% week-on-week.
• The Project 6.30pm: Lifts 10’s timeslot 39% week-on-week.
• Full hour (6.30pm to 7.30pm): Lifts 10’s timeslot 34% week-on-week.

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