Wednesday Ratings - The ABC goes huge with Hard Quiz topping non news in overnights and Fisk over a million in Total TV

Analysis for Total TV (26 October, 2022) and Overnight (2 November, 2022) ratings.

TOTAL TV

Nothing will stop The Block, again #1 overall last Wednesday with a total audience of 1,478 000, an uplift of 34%. Nine News was #6 for the night at 998 000, up 4%, whilst the 6:30pm portion fared even better with an audience of 1,034 000, also up 4%. A Current Affair remained first in its slot with an audience of 970 000, up 6%. The special presentation of The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee had 462 000 viewers, a rise of 13%. Earlier in the day, Hot Seat 5pm had 313 000, up 4%, whilst the 5:30pm half hour did 486 000, up 4%. Tipping Point was on 408 000, up 8% and Nine’s Afternoon News beat its competition with 526 000 viewers, up 3%/ Today rose by 7% for a final 7 day audience of 321 000 viewers.

Seven News was #2 overall with 1,380 000, up 3%, whilst Seven News at 6:30 also rose 3%, for an audience of 1,363 000. Home and Away moved to second in the slot, just behind ACA, with 970 000, up 23%. Kitchen Nightmares Australia is performing well with Total TV figures in and was up 32% for an audience of 807 000. Extreme Weddings: Australia was on 263 000, up 11% with that result forcing Seven to pull the show from the schedule with 1 episode remaining to screen. The Chase Australia at 5pm had 435 000 viewers, up 3%, whilst the 5:30pm half hour was #13 in the rankings at 718 000, also up 3%. Seven News at 4 had 264 000 viewers, up 2%, whilst Seven News at 4:30pm had 294 000, also up 2%. Sunrise grew by 5% to land at 393 000 viewers.

10 News First was #22 for the night at 346 000, up 2%. The 6:30pm half hour for The Project had an audience of 270 000, up 4%, but that figure grew to 393 000 at 7pm, with the same rise of 4%. The Dog House Australia repeat grew by 5% to 331 000 viewers.

ABC was shining with Fisk doing incredible numbers and being the #4 show overall for the night. The show attracted 1,184 000, up an astonishing 59%. Earlier, Hard Quiz grew 13% for 852 000 viewers and ABC News was right behind at 835 000, up 4%. Question Everything was #1 in its slot with 693 000, up 9% and Would I Lie to You had 452 000, up 10%. 730 had an audience of 768 000, up 6^.

OVERNIGHT RATINGS

Multi-Channels

Winner: 7two (3.7%)

Second: 9Gem (3.2%)

Analysis

Seven News was #2 for the night with 880 000 viewers and had wins in all markets. Seven News at 6:30 was #1 overall with 889 000 viewers and almost had a clean sweep, but lost out in Sydney by just 1000 viewers. Home and Away had 465 000 viewers. Kitchen Nightmares Australia was on 469 000. A very compelling episode of Code 1: Minute by Minute had 252 000 at 8:30pm.Air Crash Investigations had 143 000. The Latest: Seven News was on 97 000 viewers.

Nine News was #4 overall for the night at 687 000, but that figure rose to 733 000 at 6:30pm. A Current Affair was second behind ABC News with 578 000. A repeat of Travel Guides had 416 000 viewers, running third in the slot behind ABC News/730 and Kitchen Nightmares. 60 Minutes had a Melissa Caddick special titled Show Me the Money and had 368 000 viewers. Nine replayed part one of Underbelly: The Vanishing Act to compliment the lead in for 136 000 viewers.

The Project at 6:30 had 195 000, but that audience grew to 301 000 at 7pm. A repeat of The Doghouse Australia had 293 000. The Real Love Boat Australia continues to struggle at 128 000 viewers but with 2 weeks remaining, it seems unlikely that 10 would follow the US and move the show to Paramount+. My Life is Murder suffered with that lead in with just 84 000 viewers.

ABC News was the strongest performer for the national broadcaster with 602 000 with 730 on 461 000. Hard Quiz had 520 000 and Question Everything 437 000. Another stand out performance from Fisk with 484 000 viewers and that is expected to rise significantly next week in Total TV. Would I Lie to You had 266 000 viewers.

How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance

NINE

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

Channel 9 took out the top 2 programs streamed on catch-up yesterday with Nine News 6.30 and Nine News
Love Island Australia recorded a VOD BVOD Audience of 77,000 an increase of +121% YoY
Travel Guides was a timeslot winner with GS+Child in the 5 City, East Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
Travel Guides recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 25,000.
Show Me The Money – The Melissa Caddick Con was a timeslot winner in Brisbane with Total People
A Current Affair was a timeslot winner with across the East Coast, Sydney and Brisbane.
9News was a timeslot winner in Sydney.