Wednesday TV Ratings Australia – Mid-Year Ashes on Nine is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst State of Origin on Nine wins in Total TV

TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV (12 July, 2023) and Overnight (19 July, 2023) ratings.

Seven

#2 Seven News – 1,567 000 (+3%)

#3 Seven News at 6.30 – 1,425 000 (+4%)

#8 Home and Away – 929 000 (+25%)

#9 The Chase Australia – 926 000 (+4%)

#15 The Chase Australia – 5pm – 537 000 (+5%)

#19 Animals Aboard with Dr Harry – 451 000 (+11%)

#20 Sunrise – 410 000 (+5%)

#21 The Front Bar – 406 000 (+26%)

#26 Seven News at 4.30 – 319 000 (+3%)

#30 Seven News at 4 – 284 000 (+3%)

Nine

#1 State of Origin Rugby League NSW v QLD 3rd – Match – 2,647 000 (+22%)

#4 State of Origin Rugby League NSW v QLD 3rd – Pre Match – 1,345 000 (+16%)

#5 Nine News 6.30 – 1,058 000 (+7%)

#6 Nine News – 1,030 000 (+6%)

#14 State of Origin Rugby League NSW v QLD 3rd – Post Match – 699 000 (+23%)

#16 Hot Seat – 528 000 (+7%)

#18 Tipping Point – 459 000 (+5%)

#22 Hot Seat – 5pm – 362 000 (+6%)

#24Nine’s Afternoon News – 340 000 (+4%)

#25 Today – 336 000 (+8%)

10

#12 MasterChef Australia – Wednesday – 778 000 (+24%)

#17 The Project 7pm – 482 000 (+4%)

#23 10 News First – 351 000 (+3%)

#28 The Project 6.30pm – 300 000 (+5%)

#29 Riptide – 292 000 (+51%)

ABC

#7 Utopia – 1,029 000 (+53%)

#10 ABC News – 910 000 (+4%)

#11 Gruen – 851 000 (+49%)

#13 730 – 768 000 (+7%)

#27 Gold Diggers – 300 000 (+29%)

TOTAL TV – 25-54

#1 State of Origin Rugby League NSW v QLD 3rd – Match – 1,203 000 (+34%)

#2 State of Origin Rugby League NSW v QLD 3rd – Pre Match – 592 000 (+25%)

#4 Utopia – 368 000 (+87%)

#6 State of Origin Rugby League NSW v QLD 3rd – Post Match – 331 000 (+33%)

#7 MasterChef Australia – Wednesday – 315 000 (+34%)

#8 Home and Away – 306 000 (+46%)

#9 Gruen – 300 000 (+75%)

#13 The Project 7pm – 192 000 (+6%)

#16 The Front Bar – 140 000 (+30%)

#21 Animals Aboard with Dr Harry – 109 000 (+14%)

#23 Gold Diggers – 108 000 (+40%)

#26 Riptide – 98 000 (+51%)

Overnight Ratings

Analysis

Seven

Seven News was #1 with wins in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. There was a tie in Brisbane. Seven News at 6.30 was #2 with wins in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Home and Away was #11 with 440 000. Animals Aboard with Dr Harry was #21 with 254 000. The Front Bar aired at 8.30pm in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth and at 9.30pm in Sydney and Brisbane at #24 with 229 000. Ambulance: Code Red aired at 8.30pm in Sydney and Brisbane and at 9.30pm elsewhere at #30 for 167 000. The Latest: Seven News was on 87 000. A repeat of Death Row: Countdown to Execution was on 55 000.

Nine

Nine News was #4 with a win in Sydney. There was a tie in Brisbane. Nine News 6.30 was #5 with wins in Sydney and Brisbane. A Current Affair was #6 overall, but #1 in its slot with 627 000. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 1 was #3 with 836 000. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Lunch – Day 1 was #9 with 466 000. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Pre Match – Day 1 was #13 with 431 000. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Session 2 – Day 1 was #18 with 337 000.

10

The Project 6.30pm was #31 with 159 000. The Project 7pm was #23 with 240 000. Hunted – Wednesday was #12 with 432 000. The season final of Riptide was #32 with 158 000. So Help Me Todd had an audience of just 59 000 and is likely to be moved from that slot. An encore of NCIS: Los Angeles was on 33 000.

ABC

ABC News was #8 for the night and sat behind ACA. 730 was #15 with 423 000. Utopia built on that audience and was #10 with 455 000. Gruen was #14 with 427 000. Gold Diggers was #29 with 172 000. Queen of Oz was #50 with 103 000. Adam Hills: The Last Leg was on 68 000.

16-39

1. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 1
2. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Lunch – Day 1
3. Nine News 6.30
4. Nine News
5. Seven News

7. Hunted – Wednesday
8. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Pre Match – Day 1
9. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Session 2 – Day 1
10. Home and Away
13. Utopia
14. Gruen
17. The Front Bar
19. Ambulance: Code Red
22. Animals Aboard with Dr Harry
23. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Tea – Day 1
25. The Project 7pm
26. Riptide

25-54

1. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 1
2. Nine News 6.30
3. Nine News
4. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Lunch – Day 1
5. Hunted – Wednesday

9. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Session 2 – Day 1
10. Utopia
11. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Pre Match – Day 1
12. Home and Away
13. Gruen
16. The Project 7pm
18. The Front Bar
23. The Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Tea – Day 1
26. Riptide
28. Animals Aboard with Dr Harry
29. Ambulance: Code Red

Multi Channels

Winner: 7two (3.0%)

Second: 9Gem (2.8%)

7two was the #1 multi channel thanks to Bargain Hunt (#3 with 96 000), Heartbeat (70 000) and Foyle’s War (63 000).

9Gem was the #2 multi channel thanks to the Mid-Year Ashes: Fourth Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 1 airing in the Perth market for a portion of the session to 76 000.

VOZ Ratings

Note: This post will be updated with VOZ ratings each afternoon

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

NINE

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Mid-Year Ashes Fourth Test Session 1 Day 1 wins the timeslot in all markets with all key demographics and Total People
• The Mid-Year Ashes Fourth Test Session 1 Day 1 recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 167,000 and was the #1 live streamed program of the day against all broadcasters
• Nine takes out the top 8 programs live streamed yesterday against all broadcasters
• 9News ranks No. 1 program with Total People in Sydney and Brisbane. 
• 9News recorded an average Live BVOD Audience of 55,000
• ACA wins 7pm timeslot across 5 City and East Coast and in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide with GS + Child and Total People
• ACA recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 48,000 (+38% YoY)
• Today wins breakfast slot across the East Coast and in Brisbane with Total People
• Today recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 26,000

9Network and Channel 9 wins Wednesday with all key demographics and Total People

SEVEN

TEN

LAST NIGHT
Overnight ratings Wednesday, 19 July 2023.

BY THE NUMBERS
• Hunted: #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Hunted: #2 show in under 50s.
• Network 10: #2 network in under 50s and 25 to 54s.
• 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in 16 to 39s.
Network 10 (10 + 10 Bold + 10 Peach + 10 Shake):
• #2 network in under 50s and 25 to 54s.
• Up 6% in under 50s week-on-week and 5% in 25 to 54s.
• 10: #2 channel in under 50s.
• 10: Up 5% in 25 to 54s week-on-week and 4% in under 50s.
• 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.
• 10 Shake: Up 8% in under 40s week-on-week.

Hunted:
• 632,000 national viewers (metro + regional + live stream). Peaked at 741,000 viewers.
• #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• #2 show in under 50s.
• #2 in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s sand 16 to 39s.
• 31.3% commercial share in under 50s.
• Lifts 10’s timeslot 27% in under 50s week-on-week, 21% in 25 to 54s and 6% in 16 to 39s.
• Lifts 10’s timeslot 45% year-on-year.

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