Wednesday TV Ratings Australia – State of Origin on Nine is #1 non news in primetime for overnights, whilst Utopia on ABC wins in Total TV

TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV (5 July, 2023) and Overnight (12 July, 2023) ratings.

Seven

#1 Seven News – 1,531 000 (+4%)

#2 Seven News at 6.30 – 1,436 000 (+4%)

#7 The Chase Australia – 942 000 (+4%)

#9 Home and Away – 887 000 (+23%)

#15 The Chase Australia – 5pm – 554 000 (+4%)

#17 Animals Aboard with Dr Harry – 488 000 (+11%)

#18 The Front Bar – 461 000 (+17%)

#21 Sunrise – 386 000 (+5%)

#25 Seven News at 4.30 – 341 000 (+3%)

#29 Seven News at 4 – 297 000 (+3%)

Nine

#3 Nine News – 1,095 000 (+6%)

#4 Nine News 6.30 – 1,091 000 (+6%)

#6 A Current Affair – 966 000 (+7%)

#11 Travel Guides (R) – 792 000 (+10%)

#14 Hot Seat – 573 000 (+6%)

#19 Tipping Point – 423 000 (+5%)

#22 Nine’s Afternoon News – 382 000 (+4%)

#23 Hot Seat – 5pm – 374 000 (+5%)

#27 Today – 308 000 (+9%)

#30 2023 Wimbledon Day 3 – Night – 281 000 (+8%)

10

#13 MasterChef Australia – Wednesday – 717 000 (+29%)

#20 The Project 7pm – 386 000 (+5%)

#24 Riptide – 345 000 (+39%)

#26 10 News First – 338 000 (+3%)

ABC

#5 Utopia – 1,060 000 (+44%)

#8 Gruen – 930 000 (+34%)

#10 ABC News – 835 000 (+4%)

#12 730 – 761 000 (+6%)

#16 Gold Diggers – 548 000 (+39%)

#28 Queen of Oz – 302 000 (+31%)

TOTAL TV – 25-54

#3 Utopia – 363 000 (+83%)

#4 Home and Away – 317 000 (+43%)

#5 MasterChef Australia – Wednesday – 306 000 (+40%)

#7 Gruen – 284 000 (+52%)

#10 Travel Guides (R) – 259 000 (+12%)

#12 The Front Bar – 172 000 (+23%)

#13 The Project 7pm – 171 000 (+7%)

#14 Gold Diggers – 169 000 (+59%)

#19 Animals Aboard with Dr Harry – 120 000 (+17%)

#21 Riptide – 113 000 (+40%)

#27 2023 Wimbledon Day 3 – Night – 83 000 (+15%)

#28 Accused – 82 000 (+22%)

#29 Queen of Oz – 78 000 (+44%)

Overnight Ratings

Analysis

Seven

Seven News was #1 with a clean sweep in all markets. Seven News 6.30 was #2 with wins in Melbourne and Adelaide. There was no 6.30 news bulletin in Perth on Nine due to State of Origin. Home and Away was #11 with 470 000. Animals Aboard with Dr Harry was #19 with 253 000. The Front Bar aired at 8.30 in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth and at 9.30 in Sydney and Brisbane and was #20 with 250 000. Ambulance: Code Red returned to the line-up, airing at 8.30 in Sydney and Brisbane and at 9.30 in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth and was #29 with 165 000. The Latest: Seven News was on 83 000. A repeat of Death Row: Countdown to Execution Part 1 was on 53 000.

Nine

Nine News was #4 with no wins in any market. The Perth bulletin aired at 5pm due to State of Origin. Nine News 6.30 was #5 with wins in Sydney and Brisbane. State of Origin Rugby League QLD v NSW 3rd – Match was #1 with 1,476 000. State of Origin Rugby League QLD v NSW 3rd – Pre Match was #6 with 693 000. State of Origin Rugby League QLD v NSW 3rd – Post Match was #9 with 545 000. 2023 Wimbledon Day 10 – Night was on 115 000.

10

The Project 6.30pm was #26 with 210 000. The Project 7pm was #16 with 399 000. MasterChef Australia – Wednesday was #13 with 455 000. A new episode of Riptide was on 155 000. So Help Me Todd aired a new episode to 73 000.

ABC

ABC News was #7. 730 was #12 with 469 000 viewers. Utopia was #10 with 498 000, but look for that number to double in Total TV. Gruen was #14 with 415 000. Gold Diggers was #33 with 159 000. Queen of Oz had an audience of 107 000. Adam Hills: The Last Leg was on 97 000.

16-39

1. State of Origin Rugby League QLD v NSW 3rd – Match
2. State of Origin Rugby League QLD v NSW 3rd – Post Match
3. State of Origin Rugby League QLD v NSW 3rd – Pre Match
4. Seven News
5. Seven News at 6.30

6. MasterChef Australia – Wednesday
7. The Project 7pm
11. Home and Away
12. Utopia
14. Gruen
21. The Front Bar
22. 2023 Wimbledon Day 10 – Night
34. Gold Diggers
36. Riptide
42. Animals Aboard with Dr. Harry
61. Ambulance: Code Red

25-54

1. State of Origin Rugby League QLD v NSW 3rd – Match
2. State of Origin Rugby League QLD v NSW 3rd – Pre Match
3. State of Origin Rugby League QLD v NSW 3rd – Post Match
4. Seven News
5. Seven News at 6.30

8. MasterChef Australia – Wednesday
9. Utopia
10. The Project 7pm
11. Gruen
13. Home and Away
17. The Front Bar
24. Gold Diggers
27. 2023 Wimbledon Day 10 – Night
28. Riptide
29. Animals Aboard with Dr Harry
31. Ambulance: Code Red

Multi Channels

Winner: 7two (2.8%)

Second: ABC Kids / ABC TV Plus (2.5%)

7two was the #1 multi channel thanks to Bargain Hunt (#3 with 97 000), Heartbeat (65 000) and Foyle’s War (68 000).

ABC Kids / ABC TV Plus was the #2 multi channel thanks to Pfffrates (#1 with 100 000), Octonauts (#4 with 97 000), Spicks and Specks (#5 with 94 000), Bluey (#7 with 92 000), Vera (#8 with 92 000), The Adventures of Paddington (#10 with 90 000), Shaun the Sheep (#12 with 85 000) and Hey Duggee (#17 with 81 000).

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 & TIMESLOT ANALYSIS:

• State of Origin – Game 3 records massive Total TV audience of 2.632 million.
• State of Origin – Game 3 is the third highest rating program of the year.
• State of Origin – Game 3 recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 471,000 (up 2% year-on-year).
• State of Origin – Game 3 completely dominated its timeslot with all key demos and Total People across the 5 City Metro.
• The 9Network and Channel 9 comprehensively won Wednesday with all key demos and Total People.

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS:

• The 2023 State of Origin series recorded an average Live BVOD Audience of 523,000 (up 23% year-on-year).
• State of Origin – Game 2 smashed all records, achieving the highest ever Live BVOD Audience of all time against all broadcasters. The match recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 563,000 (up 43% year-on-year). This equates to 64.2 million minutes (up 46% year-on-year) and 1.2 million stream starts (up 21% year-on-year).
• State of Origin Games 2, 1 and 3 are the top 3 live streamed programs of the year to date against all broadcasters.

The 2023 State of Origin Series recorded an average Total TV audience of 3.077 million – the highest series average since 2018.

SEVEN

TEN

LAST NIGHT
Overnight ratings Wednesday, 12 July 2023.

BY THE NUMBERS
• MasterChef Australia: #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• MasterChef Australia: #2 in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s sand 16 to 39s.
• The Project: #2 in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s sand 16 to 39s.
• Network 10: #2 network in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s (6pm to midnight).
• 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in 16 to 39s.
Network 10 (10 + 10 Bold + 10 Peach + 10 Shake):
• #2 network in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s (6pm to midnight).
• Up 21% in 16 to 39s week-on-week

• 10: #2 in 16 to 39s (6pm to midnight).
• 10: Up 13% week-on-week.
• 10: Up 23% in 16 to 39s week-on-week, 17% in under 50s and 6% in 25 to 54s.
• 10 Peach: #1 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.
• 10 Peach: Up 14% in 16 to 39s week-on-week.
• 10 Shake: Up 39% week-on-week.
• 10 Shake: Up 69% in under 40s week-on-week.

MasterChef Australia:

• 653,000 national viewers (metro + regional + live stream). Peaked at 767,000 viewers.
• #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• #2 in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s sand 16 to 39s.
• Up 14% week-on-week.
• Up 15% in 16 to 39s week-on-week, 14% in under 50s and 6% in 25 to 54s.
• Live stream viewers up 28% compared with the same episode in 2022.
• Series: Achieving biggest live stream audience ever up 32% on 2022.
• Series: Achieving biggest BVOD audience ever up 21% on 2022.

The Project 7pm:
• 478,000 national viewers. Peaked at 581,000 viewers.
• #2 in its timeslot in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Up 28% week-on-week.
• The Project full hour: Up 26% week-on-week.

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