Wednesday TV Ratings Australia – The Block on Channel 9 is #1 non news in primetime for overnights and wins in 7 Day consolidated

TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day (28 August, 2024) and Overnight (4 September, 2024) ratings.

TV Ratings Australia: Total TV Consolidated 7 Total People

TV Ratings Australia: Total TV Consolidated 7 25-54

TV Ratings Australia: Total TV Consolidated 7 16-39

TV Ratings Australia: Total TV Consolidated 7 Grocery Shoppers (18+)

TV Ratings Australia: Overnight Ratings

TV Ratings Australia – Total People

(Note: Initial numbers are for reach and numbers in brackets are for average audience)

Seven

Seven News was #1 for the night with a reach lead of 187 000 and an average audience lead of 151 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #6 with 1 342 000 (860 000). The 1% Club UK was #5 with 1 365 000 (785 000). The Front Bar was #13 with 1 105 000 (543 000). Talking Footy was #30 with 510 000 (168 000).

Nine

9News was #2 for the night. A Current Affair was #4 with 1 556 000 (972 000). The Block was #3 with 1 745 000 (970 000). Paralympics 2024 Day 7 – Night was #15 with 1 006 000 (589 000). Paralympics 2024 Day 7 – Night Session 2 was #12 with 1 108 000 (384 000).

10

The Project was #17 with 812 000 (343 000). Thank God You’re Here was #11 with 1 123 000 (585 000). Gogglebox was #14 with 1 039 000 (540 000). An encore of Have You Been Paying Attention was #37 with 452 000 (178 000).

ABC

ABC News was #10 for the night. 730 was #9 with 1 179 000 (720 000). Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction was #19 with 778 000 (435 000). Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee was #24 with 666 000 (419 000). Planet America was #26 with 652 000 (383 000).

SBS

Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake was #44 with 373 000 (163 000). A repeat of Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries was #48 with 330 000 (155 000).

TV Ratings Australia – 25-54

TV Ratings Australia – 16-39

TV Ratings Australia – Grocery Shoppers (18+)

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

NINE

• Wednesday’s broadcast of the 9Network’s exclusive coverage of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.682 million across Channel 9, 9Gem and 9Now. 2.352 million were reached on Broadcast TV while BVOD 369,000 were reached on 9Now.

• Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Day 7 Night recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.006 million and a Total TV National Audience of 589,000.

• Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Day 7 Night Session 2 recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.108 million and a Total TV National Audience of 384,000.
• Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Day 7 Late recorded a National Total TV Reach of 696,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 229,000.
• Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Day 7 Afternoon  recorded a National Total TV Reach of 343,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 81,000.

• The Block was the No. 1 program on Wednesday night with People 25-54 and People 16-39 across Australia. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.745 million, a Total TV National Audience of 970,000, up 6.7% on the same night last year, and a BVOD audience of 153,000 – up 35.6% year-on-year.

• 9News was the No. 1 program with Total People across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The combined bulletins recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.913 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.142 million – up 5.7% when compared to the same night last year. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 96,000 was up 70.5% year-on-year.

• Tipping Point was Australia’s No.1 afternoon game show with Total People across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney and Brisbane. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.238 million and a Total TV National Audience of 618,000, lifting the timeslot by 36.1% when compared to the same day last year.

• A Current Affair won the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People, People 25-54 and People 16-39 across Australia and in Sydney and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.556 million and a Total TV National Audience of 972,000. It secured a BVOD audience of 85,000 – up 51.3% on the same night last year.

• Today was the No.1 breakfast program with People 25-54 and People 16-39 across the 5 City Metro and Total People in Melbourne and Brisbane It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 780,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 306,000. Its BVOD audience was 34,000 – up 29.4% year-on-year.

• The 9Network was the No. 1 network across the 5 City Metro and with Total People and all key demos.

• 9Now was the No. 1 CFTA BVOD platform across Australia with Total People and all key demos. 

SEVEN

7NEWS #1 program, The Chase #1 game show

·       Seven reaches 5.56 million nationally

·       National total TV audience share: 38.2%

·       7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.1 million

·       The Chase Australia: #1 game show, reaches 1.28 million

·       Sunrise: #1 at breakfast

4 September 2024:

Seven Network reaches 5.56 million Australians nationally. 7plus up 16% year-on-year.

7NEWS Wednesday: #1 program. National reach 2.1 million, national audience 1.29 million.

The 1% Club UK: National reach 1.37 million, national audience 785,000.

Home and Away Wednesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.34 million, national audience 860,000.

The Chase Australia Wednesday:#1 game show. National reach 1.28 million, national audience 653,000.

The Front Bar:National reach 1.11 million, national audience 543,000.

Sunrise Wednesday:#1 breakfast program.National reach 928,000, national audience 388,000. 27% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	38.2	32.6	38.5
Nine Network	39.4	42.1	39.4
Network Ten	22.3	25.3	22.1

TEN

Thank God You’re Here Reaches 1.12 Million Viewers.

Last night, Urzila Carlson, Aaron Chen, Luke McGregor and Gillian Cosgriff faked it ‘til they made it on Thank God You’re Here.

Thank God You’re Here:

• 1.12 million total national viewers reached.
• #2 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Up 1% week-on-week.
• #2 entertainment show in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.

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Gogglebox Australia:

• 1.04 million total national viewers reached.
• #1 in its timeslot. #1 in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Biggest 16 to 39s audience of the season.
• More than doubles 10’s 8.40pm timeslot week-on-week.

Other Highlights:

• Network 10: #2 network in 16 to 39s.
• Network 10: Up 19% week-on-week.
• 10: #2 channel in 16 to 39s.
• 10: Up 32% week-on-week.
• 10 News First: Up 7% year-on-year.
• Deal Or No Deal: Lifts 10’s timeslot 9% year-on-year.

7-day Total Viewing Audience (Wednesday, 28 August):

• Thank God You’re Here: Reached 1.36 million total viewers.

Subway Socceroos V Bahrain.

Thursday, 5 September At 7.30pm AEST and 7.30pm ACST in Adelaide.

Live on 10, 10 Bold in Perth, 10 Play And Paramount+.

Source: OzTAM, Regional TAM, Virtual Australia, Top 30 Overnight / Consolidated 7 programs, Lifts and share based on 5 City Metro, Overnight. 

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