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 (4 September, 2024) and Overnight (11 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 234 000 and an average audience lead of 170 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #7 with 1 311 000 (862 000). My Kitchen Rules was #4 with 1 714 000 (879 000). The Front Bar was #13 with 1 029 000 (471 000). Talking Footy was #41 with 394 000 (133 000).

The Latest: Seven News – 176 000 (99 000)

Nine

9News was #2 for the night. A Current Affair was #5 with 1 564 000 (974 000). The Block was #3 with 1 872 000 (987 000). The new series premiere of Human Error was #8 with 1 293 000 (501 000).

Footy Classified – 352 000 (95 000)

9News Late – 231 000 (127 000)

10

The Project was #16 with 875 000 (350 000). Thank God You’re Here was #12 with 1 136 000 (596 000). Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers was #15 with 924 000 (134 000).

Deal or No Deal – 522 000 (284 000)

ABC

ABC News was #10 for the night. 730 was #9 with 1 269 000 (799 000). Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction was #19 with 807 000 (471 000). Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee was #17 with 810 000 (477 000). Planet America was #20 with 794 000 (546 000).

Would I Lie to You – 307 000 (195 000)

SBS

SBS World News was #44 with 352 000 (234 000). A repeat of Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries was #46 with 348 000 (144 000). Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake was #48 with 342 000 (143 000).

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

• The premiere of Human Error attracted a National Total TV Reach of 1.293 million and a Total TV National Audience of 501,000. The episode recorded a BVOD audience of 52,000.
• 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 1.872 million, a Total TV National Audience of 987,000, up 14.3% on the same night last year, and a BVOD audience of 155,000 – up 33.7% year-on-year.
• 9News was the No. 1 program with Total People in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The combined bulletins recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.888 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.156 million – up 8.4% when compared to the same night last year. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 97,000 was up 71.1% 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 1.226 million and a Total TV National Audience of 623,000, lifting the timeslot by 59.2% when compared to the same day last year. It recorded a BVOD audience of 48,000.
   
• A Current Affair won the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.564 million and a Total TV National Audience of 974,000. It secured a BVOD audience of 82,000 – up 44.1% 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 809,000 and a Total TV National Audience of 333,000. Its BVOD audience was 35,000 – up 31.6% year-on-year.

SEVEN

Seven on top, 7NEWS #1, My Kitchen Rules up 24%

·       Seven #1 nationally in total TV

·       National total TV audience share: 42%

·       7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.12 million

·       My Kitchen Rules: reaches 1.71 million, up 24%

·       The Chase Australia: #1 game show, reaches 1.33 million

·       Sunrise: #1 at breakfast

11 September 2024:

Seven Network reaches 5.78 million Australians nationally. 7plus up 22% year-on-year.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 42% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in 25 to 54s with a 37.5% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 42.1% share.

7plus: 71 million minutes viewed, biggest day since May this year.

7NEWS Wednesday: #1 program. National reach 2.12 million, national audience 1.33 million.

My Kitchen Rules Wednesday: National reach 1.71 million, national audience 879,000. Up 24% on Tuesday night. Up 10% on same episode in 2023. Up 52% on 7plus year-on-year.

The Chase Australia Wednesday:#1 game show. National reach 1.33 million, national audience 634,000.

Home and Away Wednesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.31 million, national audience 862,000.

The Front Bar:National reach 1.03 million, national audience 471,000.

Sunrise Wednesday:#1 breakfast program.National reach 936,000, national audience 379,000. 14% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	42.0	37.5	42.1
Nine Network	36.9	36.2	37.1
Network Ten	21.1	26.3	20.8

TEN

Bass Bows Out Of The Race And Younger Demos Stay Seated.

The Amazing Race Reaches 1.17 Million. The Cheap Seats #1 In Its Timeslot.

Kicking off the leg in Salta, northwest Argentina, our 10 teams travelled to the top of Cerro San Bernardo to get a whole view of the area before taking a cable car back down to solid ground. In a footrace to the mat against Eden and Cyrell, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and sister Melinda Sheldrick were our second team to be eliminated.

The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition:

• 1.17 million total national viewers reached.
• #2 entertainment show in 25 to 54s – ahead of My Kitchen Rules.
• Lifts 10’s timeslot audience 98% week-on-week.
• Lifts 10’s timeslot 35% year-on-year.
• #2 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• 10 Play: Live stream audience (22,000) up 40% vs. the same episode in 2023.

Taking a fun look at the week that was, The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald were joined by Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs and special guest Daria Saville. In this episode, Tim McDonald investigates taking on Melbourne Trams to fight a $269 fine for “forgetting” to ‘tap on’. But before he takes on the fight, he makes a call to the “Head of Paramount”, SpongeBob, to ask if the company will cover his legal fees. SpongeBob wasn’t in.  

The Cheap Seats:

• 900,000 total national viewers reached.
• Up 11% week-on-week.
• Up 23% in 25 to 54s week-on-week, up 15% in 16 to 39s.
• #1 in its timeslot.
• Dominating shares: 40.5% in under 50s, 36.1% in 25 to 54s and 34.7% in 16 to 39s.
• Series: Biggest BVOD audiences ever! Up 19% year-on-year.

Other highlights:

• Network 10: #2 network in 25 to 54s.
• Network 10: Up 33% week-on-week.
• 10: #2 channel in 25 to 54s.
• 10: Up 51% week-on-week.
• Nickelodeon: Up 56% week-on-week.
• The Project: Up 7% week-on-week.

Thank God You’re Here – Tonight At 7.30pm On 10 And 10 Play.

Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers – Tonight At 8.40pm On 10 And 10 Play.

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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