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

TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV Consolidated 7 Day (21 August, 2024) and Overnight (28 August, 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 203 000 and an average audience lead of 125 000 over 9News. Home and Away was #6 with 1 372 000 (895 000). The 1% Club UK was #5 with 1 484 000 (856 000). The Front Bar was #9 with 1 282 000 (588 000). A repeat of the special, Carl Barron: Skating Rink for Flies was #14 with 946 000 (207 000).

Nine

9News was #2 for the night. A Current Affair was #4 with 1 608 000 (1 046 000). The Block was #3 with 1 857 000 (910 000). Paramedics was #17 with 771 000 (290 000). The special, Adam Hills Foot Fault was #27 with 610 000 (139 000). A repeat of A+E After Dark was #44 with 365 000 (150 000).

9News Late – 279 000 (154 000)

Footy Classified – 292 000 (105 000)

Ski Rescue Down Under – 197 000 (88 000)

10

The Project was #15 with 837 000 (339 000). Thank God You’re Here was #10 with 1 160 000 (590 000). Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers was #26 with 611 000 (230 000). An encore of Have You Been Paying Attention? was #37 with 429 000 (162 000).

10’s Late News – 207 000 (110 000)

ABC

ABC News was #12 for the night. 730 was #11 with 1 131 000 (640 000). Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction was #18 with 767 000 (411 000). Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee was #19 with 729 000 (471 000). Planet America was #25 with 639 000 (407 000).

Would I Lie to You? – 302 000 (171 000)

ABC Late News – 242 000 (65 000)

SBS

SBS World News was on 296 000 (188 000). Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye was #32 with 484 000 (235 000). Michael Palin in Nigeria was #39 with 416 000 (197 000).

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 Block was the No.1 entertainment program on Wednesday night with Total People and all key demographics across Australia. It was also the No.1 program with People 25-54 and People 16-39 across Australia and in Sydney and Brisbane. It registered a National Total TV Reach of b and a Total TV National Audience of 910,000. On 9Now, it achieved a BVOD of 145,000.
• 9News was the No.1 program on Wednesday night across the 5 City Metro and in the three largest markets of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The combined national news bulletins secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.938 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.187 million (up 3.2% on the same night last year). On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 101,000 was up 73.8% year-on-year.
• Tipping Point was the No.1 afternoon game show at 5.00pm with Total People across the 5 City Metro and in Sydney and Brisbane. It claimed a National Total TV Reach of 1.291 million and a Total TV National Audience of 658,000, lifting the time slot by 42.5% when compared to the corresponding day last year.
• A Current Affair dominated the 7.00pm timeslot across Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Total People . It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.608 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.046 million (up 11.1% year-on-year) and a BVOD audience of 88,000 (up 65.1% on the same night last year).
• Today was the No.1 breakfast program in Brisbane with Total People. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 783,000, a Total TV National Audience of 297,000 and a BVOD audience of 35,000 – up 33.9% year-on-year.
• The 9Network was the No.1 network across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demographics.
• 9Now was the No.1 CFTA BVOD platform on Wednesday with Total People and all key demographics.

SEVEN

Seven’s winning Wednesday, 7NEWS #1, The Chase #1

·       Seven #1 nationally in total TV

·       National total TV audience share: 41%

·       7NEWS: #1 program, reaches 2.14 million

·       Home and Away: #1 drama, reaches 1.37 million

·       The Chase: #1 game show, reaches 1.37 million

·       Sunrise: #1 at breakfast

28 August 2024:

Seven Network reaches 5.73 million Australians nationally. 7plus up 17% year-on-year.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in all people with a 41% share.

Seven Network: #1 nationally in total TV in grocery shoppers with a 41% share.

7NEWS Wednesday: #1 program. National reach 2.14 million, national audience 1.31 million.

The 1% Club UK: National reach 1.48 million, national audience 856,000.

Home and Away Wednesday: #1 drama. National reach 1.37 million, national audience 895,000.

The Chase Australia Wednesday:#1 game show. National reach 1.37 million, national audience 668,000.

The Front Bar:National reach 1.28 million, national audience 588,000.

Sunrise Wednesday:#1 breakfast show. National reach 950,000, national audience 396,000. 33% more viewers than Today.

NATIONAL TOTAL TV COMMERCIAL SHARES (%):

Network	All people	25 to 54s	Grocery shoppers
Seven Network	41.0	34.8	41.0
Nine Network	37.3	38.6	37.6
Network Ten	21.7	26.6	21.4

TEN

Thank God You’re Here Reaches 1.16 Million Viewers.

Last night, Emma Holland, Merrick Watts, Rhys Nicholson and Michelle Brasier joined our cavalcade of chaos with no script, no rehearsal and no idea what would happen next.

Thank God You’re Here:

• 1.16 million total national viewers reached.
• #2 in its timeslot in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• Up 7% in under 50s week-on-week, up 2% in 16 to 39s.
• #2 entertainment show in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.

The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers:

• 611,000 total national viewers reached.
• Up 7% week-on-week.
• Up 50% in 16 to 39s week-on-week, 18% in under 50s and 10% in 25 to 54s.
• Season-to-date: Biggest BVOD audience (54,000), up 8% on 2023 average.

Other Highlights:

• 10 News First: Up 10% week-on-week.
• Deal Or No Deal: Up 13% week-on-week.
• The Project: Up 7% week-on-week.
• Network 10: Up 4% week-on-week.
• 10: Up 5% week-on-week. Up 15% in 16 to 39s.
• 10 Bold Drama: Up 8% week-on-week.
• 10 Peach Comedy: Up 4% week-on-week.

7-day Total Viewing Audience (Wednesday, 21 August):

• Thank God You’re Here: Reached 1.33 million total viewers.

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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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