Easter TV ratings Friday April 2, 2021

Posted on 3 April 2021

One-sided AFL & NRL blowouts can’t be good for TV ratings?

Nine’s Friday share got close to Seven, but it wasn’t quite able to win the network TV ratings. Nine’s Friday Night Football covered yet another NRL one-side affair with Melbourne Storm hammering the Brisbane Broncos 40-06.

Seven didn’t have network-wide Friday Night AFL Football as it covered games on Friday afternoon in two markets and then an evening match in another two markets. (See below for TV ratings splits.)

Friday night gardening was a winner in the TV ratings with Gardening Australia and then Vera attracting timeslot-winning audiences.

10 didn’t manage anything over 300,000 on the public holiday. The Project and The Living Room found places in the top 20 with their smaller numbers.

Friday TV ratings metro shares primary and network

ABC 14.8% (18.7%)
Seven 20.4% (29.8%)
Nine 18.8% (27.1%)
10 7.9% (14.7%)
SBS 5.3% (9.7%)

Friday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people

1	NINE NEWS	Channel 9	899,000
2	NINE NEWS 6:30	Channel 9	854,000
3	SEVEN NEWS	Channel 7	763,000
4	SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30	Channel 7	730,000
5	ABC NEWS ON GOOD FRIDAY	ABC TV	516,000
6	VERA (R)	ABC TV	481,000
7	GARDENING AUSTRALIA	ABC TV	438,000
8	A CURRENT AFFAIR	Channel 9	397,000
9	FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE	Gem, Channel 9	328,000
10	THE PROJECT 7PM	Channel 10	291,000
11	BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS	7TWO, Channel 7	271,000
12	10 NEWS FIRST	Channel 10	262,000
13	HOT SEAT	Channel 9	260,000
14	THE LIVING ROOM	Channel 10	250,000
15	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	Channel 7	245,000
16	THE PROJECT 6.30PM	Channel 10	215,000
17	SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL	Channel 7	214,000
18	GOOD FRIDAY NRL LIVE	Gem, Channel 9	211,000
19	SUNRISE	Channel 7	209,000
20	10 NEWS FIRST 6PM	Channel 10	207,000