The much-anticipated First Test between Australia and India has ended early after a horrendous day which saw India bowled out for its lowest Test score ever. While the result was good news for the Australian cricket team, it was not welcomed by some fans which were hoping for a five-day competitive battle between the two cricketing giants.
It was certainly bad news for the cricket broadcast rights holders – both TV and radio. In particular Seven and Fox Cricket who were hoping for five nights of Test Cricket in primetime from Adelaide. Instead, they only got two – Thursday and Friday evenings – after the match wrapped before the dinner break on day 3.
There will be some compensation with Cricket Australia moving the Sunday Big Bash League T20 match between the Sixers and the Strikers from a morning start before what would have been Day 4 of the Test, to the evening with a 7.15pm start.
TV ratings Saturday FTA metro shares
ABC 15.1% (21.8%)
Seven 14.2% (26.1%)
Nine 15.8% (28.3%)
10 6.1% (14.7%)
SBS 5.5% (9.1%)
Saturday Top 20 metro all people
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS – SAT | Channel 7 | 797,000 |
| 2 | NINE NEWS SATURDAY | Channel 9 | 688,000 |
| 3 | ABC NEWS-SA | ABC | 631,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: FIRST TEST – AUSTRALIA V INDIA D3 LUNCH | Channel 7 | 615,000 |
| 5 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: FIRST TEST – AUSTRALIA V INDIA D3 S2 | Channel 7 | 587,000 |
| 6 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: FIRST TEST – AUSTRALIA V INDIA D3 S1 | Channel 7 | 531,000 |
| 7 | A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT | Channel 9 | 515,000 |
| 8 | MIDSOMER MURDERS RPT | ABC | 431,000 |
| 9 | ENDEAVOUR RPT | ABC | 317,000 |
| 10 | WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT | Channel 7 | 267,000 |
| 11 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: FIRST TEST – AUSTRALIA V INDIA D3 S2 MULTI | 7mate | 265,000 |
| 12 | RBT | Channel 9 | 250,000 |
| 13 | 10 NEWS FIRST SAT | Channel 10 | 249,000 |
| 14 | LIVE: COME IN SPINNER | FOX CRICKET | 231,000 |
| 15 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: FIRST TEST – AUSTRALIA V INDIA D3 PRE GAME | Channel 7 | 230,000 |
| 16 | DR SEUSS’ THE GRINCH | Channel 9 | 223,000 |
| 17 | WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY – LATE | Channel 9 | 221,000 |
| 18 | WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE | Channel 7 | 213,000 |
| 19 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – HOB V MELB REN S2 | 7mate, Channel 7 | 207,000 |
| 20 | WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – EARLY | Channel 7 | 206,000 |
Saturday Sports
Cricket: Australia v India
First Test Day 3
Seven/Prime
Session 1: 831,000 (Metro 531,000 Regional 300,000)
Session 2: 894,000 (Metro 587,000 Regional 307,000)
Fox Cricket
Session 1: 312,000
Session 2: 305,000
Cricket: Big Bash League
Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades
Seven/7mate
Session 1: 120,000
Session 2: 207,000
Fox Cricket
Session 1: 70,000
Session 2: 91,000