The Second Test has ended with a nice TV ratings bonus for rights holders Seven and Fox Cricket.
An Australian victory will help ensure good audiences watching an in-form Australian team in action during the Boxing Day Test. But the bonus for Seven in Adelaide was getting action on Day 5 of the Test right up until the final session when Australia finally secured victory.
Summary of the cricket appears below.
The best of the rest on Monday night included:
Seven: News 908,000
Nine: News 745,000, A Current Affair 575,000, RBT 364,000
ABC: News 503,000, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 307,000
10: 10 News First 282,000, The Project 273,000
Ricky Ponting’s Second Test scorecard for Seven
The summary of the Second Ashes Test TV crowds is as follows:
2nd Test Australia v England
Day One Adelaide (Thursday)
Seven and Fox Cricket
First session 878,000 (Metro 426,000 Regional 224,000) Fox 228,000
Second session 1,106,000 (Metro 583,000, Regional 275,000) Fox 248,000
Third session 1,474,000 (Metro 787,000 Regional 359,000) Fox 328,000
Day Two Adelaide (Friday)
Seven and Fox Cricket
First session 1,037,000 (Metro 548,000 Regional 255,000) Fox 234,000
Second session 1,230,000 (Metro 634,000, Regional 321,000) Fox 275,000
Third session 1,419,000 (Metro 702,000 Regional 333,000) Fox 384,000
Day Three Adelaide (Saturday)
Seven and Fox Cricket
First session 1,258,000 (Metro 674,000 Regional 305,000) Fox 279,000
Second session 1,376,000 (Metro 765,000, Regional 326,000) Fox 285,000
Third session 1,560,000 (Metro 822,000 Regional 369,000) Fox 369,000
Day Four Adelaide (Sunday)
Seven and Fox Cricket
First session 1,385,000 (Metro 756,000 Regional 328,000) Fox 301,000
Second session 1,652,000 (Metro 871,000, Regional 405,000) Fox 376,000
Third session 1,572,000 (Metro 830,000 Regional 385,000) Fox 357,000
Day Five Adelaide (Monday)
Seven and Fox Cricket
First session 1,104,000 (Metro 528,000 Regional 314,000) Fox 262,000
Second session 1,369,000 (Metro 688,000, Regional 353,000) Fox 328,000
Third session 970,000 (Metro 492,000 Regional 222,000) Fox 256,000
Monday TV ratings Metro primetime shares primary/network
ABC 10.0% (15.0%)
Seven 23.3% (34.9%)
Nine 17.5% (26.0%)
10 8.9% (15.9%)
SBS 4.6% (8.4%)
See also: Weekend TV ratings Sunday December 19, 2021
Sunday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 908,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 854,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D5 DINNER | 7mate, Channel 7 | 759,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 745,000 |
| 5 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D5 S2 | Channel 7 | 688,000 |
| 6 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 685,000 |
| 7 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 575,000 |
| 8 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D5 S1 | Channel 7 | 528,000 |
| 9 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D5 TEA | Channel 7 | 505,000 |
| 10 | ABC NEWS | ABC TV | 503,000 |
| 11 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D5 S3 | Channel 7 | 492,000 |
| 12 | HOT SEAT | Channel 9 | 384,000 |
| 13 | RBT | Channel 9 | 364,000 |
| 14 | THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO: CELEBRATING 70 YEARS | ABC TV | 307,000 |
| 15 | LIVE: THE ASHES DINNER BREAK | FOX CRICKET | 296,000 |
| 16 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 282,000 |
| 17 | AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES | Channel 9 | 280,000 |
| 18 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D5 S2 MULTI | 7mate | 279,000 |
| 19 | NINE’S AFTERNOON NEWS | Channel 9 | 276,000 |
| 20 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Channel 10 | 273,000 |