• 491,000 tuned in to The Chase Australia on Seven.
• 195,000 watched the Big Bash post-match coverage.
Overnight Ratings
Wednesday night TV Ratings saw Nine win the primary channel and network share with 25.7% and 33.8% thanks to the Australian Open. The highest-rated multichannel was 7TWO with 4%.
Seven recorded a primary share of 22.8% and a network share of 33.4%.
The ABC recorded a primary share of 9.9% and a network share of 14.7%.
10 recorded a primary share of 5.8% and a network share of 11.1%.
SBS recorded a primary share of 3.1% and a network share of 7.4%.
On Nine, the Australian Open’s night eleven session saw Alexander Zverev beat World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, with Zverev clinching the fourth and deciding set 6-4. Zverev will now face Daniil Medvedev in one semi-final, while the other semi-final will see Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner. 208,000 tuned in during the day while 469,000 tuned in during the night session to watch Qinwen Zheng defeat Anna Kalinskaya.
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On Seven, 491,000 tuned in to The Chase Australia while 471,000 watched the Big Bash Final, with the Brisbane Heat taking the title, beating the Sydney Sixers by 54 runs. 195,000 tuned in to the post-match coverage.
ABC’s Hard Quiz repeat saw 228,000 viewers as host Tom Gleeson asked hard-hitting questions about My Fair Lady, the Qantas Flight 32 emergency, TikTok, and Ricky Ponting. 7:30 also aired, bringing in 398,000 viewers.
On 10, The Project 7pm saw 213,000 tune in. In the final quarter-final of Gladiators, 143,000 tuned in to see contenders Taylah, Sam, Daine, and Danny compete. Tilt set up a David vs Goliath show, while Hang Tough, The Wall, and Pyramid featured body slams and surprises.
The highest-rated non-news show on SBS was The Elon Musk Show with 71,000 tuning in.
Total TV Ratings: January 17
Nine’s coverage of Day 4 of the Australian Open topped the night, bringing in 923,000 with a lift of 10%.
Home and Away topped entertainment for Seven with 861,000, lifting by 29%.
The third episode of Gladiators on 10 saw 363,000 tune in, lifting by 19%.