• The Block tops non-news
• Big scores in the MKR kitchen
• The Masked Singer unveils 90210 royalty
Total TV Ratings, August 17
Once again topping the night overall was Nine’s The Block, with 1,459,000 watching as the teams battled the elements – up 38%.
Seven’s My Kitchen Rules saw posh friends Katherine and Sophie take to the kitchen with 10s all around. 967,000 tuned in, up 31%.
On the ABC, Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell got the popcorn out after the Scott Morrison secret ministries scandal broke, lifting 19% for a total audience of 832,000.
Shaun Micallef was also on 10, with Brain Eisteddfod lifting 9% for a total audience of 347,000.
Overnight TV Ratings, August 24
Primetime News
Seven News 864,000/843,000
Nine News 837,000/818,000
ABC News 567,000
10 News First 278,000 (5:00pm)/176,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 117,000 (6:30pm)/119,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 672,000
7.30 481,000
The Project 221,000 (6:30pm)/ 327,000 (7pm)
The Drum 186,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 207,000
Today 190,000
News Breakfast 185,000
Late News
ABC Late News 81,000
Nine News Late 111,000
The Latest: Seven News 83,000
Nine has won the night with a primary share of 21.7% and a network share of 31.1%. Winning the night in multichannels was 10 Peach with a 3.5% share.
A Current Affair began the night for Nine, with 672,000 watching as the show tried to track down the Sydney builder who has left clients with half-finished builds, and interviewed Mick Gatto about his charity, Equal Access For Autism. On The Block, the teams were trying – and not necessarily succeeding – to lay tiles for their master ensuites. 665,000 watched as things got bad enough for Foreman Dan to shut down House 4 over unsafe work protocols. Finally, After The Verdict drew a crowd of 311,000.
Seven’s Home and Away kicked the night off for 474,000 viewers. On My Kitchen Rules, 466,000 watched as Italian sisters Leanne and Milena took to the kitchen, scoring 87/110. The score was solid, but not quite enough to knock Sophie and Katherine from the top spot on the leaderboard.
On 10, The Project (221,000 6:30pm / 327,000 7pm) covered the treatment of Finnish leader Sanna Marin in the fallout of partying videos being released, and interviewed Shaquille O’Neal about what he learned following the death of his former teammate, Kobe Bryant. With Shaun Micallef’s Brain Eisteddfod moving to a new slot on Thursdays, The Masked Singer took a look back at how the final four masks made the upcoming grand finale, and brought in Poodle for one night only. 420,000 watched the main episode, with 440,000 tuning in as 90210 star Tori Spelling was unmasked.
The ABC’s 7.30 covered the Albanese Government’s upcoming jobs summit, and interviewed ACTU secretary Sally McManus for 481,000. A repeat of Hard Quiz brought the laughs for 430,000, before 475,000 watched Shaun Micallef skewer the week on Mad As Hell. Aftertaste saw the West family coming together for 168,000, before Win The Week rounded out the night for 130,000.
The highest rating show on SBS was a repeat of Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain, bringing in 160,000 viewers.
