Seven and Nine each ended Saturday TV ratings with a primary share of 18.9%. Seven was ranked #1 network though with the AFL being shown on 7mate in Perth with nearly as many watching the Eagles play Port Adelaide on the multichannel as there were people in Melbourne watching on Seven.
Nine’s TV ratings were driven by its Saturday night double of Space Invaders and then the movie The Bourne Legacy. Last week we labeled Space Invaders as a Nine movie. It is in fact the lifestyle show that features specialists on decluttering, renovation and treasure hunting – Peter Walsh, Cherie Barber and Lucas Callaghan. The Space Invaders team attracted 336,000. The fourth movie in the Bourne franchise, and the first without Matt Damon in the title role, then did 232,000.
A refreshed ABC Saturday night line-up saw the channel slump to its lowest Saturday primary share of the year on 8.9%. Two of the series filling the primetime slots still managed to rank top 10 – the new Finding Alice on 309,000, and series four of The Durrells on 294,000.
Saturday TV ratings Metro primetime shares primary/network
ABC 8.9% (14.7%)
Seven 18.9% (31.8%)
Nine 18.9% (28.7%)
10 6.5% (14.7%)
SBS 6.5% (10.1%)
See also: TV ratings Saturday March 27, 2021
Saturday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | NINE NEWS SATURDAY | Channel 9 | 717,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS SATURDAY | Channel 7 | 683,000 |
| 3 | A CURRENT AFFAIR SATURDAY | Channel 9 | 478,000 |
| 4 | ABC NEWS SATURDAY | ABC TV | 460,000 |
| 5 | SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate, Channel 7 | 369,000 |
| 6 | SPACE INVADERS | Channel 9 | 336,000 |
| 7 | FINDING ALICE | ABC TV | 309,000 |
| 8 | THE DURRELLS | ABC TV | 294,000 |
| 9 | WEEKEND SUNRISE SATURDAY | Channel 7 | 248,000 |
| 10 | 10 NEWS FIRST SATURDAY | Channel 10 | 246,000 |
| 11 | GETAWAY | Channel 9 | 234,000 |
| 12 | THE BOURNE LEGACY | Channel 9 | 232,000 |
| 13 | BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) | Channel 7 | 230,000 |
| 14 | SEVEN NEWS AT 5 | Channel 7 | 199,000 |
| 15 | SBS WORLD NEWS | SBS | 193,000 |
| 16 | LIVE: NRL: TITANS V RAIDERS | FOX LEAGUE | 189,000 |
| 17 | WEEKEND SUNRISE SATURDAY LATE | Channel 7 | 186,000 |
| 18 | WEEKEND TODAY SATURDAY LATE | Channel 9 | 180,000 |
| 19 | THE WORLD’S MOST SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEYS | SBS | 175,000 |
| 20 | WEEKEND TODAY SATURDAY | Channel 9 | 169,000 |
Saturday Sports FTA and STV
NRL Fox League
#NRLTitansRaiders 275,000
#NRLSharksCowboys 190,000
AFL Seven
Saturday night (Metro 369,000 Regional 118,000) (#AFLEaglesPower)
Saturday afternoon Metro 39,000 (#AFLTigersSwans Sydney)
AFL Fox Footy
#AFLTigersSwans 166,000
#AFLDonsSaints 184,000
#AFLEaglesPower 144,000
AFLW Seven/Fox Footy
#AFLWDeesFreo
Seven 71,000
Fox Footy 17,000
#AFLWPiesNorth
Seven 92,000
Fox Footy 18,000
SuperRugby Wide World of Sports/9Gem
#REBvRED 65,000
A-League Fox Sports
#BRIvWSW 19,000