• The Project welcomed Schitt’s Creek and American Pie legend, Eugene Levy
Total TV Ratings, February 16
Nine’s 131st episode of RBT — a unique, behind-the-scenes look at RBT patrols testing for alcohol and drug-affected drivers — saw 698,000 viewers, lifting 6%.
Seven’s Home and Away came in next, with 832,000 watching as Theo (Matt Evans) caught Ava’s (Alice Roberts) eye and Felicity (Jacqui Purvis) broke Tane’s (Ethan Browne) heart. Up 28%.
Over on 10, 479,000 tuned into Taskmaster, watching as Tom Gleeson put Julia Morris, Luke McGregor, Jimmy Rees, Nina Oyama and Danielle Walker to the test once again, lifting by 19%.
Overnight TV Ratings, February 23
Primetime News
Seven News 810,000 (6:00pm) / 822,000 (6:30pm)
Nine News 709,000 (6:00pm) / 714,000 (6:30pm)
ABC News 525,000
10 News First 246,000 (5:00pm)/ 149,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 108,000 (6:30pm)/ 95,000 (7:00pm)
Daily Current Affairs
A Current Affair 618,000
7.30 415,000
The Project 133,000 6:30pm / 240,000 7pm
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 219,000
Today 193,000
News Breakfast 149,000
Nine has won the night with a primary share of 20.4% and a network share of 28.3%. 7Two has won multichannels with a 3.5% share.
618,000 tuned into Nine’s A Current Affair as a mother desperately hunted for answers after her young son’s critical bone marrow transplant was left on the tarmac in the United States and the man in charge of controlling what’s been described a youth crime epidemic in Queensland says there is “a sense of frustration” amongst police officers, before 469,000 watched RBT.
Over on Seven, 442,000 began their evening in Home and Away before 153,000 tuned in to The Roast of Paul Hogan. Aussie comedy legends including Shane Jacobson, Shaun Micallef, Delvene Delaney and Steve Vizard tore Paul Hogan a.k.a Crocodile Dundee, to shreds — in a loving and hilarious way.
10’s The Project (133,000 6:30pm / 240,000 7pm) welcomed Schitt’s Creek and American Pie legend Eugene Levy via video link, whose new show sees him travelling around the world. City and Colour’s Dallas Green also joined the desk, admitting he had travelled to Australia more than 20 times. He also revealed the special kinship shared by Australia and Canada. Then, 480,000 watched the season premiere of Gogglebox Australia, as our favourite couch commentators returned for another season. The cast got comfy to critique Australian Idol, Married at First Sight, The White Lotus and Big Miracles.
ABC’s 7.30 (415,000) investigated concerns that Victoria could risk a repeat of the so-called Lawyer X Scandal and covered a story about the one year anniversary of Russia launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Then, 257,000 watched Grand Designs: House of the Year, where Kevin McCloud, Damion Burrows and Michelle Ogundehin visited the final five properties, one of which was added to the shortlist, before the winner will be announced.
The most watched program on SBS was From Paris to Rome with Bettany Hughes. 134,000 joined host Bettany Hughes on the final leg of her journey, as she ventured to the Amalfi Coast, Capri and Rome.
