Seven has ended Nine‘s winning streak that dated back to the start of the Australian Open after the broadcaster registered the #1 primary channel (27.3%) and network (35.4%) last night. The main contributor to this win was the Winter Olympics which officially launched last night with its opening ceremony. The countdown to the Opening Ceremony had 495,000 viewers before the ceremony itself came on at 11pm with an average of 388,000 viewers.
Earlier in the evening, The Front Bar returned with a Winter Olympics special that had 433,000 viewers.
On Nine, A Current Affair had 545,000 viewers before David Attenborough’s Green Planet then had 404,000 tune in.
On 10, a double episode of The Graham Norton Show brought in 214,000 and 156,000 viewers and featured a cavalcade of celebrity guests that included Penelope Cruz, Pedro Almodovar, James McAvoy, Nicole Lecky, Ella Henderson, Gordon Ramsay, Rosamund Pike, Judi Love, Hugh Bonneville, Gareth Thomas, Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan.
On the ABC, Monty Don’s American Gardens had 306,000 viewers as Don went South to explore gardens of early independent America. Midsomer Murders then had 401,000.
The top program on SBS was Good with Wood which had 116,000 viewers.
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The AFLW had 32,000 on Fox Footy as The Geelong Cats defeated the West Coast Eagles in a close contest.
Friday TV ratings metro shares primary and network
ABC 12.3% (16.6%)
Seven 27.3% (235.4%)
Nine 18.6.1% (26.0%)
10 7.5% (13.4%)
SBS 4.2% (8.6%)
#1 Multi: 7Mate 3.6%
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| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven Network | 903,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven Network | 894,000 |
| 3 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine Network | 751,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS | Nine Network | 744,000 |
| 5 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC TV | 550,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine Network | 545,000 |
| 7 | BEIJING 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS GAMES: COUNTDOWN TO | Seven Network | 495,000 |
| 8 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven Network | 463,000 |
| 9 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | Seven Network | 437,000 |
| 10 | THE FRONT BAR | Seven Network | 433,000 |
| 11 | DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S GREEN PLANET | Nine Network | 404,000 |
| 12 | MIDSOMER MURDERS-EV | ABC TV | 401,000 |
| 13 | BEIJING 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS GAMES: OPENING CEREMONY | Seven Network | 388,000 |
| 14 | HOT SEAT | Nine Network | 342,000 |
| 15 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM | Seven Network | 321,000 |
| 16 | MONTY DON’S AMERICAN GARDENS-EV | ABC TV | 306,000 |
| 17 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Network 10 | 288,000 |
| 18 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4.30 | Seven Network | 283,000 |
| 19 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Network 10 | 280,000 |
| 20 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | Seven Network | 269,000 |