Biggest Friday television audiences choose Friday Night AFL or Better Homes and Gardens. The next most-watched non-news or non-sport in primetime was ABC TV’s Gardening Australia and Baptiste.
Seven ranked #1 national in primary and network shares, but NRL delivers Nine wins in Sydney and Brisbane.
TV shares 6pm-Midnight metro all people: Primary/network
ABC 12.3% (17.6%)
Seven 23.2% (34.0%)
Nine 16.5% (26.2%)
10 7.0% (13.5%)
SBS 4.5% (8.6%)
Friday top 20 shows metro all people
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 994,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 906,000 |
| 3 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 817,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 778,000 |
| 5 | ABC NEWS | ABC | 658,000 |
| 6 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Channel 7 | 568,000 |
| 7 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate, Channel 7 | 555,000 |
| 8 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | 7TWO, Channel 7 | 550,000 |
| 9 | GARDENING AUSTRALIA | ABC | 530,000 |
| 10 | HOT SEAT | Channel 9 | 529,000 |
| 11 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 515,000 |
| 12 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM | Channel 7 | 370,000 |
| 13 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Channel 10 | 367,000 |
| 14 | HOT SEAT -5PM | Channel 9 | 366,000 |
| 15 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 354,000 |
| 16 | FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Gem, Channel 9 | 347,000 |
| 17 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT – PRE MATCH | 7mate, Channel 7 | 346,000 |
| 18 | BAPTISTE | ABC | 343,000 |
| 19 | THE PROJECT 6.30PM | Channel 10 | 281,000 |
| 20 | SUNRISE | Channel 7 | 267,000 |
TV ratings: Friday sports
NRL
Panthers v Storm 801,000
Nine Metro 347,000 Regional 220,000
Fox League 234,000
Souths v Warriors
Fox League 207,000
AFL
Dogs v Giants 982,000
Seven Metro 555,000 Regional 196,000
Fox Footy 231,000
