• One contestant bows out of Dancing with the Stars
• The Project welcomes the stars of Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Total TV Ratings, June 25
1,091,000 watched the second set of celebrities take to the floor for Seven’s Dancing with the Stars, up 17%.
968,000 tuned into Nine’s major drama event, Warnie. Episode one of the made-for-TV mini-series documented the rise of Shane Warne’s career, starring Aussie actor Alex Williams as the cricket legend and cultural icon, lifting 28%.
778,000 viewed 10’s MasterChef Australia. Adi, Declan, Rue and Brent were each assigned a colour at random which had to act as inspiration for their dish. Adi was eliminated during the episode, up 24%.
Overnight TV Ratings, July 2
Primetime News
Seven News 106,000 (5.00 pm) / 917,000 (6.00 pm)
Nine News 862,000 (6.00 pm) / 215,000 (9.30 pm)
ABC News 533,000
10 News First 186,000 (5:00 pm)/ 146,000 (6:00 pm)
SBS World News 177,000 (6:30 pm)/ 117,000 (7:00 pm)
Daily Current Affairs
Insiders 358,000
60 Minutes 341,000
The Sunday Project 187,000 (6:30pm) / 289,000 (7pm)
Breakfast TV
Weekend Sunrise 203,000
Weekend Today 176,000
Weekend Breakfast 85,000
Nine won Sunday night with a primary share of 14.7% and a network share of 41.7%. The Ashes have seen 9Gem smash the win for multi channels with a 22.9% share – higher than the main channel.
It was a day filled with sport, as earlier in the afternoon, the Sea Eagles took on the Roosters in Nine’s NRL. Manly scooped up the win, beating Sydney 18 – 16 in front of 244,000.
It was a big – and somewhat controversial – day at Lord’s as the Aussies landed a 43-run win. 750,000 also tuned in for Session One, Day Five of The Ashes with 696,000 watching Lunch, 558,000 watching Session Two and 554,000 tuning in for the Tea break. 314,000 also saw Session Three while the Pre-Match was viewed by 280,000.
Then, 301,000 began their evening with the premiere of Nine’s Rush hosted by international supermodel and reality TV star David Genat. Deprived of all sight and sound, three teams were dropped into the Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, the world’s most pulsating cultural festival. They had just one goal – be the first to get out and move on to the next destination. Traveller Najmah was eliminated. Then on 60 Minutes, there was finally some action and long-awaited hope for the Australian victims of scammers as well as a looked into how a man who is more evil than Vladimir Putin, brought the tyrant to his knees. 341,000 tuned in.
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647,000 began their evening with Seven’s Dancing with the Stars. The first group of celebrities returned to the dancefloor for a second time followed by an elimination. Emily Weir scored a perfect 40 while the bottom two were announced as Gavin Wanganeen and Matt Preston. While a dance-off was set to take place between the two male celebrities, Preston bowed out of the competition due to a “cooked” ankle. 7News Spotlight followed as the program uncovered a religious cult that is recruiting, brainwashing and grooming young Australian girls at shopping centres. 303,000 watched on in horror.
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Earlier in the afternoon, the Demons took on the Giants in the AFL. Greater Western Sydney beat Melbourne FC, finishing 7.5 (47) to 5.15 (45) in front of 300,000 viewers.
On 10, The Sunday Project (187,000 (6:30pm) / 289,000 (7pm) ) welcomed the stars of Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One with Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Hayley Atwell joining the desk. Cruise revealed how he pulled off the biggest stunt in cinema history. The answer? “Lots of skydiving”. Then, on MasterChef Australia, 411,000 tuned in to see Declan, Brent, Rhiannon, Cath and Malissa compete to secure their spot in the Top Five. Brent struggled during the first round, using his Immunity Pin to stay safe, while Malissa’s use of baking powder in her biscuits during the second round overpowered her dish, sending her home.
336,000 watched ABC’s Grand Designs Revisited. During the episode, builder Paul and his wife Carol set out to create a fortress-like home on the southern edge of the wild West Pennine Moors in 2015, but money and time ran out. Fast-forward to 2023 and Kevin was back to see if this home was finally finished. Silent Witness followed with 274,000 tuning in.
Earlier, 101,000 tuned in for a repeat of Bluey, where Indy thought she was no good because her model horse looked like a cow; however, Calypso encouraged her not to give up.
On SBS, 126,000 tuned into History’s Greatest Mysteries. 92,000 also tuned in for the Tour de France: Live Stage. French rider Victor Lafay won the longest and second leg of the race (from Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastián); however, British competitor Adam Yates held on to his overall lead.
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