• Seven wins Sunday night thanks to The Voice finale
• Celebrity Apprentice brings back eliminated celebs for episode 5
Total TV Ratings, May 22
The Voice was the top entertainment program in the total TV ratings with an audience of 1,422,000, after increasing its overnight viewership by 22%. The episode featured the semi-final of the series with Lachie Gill from Team Rita, Thando Sikwila from Team Keith, Jordan Tavita from Team Guy and Faith Sosene from Team Jess making it to the grand finale
MasterChef Australia was the top program for 10 with 733,000 tuning in, an increase of 23%. The episode saw the teams merge as Sarah Todd one the first combined challenge with her butter-poached lobster with spiced bouillabaisse, curry Leaf aioli and pickled cucumber.
The launch of Celebrity Apprentice had 697,000 viewers, up 29%. The episode saw 16 new celebs enter the boardroom, although the number quickly became 15 with Beck Zemek being the first eliminated.
Overnight TV Ratings, May 29
Primetime News
Seven News 1,025,000
Nine News 911,000
ABC News 616,000
10 News First 249,000 (5:30pm)/ 182,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 183,000 (6:30pm) 134,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
Insiders 440,000
The Project 224,000 (6:30 pm)/354,000 (7pm)
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 260,000
News Breakfast 180,000
Today 160,000
Seven was the top primary channel (24.9%) and network (24.4%) last night, due in part to the strong performance of the finale for its flagship program, The Voice. An average of 751,000 viewers watched The Voice Grand Finale before 779,000 tuned in to see Lachie Gill crowned the winner. The 24-year-old Victorian won $100,000 prize money and a recording contract with Universal Music Australia.
Read more: Audiences crown Lachie Gill as The Voice winner for 2022
Earlier in the day on Seven, the afternoon AFL coverage had an average of 287,000 viewers.
On Nine, Celebrity Apprentice had 390,000 viewers, a dip from its launch viewership of 404,000. The episode saw the teams challenged to record their own live-to-air 60-second infomercial, which resulted in Vince Colosimo being fired. Following the firing, it was revealed that the previously fired contestants would be returning as team redemption. 60 Minutes then followed with 322,000.
Nie’s afternoon NRL coverage had 219,000 tune in as the Canberra Raiders took on the Parramatta Eels.
On 10, The Sunday Project had 224,000 (6:30pm) and 354,000 (7:00pm) as the show discussed the electoral green slide in Queensland.
MasterChef Australia was the top program on 10 with 500,000 viewers, up on last week’s 447,000. The was also the top entertainment program for the 16-39 and 18-49 demographics as the episode saw Ali Stoner sent home from the competition.
On the ABC, Grand Designs had 426,000 viewers before Barons had 115,000.
The top non-news program on SBS was a repeat of Pompeii: After the Eruption with 175,000 viewers.
