• Carlton wins a thriller as 335,000 watch AFL in Melbourne on Seven
• ABC dramas score too: Shakespeare & Hathaway plus The Pale Horse
TV ratings: TV shares 6pm-Midnight metro all people: Primary/network
ABC 12.3% (18.1%)
Seven 22.8% (34.6%)
Nine 14.5% (24.2%)
10 8.5% (14.6%)
SBS 4.3% (8.5%)
Saturday top 20 shows metro all people
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS SATURDAY | Channel 7 | 845,000 |
| 2 | NINE NEWS SATURDAY | Channel 9 | 810,000 |
| 3 | ABC NEWS | ABC | 757,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate, Channel 7 | 546,000 |
| 5 | SHAKESPEARE AND HATHAWAY | ABC | 499,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 474,000 |
| 7 | GETAWAY | Channel 9 | 376,000 |
| 8 | SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE MATCH | 7mate, Channel 7 | 362,000 |
| 9 | AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE PALE HORSE | ABC | 352,000 |
| 10 | BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) | Channel 7 | 325,000 |
| 11 | 10 NEWS FIRST SATURDAY | Channel 10 | 316,000 |
| 12 | THE DOG HOUSE | Channel 10 | 311,000 |
| 13 | ACCIDENTAL HEROES | Channel 9 | 267,000 |
| 14 | NINE NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE | Channel 9 | 251,000 |
| 15 | WEEKEND SUNRISE | Channel 7 | 242,000 |
| 16 | WEEKEND SUNRISE LATE | Channel 7 | 236,000 |
| 17 | SEVEN NEWS AT 5 | Channel 7 | 235,000 |
| 18 | BORDER PATROL | Channel 7 | 233,000 |
| 19 | MIDSOMER MURDERS (R) | ABC | 232,000 |
| 20 | SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST MATCH | 7mate, Channel 7 | 211,000 |
TV ratings: Saturday sports
Saturday STV NRL Fox League
Eels v Raiders 319,000
Broncos v Titans 278,000
Cowboys v Knights 193,000
AFL Seven Saturday Night
741,000 (Metro 546,000 Regional 195,000)
(Melbourne 335,000 Adelaide 64,000 Perth 90,000)
Seven Saturday Afternoon
144,000
(Adelaide 78,000 Perth 66,000)
AFL Fox Footy
Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles 141,000
St Kilda v Richmond 260,000
Essendon v Carlton 183,000
Gold Coast Suns v Fremantle 79,000
Rugby Fox Sports
Highlanders v Blues 39,000