TV ratings: Seven 25.2% primary share, 4.4% 7mate, 34.5% network share
Seven’s TV ratings edged lower this week after three weeks of huge number from viewers flocking to coverage of Tokyo 2020. However, Seven was still a clear leader with its raft of new programming enjoying an Olympic afterglow.
The network again can boast the #1 primary, network and multichannel shares.
The Olympic Closing Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony Pre-Show both had over 1.2m watching.
The Voice proved to be a perfect post-Olympic addition to the schedule with its Sunday launch audience of 1.32m. It followed up with Monday and Tuesday episodes on 1.16m and 1.06m.
Also doing great business was the bonus Reunion episode of Farmer Wants a Wife with 828,000 on Wednesday.
Nine: 18.1% primary share, 25.8% network share
Although still trailing Seven by a considerable margin, Nine’s numbers were a lot better than its previous three weeks where the primary shares were on 16%, 14% and 13%.
Nine News was the star performer with Sunday and weekdays at 6pm both over 1m.
A Current Affair has held up well during Tokyo 2020. In Week 32 it was on 705,000 and in Week 33 it lifted to 747,000.
The Block had a quiet launch by its own high standards. The series launched with 951,000 in Week 35 last year, compared to 747,000 this year. The other three episodes screened last week were all close to 630,000.
10: 10.9% primary share, 17.5% network share
The Tuesday episode of Australian Survivor was the strongest this week with 664,000 with the Sunday and Monday episodes both close to 615,000.
Have You Been Paying Attention? lifted from 485,000 against Tokyo 2020 to 604,000.
The weekday episodes of The Project performed well with a strong average of 498,000.
The weekday 10 News First at 5pm was on 414,000.
The Bachelor didn’t have a great post-Olympic recovery though with audience just over 400,000 on Wednesday and Thursday. This time last year the format was delivering audiences over 600,000.
ABC: 10.5% primary share, 15.0% network share
The News was again a strong performer with weekday and weekend 7pm bulletins all close to 700,000.
7.30 was next best with 595,000 for the return of Leigh Sales which was up on 527,000 during the second week of Tokyo 2020.
Part two of the brilliant Luc Longley Australian Story episodes was on 565,000.
Also over half a million was the season final of Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell and the launch of Joanna Lumley’s Britain and the return of Gardening Australia.
SBS: 4.2% primary share, 7.1% network share
A repeat episode of Inside Windsor Castle had an audience of 196,000.
A repeat episode of Who Do You Think You Are? was on 189,000.
The audience’s fascination with Britain continued with Secret Scotland on 181,000.
See also: TV ratings Week 32: Tokyo 2020 achievements – Medals? tick, Ratings? tick
Source: OzTAM