After Seven ranked #1 primary and network performer in TV ratings a week ago, Nine has managed to climb back to the most-watched primary channel. Seven has however managed to again rank #1 network with strong ratings for 7mate and 7TWO.
The return of Have You Been Paying Attention? pushed 10 to its second-best result since January.
Seven Primary 19.5% (Network 28.7%)
Seven News was the #1 choice of viewers every night after 6pm on all nights of the week.
The next best TV ratings audience was for the Friday night AFL clash between Richmond and Geelong with 590,000 watching. The Saturday AFL numbers were 559,000 and on Sunday afternoon a week ago the audience was 541,000.
Big Brother’s best was for the Wednesday episode with 556,000. The Home and Away audience average was 557,000.
Nine 19.8% (28.0%)
Lego Masters was the most-watched 7.30pm format during the week with a high of 812,000 on Sunday night.
A Current Affair was close to 700,000 across the week with an average of 678,000 watching.
Travel Guides was next best with 644,000.
60 Minutes had its smallest audience of the year with 459,000.
10 12.0% (19.1%)
The debut of Have You Been Paying Attention? shot straight into the top 10 for the week after its Monday audience of 735,000.
The channel’s next best was the Monday episode of MasterChef with 608,000. The cooking show slipped to 522,000 on Thursday.
The 7pm half of The 7pm Project on weeknights was 424,000.
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ABC 11.7% (16.1%)
Hard Quiz was again the people’s favourite with 658,000 on Wednesday.
Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds finished its short season with 637,000.
Shows attracting over 500,000 metro viewers included Australian Story on 561,000, 7.30 on 550,000, Brush with Fame on 545,000 and Spicks and Specks on 531,000.
SBS 5.0% (8.2%)
The first episode of the three-part See What You Made Me Do attracted the channel’s biggest crowd with 262,000.
Next best was a repeat screening of World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys on 205,000.