Overnight TV ratings Metro Friday December 17
Cricket is again the main interest toward the end of the third week of summer TV ratings survey. Full breakdown of the cricket audiences runs below.
Alternatives to the cricket last night included:
Nine: Taronga – Who’s Who in the Zoo (339,000)
10: The Living Room repeat (133,000)
SBS: France – A Journey Through Times (114,000)
ABC: A holiday edition of Gardening Australia with Jimmy and Jane Barnes (368,000), plus the return of Midsomer Murders to Friday with a 2017repeat episode (262,000).
The summary of the Second Ashes Test crowds is as follows:
Day One Adelaide
Seven and Fox Cricket
First session 878,000 (Metro 426,000 Regional 224,000) Fox 228,000
Second session 1,106,000 (Metro 583,000, Regional 275,000) Fox 248,000
Third session 1,474,000 (Metro 787,000 Regional 359,000) Fox 328,000
Day Two Adelaide
Seven and Fox Cricket
First session 1,037,000 (Metro 548,000 Regional 255,000) Fox 234,000
Second session 1,230,000 (Metro 634,000, Regional 321,000) Fox 275,000
Third session 1,419,000 (Metro 702,000 Regional 333,000) Fox 384,000
Friday TV ratings metro shares primary and network
ABC 11.3% (16.8%)
Seven 24.4% (30.0%)
Nine 17.2% (25.1%)
10 5.6% (12.4%)
SBS 4.4% (8,7%)
See also: Weekend TV ratings Friday December 17, 2021
Friday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 796,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 709,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D2 S3 | Channel 7 | 702,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 664,000 |
| 5 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D2 S2 | Channel 7 | 634,000 |
| 6 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 632,000 |
| 7 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D2 DINNER | 7mate, Channel 7 | 570,000 |
| 8 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D2 S1 | Channel 7 | 548,000 |
| 9 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D2 TEA | Channel 7 | 514,000 |
| 10 | ABC NEWS | ABC TV | 481,000 |
| 11 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 472,000 |
| 12 | GARDENING AUSTRALIA | ABC TV | 368,000 |
| 13 | TARONGA: WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO | Channel 9 | 339,000 |
| 14 | HOT SEAT | Channel 9 | 326,000 |
| 15 | SUNRISE | Channel 7 | 263,000 |
| 16 | MIDSOMER MURDERS (R) | ABC TV | 262,000 |
| 17 | NINE’S AFTERNOON NEWS | Channel 9 | 260,000 |
| 18 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D2 PRE GAME | Channel 7 | 249,000 |
| 19 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 247,000 |
| 20 | TIPPING POINT | Channel 9 | 239,000 |