Total TV ratings Friday September 17
The two biggest improvers were Gardening Australia that lifted 15% on overnights to a Total TV audience of 917,000.
The biggest BVOD audience for Friday a week ago was Brooklyn Nine-Nine on SBS with 145,000 and a jump of 399% with a Total TV audience of 359,000.
Overnight TV ratings Metro Friday September 24
Nine wins its fourth night of the week and after six nights of Week 39 holds a narrow lead in week-to-date primary and network shares ahead of Seven.
Seven
The AFL Grand Final eve episode of Better Homes and Gardens featured garden tips for spring, a chicken wings recipe, and a visit to Daylesford. The audience was on 418,000 after 508,000 a week ago.
The Friday night movie was 2019’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix with 165,000 watching in four markets.
Nine
The first of two NRL Preliminary Finals secured Nine a Friday win. South Sydney was in control at halftime and despite a couple of moments where Manly looked competitive, the Bunnies won easily.
The metro audience was 706,000 (after 608,000 on Friday a week ago) with the following breakdown:
Sydney 452,000
Brisbane 177,000
Melbourne 48,000
Adelaide 9,000
Perth 20,000
10
The Project was a clear leader for the channel with 399,000 at 7pm.
10 News First was next best with 337,000 at 5pm.
The Living Room then did 275,000.
ABC
Gardening Australia was just over half a million a week ago and was on 510,000 last night.
The first of the three-part Des started last night 12 months after it screened on Foxtel. The series is another masterclass from David Tennant and it attracted 414,000 and should also do well on iview.
SBS
Secrets of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings kept Egyptologists happy with 148,000 watching.
At 8.30pm there was an audience of 135,000 for The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes as the hosts visited Norway.
Friday TV ratings metro shares primary and network
ABC 11.8% (16.1%)
Seven 16.6% (25.2%)
Nine 25.9% (34.6%)
10 8.4% (15.4%)
SBS 4.8% (8.7%)
See also: Weekend TV ratings Friday September 17, 2021
Friday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 970,000 |
| 2 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 940,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 911,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 896,000 |
| 5 | RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL SERIES PF1 | Gem, Channel 9 | 706,000 |
| 6 | ABC NEWS | ABC TV | 640,000 |
| 7 | GARDENING AUSTRALIA | ABC TV | 510,000 |
| 8 | RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL SERIES PF1 POST MATCH | Gem, Channel 9 | 507,000 |
| 9 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Channel 7 | 472,000 |
| 10 | HOT SEAT | Channel 9 | 444,000 |
| 11 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | 7TWO, Channel 7 | 418,000 |
| 12 | DES | ABC TV | 414,000 |
| 13 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Channel 10 | 399,000 |
| 14 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 337,000 |
| 15 | RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL SERIES PF1 PRE MATCH | Gem, Channel 9 | 333,000 |
| 16 | TIPPING POINT | Channel 9 | 324,000 |
| 17 | NINE’S AFTERNOON NEWS | Channel 9 | 322,000 |
| 18 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 306,000 |
| 19 | HOT SEAT 5PM | Channel 9 | 295,000 |
| 20 | LIVE: NRL: PF RABBITOHS V SEA EAGLES | FOX LEAGUE | 286,000 |
Friday TV Sports FTA and STV
NRL Preliminary Final
#NRLSouthsManly 1,512,000
Nine/Gem Metro 1,083,000 (Metro 706,000 Regional 377,000)
Fox League 429,000
Cricket
Women’s One Day International
Fox Cricket
Australia v India 43,000 average
(70,000 watching as Australia won)
Formula 1
Russian GP
Fox Sports
Practice 39,000