Most viewers chose to watch Australia dominating England on Day 3 of the Second Test yesterday evening. Seven’s share was as impressive as Australia’s performance with 33.3% of viewers watching the second and third sessions from Adelaide.
Summary of the cricket appears below.
The best of the rest on Saturday night included:
Seven: News 797,000
Nine: News 579,000, A Current Affair 420,000
ABC: News 421,000, The Larkins 303,000
10: 10 News First 209,000
The summary of the Second Ashes Test TV crowds is as follows:
2nd Test Australia v England
Day One Adelaide (Thursday)
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 (Friday)
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
Day Three Adelaide (Saturday)
Seven and Fox Cricket
First session 1,258,000 (Metro 674,000 Regional 305,000) Fox 279,000
Second session 1,376,000 (Metro 765,000, Regional 326,000) Fox 285,000
Third session 1,560,000 (Metro 822,000 Regional 369,000) Fox 369,000
Saturday TV ratings Metro primetime shares primary/network
ABC 8.6% (13.6%)
Seven 33.3% (44.3%)
Nine 15.7% (24.4%)
10 4.1% (10.2%)
SBS 4.3% (7.5%)
See also: Weekend TV ratings Saturday December 11, 2021
Saturday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D3 S3 | Channel 7 | 822,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS – SAT | Channel 7 | 797,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D3 S2 | Channel 7 | 765,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D3 S1 | Channel 7 | 674,000 |
| 5 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D3 TEA | Channel 7 | 620,000 |
| 6 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D3 DINNER | 7mate, Channel 7 | 606,000 |
| 7 | NINE NEWS SATURDAY | Channel 9 | 579,000 |
| 8 | ABC NEWS-SA | ABC TV | 421,000 |
| 9 | A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT | Channel 9 | 420,000 |
| 10 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D3 PRE GAME | Channel 7 | 346,000 |
| 11 | THE LARKINS-EV | ABC TV | 303,000 |
| 12 | WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT | Channel 7 | 283,000 |
| 13 | LIVE: STUMPS: THE ASHES WRAP | FOX CRICKET | 261,000 |
| 14 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: SECOND TEST – THE ASHES D3 S2 MULTI | 7mate | 257,000 |
| 15 | DADDY’S HOME 2 | Channel 9 | 244,000 |
| 16 | WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE | Channel 7 | 232,000 |
| 17 | LIVE: THE ASHES: AUS V ENG 2ND TEST D3 | FOX CRICKET | 231,000 |
| 18 | WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – EARLY | Channel 7 | 223,000 |
| 19 | COUNTRY HOUSE HUNTERS AUSTRALIA | Channel 9 | 223,000 |
| 20 | WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY | Channel 9 | 214,000 |
Saturday Sports FTA and STV
Football
A-League
10
Melbourne Derby #MCYvMVC
63,000 (Metro)
Basketball
WNBL ABC
Southside Flyers v Melbourne Boomers
16,000 (Metro)