Nine has continued the winning streak that it has held since it kicked off the Australian Open. With the annual tennis tournament serving as the broadcasters curtain-raiser to its new slate of content, Nine has gotten its desired result, with strong numbers across the board. Last night Nine was the top primary channel with 27.5% and also the top network with 38.1%.
Even though Nick Kyrgrios was knocked out of the men’s singles draw, Nine was still able to put a local act on in prime time as Alex De Minaur defeated Pablo Andujar.
Australian Open TV Ratings Day 5:
Day Session: 480,000 (343,000 metro & 137,000 regional)
Night Session: 940,000 (668,000 & 272,000 regional)
Night Session 2: 684,000 (494,000 metro & 190,000 regional)
On Seven, Josh Inglis lead the Perth Scorchers past two-time defending champions the Sydney Sixers in the BBL’s qualifier match. The contest between the two teams brought in 334,000 viewers.
On 10, 45,000 viewers tuned in for the weekly A-League match on free-to-air TV that saw Sydney FC take on Perth Glory from Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
On the ABC, Death in Paradise brought in 515,000 viewers, while the top non-news program on SBS was Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman.
Saturday TV ratings Metro primetime shares primary/network
ABC 14.3% (18.0%)
Seven 16.1% (25.7%)
Nine 27.5% (38.1%)
10 3.2% (10.1%)
SBS 4.5% (8.1%)
#1 Multi 7mate 4.3%
See also: Weekend TV ratings Saturday January 15, 2022
Saturday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | NINE NEWS SATURDAY | Nine Network | 785,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS – SAT | Seven Network | 785,000 |
| 3 | 2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D6 -NIGHT | Nine Network | 668,000 |
| 4 | ABC NEWS-SA | ABC TV | 576,000 |
| 5 | DEATH IN PARADISE-EV | ABC TV | 515,000 |
| 6 | 2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D6 -NIGHT SESSION 2 | Nine Network | 494,000 |
| 7 | ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL-EV | ABC TV | 429,000 |
| 8 | 2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D6 -NIGHT PRE MATCH | Nine Network | 375,000 |
| 9 | 2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D6 -DAY | Nine Network | 343,000 |
| 10 | SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – THE QUALIFIER | Seven Network | 334,000 |
| 11 | 10 NEWS FIRST SAT | Network 10 | 267,000 |
| 12 | WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT | Seven Network | 254,000 |
| 13 | BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) | Seven Network | 248,000 |
| 14 | WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE | Seven Network | 238,000 |
| 15 | CALL THE MIDWIFE RPT | ABC TV | 237,000 |
| 16 | 2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D6 -LATE | Nine Network | 229,000 |
| 17 | WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY | Nine Network | 221,000 |
| 18 | WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – EARLY | Seven Network | 192,000 |
| 19 | WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY – LATE | Nine Network | 181,000 |
| 20 | 2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D6 -PRE MATCH | Nine Network | 173,000 |