Seven
The channel and the network were again big winners in the TV ratings. The domination started with Seven News with 1.04m at 6pm with over 300,000 in both Sydney and Melbourne tuning in for the latest on the Sydney lockdown.
Seven had plenty of AFL on offer with afternoon matches going into all markets except Melbourne. The matches combined had 265,000 watching with just over 80,000 in both Adelaide and Perth. The Saturday Night Football featured Melbourne claiming a hard-fought victory over Essendon with 379,000 watching – 269,000 of them in Melbourne.
Nine
Nine News was just over 900,000 with 355,000 in Sydney – the single biggest TV audience of the day.
A Current Affair was then on 580,000 followed by A Perfect Planet on 355,000.
10
Another new low for Saturday share since March. At 5pm 10 News First was on 337,000. A repeat of The Dog House did 299,000 with Ambulance Australia then on 197,000.
ABC
The Durrells pushed back above 300,000 followed by Sanditon on 225,000.
On Saturday at 11am and then 2pm ABC News had audiences over 200,000 for its NSW Health press conferences with news about the latest Covid outbreak.
SBS
The primary channel enjoyed its highest Saturday share since Mardi Gras back in February. An audience of 159,000 tuned in for the first stage of the 2021 Tour de France.
Saturday TV ratings Metro primetime shares primary/network
ABC 8.2% (12.8%)
Seven 22.8% (33.5%)
Nine 17.2% (28.6%)
10 7.0% (14.5%)
SBS 6.8% (10.6%)
See also: TV ratings Saturday June 19, 2021
Saturday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS SATURDAY | Channel 7 | 1,042,000 |
| 2 | NINE NEWS SATURDAY | Channel 9 | 934,000 |
| 3 | ABC NEWS SATURDAY | ABC TV | 632,000 |
| 4 | A CURRENT AFFAIR SATURDAY | Channel 9 | 580,000 |
| 5 | GETAWAY | Channel 9 | 392,000 |
| 6 | SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate, Channel 7 | 379,000 |
| 7 | DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S A PERFECT PLANET | Channel 9 | 355,000 |
| 8 | BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) | Channel 7 | 341,000 |
| 9 | 10 NEWS FIRST SATURDAY | Channel 10 | 337,000 |
| 10 | THE DURRELLS | ABC TV | 325,000 |
| 11 | THE DOG HOUSE (R) | Channel 10 | 299,000 |
| 12 | WEEKEND SUNRISE SATURDAY | Channel 7 | 290,000 |
| 13 | SURVEILLANCE OZ | 7mate, Channel 7 | 287,000 |
| 14 | SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL | 7mate, Channel 7 | 265,000 |
| 15 | WEEKEND SUNRISE SATURDAY LATE | Channel 7 | 264,000 |
| 16 | NINE NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE | Channel 9 | 250,000 |
| 17 | WEEKEND TODAY SATURDAY LATE | Channel 9 | 235,000 |
| 18 | M: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY | 7mate, Channel 7 | 230,000 |
| 19 | ABC NEWS | ABC NEWS | 228,000 |
| 20 | WEEKEND TODAY SATURDAY | Channel 9 | 227,000 |
Saturday Sports FTA and STV
AFL
Seven Saturday night 531,000 (Metro 379,000 Regional 152,000)
Seven Saturday afternoon 265,000 (Metro: Sydney 68,000, Brisbane 23,000, Adelaide 88,000, Perth 86,000)
Fox Footy
#AFLNorthSuns 37,000
#AFLPiesFreo 133,000
#AFLPowerSwans 200,000
#AFLDonsDees 175,000
Tour de France 2021
SBS
Stage 1: 159,000
Suncorp Super Netball
Nine #SSNLightningMagpies 111,000 (Metro)
Formula 1
Fox Sports #StyrianGP Qualifying 68,000