A look at the latest ratings results and what they mean for the networks and their shows – as well as a glimpse at how well your favourite shows are doing!
Ratings News: MasterChef Australia Does It Again!
Time and time again, MasterChef Australia has proven how it’s been a consistent ratings gold for Network Ten. This day is no different as the show has managed to pull in 787,000 viewers on the consolidated 28 figures. People really are tuning into this syndicated show, as the battle for the title of MasterChef Australia heats up. Not too far from that, The Chase Australia, another reality competition show, also pulls in impressive numbers for Seven.
Top 20 Consolidated 28 Programs
All Free-to-Air
- Report: Top 20 Consolidated 28 Programs
- Channels: All Free-to-Air
- Market: 5 City Metro (aggregate figure)
- Demographics: Total People
- Day-part: 02:00 – 26:00
- Day: Thursday
- Date: 23/05/2019
- Deliverable: Consolidated 28, Consolidated 7 and Overnight
| Rank | Description (grouped) | Channel\Network | Consolidated 28 | Consolidated 7 | Overnight | 000s Increase on Consolidated 7 | 000s Increase on Overnight |
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven Network | 998,000 | 998,000 | 995,000 | 0 | 3,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT | Seven Network | 956,000 | 956,000 | 953,000 | 0 | 3,000 |
| 3 | NINE NEWS | Nine | 931,000 | 931,000 | 928,000 | 0 | 3,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine | 884,000 | 884,000 | 883,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
| 5 | MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA THURS | Network 10 | 787,000 | 767,000 | 680,000 | 20,000 | 107,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine | 701,000 | 701,000 | 695,000 | 0 | 6,000 |
| 7 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven Network | 675,000 | 668,000 | 611,000 | 6,000 | 64,000 |
| 8 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC | 657,000 | 657,000 | 653,000 | 0 | 4,000 |
| 9 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven Network | 590,000 | 590,000 | 589,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
| 10 | HOT SEAT | Nine | 551,000 | 551,000 | 550,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
| 11 | THE FRONT BAR | Seven Network | 535,000 | 532,000 | 509,000 | 2,000 | 26,000 |
| 12 | 7.30-EV | ABC | 517,000 | 516,000 | 514,000 | 0 | 3,000 |
| 13 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Network 10 | 494,000 | 492,000 | 488,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 |
| 14 | AMBULANCE AUSTRALIA | Network 10 | 469,000 | 454,000 | 400,000 | 15,000 | 69,000 |
| 15 | ESCAPE FROM THE CITY-EV | ABC | 464,000 | 446,000 | 416,000 | 19,000 | 48,000 |
| 16 | BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT | Seven Network | 447,000 | 432,000 | 389,000 | 14,000 | 58,000 |
| 17 | BLUEY-EV | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 405,000 | 280,000 | 169,000 | 125,000 | 236,000 |
| 18 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Network 10 | 389,000 | 389,000 | 389,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM | Seven Network | 388,000 | 388,000 | 387,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
| 20 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine | 362,000 | 362,000 | 362,000 | 0 | 0 |
Thursdays are For NRL
NRL Thursdays are hitting it big as expected, pulling in 250K viewers, ranking number 1 across subscription channels on a Thursday evening. Not too far from that are various lifestyle programs that have also become a favourite among those staying in for the night, which includes Aussie Gold Hunters, Selling Houses Australia, and Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail.
Top 20 Consolidated 28 Programs
All Subscription Channels
- Report: Top 20 Consolidated 28 Programs
- Channels: All Subscription Channels
- Market: National STV
- Demographics: Total People
- Day-part: 02:00 – 26:00
- Day: Thursday
- Date: 23/05/2019
- Deliverable: Consolidated 28, Consolidated 7 and Overnight
| Rank | Description | Channel\Market | Consolidated 28 | Consolidated 7 | Overnight | 000s Increase on Consolidated 7 | 000s Increase on Overnight |
| 1 | LIVE: NRL EELS V PANTHERS | FOX LEAGUE | 250,000 | 250,000 | 248,000 | 0 | 2,000 |
| 2 | LIVE: THE LATE SHOW WITH MATTY JOHNS | FOX LEAGUE | 108,000 | 107,000 | 96,000 | 0 | 12,000 |
| 3 | AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS | Discovery Channel | 90,000 | 84,000 | 69,000 | 6,000 | 21,000 |
| 4 | LIVE: NRL THURSDAY NIGHT LEAGUE | FOX LEAGUE | 86,000 | 86,000 | 86,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA | Lifestyle Channel | 80,000 | 77,000 | 72,000 | 3,000 | 8,000 |
| 6 | THE BOLT REPORT | Sky News Live | 68,000 | 68,000 | 67,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
| 7 | CREDLIN | Sky News Live | 65,000 | 65,000 | 64,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
| 8 | GOLD RUSH: PARKER’S TRAIL | Discovery Channel | 63,000 | 59,000 | 40,000 | 3,000 | 22,000 |
| 9 | PAUL MURRAY LIVE | Sky News Live | 62,000 | 62,000 | 58,000 | 0 | 3,000 |
| 10 | LIVE: AFL 360 | FOX FOOTY | 51,000 | 51,000 | 49,000 | 0 | 2,000 |
| 11 | FIRST MAN | Foxtel Movies Premiere | 48,000 | 48,000 | 21,000 | 0 | 28,000 |
| 12 | GEORGE CLARKE’S OLD HOUSE NEW HOME | Lifestyle Channel | 48,000 | 44,000 | 36,000 | 4,000 | 12,000 |
| 13 | FAMILY GUY | FOX8 | 47,000 | 45,000 | 41,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 |
| 14 | PML LATER | Sky News Live | 45,000 | 45,000 | 41,000 | 0 | 4,000 |
| 15 | THE SIMPSONS | FOX8 | 45,000 | 43,000 | 41,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| 16 | BLUE BLOODS | TVH!TS | 43,000 | 40,000 | 34,000 | 3,000 | 9,000 |
| 17 | CHILDREN OF THE SNOW | crime + investigation | 43,000 | 36,000 | 26,000 | 6,000 | 17,000 |
| 18 | PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: THE PERFECTIONISTS | FOX8 | 42,000 | 31,000 | 22,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 19 | FAMILY GUY | FOX8 | 41,000 | 39,000 | 36,000 | 2,000 | 5,000 |
| 20 | THE SIMPSONS | FOX8 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
Seven Is Back on Top; Nine Falls Back
Week after week, we’ve been seeing a close race between Nine and Seven to secure the most percentage of viewers each day. This time, Seven takes the lead once again with 33.3% and Nine taking second place at 29.1%. The rest are not too far behind with Network Ten slowly climbing the ladder at 17.9%, closely followed by ABC at 12.9%, and SBS at 6.8%.
Daily Free-to-Air Share All Channels
- Report: Daily Free-to-Air Share
- Channels: All Free-to-Air Channels
- Market: 5 City Metro (aggregate figure)
- Demographics: Total People
- Day-part: 18:00 – 24:00
- Day: Thursday
- Deliverable: Overnight, Consolidated 7 and Consolidated 28
| Channel | Overnight 20/06/2019 | Consolidated 7 13/06/2019 | Consolidated 28 23/05/2019 |
| ABC | 8.7% | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| ABC KIDS/COMEDY | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| ABC ME | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| ABC NEWS | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| ABC Network | 12.9% | 13.5% | 15.7% |
| Seven | 19.9% | 24.6% | 20.6% |
| 7TWO | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 7mate | 5.4% | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| 7flix | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| 7food network | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Seven Network | 33.3% | 37.2% | 32.2% |
| Nine | 15.5% | 15.6% | 18.3% |
| 9GO! | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| 9Gem | 9.9% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| 9Life | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| Nine Network | 29.1% | 20.6% | 24.6% |
| 10 | 11.8% | 13.1% | 15.1% |
| 10 Bold | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| 10 Peach | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Network 10 | 17.9% | 19.2% | 20.9% |
| SBS | 4.3% | 6.8% | 4.5% |
| SBS VICELAND | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| SBS Food | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| NITV | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| SBS Network | 6.8% | 9.5% | 6.7% |
Cricket World Cup Cinches Top Spots!
Thanks to Nine’s select coverage of the ICC Cricket World Cup, Aussie fans have easy access via free-to-air to catch all of Australia’s matches in this highly anticipated event. And it shows just how much viewers are really tuning into these matches as they earn the top spots on this Thursday. After that, it’s a mix of other fan-favourite shows including NCIS and of course, kids shows like Bluey, Peppa Pig, and Fireman Sam.
Top 20 Programs All Free-to-Air
Channels
- Report: Top 20 Programs
- Channels: All free-to-air Multi Channels
- Market: 5 City Metro (aggregate figure), Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth
- Demographics: Total People
- Day-part: 02:00 – 26:00
- Day: Thursday
- Date: 20/06/2019
- Deliverable: Overnight
| Rank | Description (grouped) | Channel\Market | (r) 5 City Metro | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth |
| 1 | ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2019 AUS V BAN -S1 | 9Gem | 348,000 | 92,000 | 123,000 | 55,000 | 48,000 | 29,000 |
| 2 | ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2019 AUS V BAN -INNINGS BREAK | 9Gem | 267,000 | 54,000 | 99,000 | 33,000 | 38,000 | 43,000 |
| 3 | BLUEY-AM | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 183,000 | 39,000 | 46,000 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 34,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate | 169,000 | 16,000 | 0 | 9,000 | 0 | 143,000 |
| 5 | FATHER BROWN-PM | 7TWO | 157,000 | 47,000 | 53,000 | 11,000 | 21,000 | 26,000 |
| 6 | NCIS RPT | 10 Bold | 150,000 | 43,000 | 49,000 | 30,000 | 16,000 | 12,000 |
| 7 | PEPPA PIG-AM | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 143,000 | 19,000 | 43,000 | 27,000 | 22,000 | 33,000 |
| 8 | BLUEY-EV | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 143,000 | 42,000 | 29,000 | 28,000 | 32,000 | 13,000 |
| 9 | FIREMAN SAM-PM | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 139,000 | 39,000 | 36,000 | 33,000 | 10,000 | 21,000 |
| 10 | A TOUCH OF FROST-PM | 7TWO | 138,000 | 45,000 | 41,000 | 16,000 | 8,000 | 28,000 |
| 11 | MOLLY AND MACK-PM | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 134,000 | 37,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 15,000 | 19,000 |
| 12 | BONDI RESCUE EP 2 RPT | 10 Bold | 131,000 | 38,000 | 42,000 | 25,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| 13 | PEPPA PIG-PM | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 130,000 | 37,000 | 28,000 | 39,000 | 18,000 | 7,000 |
| 14 | ANDY’S SAFARI ADVENTURES-EV | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 129,000 | 35,000 | 29,000 | 34,000 | 20,000 | 11,000 |
| 15 | SPICKS AND SPECKS-EV | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 126,000 | 39,000 | 19,000 | 39,000 | 16,000 | 13,000 |
| 16 | HOME AND AWAY-PM | 7TWO | 122,000 | 0 | 88,000 | 0 | 34,000 | 0 |
| 17 | BOB THE BUILDER-PM | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 122,000 | 39,000 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 12,000 | 21,000 |
| 18 | HAWAII FIVE-O RPT | 10 Bold | 120,000 | 37,000 | 27,000 | 30,000 | 17,000 | 9,000 |
| 19 | OCTONAUTS-EV | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 119,000 | 16,000 | 46,000 | 33,000 | 17,000 | 8,000 |
| 20 | PETER RABBIT-EV | ABCKIDS/COMEDY | 119,000 | 16,000 | 32,000 | 41,000 | 20,000 | 9,000 |
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