During the season of Nine’s The Block All Stars, every adjective that needed emphasis was given blockbuster treatment for extra oomph. So we got “blockumental”, “blocktastic”, “blockerrific”, “blocksational” and “bloctacular”. So with that stylistic abuse in mind, how were the ratings for the finale last night? Well they were not as “blocksational”, as 2012’s were, more “block solid”, but not to be “blocksneezed” at.

The series averaged 1.776 million people in metro markets last night for the three segments (grand finale auction and winner), down on the 2.361 million for the finale of the 2012 version of the series proper. Nationally it averaged 2.59 million against 3.359 million last year, with regional viewers averaging 814,000 against around 1.2 million last year. The program peaked with the winner announcement averaging 3.029 million nationally/ 2.119 million metro/ 910,000 regional.

Amity (of Amity Dry and Phil Rankine) won the series by being the best All Star by being her memorable self (she and Phil won the series). The voice can grate at times, but you know she’s a contender and having a go each night (and so is Phil, in his own way).

Seven still leads the week (in metro markets) 31.5% to 29.9% for Nine. The NRL tonight and the Footy Shows will allow Nine to creep closer. but with the first AFL game of the season proper tomorrow night on Seven (and Foxtel for that matter) and Black Caviar racing at half time from Moonee Valley, look for Seven to hold off Nine and win the week.

US update: Good news for the Nine Network (well, sort of), CBS had renewed CSI for a 14th season, with the network revealing it had re-signed star Ted Danson for what is believed a two-year contract. The program renewal covers the 2013-14 season, which starts in the northern hemisphere autumn.

Network share:

  1. Nine (37.6%)
  2. Seven (28.8%)
  3. ABC (15.5%)
  4. Ten (14.2%)
  5. SBS (3.9%)

Main Channels:

  1. Nine (30.6%)
  2. Seven (22.3%)
  3. ABC1 (11.3%)
  4. Ten (9.4%)
  5. SBS ONE  (3.1%)

Top five digital channels:

  1. GO (4.1%)
  2. 7mate (3.8%)
  3. Gem (3.0%)
  4. Eleven (2.9%)
  5. ABC2 – (2.8%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. The Block All Stars winner (Nine) – 3.029 million
  2. The Block All Stars auction (Nine) — 2.895 million
  3. The Block final (Nine) — 2.419 million
  4. My Kitchen Rules (Seven) – 2.278 million
  5. Seven News — 1.702 million
  6. Nine News — 1.683 million
  7. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.408 million
  8. ABC1 News — 1.306 million
  9. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.231 million
  10. Today Tonight (Seven) — 1.185 million

Metro top programs:

  1. The Block All Stars winner (Nine) — 2.119 million
  2. The Block All Stars auction (Nine) — 2.011 million
  3. The Block final (Nine) — 1.646 million
  4. My Kitchen Rules (Seven) — 1.563 million
  5. Seven News — 1.199 million
  6. Nine News — 1.151 million
  7. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.032 million

Metro/regional: It was always going to be Nine’s night with the finale of the All Stars version of The Block, and so it was. Over and out for the night.

Losers: ABC1 started Tractor Monkeys, and it averaged 698,000 national/ 467,000 metro/ 231,000 regional. It should have been left in the shed. Mr and Mrs Murder on Ten at 8.30pm continues to lose steam and averaged 663,000 national/ 496,000 metro/ 267,000 regional. 

News and current affairs:

  1. Seven News – 1.199 million
  2. Nine News – 1.159 million
  3. A Current Affair (Nine) – 1.032 million
  4. Today Tonight (Seven) — 950,000
  5. ABC News – 873,000
  6. Ten News — 610,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC1) –– 600,000
  8. The Project (Ten) — 458,000
  9. Lateline (ABC1) — 174,000
  10. Ten Late News — 121,000

Morning TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) – 338,000
  2. Today (Nine) – 332,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC1) – 53,000 + 24,000 on News 24

Top five pay TV channels:

  1. Fox 8 – 3.1%
  2. TV1 – 2.9%
  3. LifeStyle – 2.4%
  4. UKTV – 2.1%.
  5. Fox Classics – 1.8%

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Selling Homes Australia (LifeStyle) – 135,000
  2. Location Location Location Australia (LifeStyle) – 80,000
  3. The Simpsons (Fox 8) – 80,000
  4. Family Guy (Fox 8)  – 70,000
  5. NCIS (TV1) – 65,000

Tonight: NRL on Nine in NSW and Queensland, and the NRL Footy Show. The AFL Footy Show in southern states. Seven has a 90-minute episode of Home and Away from 7pm and then Bones. Ten has Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals and then two episodes of Law and Order: SVU. ABC1 has the new Chaser-based consumer show The Checkout and then the best show of the night, the first part of the UK two-parter Kangaroo Dundee at 8.30pm. SBS has Food Safari at 7.30pm.

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