Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: The Voice knocks My Kitchen Rules off the table

A clear win to The Voice (2.858 million national/ 2.07 million metro/ 788,000 regional) in last night’s great fusion stoush. My Kitchen Rules (2.103 million national/ 1.368 million metro/ 734,000 regional) fell noticeably as its menu failed to tempt viewers, while The Voice jumped to top the 2 million mark in metro areas. Brisbane came back to the Nine fold after straying to Seven on Monday night, but Seven was a close winner in Adelaide and a huge winner in Perth, where local viewers just don’t like Nine at all, or its warblers.

Kevin Bacon’s debut with The Following on Nine was a moderate success with 1.482 million national/ 1.031 million metro/ 451,000 regional. But half the metro  and national audience of The Voice didn’t stay, which doesn’t bode well for its second outing tonight. The Following wasn’t popular in regional markets. Seven’s venerable Packed To The Rafters 1.795 million national/ 1.155 million metro/ 640,000 regional clearly won the post-mega-hit segment from around 8.40pm onwards. Nine had a narrow win in regional markets after Monday night’s loss. 

And why did The Voice lift? A belated discovery by more fans that it was back? The appearance of duos last night? Who knows. Nine’s ACA had its best night for months with 1.501 million national/1.275 million metro/ 226,000 regional). Ten’s The Biggest Loser had 776,000 national/ 568,000 metro/ 212,000 regional viewers and was again squeezed. But the Network managed to nip past the ABC into third spot in metro and regional markets (Well a tie in the main channels with ABC 1 in regional areas).

In the mornings Today (Nine, 544,000 national/ 397,000 metro/ 147,000 regional) had its biggest metro win over Sunrise (Seven, 536,000 national/ 320,000 metro/ 216,000 regional) for years. The 77,000 metro win came after Today won on Monday with its after Logies coverage. But Iwas more watched in regional markets.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (34.6%)
2. Nine (29.2%)
3. Ten (16.1%)
4. ABC (15.1%)
5. SBS (4.9%)

Main channels:

1. Nine (29.3%)
2. Seven (23.0%)
3. Ten (12.3%)
4. ABC1 (11.4%)
5. SBS ONE (4.0%)

Top 5 digital channels:

1. 7TWO (3.3%)
2. GO (3.2%)
3. 7mate (2.9%)
4. ABC2 (2.4%)
5. Eleven (2.2%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. The Voice  (Nine) – 2. 858 million
2. My Kitchen Rules (Seven) – 2.103 million
3. Seven News — 1.825 million
4. Nine News — 1.795 million
5. Packed To The Rafters (Seven) — 1.795 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.501 million
7. The Following (Nine) — 1.482 million
8. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.404 million
9. Today Tonight (Seven) — 1.279 million
10. ABC1 News — 1.240 million  

Top metro programs:

1. The Voice (Nine) — 2.07 million 
2. My Kitchen Rules (Seven) — 1.368 million
3. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.275 million
4. Nine News — 1.256 million
5. Seven News — 1.184 million
6. Packed To The Rafters (Seven) — 1.155 million
7. The Following (Nine) — 1.031 million 

Metro/regional markets: Nine won Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Seven won Adelaide by a whisker, and Perth by a country mile. Nine got up in regional areas.

Losers: A reasonable night for everyone, Ten included because its ratings, while squeezed by Seven and Nine, didn’t dip nastily but remained OK.etro news and current affairs:

1. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.275 million
2. Nine News — 1.256 million
3. Seven News — 1.184 million
4. Today Tonight (Seven) — 985,000
5. ABC1 News  – 827,000
6. Ten News — 666,000
7. 7.30  (ABC1) – 551,000
8. Foreign Correspondent (ABC1) — 536,000
9. The Project (Ten) — 517,000
10. Ten Late News — 213,000

Metro morning TV:

1. Today (Seven) – 397,000
2. Today (Nine) – 320,000
3. News Breakfast (ABC1) – 60,000 + 37,000 on News 24 

Top five pay TV channels:

1. Fox 8, TV1  – 2.7%
2. LifeStyle  – 2.0%
3. Cartoon Net, UKTV, LifeStyle You — 1.5%
4. Sky News, Arena, Discovery, Crime & Invest, Disney, Fox Footy, Fox Sports 1, Nickelodeon, Fox Classics, 111 Hits – 1.8%.

Top five pay TV programs:

1. Family Guy (Fox 8) – 88,000
2. The Simpsons (Fox 8) – 79,000
3. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy ) – 71,000
4. Law and Order CI  (Crime & Punishment) – 64,000
5. Futurama (Fox 8) – 63,000

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