Seven’s night in total people, main channels and the demos that matter. Seven’s House Rules was third nationally with a solid 1.31 million, easily ahead of Masterchef Australia with 1.12 million. Nine’s Buying Blind averaged 702,000 — meaning most viewers preferred something more interesting from 7.30pm to 9pm. The ABC’s Back In Time For Dinner averaged 842,000 nationally for an hour from 8.30pm.

The World Cup game between Japan and Colombia last night on SBS was watched by a solid 553,000 nationally. See, Optus, that is how it is done. 

In the regions the 6pm Seven News was again on top with 624,000 viewers, followed by Seven News/Today Tonight with 519,000, followed by House Rules with 509,000, then Home and Away on 409,000 and the 5.30 pm bit of The Chase Australia with 426,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Seven (28.0%)
  2. Nine (24.2%)
  3. Ten (19.8%)
  4. ABC (15.9%)
  5. SBS (12.1%)

Network main channels:

  1. Seven (18.2%)
  2. Nine (15.7%)
  3. Ten (15.0%)
  4. ABC (11.7%)
  5. SBS ONE (10.0%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7mate (4.6%)
  2. GO (3.9%)
  3. 7TWO, Gem (3.4%)
  4. ONE (3.0%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News  — 1.706 million
  2. Seven News/Today Tonight — 1.551 million
  3. House Rules (Seven) — 1.313 million
  4. Nine/NBN News 6.30 — 1.298 million
  5. Nine/NBN News — 1.265 million
  6. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.134 million
  7. Masterchef Australia (Ten) — 1.129 million
  8. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.124 million
  9. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 1.086 million
  10. 7pm ABC News — 1.041 million

Top metro programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.082 million
  2. Seven News/Today Tonight — 1.032 million

Losers: Nine – just weak.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 1.082 million
  2. Seven News/Today Tonight — 1.032 million
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 954,000
  4. Nine News — 940,000
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) – 796,000
  6. 7pm ABC News – 700,000
  7. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 546,000
  8. 7.30 (ABC) — 535,000
  9. Ten Eyewitness News — 469,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 349,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) – 429,000
  2. Today (Nine) —338,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC,  ABC News  — 248,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 217,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 151,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 91,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Wentworth (showcase) — 101,000
  2. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 83,000
  3. Back Page (Fox Sports) — 59,000
  4. NRL: 360 (Fox League), Bob (Fox Footy) — 58,000