The Voice
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No more sleeps to go until State of Origin game one tonight from Brisbane. Another night for Nine with The Voice — 1.37 million nationally — the most watched of the big budget non-news programs. Masterchef, 828,000 nationally and House Rules, 999,000. Seven’s 6pm News had 1.80 million, Nine’s had 1.32 million — a 486,000 winning margin for Seven. How long before Nine and Southern Cross start cutting costs? Nine won Sydney, Seven again won Melbourne and Brisbane the remaining markets (bar northern NSW).

In regional markets Seven’s 6pm News had 627,000, Seven News/Today Tonight with 568,000, The Chase Australia 5.30pm with 459,000, Home and Away with 402,000, and The Voice with 398,000.

Go the Blues! 

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (29.7%)
  2. Seven (28.9%)
  3. Ten (17.9%)
  4. ABC (14.8%)
  5. SBS (8.7%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (22.4%)
  2. Seven (20.5%)
  3. Ten (111.8%)
  4. ABC (9.0%)
  5. SBS ONE (6.0%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7mate (4.1%)
  2. 10 Bold (3.7%)
  3. ABC Kids/Comedy (3.2%)
  4. Gem (2.7%)
  5. GO (2.4%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.807 million
  2. Seven News/TT —  1.694 million
  3. The Voice (Nine) — 1.375 million
  4. Nine/NBN News 6.30 — 1.336 million
  5. Nine/NBN News — 1.321 million
  6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.1179 million
  7. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.155 million
  8. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 1.142 million
  9. 7pm ABC News — 1.046 million
  10. House Rules (Seven) — 999,000

Top metro programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.180 million
  2. Seven News/TT (Seven) — 1.126 million

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 1.180 million
  2. Seven News/TT — 1.126 million
  3. Nine News 6.30pm  — 986,000
  4. Nine News — 985,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 847,000
  6. 7pm ABC News – 722,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 502,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 487,000
  9. 10 News First  — 458,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 319,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 482,000 (Metros: 292,000)
  2. Today (Nine) —311,000 (Metros: 202,000)
  3. ABC News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) —252,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 239,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 149,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 75,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Wentworth (Fox Showcase) — 96,000
  2. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 86,000
  3. Jones & Co (Sky News) — 79,000
  4. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 75,000
  5. NRL: 360 (Fox League) — 68,000