MasterChef Australia Ratings

How’s this for a new ratings system — I will be rating the nights in units of streaming video on demand (Netflix, Stan, Binge, Disney+, etc). A one-SVOD night means free to air TV is more than OK, while a five-SVOD night means it was snoringly boring.

So how was Tuesday? A four-SVOD night. Tonight, Wednesday, looks like a three-SVOD night.

The Voice had 1.38 million for Nine, and MasterChef Australia had 1.21 million for Ten — more than OK figures. House Rules — oh, is it still on TV? — had 763,000. Nine’s night from a weak Seven and a solid Ten.

In breakfast, Today slipped again under 300,000 nationally (296,000) and back under 200,000 for the metros (198,000). That was third behind Sunrise on top with 499,000 and 299,000, and ABC News Breakfast, 313,000 and 203,000. COIVID-19 interest is fading as lockdowns have eased and school and work re-opens.

In the regions, Seven News on 681,000, Seven News 6.30 on 604,000, The Chase Australia 5.30pm on 454,000, Home and Away on 402,000, and The Voice on 395,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (29.5%)
  2. Seven (24.4%)
  3. Ten (20.4%)
  4. ABC (16.6%)
  5. SBS (9.1%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (21.9%)
  2. Seven (15.6%)
  3. Ten (14.8%)
  4. ABC (12.7%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.7%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7mate (3.7%)
  2. 10 Bold (3.5%)
  3. 7TWO (3.0%)
  4. GO (2.4%)
  5. Gem (2.3%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News —1.910 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.732 million
  3. Nine/NBN News — 1.498 million
  4. Nine/NBN News 6.30 — 1.437 million
  5. The Voice (Nine) — 1.383 million
  6. ACA (Nine) — 1.215 million
  7. MCA (Ten) — 1.211 million
  8. 7pm ABC News — 1.2042 million
  9. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 1.117 million
  10. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.067 million

Top metro programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.299 million
  2. Nine News — 1.156 million
  3. Seven News 6.30 — 1.128 million
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.100 million

Losers: Seven — dull, dull, dull.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 1.299 million
  2. Nine News — 1.156 million
  3. Seven News 6.30 — 1.128 million
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.100 million
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 854,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 808,000
  7. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 633,000
  8. 7.30 (ABC) — 570,000
  9. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 486,000
  10. Ten Eyewitness News — 423,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 499,000/299,000
  2. News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 312,000/203,000
  3. Today (Nine) — 298,000/198,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 250,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 156,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) —68,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Paul Murray Live(Sky News) — 75,000
  2. Jones & Credlin (Sky News) —72,000
  3. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 63,000
  4. Blue’s Clues & You (Nick Jr) — 60,000
  5. Blaze & The Machines (Nick Jr) — 59,000