SAS Australia cast (Image: Supplied)

SAS Australia, 1.12 million — down only 74,000 from Monday night’s debut, so it hung in there. The next test is Monday night.

Seven and Nine tied for the lead in total people — 27.9% — but Nine won the main channels from Seven, Ten and the ABC. 

Junior MasterChef on Ten, 623,000, the debut of Outback Ringer on the ABC, 630,000. The Block on Nine, 1.06 million.

In breakfast Today got very close to Sunrise in the metros: Sunrise led with 415,000 national and 228,000 metro viewers, Today was on 325,000 and 221,000. ABC News Breakfast averaged 284,000 and 189,000.  

In regional markets, Seven News, 540,000; Seven News 6.30, 521,000; Home and Away, 374,000; 7pm ABC News, 326,000; SAS Australia, 323,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Seven, Nine (27.9%)
  2. Ten (19.2%)
  3. ABC (16.5%)
  4. SBS (8.5.%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (21.1%)
  2. Seven (19.6%)
  3. Ten (12.4%)
  4. ABC (11.6%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.6%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (3.5%)
  2. 7mate, 10 Bold (3.4%)
  3. 10 Peach (3.0%) 
  4. ABC Kids/Comedy (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.51 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.48 million 
  3. Nine/NBN News 6.30  — 1.17 million
  4. Nine/NBN News — 1.15 million
  5. SAS Australia (Seven) — 1.12 million
  6. A Current Affair (Nine)  — 1.06 million
  7. The Block (Nine) — 1.06 million
  8. 7pm ABC News — 997,000
  9. Home and Away (Seven) — 930,000
  10. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 823,000

Top metro programs: None with a million or more

Losers: Weak night overall — SAS Australia and The Block, torture by another name.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 968,000
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 960,000
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 912,000
  4. Nine News — 909,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 775,000
  6. 7pm ABC News – 671,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 560,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 486,000
  9. The Project 6.30 (Ten) — 311,000
  10. Ten News First — 300,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 415,000/228,000
  2. Today (Nine) – 325,000/221,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 290,000/194,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 165,000 
  5. Today Extra (Nine) – 153,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 46,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Credlin (Sky News) — 78,000
  2. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 75,000
  3. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 69,000
  4. Alan Jones (Sky News) — 61,000
  5. Open Mike (Fox Footy) — 52,000