Sydney Test comes through for Seven in summer scheduling

Yawwwn… Monday, January, 2021, a new year, COVID still there, you pest?

I’m awake, must hurry, day five of the Sydney cricket Test is on.

Viewing highlights over the break: on Netflix I caught Green Book at last (multi stars), binged The Office again, Bridgerton (I’m out of demo and gender, but lurved it) and just finishing Pretend It’s A City with Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz — a necessary dose of NYC spirit and joy in these COVID times. Watched an ep of Bump on Stan, should be on Nine’s main channel. Claudia Karvan, top talent.

The combined share for non-primary channels was 33.1% — lower than most nights because the BBL game on Seven drew a few more viewers.

The fourth day of the third cricket Test against India was very well watched — 1.24 million for the stumps session and 1.15 million for the afternoon session. That was 450,000 or so more so ahead of the BBL audience for the Brisbane-Sydney game at night in prime time.

I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here on Ten — 978,000 — down a third from the opening audience a week earlier of more than 1.3 million people.

Seven won from Nine, Ten and the ABC.

In breakfast: Weekend Sunrise, 447,000 viewers; Weekend Today, 308,000; Landline Summer, 269,000.

In regional markets: Seven News, 544,000; Session three of day four of the third Test, 416,000; Session two of day four of the third Test, 388,000; Tea on day four of the third Test, 365,000; 7pm ABC News, 310,000.

Network channel share:

1. Seven (28.4%)
2. Nine (25.3%)
3. Ten (24.1%)
4. ABC (13.1%)
5. SBS (9.2%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (21.2%)
2. Nine (16.2%)
3. Ten (16.0%)
4. ABC (7.7%)
5. SBS ONE (5.8%)

Top 5 digital channels:

1. 10 Bold (4.7%)
2. Gem (2.9%)
3. GO (2.8%)
4. 10 Peach (2.7%)
5. ABC News (2.6%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.63 million
2. Cricket: Third Test, Australia v India, Day 4, Session 3 (Seven) — 1.24 million
3. Nine/NBN News — 1.20 million
4. Cricket: Third Test, Australia v India, Day 4, Session 2 (Seven) — 1.15 million
5. Cricket: Third Test, Australia v India, Day 4, Tea (Seven) — 1.12 million
6. I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (Ten) — 978,000
7. 7pm ABC News — 974,000
8. Cricket: Third Test, Australia v India, Day 4, Session 1 (Seven) — 874,000
9. Cricket: Third Test, Australia v India, Day 4, Lunch (Seven) — 840,000
10. BBL, Session 1 (Seven) — 776,000

Top metro programs:

1. Seven News — 1.09 million

Losers: Anyone who didn’t like cricket yesterday and last night (they are called Netflixers, Stanites or Amazon or Granny Smiths).

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News –1.09 million
2. Nine News — 825,000
3. 7pm ABC News – 666,00
4. 60 Minutes — Summer (Nine) — 473,000
5. The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 469,000
6. Ten News First — 316,000
7. The Project 6.30 (Ten) — 268,000
8. SBS World News — 155,000

Morning (National) TV:

1. Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 447,000
2. Weekend Today (Nine) – 308,000
3. Landline — Summer (ABC) — 269,000
4. Offsiders — Summer Extra (ABC) – 124,000

Top five pay TV programs:

1. Cricket — Australia v India 3rd Test, Day 4 (Fox Cricket) — 372,000
2. Cricket — Australia v India 3rd Test, Day 4 (Fox Cricket) — 329,000
3. Cricket — Australia v India 3rd Test, Day 4 Tea (Fox Cricket) — 303,000
4. Cricket — Australia v India 3rd Test, Day 4 (Fox Cricket) — 260,000
5. Cricket: BBL (Fox Cricket) — 225,000