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Seven won total people but Nine won the main channels, with tune-ins for both networks’ 6 to 7pm news broadcasts again a noticeable feature — along with higher audiences for the 7pm ABC news and 7.30.

More than 200,000 people tuned into the 6 to 8pm news and current affairs broadcasts because of the continuing COVID lockdown story in Victoria and especially Melbourne. Nine News’ 402,000 for 6 to 6.30pm was the highest audience anywhere for a single program in any market last night.

In breakfast, more people tuned into Sunrise and ABC News Breakfast but not Today whose audience dipped a fraction from the previous Monday morning.

Big Brother averaged 880,000 for Seven but the most watched post-8pm program was Have You Been Paying Attention? on Ten — 994,000 and ninth nationally. 7.30 had 989,000 and more viewers than BB or Celebrity Apprentice (Have You Been Paying Attention? streeted the opposition in the demos, with help from MasterChef).

A big worry for Nine, Celebrity Apprentice’s average across the entire program last night was 790,000, down 15% from Sunday night’s 945,000. Not a good look.

Breakfast: Sunrise, 445,000 nationally and 326,000 metro; Today, 304,000 and 207,000; ABC News Breakfast, 271,000 and 173,000.

Regional top five: Seven News, 678,000; Seven News, 6.30, 641,000, The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 423,000; Home and Away, 418,000; 7pm ABC News, 355,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Seven (26.5%)
  2. Nine (25.7%)
  3. Ten (22.9%)
  4. ABC (17.4%)
  5. SBS (7.4%)


Network main channels:

  1. Nine (19.0%)
  2. Seven (18.6%)
  3. Ten (15.3%)
  4. ABC (13.0%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.1%)


Top 5 digital channels:

  1. 10 Bold (4.4%)
  2. 7TWO (3.5%)
  3. 7mate (3.1%)
  4. 10 Peach (2.5%)
  5. ABC Kids/Comedy.Plus (2.2%)


Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.807 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.717 million
  3. Nine News — 1.457 million
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.349 million
  5. 7pm ABC News — 1.103 million
  6. A Current Affair (Nine) —1.082 million
  7. Home and Away (Seven) —1.038 million
  8. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 1.008 million
  9. Have You Been Paying Attention? (Ten) — 994,000
  10. 7.30 (ABC) — 989,000


Top metro programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.129 million
  2. Nine News — 1.128 million
  3. Seven News 6.30 — 1.076 million
  4. Nine News 6.20 — 1.036 million


Losers: Celebrity Apprentice

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 1.129 million
  2. Nine News — 1.128 million
  3. Seven News 6.30 — 1.076 million
  4. Nine News 6.20 — 1.036 million
  5. ACA (Nine) — 787,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 748,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 675,000
  8. Australian Story (ABC) — 602,000
  9. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 570,000
  10. Four Corners (ABC) — 508,000


Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise even) — 454,000/326,000
  2. Today (Nine) — 304,000/207,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 271,000/173,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 256,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 173,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 64,000


Top 5 pay TV programs:

  1. Mare of Easttown (Fox Showcase) — 125,000
  2. Mare of Easttown (Fox Showcase) — 96,000
  3. Credlin (Sky News) — 83,000
  4. The Bolt Report (Sky News), AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 78,000