The Block socks it to viewers, silencing The Voice

With no rivalry from The Voice on Seven, Nine’s The Block staggered to 917,000 viewers for a national top 10 finish. No love for The Bachelor, though, with its 554,000 a heartbreaker for Ten.

Over on the ABC, the viewers clearly have Question Everything pegged. Last night’s 656,000 was a telling loss following last week’s 831,000 debut. When the audience doesn’t return for the second ep in similar numbers, especially with a strong lead-in like Hard Quiz (871,000 nationally last night), you know it’s a bit of a flop — no question about that!

RFDS now seems to be embedded on Seven, attracting a sturdy 813,000, and on Seven/7mate Day 1 of the Paralympics initially drew 540,000 before an evening audience of 490,000. The Paralympics continue tonight — noon to 4pm on Seven, then 4pm to 11.30pm on 7mate — and like the Olympics earlier this month, it’s a pleasure to watch genuine competition and not the occasional histrionics of the AFL and NRL.

Breakfast: Sunrise, 467,000/270,000; Today, 376,000/265,000; News Breakfast, 341,000/213,000.

Regional Top 5: Seven News, 690,000; Seven News 6.30, 667,000; Home And Away, 412,000; 7pm ABC News, 389,000; Nine News, 387,000.

Network channel share:

1. Seven (32.7%)
2. Nine (27.8%)
3. Ten, ABC (15.7%)
4. SBS (8.2%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (19.5%)
2. Seven (18.1%)
3. ABC (11.3%)
4. Ten (9.3%)
5. SBS ONE (4.7%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7mate (9.6%)
2. 7TWO (3.3%)
3. 10 Bold (3.1%)
4. Gem (2.9%)
5. 10 Peach (2.7%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.859 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.786 million
3. Nine News  — 1.453 million
4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.373 million
5. 7pm ABC News — 1.086 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.062 million
7. Home And Away (Seven) — 1.049 million
8. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 966,000
9. The Block (Nine) — 917,000
10. 7.30, Hard Quiz (ABC) — 871,000

Top metro programs: 

1. Seven News  — 1.168 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.119 million
3. Nine News —1.066 million

Losers: The Bachelor

Metro news and current affairs

1. Seven News — 1.168 million
2. Seven News 6.30 —1.119 million
3. Nine News — 1.066 million
4. Nine News 6.30 —997,0
5. ACA (Nine) — 718,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 696,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 668,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 479,000
9. Ten News First — 357,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 267,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 467,000/270,000
2. Today (Nine) — 376,000/265,000
3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 341,000/213,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 279,000
5. Today Extra (Nine) — 204,000
6. Studio 10 (Ten) —  56,000

Top five pay-TV programs:

1. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 76,000
2. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 74,000
3. Credlin (Sky News) — 67,000
4. Alan Jones (Sky News) — 63,000
5. Newsday (Sky News), AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 52,000