Seven’s Hell Week puts viewers into the snore zone

The title of a Seven show aptly sums up the state of play at the station: SAS Australia: Hell Week.

After its news averaged 1.6 million across the 6-7pm hour and Home and Away clocked up 978,000, the fall-off was steep. Hell Week drew only 536,000.

The Block is still rocking on Nine with 1.29 million nationally, and Ten did OK with Celebrity MasterChef Australia averaging 693,000 and Have You Been Paying Attention? nabbing 978,000. On the ABC, 805,000 for the Four Corners look at the nip-and-tuck industry and 885,000 for Australian Story.

Regional top 5: Seven News, 613,000; Seven News 6.30, 596,000; ABC News 7pm, 391,000; Home and Away, 380,000; The Block, 353,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (30.2%)
2. Seven (23.7%)
3. Ten (21.1%)
4. ABC (18.0%)
5. SBS (8.9%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (21.5%)
2. Seven (15.7%)
3. Ten (14.6%)
4. ABC (13.4%)
5. SBS ONE (4.2%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 10 Bold, 7TWO (3.6%)
2. Gem (3.4%)
3. 7mate (3.2%)
4. ABC Kids/Plus, 10 Peach (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.622 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.585 million
3. The Block (Nine) — 1.297 million
4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.2574 million
5. Nine News  — 1.241 million
6. ABC News 7pm — 1.097 million
7. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.053 million
8. Have You Been Paying Attention? (Ten) — 978,000
9. Home and Away (Seven) — 922,000
10. Australian Story (ABC) — 885,000

Top metro programs: 

1. Seven News  — 1.009 million

Losers: Love Island Australia on Nine, SAS Australia: Hell Week on Seven — more like hell, weak

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News  — 1.009 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 989,000
3. Nine News 6.30 — 951,000
4. Nine News  — 944,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 756,000
6. ABC News 7pm — 706,000
7. Australian Story (ABC) — 549,000
8. Four Corners (ABC) — 528,000
9. 7.30 (ABC) — 524,000
10. Media Watch (ABC) — 503,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 459,000/263,000
2. News Breakfast (ABC) — 326,000/208,000
3. Today (Nine) — 325,000/216,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 260,000
5. Today Extra (Nine) — 158,000
6. Studio 10 (Ten) —  40,000

Top five pay TV programs: 

1. F1: US Race (Fox Sports 506) — 89,000
2. Going Nuclear (Sky News) — 79,000
3. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 76,000
4. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 65,000
5. Credlin (Sky News) — 61,000