Ten takes a speccy, goes out on a high note

Celebrity MasterChef Australia — 1.088 million for the winner’s announcement and 979,000 for the lead-up. And big man Nick Riewoldt flew, snatching the win and taking Ten out of the 2022 ratings season on a high night.

Meanwhile at the ABC, Australian Story’s last ep for the year was a good profile of a Grace Tame. 844,000 viewers agreed.

Still, it was Nine’s night from Seven and Ten. Seven’s Big Brother VIP only managed 491,000 from 7.30 to 9pm. Yes it will pick up viewers from streaming, but it’s still a laughable figure.

Regional top five: Seven News, 581,000; Seven News 6.30, 561,000; Home and Away, 351,000; 7pm ABC News 332,000; Nine News, 304,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (26.3%)
2. Seven (24.0%)
3. Ten (23.0%)
4. ABC (17.6%)
5. SBS (9.1%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (18.0%)
2. Seven (16.3%)
3. Ten (15.9%)
4. ABC (13.1%)
5. SBS ONE (4.7%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 10 Bold (3.5%)
2. 7TWO (3.2%)
3. GO, 10 Peach (3.0%)
4. 7mate (2.4%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.542 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.507 million
3. Nine News — 1.183 million
4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.182 million
5. Celebrity MasterChef Australia (Winner Announced) (Ten) — 1.088 million
6. 7pm ABC News — 974,000
7. A Current Affair (Nine) — 972,000
8. Celebrity MasterChef Australia (Finale) (Ten) — 929,000
9. 7.30 (ABC) — 895,000
10. Home and Away (Seven) — 863,000

Top metro programs: None with a million or more viewers

Losers: Our old friend Big Brother.

Metro news and current affair

1. Seven News — 961,000
2. Seven News 6.30 — 944,000
3. Nine News 6.30 — 881,000
4. Nine News — 880,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 671,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 642,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 592,000
8. Australian Story (ABC) — 551,000
9. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 470,000
10. Media Watch (ABC) — 343,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 417,000/250,000
2. Today (Nine) — 347,000/2239,000
3. ABC News Breakfast (ABC) — 313,000/207,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 238,000
5. Today Extra (Nine) — 180,000
6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 37,000

Top 5 pay TV programs: 

1. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 65,000
2. Credlin (Sky News) — 64,000
3. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 61,000
4. F1: Qatar Race (Fox Sports 506) — 47,000
5. Inside the News (Sky News) — 42,000