News dominates television as Russia-Ukraine war rages on

It was Nine’s night as Seven again went missing. For Married At First Sight, 1.295 million did the deed. Hard Quiz (934,000 at 8pm) on the ABC was lifted by 7.30 (934,000 as well with people staying on after the 7pm ABC News with 1.059 million national viewers).

Seven News topped the night with a 1.540 million national average across the hour, but Nine News saw its figures jump to average 1.322 million nationally. More importantly, it won across the main east coast markets of Melbourne, flooded Sydney and recovering Brisbane. ABC News was again the top digital channel with a share of 4.1% with solid flood coverage and an 8pm special on Putin’s Ukraine war.

All up, more than 600,000 people tuned in for the news, staying on all the way to the end of 7.30 at 8pm. Throughout the morning breakfast shows, more than 200,000 extra people on average tuned in, but the real figure was likely higher as commuters come and go during those early morning hours. Sunrise and Today kept going for most of the day.

Regional Top 5: Seven News, Seven News 6.30, 521,000; Home and Away, 350,000; Nine News, 336,000; Nine News 6.30, 330,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (35.0%)
2. Seven (23.5%)
3. ABC (19.2%)
4. Ten (14.8%)
5. SBS (7.5%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (26.9%)
2. Seven (17.2%)
3. ABC (13.1%)
4. Ten (8.5%)
5. SBS ONE (3.8%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. ABC News (4.1%)
2. 7TWO (3.5%)
3. 10 Peach (3.2%)
4. Gem (2.9%)
5. 10 Bold (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.547 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.380 million
3. Nine News — 1.333 million
4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.311 million
5. Married At First Sight (Nine) — 1.295 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.083 million
7. 7pm ABC News — 1.059 million
8. 7.30 (ABC), Hard Quiz (ABC) — 934,000
9. Home and Away (Seven) — 902,000

Top metro programs: 
1. Seven News — 1.027 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.011 million

Metro news and current affair:

1. Seven News — 1.027 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.011 million
3. Nine News — 997,000
4. Nine News 6.30 — 981,000
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 756,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 745,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 627,000
8. 10 News First — 383,000
9. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 370,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 253,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 475,000/277,000
2. Today (Nine) — 370,000/247,000
3. ABC News Breakfast (ABC) — 346,000/211,000
4. ABC News Mornings — 334,000
5. Sunrise Extended (Seven) — 281,000
6. Today Extended (Nine) — 263,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 33,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. Celebrity Gogglebox Australia (LifeStyle) — 148,000
2. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 63,000
3. Credlin (Sky News) — 57,000
4. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 55,000
5. Escape To The Chateau (LifeStyle) — 46,000