Married at First Sight's Cody (Image: Nine.com.au)

Last night in ratings the biggest splashes were Married at First Sight, 1.26 million nationally, The Hundred with Andy Lee, 659,000, and A Current Affair, 991,000, making it an easy win for Nine again. Seven was left in the distance and searching for SAS Australia — oh, there it is, with only 585,000 and beaten by The Doghouse Australia on Ten with 609,000. Simpler, cheaper and better entertainment.

SAS Australia looks like herding cats (as does MAFS when you think about it). Freddy Mercury: the Final Act on the ABC at 8.30pm pulled in 488,000 — seen much of it before, still great, and the music…

Tonight the men’s AFL 2022 starts with Melbourne v the Doggies, just as the women’s competition is reaching the pointy end. Seven’s rubbish ratings start to 2022 will be saved by the three or four times a week injection of AFL fans, just as it has been for years.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (33.4%)
  2. Seven (25.1%)
  3. Ten (17.1%)
  4. ABC (16.8%)
  5. SBS (7.7%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (26.1%)
  2. Seven (16.6%)
  3. ABC (11.4%)
  4. Ten (11.0%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.3%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (3.7%)
  2. 10 Peach (3.0%)
  3. 7Mate (2.8%)
  4. ABC News, 10 Bold (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.452 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.395 million
  3. Married at First Sight (Nine) — 1.368 million
  4. Nine News — 1.160 million
  5. Nine News 6.30— 1.136 million
  6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 991,000
  7. 7pm ABC News — 968,000
  8. Home and Away (Seven) — 793,000
  9. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (ABC) — 753,000
  10. The Hundred with Andy Lee (Nine) — 659,000

Top metro programs: None with a million or more viewers.

Regional Top 5: Seven News, 527,000; Seven News 6.30, 507,000; MAFS, 343,000; 7pm ABC News, 301,000; Home and Away, 337,000.

Losers: SAS Australia — hello, still MIA.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News —925,000
  2. Nine News — 990,000
  3. Seven News 6.30 — 888,000
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 860,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 717,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 667,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 416,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 363,000
  9. Ten News — 298,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 237,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 383,000/232,000
  2. Today (Nine) — 301,000/206,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 297,000/197,000
  4. ABC News mornings — 283,000
  5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 218,000
  6. Today Extra (Nine) — 166,000
  7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 36,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

  1. Cricket: Second Test, Pakistan v Aust Day 4 (Fox Cricket) —124,000
  2. Cricket: Second Test, Pakistan v Aust Day 4 (Fox Cricket) — 105,000
  3. Warnie: 1994-95 First Test (Fox Cricket) — 102,000
  4. Cricket: Second Test, Pakistan v Aust Day 4 (Fox Cricket) — 101,000
  5. Cricket: Innings Break Day 4 (Fox Cricket) — 64,000