Rain, rain, go away; no one watching Q+A

More rain resulted in a modified form of water polo in the Newcastle NRL game (430,000 nationally, 193,000 on Foxtel); in Adelaide, Melbourne beat Port (527,000 nationally, 202,000 on Foxtel) in the AFL. Q+A (339,000 nationally) went on and on. Gogglebox, 659,000 nationally — popularity easing off? 

Network channel share:

1. Seven (31.9%)
2. Nine (25.0%)
3. Ten (18.6%)
4. ABC (15.2%)
5. SBS (9.3%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (22.5%)
2. Nine (17.7%)
3. Ten (12.7%)
4. ABC (10.2%)
5. SBS ONE (5.4%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7mate(4.1%)
2. 7TWO (4.0%)
3. 10 Bold (3.0%)
4. GO, 10 Peach (2.6%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.527 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.421 million
3. Nine News — 1.167 million
4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.113 million
5. 7pm ABC News — 918,000
6. ACA (Nine) — 879,000
7. The Chase Australia 5.30 (Seven) — 863,000
8. Home and Away (Seven) — 737,000
9. 7.30 (ABC) — 674,000
10. Gogglebox Australia (Ten) — 659,000

Top metro programs: none with a million or more viewers 

Regional top 5: Seven News, 549,000; Seven News 6.30, 528,000; Nine News, 312,000; 7pm ABC News, 304,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 303,000

Losers: Me! I again used an umbrella to watch the NRL, AFL and Q+A

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 978,000
2. Seven News 6.30 — 893,000
3. Nine News — 855,000
4. Nine News 6.30 — 820,000
5. 7pm ABC News — 614,000
6. ACA (Nine) — 611,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 460,000
8. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 317,000
9. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 302,000
10. 10 News First — 300,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 459,000/276,000
2. Today (Nine) — 326,000/221,000
3. ABC News Breakfast (ABC) — 313,000/203,000
4. ABC Morning News — 281,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 247,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 159,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 41,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. AFL: Port vs Melbourne (Fox Footy) — 202,000
2. NRL: Newcastle vs Manly (Fox League) — 193,000
3. NRL: The Late Show With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 77,000
4. AFL: Thursday Night Footy on Fox (Fox Footy) — 69,000
5. Thursday Night League (Fox League) — 68,000