Still from Australian Story (Image: Australian Story/ABC)
Still from Australian Story (Image: Australian Story/ABC)

It was Nine’s night, beating Seven, Ten and the ABC. Seven in particular faded yet again on a Monday night against Ten’s Have You Been Paying Attention? (773,000 nationally) and before that against MasterChef Australia with 781,000. 

Australian Story did well for the ABC with 755,000 — which featured part one of an aunt’s investigation into the mysterious death of her niece Amy Wensley — as did 7.30 with 864,000. Elsewhere, Nine started its quick and dirty Australian Ninja Warrior, which averaged 775,000. 

Seven’s Big Brother? 485,000. And I know how it will be boosted in the seven-day figures, especially broadcaster video on demand, but it won’t go anywhere near Paying Attention and MasterChef on Ten. 

Regional Top 5: Seven News, 617,000; Seven News 6.30, 533,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 370,000; Nine News, 330,000; Nine News 6.30, 322,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (29.4%)
  2. Seven (23.2%)
  3. Ten (22.4%)
  4. ABC (17.3%)
  5. SBS (7/6%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (22.6%)
  2. Ten (16.4%)
  3. Seven (15.2%)
  4. ABC (13.4%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.0%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (3.9%)
  2. 10 Peach,10 Bold (2.7%)
  3. 7mate (2.6%)
  4. GO, 9Life (2.0%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.542 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.411 million
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 1.213 million
  4. Nine News — 1.212 million
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.039 million
  6. 7pm ABC News — 932,000
  7. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 911,000
  8. 7.30 (ABC) — 864,000
  9. Have You Been Paying Attention? (Ten) — 793,000
  10. MasterChef Australia (Ten) — 781,000

Metro news and current affair

  1. Seven News — 924,000
  2. Nine News 6.30 — 892,000
  3. Nine News — 882,000
  4. Seven News 6.30 — 878,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 723,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 635,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 595,000
  8. Australian Story (ABC) — 512,000
  9. Four Corners (ABC) — 405,000
  10. Media Watch (ABC) — 377,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 353,000/204,000
  2. Today (Nine) — 294,000/191,000
  3. ABC News Breakfast — 264,000/177,000
  4. ABC Morning News — 243,000
  5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 220,000
  6. Today Extra (Nine) — 166,000
  7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 49,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Credlin (Sky News) — 67,000
  2. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 63,000
  3. Paul Murray Live (Fox Footy) — 51,000
  4. The Kenny Report (Sky News) — 45,000
  5. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 42,000