Sport, and sporty talk at the Bar, saves the night for TV viewers

A great game of rugby league on Nine last night as last year’s grand finalists Penrith and South Sydney fought out a close game (won by Penrith) in what could be a preview of the grand final match-up in early October. It averaged 573,000 and kept Nine just in front on the night. Back in the pack, Seven’s The Front Bar managed 445,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (27.9%)
2. Seven (27.0%)
3. Ten (19.1%)
4. ABC (16.9%)
5. SBS (9.1%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (20.4%)
2. Seven (20.0%)
3. Ten (13.1%)
4. ABC (11.58%)
5. SBS ONE (4.5%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (3.5%)
2. ABC Kids/Plus (2.9%)
3. 10 Peach (2.8%)
4. 10 Bold (2.7%)
5. Gem (2.6%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.368 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.351 million
3. Nine News — 1.055 million
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.042 million
5. 7pm ABC News — 891,000
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 870,000
7. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 793,000
8. Home and Away (Seven) — 723,000
9. The Dog House Australia (Ten) — 692,000
10. 7.30 (ABC) — 667,000

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

Regional Top 5: Seven News 6.30pm, 515,000; Seven News, 510,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 304,000; Home and Away, 303,000, ACA, 285,000.

Losers: viewers — the night was dire.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 846,000
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 836,000
3. Nine News — 798,000
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 784,000
5. 7pm ABC News — 609,000
6. ACA (Nine) — 586,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 463,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 361,000
9. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 308,000
10. 10 News First — 274,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 362,000/214,000
2. Today (Nine) — 292,000/200,000
3. ABC News Breakfast — 261,000/175,000
4. ABC News Mornings — 236,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 193,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 150,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 44,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. NRL: Souths v Penrith (Fox Footy) — 250,000
2. NRL: The Late Show With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 104,000
3. NRL: Thursday Night League (Fox League) — 73,000
4. Aussie Gold Hunters (Discovery) — 53,000
5. Credlin (Sky News) — 49,000