Ten’s not paying attention to the race that’s run its course

Nine won the night, followed by Seven, the ABC, and then Ten — because The Amazing Race still can’t find its way out of the ratings dead-end it stumbled into in the second episode of this series. It averaged 440,000 nationally last night. Have You Been Paying Attention? grew that figure by 50% (or 224,000) to 664,000 and should have really had 150,000 to 200,000 more with a solid lead-in like MasterChef. Instead it has a turkey.

School holidays in some states meant low figures for the breakfast shows on Nine, Seven and the ABC. It was an average Monday night’s viewing late in the ratings season. Seven and Nine are already calling victories for programs for the year for the likes of Sunrise.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (29.9%)
2. Seven (26.4%)
3. ABC, Ten (17.8%)
4. SBS (8.0%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (22.6%)
2. Seven (18.4%)
3. ABC (13.9%)
4. Ten (12.1%)
5. SBS ONE (4.9%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (3.5%)
2. 7mate 3.2%)
3. Gem (2.8%)
4. 10 Bold (2.6%)
5. 10 Peach (2.4%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.476 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.453 million
3. Nine News 6.30 — 1.146 million
4. Nine News — 1.136 million
5. The Block (Nine) — 1.072 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 997,000
7. 7pm ABC News — 866,000
8. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 819,000
9. Farmer Wants a Wife (Seven) — 771,000
10. Home and Away (Seven) — 762,000

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

Regional top 5: Seven News 6.30, 526,000; Seven News, 520,000; ACA, 311,000; Nine News 6.30, 309,000; Home and Away, 303,000.

Losers: how many days to the end of ratings? Not until Santa comes?

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 956,000
2. Seven News 6.30 — 926,000
3. Nine News 6.30 — 837,000
4. ACA (Nine) — 686,000
5. 7pm ABC News — 585,000
6. 7.30 (ABC) — 496,000
7. Australian Story (ABC) — 438,000
8. Media Watch (ABC) — 428,000
9. Four Corners (ABC) — 407,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 334,000/194,000
2. Today (Nine) — 265,000/165,000
3. ABC News Breakfast — 256,000/158,000
4. ABC News Mornings — 205,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 200,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 159,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 43,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. House of the Dragon (Fox Showcase) — 81,000
2. House of the Dragon (Fox Showcase) — 75,000
3. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 59,000 
4. House of the Dragon (Fox Showcase), NRL: 360 (Fox League) — 50,000