Nine’s took gold last night — with daylight filling out the podium in second and third. Then it was Seven, then the ABC, then Ten, then SBS. Nine won because The Block was tops nationally with 1.69 million, This Time Next Year was next with 1.20 million, Nine News and their 6.30pm bulletin were fourth and sixth, A Current Affair was fifth. Seven News and their 6.30 part were second and third. The Chase’s 5.30 episode was 10th, Home and Away, eighth. Nine shows dominated.

Seven’s Hells Kitchen finishes tonight. It got 813,000 nationally last night,  which was better than Australian Survivor on Ten —  789,000, but not Have You Been Paying Attention– 935,000. It showed up what was on Seven, Ten (earlier) and the ABC. And that was the night. The ABC beat Ten into fourth, but its performance last night was below par from 7pm onwards.

In the regions it was Seven news with 646,000 people, then The Block with 515,000, followed by Seven News/Today Tonight with 497,000, then Home and Away with 450,000 and the 5.30pm part of The Chase with 405,000 Tonight on The House — Tony gets smashed and sleeps in.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (30.4%)
  2. Seven (25.1%)
  3. ABC (18.8%)
  4. Ten (18.7%)
  5. SBS (7.0%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (23.7%)
  2. Seven (15.5%)
  3. ABC (13.8%)
  4. Ten (13.1%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.8%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (4.3%)
  2. ABC 2 (3.4%)
  3. One (3.2%)
  4. 7mate,7flix (26%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. The Block (Nine) — 1.690 million
  2. Seven News  — 1.672 million
  3. Seven News/Today Tonight — 1.468 million
  4. Nine/NBN News 6.30 — 1.402 million
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.335 million
  6. Nine/NBN News — 1.319 million
  7. This Time Next year (Nine) — 1.200 million
  8. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.149 million
  9. 7pm ABC News — 1.140 million
  10. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 1.025 million

Top metro programs:

    1. The Block (Nine) — 1.175 million
    2. Nine News 6.30 — 1.032 million
    3. Seven News — 1.027 million

Losers: Ten — again

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Nine News 6.30 — 1.032 million
  2. Seven News — 1.027 million
  3. Nine News  — 989,000
  4. Seven News/Today Tonight — 971,000
  5. A Current Affair (Nine) – 939,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 753,000
  7. Four Corners (ABC) —674,000
  8. 7.30 (ABC) — 638,000
  9. Australian Story (ABC) — 617,000
  10. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 588,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 506,000
  2. Today (Nine) – 386,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC,  171,000 + 74,000 on News 24) — 245,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 218,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 138,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 128,000

Top five pay TV channels:

  1. TVHITS  (2.7%)
  2. Fox Sports More (2.3%)
  3. Sky News (1.9%)
  4. Fox8  (1.8%)
  5. LifeStyle  (1.6%)

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 87,000
  2. Cricket: Bangladesh v Australia, Day One (Fox Sports More) — 74,000
  3. AFL: On The Couch (Fox Footy) — 74,000
  4. Monday Night With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 62,000
  5. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 60,000