Ten unmasks another winning night

Nine’s night on the numbers (total people and the main channels), Ten’s night on the demos and the buzz thanks to The Masked Singer. The reveal had 1.39 million and the performance had 1.13 million nationally. Nine’s The Block, 1.18 million nationally, was left behind. And that was the night. Game, set and match to Ten.

Seven and Nine kept up their efforts to out-flop each other — Nine’s contender is actually numero uno — Love Island on 377,000 nationally, beaten by Bride and Prejudice with 638,000 and Secret Bridesmaid’s Business (both on Seven) with 473,000 nationally. Flop Island makes both look like hot contenders. And the constant flopper of 2019, Today –– 279,000 nationally, 182,000 in the metros — had another sub-par outing. In regional markets it was Seven’s 6pm News with 497,000, Seven News/Today Tonight with 480,000, The Masked Singer reveal with 387,000, The Block with 345,000 and Home and Away with 359,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (28.4%)
2. Seven (23.52%)
3. Ten (23.4%)
4. ABC (15.2%)
5. SBS (9.6%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (18.7%)
2. Ten (17.5%)
3. Seven (15.6%)
4. ABC (11.0%)
5. SBS ONE (6.1%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. Gem (4.1%)
2. 10 Bold (3.5%)
3. GO (3.7%)
4. 7mate (2.9%)
5. 7TWO (2.6%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. The Masked Singer (Ten) — 1.394 million
2. Seven News — 1.388 million
3. Seven News/TT — 1.344 million
4. The Block (Nine) — 1.189 million
5. The Masked Singer Performance (Ten) — 1.139 million
6. Nine/NBN News 6.30  — 1.116 million
7. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.028 million
8. Nine News — 1.014 million
9. Home And Away (Seven) — n929,000
10. 7pm ABC News  — 871,000

Top metro programs:

1. The Masked Singer (Ten) — 1.007 million

Losers: The usual suspects — “Flop Island”, Bride and Prejudice, Secret Bridesmaid’s Business

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 891,000
2. Seven News/TT — 854,000
3. Nine News 6.30 — 839,000
4. Nine News — 766,000
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 721,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 602,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 497,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 466,000
9. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 386,000
10. Ten News First — 333,000

Morning (National) TV:

1. Sunrise: National: 470,000, Metro: 284,000
2. Today: National: 279,000, Metro: 182,000
3. News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 250,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 188,000
5. Today Extra (Nine) —131,000
6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 74,000

Top five pay TV programs:

1. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 66,000
2. Jones & Credlin (Sky News) — 60,000
3. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 53,000
4. Back Page (Fox Sports), Debi Marshall Investigates: Frozen Lies (Crime & Investigation) — 38,000