Seven News takes a chunk out of Nine’s lead

MAFS (1.35 million), Doctor Doctor returns (807,000 from 9pm), Nine wins, all’s well?

Well no, because the 6-7pm news battle with Seven saw Nine take a horrendous hit — a loss everywhere which spilled over into ACA from 7pm. Seven News nationally averaged 1.53 million across the hour, Nine’s hour averaged just 1.04 million

Nationally the ABC News beat ACA by 60,000 viewers — 1.033 million to 973,000 — usually ACA wins the timeslot. The answer to the huge win can be found in the 5.30pm to 6pm slot where Seven’s last 30 minutes of The Chase Australia averaged 873,000 viewers nationally and Nine’s Hot Seat with Eddie McGuire had 561,000. 

In the regions it was Seven News 6.30 with 565,000, then Seven News with 558,000, Home and Away with 388,000, MAFS with 341,000 and the 7pm ABC News with 318,000

Network channel share:

1. Nine (30.4%)
2. Seven (24.2%)
3. Ten (18.9%)
4. ABC (17.1%)
5. SBS (9.4%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (23.6%)
2. Seven (16.8%)
3. ABC (12.4%)
4. Ten (11.7%)
5. SBS ONE (5.8%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 10 Bold (4.8%)
2. 7TWO (3.0%)
3. GEM (2.9%)
4. ABC Kids/Comedy (2.7%)
5. 7mate (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News 6.30 — 1.543 million
2. Seven News  — 1.52\2 million 
3. MAFS (Nine) — 1.355 million
4. Nine/NBN News 6.30    — 1.046 million
5. Nine/NBN News  — 1.034 million
6. 7pm ABC News — 1.033 million
7. ACA (Nine) — 973,000
8. Home and Away (Seven) — 971,000
9. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 837,000
10. Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (ABC) — 807,000

Top metro programs: 
1. MAFS (Nine) — 1.014 million

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News 6.30 — 985,000
2. Seven News — 957,000
3. Nine News 6.30 —765,000
4. Nine News  — 758,000
5. 7pm ABC News — 715,000
6. ACA (Nine) — 680,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) —545,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 411,000
9. Ten News First — 320,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 268,000
11. Ten News First 6pm— 258,000

Morning (National) TV:

1. Sunrise: National: 468,000, Metro: 269,000 
2. Today: National: 297,000, Metro: 197,000 
3. News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 263,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 207,000
5. Today Extra (Nine) —144,000
6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 81,000

Top five pay TV programs:

1. Paul Murray Live  (Sky News) — 63,000
2. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 50,000
3. Location Location Location (LifeStyle) — 49,000
4. Credlin (Sky News) — 47,000
5. Grand Designs Australia (LifeStyle) — 44,000