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At the weekend, Netflix and Stan got a bit of a workout when I wasn’t watching ABC News for the latest on the US elections, or the rugby test — the newest Battle of Brisbane. That was watched by 599,000 on Ten and a weak 173,000 on Foxtel.

Nine’s The Block (1.41 million for all the program) got a bit of eyeball time, but every time I watch I lose myself  in the past — which year is it? It looks so similar and Scott Cam is a blast from the past.

Seven’s Beat The Chasers dipped under a mill nationally (1.05 million a week ago) to 991,000. Drifting lower.

Insiders starred with a surge in viewers for its special 90-minute effort on the US election, interviews with Malcolm Turnbull and Kevin Rudd (you’d never see that on Sky News). Insiders’ audience leapt from 663,000 a week ago (for the post-Queensland state election wrap) to 845,000 yesterday. No sign of any boost for Sky News yesterday.

And tonight’s episode of Four Corners already has lots of tongues wagging: who is being naughty and not nice inside the “Canberra Bubble”? An end of a tough year special from the country’s pre-eminent current affairs program. It’s said to be stronger than the Oz’s media section suggests today.

In regional markets Seven News, 483,000; The Block – -Room Winner, 385,000; Beat The Chasers, 361,000; The Block, 353,000, 7pm ABC News, 318,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (32.3%)
  2. Seven (23.7%)
  3. Ten (18.6%)
  4. ABC (18.0%)
  5. SBS (7.4%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (24.6%)
  2. Seven (17.4%)
  3. Ten (13.0%)
  4. ABC (11.6%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.9%)

Top 5 digital channels:

  1. 7mate (3.5%)
  2. ABC News (3.2%)
  3. 10 Bold, ABC Kids/Comedy (2.81%)
  4. GO (2.7%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. The Block — Room Winner (Nine) — 1.45 million
  2. Seven News — 1.44 million
  3. The Block (Nine) — 1.36 million
  4. Nine/NBN News — 1.28 million
  5. Beat The Chasers (Seven) — 991,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 978,000
  7. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 873,000
  8. Insiders (ABC) — 845,000
  9. Restoration Australia (ABC) — 983,000
  10. Junior MasterChef (Ten) — 720,000

Top metro program:

  1. The Block — Room Winner (Nine) — 1.061 million
  2. The Block (Nine) — 1.01 million

Losers: When you’re watching the ABC News channel, that says everything about what was on the commercials.

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 954,000
  2. Nine News — 931,000
  3. 7pm ABC News – 660,000
  4. 60 Minutes (Nine) — 649,000
  5. The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 471,000
  6. The Sunday Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 334,000
  7. Ten News First — 312,000
  8. Nine Late News — 295,000
  9. SBS World News — 207,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Insiders (ABC, ABC News ) — 845,000
  2. Weekend Sunrise (Seven) – 459,000
  3. Landline (ABC) — 403,000
  4. Offsiders (ABC) — 349,000
  5. Weekend Today (Nine) – 344,000
  6. Sports Sunday (Nine) — 211,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. Outsiders (Sky News ) — 80,000
  2. Outsiders (Sky News ) — 73,000
  3. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 53,000
  4. Cricket: WBBL, Heat vs Stars (Fox Cricket ) — 41,000
  5. In My View (Sky News) — 39,000