Tom Gleeson hard quiz TV ratings
(Image: ABC)

The ratings last night: Married at First Sight brought in a colossal 1.31 million, and the ABC had a solid lineup from 7pm. Hard Quiz secured 1.05 million, the 7pm news had 1.06 million and 7.30 held on to 993,000. Fisk also popped up to 811,000.

As for the weekend ahead? In The Graduate, a young college student, played by Dustin Hoffman, was advised by Mrs Robinson’s husband to get into “plastics” for the future. In the same vein, I advise anyone looking ahead to the Easter long weekend, to go long on chocolate and hot cross buns, with a helping of lamb and a side from a choice of AFL, NRL and AFLW. You will get more from my advice than Dustin Hoffman did from “plastics”.

Network channel share

  1. Nine (32.8%)
  2. Seven (23.28%)
  3. ABC (20.0%)
  4. Ten (15.8%)
  5. SBS (8.0%)

Network main channels

  1. Nine (24.4%)
  2. Seven (16.2%)
  3. ABC (15.6%)
  4. Ten (8.5%)
  5. SBS ONE (5.1%)

Top five digital channels

  1. 10 Bold (4.4%)
  2. 7TWO (3.5%)
  3. Gem (3.0%)
  4. 10 Peach (2.5%)
  5. GO (2.4%)

Top 10 national programs

  1. Seven News — 1.465 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.411 million
  3. MAFS (Nine) — 1.314 million
  4. Nine News — 1.178 million
  5. Nine News 6.30  — 1.161 million
  6. 7pm ABC News — 1.061 million
  7. Hard Quiz (ABC) — 1.054 million
  8. 7.30 (ABC) — 993,000
  9. A Current Affair (Nine) — 973,000
  10. Home and Away (Seven) — 811,000

Metro news and current affairs

  1. Seven News —947,000
  2. Nine News — 918,000
  3. Seven News 6.30 — 906,000
  4. Nine News 6.30, 899,00
  5. 7pm ABC News — 635,000
  6. 7.30 (ABC) — 710,000
  7. ACA (Nine) — 693,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 387,000
  9. Ten News First — 325,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 245,000

Morning (national) TV

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 461,000/261,000
  2. Today (Nine) — 335,000/230,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 299,000/205,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 247,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 168,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 42,000

Top five pay TV programs

  1. Gogglebox Australia (LifeStyle) — 138,000
  2. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 70,000
  3. Credlin (Sky News) — 68,000
  4. Grand Designs Australia (LifeStyle) — 58,000
  5. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 57,000