Hard Quiz host Tom Gleeson (Image: ABC)

It was another Groundhog Wednesday, with the outcome of last night very similar to a week ago: Big Brother (789,000 nationally) and MasterChef (735,000) not really setting our TVs on fire (again). Hard Quiz was the most watched non-news programs with 933,000 for the ABC. Nine’s remake of The Weakest Link next Tuesday looks like the weakest link itself from early promos.

Nine’s night in total people, Seven and Nine drew the main channels and the ABC beat Ten in the main channels. Tonight, Nine’s NRL has North Queensland v Newcastle (won’t set the sets on fire either). The Front Bar is on at an impossible time in NRL markets, thanks Seven.

Q&A bores for the ABC again tonight. It’s the most groundhog of all Thursday night programs. Bill Murray would have nightmares with this one.

Regional top five: Seven News, 572,000; Seven News 6.30, 536,000; Home and Away, 338,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 334,000; ABC 7pm News, 312,000.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (27.7%)
  2. Seven (26.5%)
  3. Ten (19.5%)
  4. ABC (18.2%)
  5. SBS (8.2%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine, Seven (18.7%)
  2. Seven (18.7%)
  3. ABC (12.8%)
  4. Ten (12.1%)
  5. SBS ONE (4.5%)

Top 5 digital channels:

  1. 10 Bold (4.3%)
  2. 7TWO (3.2%)
  3. 9Life (2.8%)
  4. 10 Peach, GO, ABC Kids/Comedy/Plus (2.7%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News — 1.546 million
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.466 million
  3. Nine News — 1.177 million
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.173 million
  5. 7pm ABC News — 948,000
  6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 946,000
  7. Hard Quiz (ABC) — 933,000
  8. Home and Away (Seven) — 896,000
  9. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 886,000
  10. Travel Guides (Nine) — 875,000

Top metro programs: None with a million or more viewers.

Losers: Big Brother, Masterchef, Doctor Doctor — again should be doing better

Metro news and current affairs:

  1. Seven News — 974,000
  2. Seven News 6.30 — 930,000
  3. Nine News —910,000
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 888,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 678,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 615,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 573,000
  8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 445,000
  9. Ten News First — 354,000
  10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 285,000

Morning (National) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 431,000/242,000
  2. Today (Nine) — 294,000/190,000
  3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 260,000/170,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 217,000
  5. Today Extra (Nine) — 142,000
  6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 66,000

Top five pay TV programs:

  1. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 65,000
  2. Credlin (Sky News) —60,000
  3. Grand Designs Australia (LifeStyle) — 59,000
  4. AFL: 360 (Fox Footy) — 53,000
  5. Alan Jones (Sky News) — 52,000