Bluey is king of the kids with close to a million viewers

All hail Bluey, king of the kids (and the ratings): a national top 10 finish yesterday, with 589,000 (for 10th spot) for the morning ep. A further 348,000 watched the afternoon broadcast for a total audience of 937,000.

Even though Bluey has a short duration of eight minutes or so, its audience was larger in the morning than the AFL game on Seven (546,000) last night, which saw Melbourne whip Brisbane and get its season back on track.

Ten’s MasterChef Australia enjoyed a 10/10 finish, with 641,000 nationally and 431,000 for the masterclass. But it was Seven’s night because of the news and the length of the AFL game.

It’s rugby league’s State of Origin festival this weekend — the big guys Sunday on Nine, the younger blokes played Thursday night (250,000 nationally on Nine), and tonight it’s the women.

Network channel share:

1. Seven (32.3%)
2. Nine (23.3%)
3. Ten (19.2%)
4. ABC (16.2%)
5. SBS (9.1%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (22.3%)
2. Nine (15.8%)
3. Ten (12.7%)
4. ABC (10.8%)
5. SBS ONE (4.8%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (3.9%)
2. 7mate (3.7%
3. 10 Peach (3.3%)
4. ABC Kids/Plus, 10 Bold (2.8%) 

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.412 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.312 million
3. Nine News — 1.072 million
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.008 million
5. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 829,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 822,000
7. A Current Affair (Nine) — 732,000
8. MasterChef Australia (Ten) — 641,000
9. 7.30 (ABC) — 631,000
10. Bluey (ABC) — 589,000

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

Regional Top 5: Seven News, 531,000; Seven News 6.30pm, 486,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 337,000; Nine News, 281,000; Nine News 6.30pm, 275,000.

Losers: Brisbane AFL fans; those who missed Bluey.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 881,000
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 826,000
3. Nine News — 790,000
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 734,000
5. 7pm ABC News — 564,800
6. ACA (Nine) — 502,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 430,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 343,000
9. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 332,000
10. The Project 6.30 (Ten) — 226,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 368,000/210,000
2. Today (Nine) — 279,000/190,000
3. ABC News Breakfast — n/a
4. ABC News Mornings — n/a
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — n/a
6. Today Extra (Nine) — n/a
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — n/a

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. AFL: Melbourne v Brisbane (Fox Footy) — 207,000
2. AFL: Thursday Night Footy on Fox (Fox Footy) — 78,000
3. NRL: Under 19 State of Origin (Fox League) — 68,000
4. Credlin (Sky News) — 63,000
5. Aussie Gold Hunters (Discovery) — 57,000