Footy fans tune in nationwide as Cats ascend the AFL ladder

AFL wins — 580,000 nationally across Victoria, SA, WA and southern NSW. NRL wins — 427,000 nationally and wins most of NSW and Queensland. Bottom line: Seven wins the night from Nine, Ten and the ABC because last night’s AFL game was a top of the table clash (and Geelong is now on top).

In non-sporting numbers, MasterChef Australia on Ten: 640,000. Q+A on the ABC: 274,000.

Network channel share:

1. Seven (30.4%)
2. Nine (26.4%)
3. Ten (17.2%)
4. ABC (16.5%)
5. SBS (9.4%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (20.8%)
2. Nine (18.6%)
3. Ten (10.6%)
4. ABC (9.9%)
5. SBS ONE (5.2%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7mate (4.0%)
2. 7TWO (3.8%)
3. 10 Peach, ABC Kids/Plus(3.0%)
4. 10 Bold (2.8%) 

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.414 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.326 million
3. Nine News — 1.176 million
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.139 million
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 925,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 869,000
7. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 874,000
8. 7.30 (ABC) — 718,000
9. MasterChef Australia (Ten) — 640,000
10. Hot Seat (Nine) — 602,000

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

Regional top 5: Seven News, 546,000; Seven News 6.30pm, 508,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 339,000; Nine News, 321,000; 7pm ABC News, 318,000.

Losers: weak night.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News  — 867,000
2. Nine News — 855,000
3. Nine News 6.30pm — 821,000
4. Seven News 6.30pm — 818,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 634,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 592,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 502,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 352,000
9. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 276,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 266,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 365,000/207,000
2. Today (Nine) — 294,000/190,000
3. ABC News Mornings — 284,000
4. ABC News Breakfast (ABC) — 264,000/177,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 242,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 194,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 40,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. AFL: Geelong v Melbourne (Fox Footy) — 245,000
2. NRL: Cronulla v Melbourne (Fox League) — 204,000
3. AFL: Thursday Night Footy On Fox (Fox Footy) — 155,000
4. AFL: Chewing the Fat (Fox Footy) — 79,000
5. NRL: The Late Show With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 53,000