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Glenn Dyer

Fran Kelly’s Frankly, the first new talk show in years, set to debut tonight on ABC

The Block last night won it for Nine. Foreign Correspondent on the ABC brought in an audience of 492,000 nationally, with Q+A straight after seeing 343,000. The 18 or so non-main channels last night had a total share of 32.7% — anything but the main channels after the 6 to 7.30pm news programs are finished.

Frankly begins tonight at 8.30 pm — the first new talk show in years. Half an hour with Fran Kelly! A delight.

Network channel share:

  1. Nine (30.1%)
  2. Seven (26.9%)
  3. Ten (17.3%)
  4. ABC (16.7%)
  5. SBS (9.1%)

Network main channels:

  1. Nine (23.0%)
  2. Seven(17.4%)
  3. Ten (11.1%)
  4. ABC (11.0%)
  5. SBS ONE (3.8%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

  1. 7TWO (4.4%)
  2. 7mate (3.7%)
  3. ABC Kids/Plus (3.3%)
  4. 10 Peach (3.0%). 
  5. 10 Bold (2.5%)

Top 10 national programs:

  1. Seven News 6.30 — 1.322 million
  2. Seven News  — 1.306 million
  3. The Block (Nine) — 976,000
  4. Nine News 6.30 — 975,000
  5. Nine News — 959,000
  6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 816,000
  7. 7pm ABC News — 800,000
  8. Home and Away (Seven) — 735,000
  9. The Chase Australia 5.30 (Seven) — 709,000
  10. Home and Away – Late (Seven) — 695,000

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

Losers: just another very weak night, even allowing for holidays

Metro news and current affairs

  1. Seven News 6.30 — 831,000
  2. Seven News — 816,000
  3. Nine News 6.30 — 709,000
  4. Nine News — 688,000
  5. ACA (Nine) — 570,000
  6. 7pm ABC News — 539,000
  7. 7.30 (ABC) — 464,000
  8. Foreign Correspondent (ABC) — 349,000
  9. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 288,000
  10. 10 News First — 246,000

Morning (national) TV:

  1. Sunrise (Seven) — 377,000/237m000
  2. Today (Nine) — 262/176,000
  3. ABC News Breakfast — 263,000/171,000
  4. The Morning Show (Seven) —237,000
  5. ABC News Mornings — 208,000
  6. Today Extra (Nine) —145,000
  7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 47,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

  1. Supercars Bathurst (Fox Sports 503), Aussie Gold Hunters (Discovery) — 48,000
  2. NRL: Grand Final Preview With Matty Johns (Fox League) — 46,000
  3. Supercars Bathurst (Fox Sports 50) — 50,000
  4. Supercars Bathurst Live (Fox Sports 503) — 48,000.
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