Kyrgios lost but Nine didn’t mind. The Open enjoyed its best numbers so far

The bad news: Nick Kyrgios lost in four sets. The good news: Nine had its best figures so far for the Australian Open tennis, with 1.19 million watching the first night session and 1.15 million the second night session for an average of 1.17 million — Thursday’s third most-watched after Seven’s hour of news (1.46 million).

The first international T20 game between Australia and England — 223,000 watched an Australian win.

I’m A Celebrity was overshadowed last night — 725,000 — so it’s holding up.

Tonight it’s Ash Barty in prime-time centre court on Nine from 7pm, followed by Rafa Nadal. That means top figures for Nine, even if the tennis is up against the elimination Big Bash final on Seven. Expect Barty to dominate.

Regional Top 5: Seven News, 551,000; Seven News 6.30, 505,000; 2022 Australian Open tennis, day 4, night, 310,000; The Chase Australia 5.30 pm, 294,000; Nine News, 285,000

Network channel share:

1. Nine (37.6%)
2. Seven (23.8%)
3. Ten (17.8%)
4. ABC (13.5%)
5. SBS (7.3%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (30.0%)
2. Seven (14.90%)
3. Ten (12.8%)
4. ABC (7.8%)
5. SBS ONE (3.2%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7mate (4.1%)
2. 7TWO (3.2%)
3. ABC News (3.0%)
4. GO (2.5%)
5. 10 Peach (2.4%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.518 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.404 million
3. 2022 Australian Open tennis, day 4, night (Nine) — 1.195 million
4. 2022 Australian Open tennis, day 4, night session 2 (Nine) — 1.115 million
5. Nine News 6.30 — 1.148 million
6. Nine News   — 1.142 million
7. 7pm ABC News — 839,000
8. The Chase Australia 5.30pm  (Seven) — 763,000
9. Border Security (Seven) — 741,000
10. I’m A Celebrity (Ten) — 725,000

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

Losers: it’s summer, Nine has the tennis for the next fortnight, so no TV losers.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News  —967,000
2. Seven News 6.30 — 900,000
3. Nine News 6.30  — 874,000
4. Nine News — 858,000
5. 7pm ABC News — 574,000
6. 7.30 (ABC) — 387,000
7. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 367,000
8. 10 News First  — 244,000
9. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 235,000
10. SBS World News — 137,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 404,000/236,000
2. Today (Nine) — 316,000/208,000
3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 279,000/184,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 239,000
5. Today Extra (Nine) — pre-empted
6. Studio 10 (Ten) —  59,000

Top five pay TV programs:

1. Cricket: 20/20 Australia v England (Fox Cricket) — 112,000
2. Cricket: 20/20 Australia v England (Fox Cricket) — 80,000
3. Cricket: 20/20 Australia v England (Fox Cricket) — 70,000
4. Cricket: 5th Test Ashes Review (Fox Cricket) — 38,000
5. Gold Rush (Discovery) — 35,000