MAFS and Andy Lee give the games a run for the ratings gold

MAFS with 1.23 million, followed by The Hundred with Andy Lee (630,000) almost gave Nine’s main channel the edge over Seven’s interminable games coverage: 789,000 for the night; 730,000 for the evening; 610,000 for the late. But in the final analysis, it was Seven’s night — with Ten and the ABC left behind. (Tonight Hard Quiz and Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell on the ABC will be added competition to the commercial networks.)

And Seven may have good luck on the way — there’s snow forecast for the Beijing area for Sunday and Tuesday. Gee, real snow for a Winter Olympics!

Network channel share:

1. Seven (33.1%)
2. Nine (30.2%)
3. Ten (17.3%)
4. ABC (12.5%)
5. SBS (6.9%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (23.8%)
2. Nine (23.7%)
3. Ten (11.7%)
4. ABC (8.9%)
5. SBS ONE (3.8%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7mate (4.0%)
2. 7TWO (3.7%)
3. 10 Peach (2.8%)
4. Gem, 10 Bold (2.1%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.437 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.391 million
3. Married at First Sight (Nine) — 1.229 million
4. Nine News — 1.137 million
5. Nine News 6.30 — 1.128 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 927,000
7. 7pm ABC News — 904,000
8. Home and Away (Seven) — 825,000
9. Winter Olympics, night 3 (Seven) — 789,000
10. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 769,000 

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

Regional Top 5: Seven News 6.30, 506,000; Seven News, 487,000; Home and Away, 337,000; Nine News, 316,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 300,000. 

Losers: MAFS viewers maybe, but the games are looking a bit same old same old.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 931,000
2. Seven News 6.30 — 904,000
3. Nine News — 849,000
4. Nine News 6.30 — 841,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 663,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 613,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 472,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 362,000
9. 10 News First — 274,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 222,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 421,000/250,000
2. Today (Nine) — 330,000/215,000
3. News Breakfast (ABC) — 279,000/192,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) —214,000
5. Today Extra (Nine) — 162,000
6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 48,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 57,000
2. Hotel Portofino (Fox Showcase) — 52,000
3. Credlin, The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 49,000
4. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 42,000