News coverage and MAFS giving Nine the edge

As viewers deserted the AM breakfast and morning news programs, and Seven and the ABC’s evening bulletins, it was only Nine’s news and A Current Affair that held up.

Married At First Sight of course again stormed home for Nine — with 1.388 million, it was the most watched non-news program. The network won the east coast metros — Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane by narrower margins — and thanks to the news (1.356 million average for the 6-7pm hour), ACA (1.106 million) and MAFS, Nine won total people by more than 10 share points.

On the other channels, The Dog House Australia on Ten drew 592,000 nationally, and Seven’s SAS Australia 521,000.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (35.5%)
2. Seven (25.1%)
3. Ten (16.7%)
4. ABC (15.2%)
5. SBS (7.6%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (28.3%)
2. Seven (16.2%)
3. Ten (10.1%)
4. ABC (9.2%)
5. SBS ONE (4.4%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (4.4%)
2. 7Mate (3.2%)
3. 10 Peach (3.1%)
4. ABC News (2.9%)
5. ABC Kids/Plus, 10 Bold (2.6%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.519 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.457 million
3. Married At First Sight (Nine) — 1.388 million
4. Nine News — 1.325 million
5. Nine News 6.30 — 1.301 million
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.106 million
7. 7pm ABC News — 977,000
8. Home and Away (Seven) — 854,000
9. 7.30 (ABC) — 813,000 
10. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (ABC) — 780,000

Top metro programs: 

1. MAFS — 1.028 million

Regional Top 5: Seven News, 525,000; Seven News 6.30, 512,000; MAFS, 360,000; Nine News 6.30, 357,000; Nine News, 351,000

Losers: SAS Australia — still MIA

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News  — 994,000
2. Nine News — 974,000
3. Nine News 6.30 — 944,000
4. Seven News 6.30 — 939,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 777,000
6. 7pm ABC News  — 663,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 545,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 348,000
9. Ten News — 344,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 203,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 428,000/268,000
2. Today (Nine) — 324,000/224,000
3. ABC News Breakfast (ABC) — 304,000/199,000
4. ABC News Mornings — 283,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 256,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 208,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 128,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. Cricket: First Test, Pakistan vs Aust Day 5 (Fox Cricket) — 53,000
2. Cricket: First Test, Pakistan vs Aust Day 5 (Fox Cricket) — 50,000
3. Fox Mini: Warnie’s Last Test (Fox Cricket) — 49,000
4. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 45,000
5. Paul Murray Live (Sky News) — 44,000