With last night’s chaotic auction and its aftermath, The Block ended for another year, and you needed a translator of sorts to make heads or tails of what actually happened. No wonder host Scott Cam was so voluble at times.
The end of this season means Christmas must be around the corner, then the long break and the new year and… a new season of the program? Here’s an idea for the contestants: how about flood-proofing Lismore or Forbes in NSW as a “reasonable” task?
The rural push was worth it in the end for Nine, with The Block’s ratings lifting from last year to average 2.380 million for the winner announced (2.149 million a year ago), with the metro audience averaging 1.692 million for the announcement against 1.555 million in 2021. The lead-up averaged 1.991 million (1.835 million last year) nationally. The regional audience this year 688,000 (594,000 last year).
Nine’s night, end of story.
The rest of the week will be a bit of an afterthought for Nine, although it will have the Australia-less finals of the T20 World Cup and the final on Sunday night, and Australia as the hot favourite for the Rugby League World Cup finals next weekend as well.
Network channel share:
- Nine (44.6%)
- Seven (23.0%)
- ABC (12.5%)
- Ten (11.8%)
- SBS (8.2%)
Network main channels:
- Nine (37.4%)
- Seven (16.6%)
- ABC (8.9%)
- Ten (7.2%)
- SBS ONE (4.3%)
Top 5 digital channels:
- Gem (3.9%)
- 7mate (3.0%)
- 10 Peach (2.2%)
- 7TWO (1.9%)
- ABC News, 10 Bold (1.8%)
Top 10 national programs:
- The Block Winner (Nine) — 2.380 million
- The Block Lead-up (Nine) — 1.991 million
- Seven News — 1.175 million
- 60 Minutes (Nine) —1.170 million
- Nine News — 1.104 million
- 7pm ABC News — 779,000
- Australia’s Got Talent (Seven) — 721,000
- Nine News Late — 603,000
- Insiders (ABC, ABC News) — 469,000
- Inside The Sydney Opera House (ABC) — 454,000
Top metro programs:
1. The Block Winner (Nine) — 1.692 million
2. The Block Lead-up (Nine) — 1.384 million
Regional top 5: The Block Winner, 688,000; The Block Lead-up, 607,000; 60 Minutes, 470,000; Seven News, 379,000; Nine News, 327,000.
Losers: The Block strong — ending the year with a bang.
Metro news and current affairs:
- Seven News — 796,000
- Nine News — 777,000
- 60 Minutes (Nine) — 700,000
- 7pm ABC News — 527,000
- Nine News Late — 395,000
- The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 209,000
- The Sunday Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 189,000
- Ten News First — 162,000
- SBS World News — 136,000
Morning (national) TV:
- Insiders (ABC, ABC News) — 469,000
- Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 329,000
- Landline (ABC) — 305,000
- Weekend Today (Nine) — 242,000
- Offsiders (ABC) — 158,000
- Sports Sunday (Nine) — 133,000
Top 5 pay TV programs:
- T20 World Cup: Innings Break (Fox Cricket) — 95,000
- T20 World Cup: Innings Break (Fox Cricket) — 90,000
- T20 World Cup: Zimb vs India (Fox Cricket) — 89,000
- T20 World Cup: Pakistan vs Bang (Fox Cricket) — 81,000
- T20 World Cup: Post Game (Fox Cricket) — 79,000
