The Block takes Nine to the top, easing the pain of NRL’s low numbers

The Block — the Sunday reveal on Monday night because of the NRL grand final telecast — averaged 1.27 million last night, with Nine bringing in the largest audience easily (still smarting though over the weak grand final ratings). Farmer Wants A Wife on Seven, 838,000. Ten’s The Amazing Race Australia — 448,000 — no one told them it was a holiday. Have You Been Paying Attention? reached only 719,000 because of the weak lead-in, but a 50% plus boost in the audience from the unwatched race was pretty solid.

The lightly observed holiday hit breakfast TV viewing as usual and boosted the 6.30 segments of Seven and Nine’s 6 to 7pm news broadcasts, helped by the start of daylight saving.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (30.5%)
2. Seven (27.0%)
3. ABC, Ten (17.9%)
4. SBS (6.7%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (23.7%)
2. Seven (20.1%)
3. ABC (13.4%)
4. Ten (12.6%)
5. SBS ONE (3.8%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (3.1%)
2. 7mate(2.7%)
3. 10 Peach (2.5%)
4. Gem (2.4%)
5. 10 Bold (2.3%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News 6.30 — 1.427 million
2. Seven News — 1.426 million
3. The Block (Nine) — 1.270 million
4. Nine News 6.30 — 1.047 million
5. A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.002 million
6. Nine News — 995,000
7. 7pm ABC News — 876,000
8. Farmer Wants a Wife (Seven) — 838,000
9. Home and Away (Seven) — 788,000
10. 7.30 (ABC) — 780,000

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

Regional top 5: Seven News 6.30, 499,000; Seven News, 493,000; The Block, 386,000; Home and Away, 319,000; Farmer Wants a Wife, 316,000.

Losers: viewers, tricked into believing it was Sunday night!

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News — 934,000
2. Seven News 6.30 — 928,000
3. Nine News 6.30 — 767,000
4. Nine News — 719,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 703,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 592,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 530,000
8. Australian Story (ABC) — 521,000
9. Four Corners (ABC) — 411,000
10. Media Watch (ABC) — 406,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 320,000/182,000
2. ABC News Mornings — 255,000
3. Today (Nine) — 239,000/153,000
4. ABC News Breakfast — 226,000/146,000
5. The Morning Show (Seven) — 222,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 163,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 35,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. Ted’s Notebook (Fox Sports 506) — 68,000
2. House of the Dragon (Fox Showcase) — 63,000
3. House of the Dragon (Fox Showcase) — 62,000
4. Credlin (Sky News) — 46,000 
5. House of the Dragon (Fox Showcase) — 45,000