Twice the Sarah Ferguson appealing to ABC viewers on a midwinter evening

Tuesday night in midwinter… well, that can see bed beckon early. Hunted on Ten drew 852,000 nationally — a week ago the Tuesday night episode averaged 826,000, but the total seven-day streaming (BVOD) and delayed viewing saw that jump to a much stronger 1.125 million, up 36%. These days, that’s a genuine hit.

Beauty and the Geek on Nine boosted its audience 34% to 704,000 from 528,000 a week ago. It averaged 539,000 last night. 7.30 on the ABC, a solid 744,000 for a Tuesday night, and host Sarah Ferguson got an extra 629,000 for her interview on The ABC Of.

Nine’s night from Seven, Ten and the ABC.

Network channel share:

1. Nine (25.9%)
2. Seven (23.9%)
3. Ten (22.0%)
4. ABC (18.5%)
5. SBS (9.6%)

Network main channels:

1. Nine (17.8%)
2. Seven (15.6%)
3. Ten (14.6%)
4. ABC (13.7%)
5. SBS ONE (6.0%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 10 Peach (4.1%)
2. 7mate (3.9%)
3. 7TWO (2.91%)
4. Gem (2.8%)
5. 10 Bold (2.6%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.485 million
2. Seven News 6.30pm — 1.385 million
3. Nine News — 1.176 million
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 1.140 million
5. A Current Affair (Nine) —924,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 903,000
7. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 856,000
8. Hunted (Ten) — 852,000
9. 7.30 (ABC) — 744,000
10. Home and Away (Seven) — 694,000

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

Regional Top 5: Seven News, 553,000; Seven News 6.30pm, 507,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 349,000; Nine News, 305,000; Nine News 6.30pm, 283,000.

Losers: Beauty and The Geek. 

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News 6.30pm — 931,000
2. Seven News — 878,000
3. Nine News — 871,000
4. Nine News 6.30pm — 856,000
5. ACA (Nine) — 658,000
6. 7pm ABC News — 624,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 5214,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 412,000
9. Ten News First — 311,000
10. The Project 6.30pm (Ten) — 263,000

Morning (national) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) —  367,000/214,000
2. Today (Nine) — 293,000/193,000
3. ABC News Breakfast — 271,000/171,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 219,000
5. ABC News Mornings — 213,000
6. Today Extra (Nine) — 157,000
7. Studio 10 (Ten) — 31,000

Top 5 pay TV programs:

1. Your ABC Exposed (Sky News) — 85,000
2. The Twelve (Fox Showcase) — 66,000
3. NRL: 360 (Fox League) — 59,000
4. The Bolt Report (Sky News) — 57,000
5. Credlin (Sky News) — 43,000