Everyone wins, but Seven stays the course.

Week 28 of TV was a week where “everyone’s a winner.” Each commercial network managed to win at least one weeknight, which offset some other losses.

But it was Seven that took out the week with a share of 28.7% to Nine’s 27.6%, TEN’s 21.1%, the ABC’s 16.5% and SBS’ 6.1%.

Seven won Monday, Tuesday and Friday night. Nine won Sunday, Thursday and Saturday while TEN took Wednesday.

But there were significant losses too. Nine was third on both Tuesday and Wednesday. TEN dropped from winning Wednesday to coming fourth behind the ABC on Thursday. So it was the staying power of Seven that kept the network near the top as the week played out.

Each of the commercial networks had big wins for high profile shows.

For Seven, Border Security is gaining momentum. With 1.86m it was the week’s top show. Other big winners for Seven were the finale of It Takes Two, Surf Patrol, News, Today Tonight, Grey’s Anatomy, All Saints, Where Are They Now and Desperate Housewives. Mark Phillipoussis’ Age of Love was out of court with only 849,000 and bound to be bumped once Lost concludes.

Nine’s 60 Minutes was its top show, while Sea Patrol’s expected dip kept it at an impressive 1.66m. Also doing good business were News, CSI, Getaway, a Harry Potter movie, 1 vs 100, Backyard Blitz and A Current Affair. In a week with her 1000th show, Mornings with Kerri-Anne is closing the gap on Seven’s new Morning Show, but still has some ground to make up. Tuesdays remain a terrible affair for Nine with or without Mick Molloy’s The Nation. This week Nine introduces the curiously titled Things to Try Before You Die.

TEN will indeed be thanking God for Thank God You’re Here, a new season which wasted no time in reminding us why it is so cherished. A terrific 1.78m tuned in, which together with a new House episode gave TEN a long overdue nightly win. Aside from The Simpsons, TEN had no other reasons to smile this week. Well down the winning list were Big Brother, NCIS, Law and Order: SVU, Rove and Torchwood. Thursdays are in big trouble, with Pirate Master sinking without trace. Expect a shift here shortly.

Spicks and Specks is still the ABC’s best show at 1.28m, although the controversial Great Global Warming Swindle’s 1.1m was an excellent result, moving the network ahead of TEN for the night. Elsewhere it was ABC News, the final Robin Hood and Taggart that scored. The audience seems to have woken up to the Chaser repeats which didn’t make the nightly top 15 nightly shows for the first time.

On the back of Top Gear Mondays are again SBS’ top night.

Ratings Week 28