Pay TV ratings: Week 40

Top shows in Week 40 included Rugby World Cup matches, Australia’s Next Top Model, Phineas and Ferb, AFL, EPL, The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Big Bang Theory and Tough Nuts: Australia’s Hardest Criminals.

METRO+ REGIONAL Avg. highest premiere broadcast (000s):
1 Live: RWC: England V Scotland Fox Sports 3 192
2 Live: RWC: Australia V Russia Fox Sports 3 162
3 Live: RWC: Argentina V Scotland Fox Sports 3 143
4 Australia’s Next Top Model Fox8 137
5 Live: RWC: South Africa V Samoa Fox Sports 3 127
6 Phineas And Ferb The Movie Disney Channel 122
7 Live: AFL Teams Fox Sports 1 109
8 Live: Football: EPL Everton V Liverpool Fox Sports 1 108
9 Live: RWC: Ireland V Russia Fox Sports 3 100
10 Live: RWC: Fiji V Samoa Fox Sports 3 99
11 Live: RWC: France V Tonga Fox Sports 3 96
12 Live: AFL 360 Fox Sports 1 94
13 The Simpsons Fox8 93
14 Live: RWC Centre Fox Sports 3 88
15 Family Guy Fox8 88
16 Live: AFL: After The Bounce Fox Sports 1 88
17 AFL Grand Final, C’wood V Geelong Fox Sports 1 84
18 The Big Bang Theory Comedy Channel 84
19 Tough Nuts:Australia’s Hardest Criminals Crime & Investigation 81
20 Eastenders UKTV 81
21 Glee Fox8 78
22 Qi UKTV 78
23 Deadliest Catch Discovery Channel 77
24 NCIS TV1 77
25 Futurama Fox8 76
26 Phineas And Ferb Disney Channel 75
27 Rove LA Fox8 74
28 As The Bell Rings Disney Channel 73
29 Coronation Street UKTV 71
30 iCarly Nickelodeon 71
31 Spongebob Squarepants Nickelodeon 71
32 Midsomer Murders UKTV 69
33 WWE Raw Fox8 66
34 Relocation Relocation Australia Lifestyle 66
35 Dora The Explorer Nick Jr. 66
36 Live: Football: EPL Fox Sports 1 66
37 Live: RWC: Wales V Nambia Fox Sports 3 65
38 Pair Of Kings Disney Channel 65
39 AFL: On The Couch Fox Sports 1 64
40 Slide Fox8 64
41 M*A*S*H Fox Classics 63
42 Battle Of The Bulge Fox Classics 63
43 WWE Smackdown Fox8 62
44 Football: EPL Preview Fox Sports 1 61
45 Doc Martin UKTV 61
46 Live: AFL: Nth Melbourne Gf Breakfast Fox Sports 1 60
47 Victorious Nickelodeon 60
48 The Vicar Of Dibley Comedy Channel 59
49 The Best Player Nickelodeon 58
50 AFL Insider Fox Sports 1 58

METRO (Avg all broadcasts):
1 Live: RWC: England V Scotland Fox Sports 3 162,000
2 Live: RWC: Australia V Russia Fox Sports 3 132,000
3 Live: RWC: Argentina V Scotland Fox Sports 3 116,000
4 Live: RWC: South Africa V Samoa Fox Sports 3 104,000
5 Live: RWC: Fiji V Samoa Fox Sports 3 86,000
6 Live: RWC: Ireland V Russia Fox Sports 3 85,000
7 Live: AFL Teams Fox Sports 1 81,000
8 Live: Football: EPL Everton V Liverpool Fox Sports 1 80,000
9 Live: RWC: France V Tonga Fox Sports 3 79,000
10 Phineas And Ferb The Movie Disney Channel 79,000
11 Live: AFL 360 Fox Sports 1 67,000
12 AFL Grand Final, C’wood V Geelong Fox Sports 1 66,000
13 Live: RWC: Wales V Nambia Fox Sports 3 58,000
14 Doc Martin UKTV 58,000
15 Live: Football: EPL Fox Sports 1 56,000
16 Live: AFL: After The Bounce Fox Sports 1 56,000
17 Battle Of The Bulge Fox Classics 53,000
18 Midsomer Murders UKTV 51,000
19 The Vicar Of Dibley Comedy Channel 49,000
20 Live: RWC: Italy V USA Fox Sports 3 48,000
21 Live: AFL: Nth Melbourne Gf Breakfast Fox Sports 1 45,000
22 Iron Man 2 Showtime Premiere 43,000
23 Chopper Read: Unchopped Crime & Investigation 41,000
24 Blackadder Comedy Channel 39,000
25 Father Ted Comedy Channel 39,000
26 The Best Player Nickelodeon 39,000
27 Deadly Women: Face To Face Crime & Investigation 39,000
28 Heartbreak Ridge Fox Classics 38,000
29 Tomorrow When The War Began Showtime Premiere 38,000
30 AFL GF #1, 2010: C’wood V St Kilda Fox Sports 1 37,000
31 Live: RWC Centre Fox Sports 3 37,000
32 Live: NRL On Fox Fox Sports 2 37,000
33 The Amazing World Of Gumball Cartoon Network 32,000
34 Independence Day Showtime Action 32,000
35 Australia’s Next Top Model Fox8 32,000
36 Rove LA Comedy Channel 31,000
37 Live: The Rugby Club Fox Sports 3 30,000
38 Gym Teacher: The Movie Nickelodeon 30,000
39 The Green Berets Fox Classics 29,000
40 The Simpsons Fox8 29,000
41 Glee Fox8 29,000
42 iCarly Nickelodeon 28,000
43 The Big Bang Theory Comedy Channel 28,000
44 RWC: England V Scotland Fox Sports 3 27,000
45 Dogma Movie Extra 27,000
46 Victorious Nickelodeon 27,000
47 Relocation Relocation Australia Lifestyle Channel 27,000
48 Donny & Marie Osmond: An Audience With Bio. 27,000
49 WWE Raw Fox8 27,000
50 WWE Smackdown Fox8 26,000
51 Live: Football: EPL Stoke V Man United Fox Sports 1 26,000
52 Live: RWC: Georgia V Romania Fox Sports 3 26,000
53 Tough Nuts:Australia’s Hardest Criminals Crime & Investigation 25,000
54 The Cleveland Show Fox8 25,000
55 Perfectly Prudence Universal 25,000
56 Iron Man 2 Showtime Premiere 2 25,000
57 Rove LA Fox8 25,000
58 Football: EPL Preview Fox Sports 1 24,000
59 Qi UKTV 24,000
60 Absolutely Fabulous Comedy Channel 24,000
61 The Hotel Inspector Lifestyle Channel 24,000
62 NCIS TV1 24,000
63 The Mirror Crack’d From Side To Side 13th Street 24,000
64 Live: RWC: Canada V Japan Fox Sports 3 24,000
65 Curious And Unusual Deaths Crime & Investigation 24,000
66 Richo Sky News 24,000
67 Football: EPL Highlights Show Fox Sports 2 23,000
68 Old Skool: Eminem Channel [V] 23,000
69 Judge John Deed UKTV 23,000
70 Good Morning Scoobydoo! Cartoon Network 23,000
71 Four Weddings And A Funeral TV1 23,000
72 The Comic Strip Presents Comedy Channel 23,000
73 Maid In Manhattan TV1 23,000
74 River Cottage Everyday Lifestyle Food 23,000
75 RPA Bio. 23,000
76 Most Shocking: Top 20 Fox8 23,000
77 Glenn Martin Dds Fox8 23,000
78 Family Guy Fox8 23,000
79 Eastenders UKTV 23,000
80 Red Dwarf Comedy Channel 22,000
81 True Blood S4 Ep7 Showcase 22,000
82 Slide Fox8 22,000
83 Alice In Wonderland Disney Channel 22,000
84 Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Sci Fi 21,000
85 Mr. Bean Comedy Channel 21,000
86 Live: The League Lounge Fox Sports 1 21,000
87 Live: The League Lounge Fox Sports 2 21,000
88 Sarah Beeny: Help! My House… Lifestyle Channel 21,000
89 RWC: Australia V Ireland Fox Sports 3 21,000
90 Live: Cricket: Champions League T20 Fox Sports 1 21,000
91 AFL: Open Mike Fox Sports 1 21,000
92 RWC – The Greatest Fox Sports 3 21,000
93 Pair Of Kings Disney Channel 21,000
94 Australian Agenda Sky News 20,000
95 A.N.T. Farm Disney Channel 20,000
96 Easy A Showtime Premiere 20,000
97 Golf: ELPGA Tour: Solheim Cup, Day 2 Fox Sports 2 20,000
98 American Pie Showtime Comedy 20,000
99 Valentine’s Day Movie Two 20,000
100 RWC: Australia V Russia Fox Sports 3 20,000

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