Saturday 17 July 2021

1 SEVEN NEWS 1,054,000 2 NINE NEWS 956,000 3 ABC NEWS 721,000 4 A CURRENT AFFAIR 498,000 5 RUGBY: 2021 WALLABIES V FRANCE 496,000

Report: Daily Free-to-Air Share
Channels: All Free-to-Air Channels
Market: 5 City Metro (aggregate figure)
Demographics: Total People
Day-part: 18:00 – 24:00
Day: Saturday
Deliverable: Overnight, Consolidated 7 and Consolidated 28
Channel Overnight Consolidated 7 Consolidated 28
17/7/21 10/7/21 19/6/21
ABC TV 9.5% 8.6% 11.0%
ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 2.4% 2.4% 2.7%
ABC ME 0.3% 0.4% 0.8%
ABC NEWS 2.6% 1.9% 2.3%
ABC TV Network 14.8% 13.2% 16.8%
Seven 22.1% 18.0% 17.8%
7TWO 3.9% 3.6% 4.5%
7mate 4.7% 4.6% 4.7%
7flix 3.9% 2.1% 3.1%
Seven Network 34.6% 28.2% 30.1%
Nine 18.3% 28.8% 18.6%
9GO! 3.6% 3.1% 3.5%
9Gem 2.6% 2.3% 3.8%
9Life 2.1% 1.8% 2.4%
9Rush 1.1% 0.9% 1.1%
Nine Network 27.6% 36.9% 29.4%
10 5.8% 5.1% 7.2%
10 Bold 4.1% 3.7% 4.2%
10 Peach 3.0% 2.3% 2.9%
10 Shake 1.0% 1.1% 0.4%
Network 10 13.9% 12.3% 14.8%
SBS 6.6% 6.4% 5.3%
SBS VICELAND 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
SBS Food 0.6% 0.9% 0.9%
NITV 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
SBS World Movies 0.7% 0.9% 1.4%
SBS Network 9.1% 9.3% 8.9%

 

Report: Top 20 Programs
Channels: All Free-to-Air
Market: 5 City Metro (aggregate figure), Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth
Demographics: Total People
Day-part: 02:00 – 26:00
Day: Saturday
Date: 17/07/2021
Deliverable: Overnight
Rank Description (grouped) Channel\Network (r) 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven Network 1,054,000 355,000 320,000 152,000 101,000 127,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine Network 956,000 321,000 336,000 159,000 106,000 33,000
3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC TV 721,000 238,000 237,000 83,000 78,000 85,000
4 A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT Nine Network 498,000 205,000 195,000 98,000
5 RUGBY: 2021 WALLABIES V FRANCE 3RD -MATCH Nine Network 496,000 225,000 64,000 139,000 19,000 49,000
6 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven Network 427,000 18,000 287,000 16,000 54,000 51,000
7 CORONAVIRUS: PUBLIC UPDATE-AM ABC NEWS 417,000 176,000 152,000 43,000 22,000 23,000
8 GETAWAY -RPT Nine Network 374,000 98,000 162,000 68,000 46,000
9 10 NEWS FIRST SAT Network 10 365,000 129,000 98,000 59,000 32,000 47,000
10 THE DURRELLS-EV ABC TV 341,000 109,000 117,000 35,000 38,000 42,000
11 RUGBY: 2021 WALLABIES V FRANCE 3RD -PRE MATCH Nine Network 324,000 139,000 53,000 85,000 19,000 28,000
12 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) Seven Network 307,000 144,000 130,000 32,000
13 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT Seven Network 303,000 102,000 77,000 54,000 28,000 43,000
14 RUGBY: 2021 WALLABIES V FRANCE 3RD -POST MATCH Nine Network 301,000 134,000 33,000 92,000 12,000 29,000
15 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE Seven Network 289,000 102,000 85,000 39,000 30,000 34,000
16 BELGRAVIA-EV ABC TV 281,000 78,000 95,000 33,000 43,000 32,000
17 M- INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE Seven Network 278,000 99,000 40,000 73,000 18,000 48,000
18 THE DOG HOUSE RPT Network 10 270,000 72,000 98,000 42,000 31,000 28,000
19 SEVEN NEWS AT 5 Seven Network 254,000 80,000 99,000 51,000 24,000
20 NINE NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE Nine Network 234,000 76,000 90,000 37,000 31,000

 

Report: Top 20 Programs
Channels: All Free-to-Air Multi Channels
Market: 5 City Metro (aggregate figure), Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth
Demographics: Total People
Day-part: 02:00 – 26:00
Day: Saturday
Date: 17/07/2021
Deliverable: Overnight
Rank Description (grouped) Channel\Network (r) 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 CORONAVIRUS: PUBLIC UPDATE-AM ABC NEWS 417,000 176,000 152,000 43,000 22,000 23,000
2 THE BUSINESS: CRYPTOCURRENCY SPECIAL-PM ABC NEWS 167,000 39,000 80,000 21,000 9,000 18,000
3 ABC NEWS REGIONAL-PM ABC NEWS 167,000 38,000 78,000 22,000 10,000 19,000
4 WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM ABC NEWS 145,000 33,000 57,000 32,000 14,000 9,000
5 NCIS RPT 10 Bold 144,000 49,000 33,000 31,000 12,000 19,000
6 M- BIG-PM 7flix 141,000 40,000 56,000 17,000 15,000 13,000
7 ABC NEWS-PM ABC NEWS 131,000 38,000 54,000 18,000 7,000 14,000
8 ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY-PM 7TWO 129,000 25,000 50,000 20,000 18,000 15,000
9 ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY-EP.2 PM 7TWO 126,000 23,000 54,000 13,000 18,000 18,000
10 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS RPT 10 Bold 126,000 46,000 38,000 23,000 7,000 11,000
11 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS EP 2 RPT 10 Bold 118,000 37,000 37,000 29,000 8,000 7,000
12 OUR DAWN-PM ABC NEWS 115,000 27,000 55,000 15,000 7,000 10,000
13 PLAY SCHOOL-AM ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 114,000 26,000 31,000 24,000 14,000 19,000
14 THE YORKSHIRE VET IN SPRING-PM 7TWO 110,000 18,000 36,000 18,000 22,000 16,000
15 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 7 RPT 10 Peach 108,000 45,000 29,000 6,000 10,000 18,000
16 BANANAS IN PYJAMAS-AM ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 107,000 21,000 41,000 23,000 12,000 10,000
17 ABC NATIONAL NEWS-EV ABC NEWS 105,000 43,000 27,000 12,000 12,000 10,000
18 BLUEY-AM ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 104,000 25,000 42,000 10,000 10,000 17,000
19 THE ITALIAN JOB -EV 9GO! 103,000 31,000 28,000 15,000 11,000 18,000
20 OLOBOB TOP-AM ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 100,000 21,000 40,000 20,000 10,000 9,000

 

Free to Air: 25-54 demographics (Overnight)

Rank Description (grouped) Channel\Network (r) 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine Network 314,000 125,000 106,000 38,000 32,000 13,000
2 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven Network 292,000 121,000 78,000 40,000 26,000 28,000
3 CORONAVIRUS: PUBLIC UPDATE-AM ABC NEWS 198,000 88,000 71,000 17,000 11,000 11,000
4 RUGBY: 2021 WALLABIES V FRANCE 3RD -MATCH Nine Network 192,000 88,000 25,000 51,000 9,000 18,000
5 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven Network 178,000 8,000 126,000 5,000 22,000 17,000

 

Free to Air: 18-49 demographics (Overnight)

Rank Description (grouped) Channel\Network (r) 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine Network 257,000 112,000 77,000 34,000 25,000 10,000
2 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven Network 237,000 101,000 63,000 27,000 22,000 23,000
3 CORONAVIRUS: PUBLIC UPDATE-AM ABC NEWS 175,000 81,000 66,000 11,000 10,000 6,000
4 RUGBY: 2021 WALLABIES V FRANCE 3RD -MATCH Nine Network 173,000 84,000 24,000 46,000 5,000 14,000
5 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven Network 164,000 6,000 117,000 5,000 19,000 17,000

 

Free to Air: 16-39 demographics (Overnight)

Rank Description (grouped) Channel\Network (r) 5 City Metro Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine Network 132,000 63,000 39,000 14,000 13,000 3,000
2 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven Network 114,000 44,000 42,000 5,000 13,000 11,000
3 CORONAVIRUS: PUBLIC UPDATE-AM ABC NEWS 111,000 58,000 39,000 5,000 6,000 3,000
4 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven Network 109,000 3,000 85,000 4,000 9,000 8,000
5 RUGBY: 2021 WALLABIES V FRANCE 3RD -MATCH Nine Network 100,000 52,000 18,000 20,000 0 10,000

 

Report: Top 20 Programs
Channels: All Subscription Channels
Market: National STV
Demographics: Total People
Day-part: 02:00 – 26:00
Day: Saturday
Date: 17/07/2021
Deliverable: Overnight
Rank Description Channel (r) National STV
1 LIVE: NRL: COWBOYS V ROOSTERS FOX LEAGUE 241,000
2 LIVE: NRL SUPER SATURDAY FOX LEAGUE 224,000
3 LIVE: NRL: STORM V KNIGHTS FOX LEAGUE 207,000
4 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY FOX FOOTY 191,000
5 LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY FOX FOOTY 188,000
6 LIVE: AFL MELBOURNE V HAWTHORN FOX FOOTY 186,000
7 LIVE: AFL GWS V SYDNEY FOX FOOTY 180,000
8 LIVE: NRL: RAIDERS V SHARKS FOX LEAGUE 177,000
9 LIVE: AFL ST KILDA V PORT ADELAIDE FOX FOOTY 168,000
10 LIVE: NRL SUPER SATURDAY FOX LEAGUE 144,000
11 SUPERCARS TOWNSVILLE: PRACTICE 1 FOX SPORTS 506 135,000
12 FORMULA 1: 2022 CAR LAUNCH FOX SPORTS 506 110,000
13 LIVE: SUPERCARS LIVE FOX SPORTS 506 102,000
14 LIVE: SATURDAY STRETCH FOX FOOTY 99,000
15 LIVE: SUPERCARS THE GRID: TOWNSVILLE R17 FOX SPORTS 506 96,000
16 LIVE: DUNLOP SERIES FOX SPORTS 506 88,000
17 LIVE: SUPERCARS PODIUM: TOWNSVILLE R17 FOX SPORTS 506 75,000
18 LIVE: SUPERCARS TOWNSVILLE: QUAL 17 FOX SPORTS 506 72,000
19 WEEKEND LIVE Sky News Live 70,000
20 LIVE: SUPERCARS TOWNSVILLE: RACE 17 FOX SPORTS 506 69,000

 

Report: Top 20 Consolidated 7 Programs
Channels: All Free-to-Air
Market: 5 City Metro (aggregate figure)
Demographics: Total People
Day-part: 02:00 – 26:00
Day: Saturday
Date: 17/07/2021
Deliverable: Consolidated 7 v Overnight
Rank Description (grouped) Channel\Network Consolidated 7 Overnight Increase 000s
1 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven Network 1,056,000 1,054,000 2,000
2 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine Network 956,000 956,000 1,000
3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC TV 727,000 721,000 6,000
4 RUGBY: 2021 WALLABIES V FRANCE 3RD -MATCH Nine Network 507,000 496,000 11,000
5 A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT Nine Network 497,000 495,000 2,000
6 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven Network 454,000 454,000 1,000
7 CORONAVIRUS: PUBLIC UPDATE-AM ABC NEWS 417,000 417,000 0
8 GETAWAY -RPT Nine Network 377,000 374,000 4,000
9 THE DURRELLS-EV ABC TV 367,000 341,000 26,000
10 BELGRAVIA-EV ABC TV 325,000 281,000 45,000
11 RUGBY: 2021 WALLABIES V FRANCE 3RD -PRE MATCH Nine Network 324,000 323,000 1,000
12 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) Seven Network 309,000 307,000 3,000
13 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT Seven Network 303,000 303,000 0
14 M- INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE Seven Network 294,000 278,000 16,000
15 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE Seven Network 289,000 289,000 0
16 BLUEY-EV ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 289,000 90,000 199,000
17 THE DOG HOUSE RPT Network 10 288,000 270,000 18,000
18 SEVEN NEWS AT 5 Seven Network 254,000 254,000 0
19 10 NEWS FIRST SAT Network 10 242,000 241,000 1,000
20 BLUEY-AM ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 240,000 104,000 137,000

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6 Responses

  1. Who do people trust for news of the pandemic? It’s pretty clear:
    ABC Covid update (5 cities) – 417,000
    Sky News – weekend live (national) – 70,000

      1. Elbusto, many Sky presenters criticise the ABC for bias (sometimes fairly) but opinion surveys show that the ABC is the most trusted source for news and News limited/Sky the least trusted. Saturday’s TV audience figures bear this out I think. Why do you think it unreasonable to make a comparison, because of lower pay-TV reach?

        1. Good on them. I think the abc is blatantly biased. Saturdays viewing figures reflect the fact sky is principally viewed for sport not news. Applying your logic 7 news is Australia’s highest quality news service. Not the abc. It’s not even close.

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