Seven strong in ratings week

Seven enjoyed a clear win in last week’s ratings with a 31.3% to Nine’s 24.4%.

ABC was also too strong for 10.

		SEVEN + AFFILIATES	NINE + AFFILIATES	10 + AFFILIATES	SBS	ABC
TOTAL PEOPLE	TV	31.93%	24.94%	15.75%	8.36%	18.13%
	BVOD	26.39%	20.30%	12.47%	15.24%	25.60%
	Total TV	31.34%	24.44%	15.40%	9.10%	18.93%
PEOPLE 25-54	TV	32.16%	27.79%	20.45%	6.97%	12.11%
	BVOD	28.33%	23.53%	14.53%	12.27%	21.34%
	Total TV	31.48%	27.03%	19.39%	7.91%	13.76%
PEOPLE 16-39	TV	33.67%	27.84%	19.47%	5.85%	12.74%
	BVOD	28.90%	23.63%	15.46%	9.84%	22.17%
	Total TV	32.52%	26.82%	18.51%	6.81%	15.01%

Seven News was the top performer of the week at 1.44m on Monday.

Farmer Wants A Wife was the top entertainment drawcard of the week at 1.06m in OzTAM data.

Lego Masters pulled 795,000 on Sunday while MasterChef Australia debuted with a strong 776,000 for 10.

“Surprise”, an unexpected episode of Bluey, pulled an overnight audience of 1.5 million viewers according to ABC -but that includes two broadcasts which is not a standard measurement.

Seven:

1. 7NEWS Thursday: National reach 2.5 million, national audience 1.38 million. #1 program.
2. 7NEWS Monday: National reach 2.3 million, national audience 1.44 million. #1 program.
3. 7NEWS Sunday: National reach 2.3 million, national audience 1.37 million. #1 program.
4. 7NEWS Tuesday: National reach 2.2 million, national audience 1.4 million. #1 program.
5. Farmer Wants A Wife Sunday: National reach 2.13 million, national audience 1.06 million. #1 entertainment program. Biggest audience so far in 2024.
6. 7NEWS Wednesday: National reach 2.1 million, national audience 1.27 million. #1 program.
7. AFL Thursday Night Football: National reach 2.1 million, national audience 895,000. #1 sport program.
8. AFL ANZAC Day Football: National reach 1.96 million, national audience 466,000. #1 sport program in total TV audience.
9. 7NEWS Friday: National reach 1.91 million, national audience 1.16 million. #1 program.
10. Farmer Wants A Wife Tuesday: National reach 1.84 million, national audience 1.01 million. #1 entertainment program.
11. AFL Wednesday Night Football: National reach 1.76 million, national audience 576,000. #1 sport program.
12. Farmer Wants A Wife Monday: National reach 1.7 million, national audience 923,000. #1 entertainment program in total TV audience.
13. AFL Friday Night Football: National reach 1.7 million, national audience 566,000. #1 sport program.
14. 7NEWS Saturday: National reach 1.64 million, national audience 998,000. #1 program.
15. AFL Saturday Night Football: National reach 1.51 million, national audience 456,000. #1 sport program.
16. The Chase Australia Tuesday: National reach 1.4 million, national audience 665,000. #1 game show.
17. Home and Away Tuesday: National reach 1.39 million, national audience 891,000. #1 drama program.
18. The Chase Australia Monday: National reach 1.37 million, national audience 685,000. #1 game show.
19. Home and Away Monday: National reach 1.33 million, national audience 843,000. #1 drama program.
20. The Chase Australia Wednesday: National reach 1.33 million, national audience 679,000. #1 game show.
21. 7NEWS Spotlight: National reach 1.33 million, national audience 642,000. #1 current affairs program in total TV audience.
22. The Front Bar: National reach 1.32 million, national audience 525,000.
23. The Chase Australia Friday: National reach 1.31 million, national audience 622,000. #1 game show.
24. Sunrise Thursday: National reach 1.1 million, national audience 442,000. #1 breakfast show, 42% bigger than Today.
25. AFL ANZAC Day Football Pre-Match: National reach 1.08 million, national audience 442,000.

Source: OzTAM VOZ national total TV, overnight program reach (broadcast TV 1 min/BVOD 15 sec), national average audience. Share based on “when watched” 1800-2400. www.virtualoz.com.au. #1 programs based on reach on day of broadcast, unless otherwise noted.

Nine: