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Battleground on 6pm bulletins

Just 20,000 viewers split Seven and Nine News on Tuesday.

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Seven News and Nine News were locked in a battle last night, split by just 20,000 viewers.

Seven News came out on top at 1.35m to Nine News 1.33m (after rounding).

Nine News led in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane, while Seven News led in Adelaide and Perth.

Meanwhile Home & Away topped entertainment at 899,000 in National TV Audience.

Tipping Point was next at 813,000 upstaging The Chase on 670,000.

Dream Home finale won its slot at 807,000 then MasterChef Australia (689,000), Tipping Point Olympic special (679,000), 7:30 (636,000) and I Was Actually There (567,000).

The Cheap Seats (448,000) outranked Maggie Beer’s Big Mission (430,000) then The Good Doctor (380,000 / 242,000). Wimbledon averaged 304,000 / 267,000 across its broadcast with Insight at 227,000.

Elsewhere last night A Current Affair won for Nine at 1.08m. RBT in select cities was 295,000.

ABC News averaged 870,000 then Hard Quiz (439,000), Antiques Roadshow (284,000) The Art Of (153,000).

10 News First (340,000) again surpassed The Project (303,000) then Deal or No Deal (295,000). NCIS managed 137,000.

On SBS it was SBS World News (215,000 / 156,000), Tour de France (205,000), Great British Railway Journeys (187,000), and Mastermind (115,000).

Sunrise: 362,000
Today: 307,000
News Breakfast: 235,000

National TV Audience: Tuesday 9 July 2024

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  1. I’ve always thought giving a particular channels News program an overall national ratings figure as odd. It makes sense giving a national figure for every other type of program as no matter where you live in Australia everyone is seeing the same exact show in the national footprint at the same local time as everyone else in the country (a few exceptions like AFL, NRL etc).
    News is the only show where the national footprint is turned off around the country and each capital city get their locally produced News program depending on what state you live in and they are all so vastly different in their style and presentation. Some local versions have 1 reader, some have 2. Some the main reader does the weather, others someone different presents it and the list goes on in the differences. Now it seems some will include horoscopes haha. I just think it’s very hard to say they’re the same show and rate them as one national show when they are all so vastly different.

  3. When a late afternoon game show is winning over two ‘tentpole’ reality shows at the end of their season run, maybe the Media Watch story on the death of FTA TV does have a point.

  6. I recall in the 1970s, Channel 9 weather presenter Judy Lynne had an astrology report after the weather presentation.

    She’d say “…if your birthday is today….”

    The astrology presentation only lasted a few months.

    Suppose there were typically 1.5 million people in Sydney in the 1970s watching the Channel 9 news, we’d have expected 1.5 million/365 = 4110 people watching the same message.

    If today you have 300000 watching Channel 7, that is 822 viewers receiving the same message.

    I conclude that like Channel 9’s venture into astrology will be short lived on Channel 7.

    Thanks

      1. I made the assumption that given a large population would mean that a certain proportion of 1/365 of the population was born on a particular day.

        Do you have an assumption that for a large population more people were born on a particilar day than other days?

        Having said that, TV astrologers saying broad statements equally to a particular birthdate is also an assumption.

        Furthermore astrologers giving lucky numbers for horse races, there is a paradox of one star sign being as lucky as another star sign. All star signs can’t be winners.

        Thanks

  7. Is there any truth to the story I read today that 7 news is going to put a 30 sec astrology piece after the weather? If so is this the first time since Bert’s GMA that an astrology segment has had a regular place on national tv?

      1. Wow, it’s like the morning show. Will the news break for an advertorial of advice on buying a coffin also? Quick Seven, sign Moira up

  8. I think the biggest difference with the news is that 9news in Melb is back dominating in a big way after 7 won 2022 & 2023. 9 has continued their dominance in Sydney & I think Brisbane is changing everyday or week.

    The reason for why 7 had a bigger margin was that they were winning Melbourne or before 2022, they were close. Now 9 are winning regularly by 50-100k

    1. David, did you think that 9melb changing from Hitch would get this big of a success this quickly? It’s not even been 1 year and they have gone from regularly losing by around 50k to now regularly winning by 50k. It took 7 ages to start getting close to 9 before they started winning post covid.

      1. I would’ve thought Tipping Point Australia has had a considerably bigger impact on Nine News’ ratings than the presenter change. If Hitch was still on weeknights in Melbourne, I think the ratings there likely would’ve been at a similar or maybe slightly higher level than they are now.

        Nine News was still on top in Sydney last year, but by a considerably reduced margin. It’s to my understanding that 2023 was Seven News Sydney’s best year since Nine began their current winning streak in 2011. As far as this year is concerned though, I’d assume the Tipping Point factor has resulted in Nine News Sydney winning every week (and probably most nights) of the 2024 ratings season to date – hence the scrambling at Seven with new segments, etc.

        1. I really think it’s the new presenters. Peter Mitchell and Peter Hitchener were about level pegging as far as presenters, both ok but neither had an xfactor. Nine now has a bit of spark and a point of difference. 7 looks more polished presentation but Nine always has better content. Have always watched 7 but now flicking over a bit to 9. Maybe 7 will put Peter to Weekends and Rebecca Maddern and Mike Amor to weekdays. They are a great team.

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