Seven wins the night as pattern set for non-ratings season

Seven’s night last night, thanks to the lead from the 6pm news. 

Seven’s SAS Australia had its finale and added just 1000 extra viewers from Monday night — 1.036 million against 1.035 million. It was the most-watched news program on the night as it was on Monday night because there was no opposition.

Seven first, Nine second, and then the ABC and Ten tied in total people. In the main channels, Seven, Nine, the ABC and Ten. That result that will be a regular occurrence until next February.

The ABC doco on 1987 world motorbike champ Wayne Gardner 513,000. Like the Steve Waugh doco the week before, it was a reflective, interesting reminder of the recent past that also reveals a lot about the present.

In breakfast: Sunrise, 450,000 national viewers and 256,000 metro viewers; Today, 322,000/226,000, ABC News Breakfast, 304,000/203,000.

In regional markets: Seven News, 521,000; Seven News 6.30, 514,000; Home and Away, 391,000; The Chase Australia 5.30pm, 309,000; 7pm ABC News, 301,000.

Network channel share:

1. Seven (28.5%)
2. Nine (26.3%)
3. ABC, Ten (18.0%)
4. SBS (9.2%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (20.2%)
2. Nine (16.4%)
3. ABC (12.0%)
4. Ten (11.0%)
5. SBS ONE (5.3%)

Top 5 digital channels: 

1. 7TWO (4.2%)
2. 10 Bold (3.5%)
3. Gem (3.3%)
4. 10 Peach (2.9%)
5. GO, ABC Kids/Comedy (2.7%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.48 million
2. Seven News 6.30 — 1.48 million
3. Nine/NBN News 6.30 — 1.10 million
4. Nine/NBN News — 1.08 million
5. SAS Australia (Seven) — 1.04 million
6. 7pm ABC News — 1.03 million
7. Home and Away (Seven) — 983,000
8. A Current Affair (Nine) — 906,000
9. 7.30 (ABC) — 868,000
10. The Chase Australia 5.30pm (Seven) — 788,000

Losers: Everything bar the ABC doco on Wayne Gardner.

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News 6.30 — 967,000
2. Seven News — 956,000
3. Nine News — 837,000
4. Nine News 6.30 — 822,000
5. 7pm ABC News – 725,000
6. A Current Affair (Nine) — 635,000
7. 7.30 (ABC) — 610,000
8. The Project 7pm (Ten) — 441,000
9. Ten News First — 287,000
10. The Project 6.30 (Ten) — 258,000

Morning (National) TV:

1. Sunrise (Seven) — 450,000/256,000
2. Today (Nine) – 322,000/226,000
3. News Breakfast (ABC, ABC News) — 293,000/190,000
4. The Morning Show (Seven) — 204,000
5. Today Extra (Nine) – 137,000
6. Studio 10 (Ten) — 45,000

Top five pay TV programs:

1. Alan Jones (Sky News) — 65,000
2. Paul Murray (Sky News) — 56,000
3. Credlin, Chris Smith (Sky News) — 55,000
4. Long Lost Family (LifeStyle) — 45,000