At least the cricket gave some life to TV

Apart from the fourth Test against India which staged another big comeback, TV viewing yesterday was for the sleep challenged, and even then you needed alcohol.

Ten’s I’m A Celebrity clearly won the night with an elimination more than 1.05 million viewers nationally and the most watched program after Seven News and the final session of the Test. I’m A Celebrity is like watching rejects from FM radio breakfast and drive hostings.

Seven still won the night because of the big audience for the hour of news from 6pm (1.51 million) and then the reasonable figures for the BBL game (746,000).

In regional markets: Seven News, 516,000; session three, day three of the fourth Test, 391,000; session two, day three of the fourth Test, 329,000; Tea on three of the fourth Test, 316,000; 7pm ABC News, 311,000.

Network channel share:

1. Seven (26.3%)
2. Ten (25.3%)
3. Nine (25.1%)
4. ABC (14.9%)
5. SBS (8.3%)

Network main channels:

1. Seven (19.4%)
2. Ten (18.4%)
3. Nine (16.6%)
4. ABC (10.2%)
5. SBS ONE (5.6%)

Top 5 digital channels:

1. 10 Bold (4.4%)
2. 7mate, Gem (3.0%)
3. ABC Kids/Comedy/Plus (2.3%)
4. ABC News, 10 Peach, 9Life (2.1%)

Top 10 national programs:

1. Seven News — 1.514 million
2. Cricket: 4th Test, Australia v India, Day 3, Session 3 (Seven) — 1.155 million
3. I’m A Celebrity Get me Out Of Here — Elimination (Ten) — 1.070 million
4. I’m A Celebrity Get me Out Of Here (Ten) — 1.056 million
5. Nine/NBN News — 1.049 million
6. Cricket: 4th Test, Australia v India, Day 3, Session 2 (Seven) — 999,000
7. Cricket: 4th Test, Australia v India, Day 3, Tea (Seven) — 956,000
8. 7pm ABC News — 978,000
9. BBL, Session 1 (Seven) — 773,000
10. Cricket: 4th Test, Australia v India, Day 3, Session 1 (Seven) — 762,000

Losers: Anyone who didn’t like cricket yesterday and last night (again).

Metro news and current affairs:

1. Seven News —998,000
2. Nine News — 791,000
3. 7pm ABC News — 668,00
4. The Sunday Project 7pm (Ten) — 509,000
5. 60 Minutes – Summer (Nine) — 465,000
6. Ten News First — 283,000
7. The Project 6.30 (Ten) — 268,000
8. SBS World News — 160,000

Morning (National) TV:

1. Weekend Sunrise (Seven) — 507,000
2. Weekend Today (Nine) — 320,000
3. Landline – Summer (ABC) — 240,000
4. Offsiders – Summer Extra (ABC) — 114,000

Top five pay TV programs:

1. Cricket – Australia – India 4th Test, Day 3 (Fox Cricket) — 333,000
2. Cricket – Australia – India 4th Test, Day 3 (Fox Cricket) — 331,000
3. Cricket – Australia – India 4th Test, Day 3 Tea (Fox Cricket) — 269,000
4. Cricket : 360 (Fox Cricket) — 264,000
5. Cricket: BBL (Fox Cricket) — 258,000