Most Watched Programs
1  NBN Evening News Saturday – Newcastle Flood Special  NBN  173000
2 NBN Evening News Sunday – Newcastle Flood Special NBN 121000

3 NBN Evening News Monday to Friday NBN 112000

4 The Chasers War on Everything ABC 110000

5 Big Dog Goodnight NBN 102000

6 A Current Affair NBN 99000

7 Spicks & Specks ABC 98000
8 Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show NBN 93000

9 Friday Night Football Rabbitohs v Panthers NBN 90000

10 McLeods Daughters NBN 87000

Station Ratings
                    Week 23
2007     Week 23
2006     Prog
2007     Prog
2006

NBN                 37.1                     37.2                 35.0             36.6

PRIME             22.2                     22.9                 25.8             22.7

TEN                 18.6                     19.8                 17.0             19.8

ABC                 16.1                     14.3                 16.4             15.9

SBS                 6.0                       5.9                   5.8               5.0

Popularity: 1%

Most Watched Programs
1  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  NBN  115000
2 60 Minutes NBN 109000
3 Spicks & Specks ABC 107000

4 The Chasers War on Everything ABC 101000

5 NBN Evening News Monday to Friday NBN 98000

6 1 VS 100 NBN 95000

7 NBN Evening News Sunday NBN 94000
8 A Current Affair NBN 93000

9 CSI: Miami NBN 93000

10 Friday Night Football Panthers v Eagles NBN 87000

Station Ratings

                Week 22
2007 Week 22
2006 Prog
2007 Prog
2006

NBN         36.8                 36.0                 34.8         36.5

PRIME     23.7                 20.9                 26.1         22.7

TEN         17.4                 21.7                 16.9         19.9

ABC         16.0                 15.5                 16.4         16.0

SBS         6.1                   5.9                  5.8             5.0

Popularity: 1%

NBN’s State of Origin coverage was the big winner last week, giving the station some of their biggest audience share for the year.

1  State of Origin Game 1 – Match  NBN  162000
2 State of Origin Game 1 – Post Match NBN 134000
3 State of Origin Game 1 – Pre Match NBN 125000

4 NBN Evening News Sunday NBN 104000

5 A Current Affair NBN 99000
6 NBN Evening News Monday to Friday NBN 95000

7 1 VS 100 NBN 90000

8 Friday Night Football Bulldogs v Broncos NBN 88000

9 20 to 1 Rpt NBN 87000

10 My Name is Earl PRIME 84000

Popularity: 5%

In an amazing result, ABC have recorded the two highest rating programs on Newcastle TV for the last week.  The Chasers War on Everything and Spicks and Specks have outrated everything the commercial stations could offer for the first time in memory. These two programs have been rating extremely well nationally but not 1 & 2 for the week.

It goes to show that there is a place for innovative and entertaining material on Aussie TV. Chaser and Spicks & Specks are relatively low budget programs relying on the abilities of some very talented people to deliver highly entertaining products. What a turn-around to see comedy outrating forensic investigators, reality TV and even rugby league. We obviously needed a laugh!!

1  The Chasers War on Everything  ABC  107

2 Spicks & Specks ABC 98

3 NBN Evening News Sunday NBN 87

4 20 to 1 NBN 86

5 A Current Affair NBN 83

6 NBN Evening News Monday to Friday NBN 83

7 NBN Evening News Monday to Friday NBN 83

8 RPA Where Are They Now? NBN 79

9 Friday Night Football Dragons v Titans NBN 78

10 CSI: Miami NBN 75

Popularity: 4%

Newcastle Market – All Stations Top 10

Program                                                   

1 NBN Evening News Sunday – NBN – 105000

2 Spicks & Specks – ABC – 99000

3 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – NBN – 93000

4 Dancing With The Stars 6 Grand Final – PRIME – 90000

5 McLeods Daughters – NBN -  88000

6 The Chasers War on Everything – ABC – 87000

7 Friday Night Football Broncos v Rabbitohs – NBN – 87000

8 NBN Evening News Saturday – NBN – 83000

9 A Current Affair – NBN – 82000

10 Thursday Night Football – City v Country – NBN – 80000

Popularity: 1%

Newcastle Market – All Stations Top 10

Program                                                   

1  Friday Night Football Bulldogs v Tigers – NBN – 112000
2 NBN Evening News Saturday – NBN – 100000

3 NBN Evening News Sunday – NBN – 99000

4 The Biggest Loser Finale – TEN – 96000
5 Sunday Night Football Knights v Broncos – NBN -  96000

6 NBN Evening News Monday to Friday – NBN – 96000
7 The Chasers War on Everything – ABC – 95000
8 McLeods Daughters – NBN – 93000

9 A Current Affair – NBN – 93000

10 Spicks & Specks – ABC – 92000

Popularity: 1%

Newcastle Market – All Stations Top 10

PROGRAM                                     Station             000′s

1 NBN Evening News Sunday            NBN                113

2 Friday Night Football Aus v NZ        NBN                106

3 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation       NBN                97

4 Dancing With The Stars 6              PRIME             96

5 NBN Evening News M-F                NBN                 93
6 CSI: Miami                                    NBN                89

7 McLeods Daughters                       NBN                89

8 1 VS 100                                      NBN                 83

9 20 to 1                                        NBN                  78

10 CSI: NY                                    NBN                   78

Popularity: 1%