National Ratings – Seven back on top.

23Mar09

National TV ratings week ending 21 March 2009

Source: David Dale, Sun Herald blogs

Channel Seven won the week, averaging 28.5 per cent of the prime time audience, while Nine got 26.7 per cent (thanks to U2 and Customs), Ten 22.7 (thanks to dancers and NCIS), ABC 16.8 (Thanks to Specks and Gruen) and SBS 5.3 (thanks to Top Gear). With Packed To The Rafters taking a break for a few months, Seven may have trouble holding its lead next week.

This was Pay TV’s account of itself for the week: “Rugby League, Rugby Union and cricket drew great audiences on FOX Sports viewers. Live: NRL Dragons v Titans was watched by 282,000 viewers; the first day’s play in the final test in South Africa, Live: Cricket: Test RSA v Aus Day 1 S1, was viewed by 277,000 people and 88,000 people watched the NSW Waratahs play the Canterbury Crusaders in Live: Rugby Union: S14 Waratahs v Crus. On Sky Racing, Sky Raceday also proved popular, being seen by 69,000 people.

“In entertainment programming, numerous programs achieved record audiences. TV1′s NCIS was watched by 147,000 people, the program’s biggest audience ever. On Sunday morning, The Simpsons on FOX8 drew 110,000 people and Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana was watched by 93,000. This week, Bargain Hunt on Lifestyle was seen by 80,000, Waking the Dead on UKTV had its largest audience since 2007 with 79,000 viewers and Motorway Cops on Crime and Investigation also had an all-time record audience with 77,000 people. That ’70s Show on 111 Hits was watched by 71,000 people (a record for the program on the channel) and Handy Manny was seen by 66,000 people, a record for the program too. ”

What Australia watched:
1 UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES Nine 2,174,000
2 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS Seven 1,887,000
3 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 1,583,000
4 FIND MY FAMILY Seven 1,558,000
5 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,523,000
6 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,502,000
7 CUSTOMS Nine 1,469,000
8 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,459,000
9 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,450,000
10 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,365,000
11 NCIS Ten 1,359,000
12 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,333,000
13 BONDI RESCUE Ten 1,330,000
14 60 MINUTES Nine 1,327,000
15 AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT Seven 1,325,000

Popularity: 1%