Big Bash final gives Ten total audience win but Nine claims channel victory as The Block builds
Last night’s Big Bash grand final clash between the Perth Scorchers and the Sydney Sixers saw 733,000 metro viewers tune in for the beginning of the game at 7.30pm with 839,000 metro viewers tuning in for the second session to see the Scorchers clinch their second successive grand final win.
In Perth the match was broadcast on One which saw 233,000 tune in for session two and 291,000 watch the post-match broadcast, helping One grab an audience share of 5.4 per cent. On Ten the post-game broadcast was watched by 889,000
Last year’s grand final, which was played on a Friday night, saw 851,000 tune in for session one and 1.093m watch the second innings. The T20 Big Bash League kicked off at the end of last year with a metro audience of 681,000 for session one of a match between the Adelaide Strikers and the Melbourne Stars.
The match helped Ten grab an audience share of 18.9 per cent which put it ahead of Channel Seven but that was not enough to beat Nine’s winning share of 19.1 per cent. However when the secondary channels are accounted for, Network Ten grabbed a winning total share of 27.2 per cent, pipping Nine’s total share of 26 per cent.
Nine’s share was largely thanks to the second outing of The Block Triple Threat which saw its audience grow to 965,000 after only 860,000 tuned in for the first episode on Tuesday evening. The Block was the most watched show amongst the 18-49 and 25-54 demographics.
Seven’s night broadcast of the Australian Open, which saw Novak Djokovic defeat Milos Raonic, was watched by a metro audience of 723,000 from 7pm. Seven grabbed an audience share of 18.7 per cent as the ABC settled for a share of 10 per cent. In terms of total audience share Seven nudged out Nine with a share of 26.6 per cent.
Meanwhile on the ABC, 7.30 Summer was watched by 581,000 metro viewers while a repeat of QI at 8pm was watched by 475,000. Human Universe with Brian Cox in the 8.30pm timeslot grabbed an audience of 582,000.
In the news battleground, Nine News at 6pm won with an audience of 1.055m with its 6.30pm audience dropping away to 1.002m. Seven News at 6pm was watched by 942,000 before growing to 975,000 at 6.30pm.
Top 15 Shows:
1 NINE NEWS Network 9 1,055,000
2 NINE NEWS 6:30 Network 9 1,002,000
3 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT Network 7 975,000
4 THE BLOCK TRIPLE THREAT -WED Network 9 965,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Network 7 942,000
6 CRICKET: T20 BIG BASH LEAGUE GRAND FINAL – POST-GAME Network TEN 889,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Network 9 859,000
8 CRICKET: T20 BIG BASH LEAGUE GRAND FINAL – SESSION 2 Network TEN 839,000
9 CRICKET: T20 BIG BASH LEAGUE GRAND FINAL – SESSION 1 Network TEN 773,000
10 ABC NEWS-EV Network ABC 751,000
11 SEVEN’S TENNIS: 2015 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – NIGHT 10 Network 7 723,000
12 TEN EYEWITNESS NEWS Network TEN 678,000
13 FAMILY FEUD Network TEN 595,000
14 HOT SEAT -WED Network 9 590,000
15 THE BIG BANG THEORY -RPT Network 9 583,000
Audience Share:
Network 9 19.1%
Network TEN 18.9%
Network 7 18.7%
Network ABC 10.0%
Network ONE 5.4%
Network 7TWO 4.6%
Network GO! 4.2%
Network SBS ONE 3.6%
Network 7mate 3.2%
Network ABC2 3.0%
Network ELEVEN 2.9%
Network Gem 2.7%
Network SBS 2 1.7%
Network ABC News 24 1.1%
Network ABC3 0.8%
Network NITV 0.1%
Total Audience Share:
Network TEN TTL 27.2%
Network 7 TTL 26.6%
Network 9 TTL 26.0%
Network ABC TTL 14.9%
Network SBS TTL 5.4%
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Not sure if Ten types would dare read Mumbrella after recent stoushes but let it be known that Ten’s coverage of the cricket was outstanding – much, much better than Channel Nine’s – with superior on-air talent, analysis and more friendly tone. One big downside, however, was the incessant promos for other Ten shows – all of them look abysmal – and they only served to remind me why I so rarely watch Channel Ten.
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Actually Djokovic defeated Canada’s Milos Raonic in the Australian Open last night and will face Wawrinka in the semi final. I heard the result during the cricket telecast.
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Completely agree with you Ann. Great coverage – I really enjoyed it. However, the constant promotion of other 10 shows and not to mention KFC ads almost every minute was a tad much. Celebrity get me out of here has received more coverage (ads and live shows) than the actual content of the show.
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Thanks Johnson, I have amended the story.
Cheers,
Miranda – Mumbrella
these ratings … what’s the assumption for percentage of Australian households that have free-to-air enabled?
betting it’s way overestimated (deliberately).
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Yes these promos are done to death. But it’s no different to 7/9 with MKR and The Block. In fact MKR has been screening MKR promos since late October!
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@Jack always remember you are exceptional and certainly not the norm.
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Jack it is somewhere between 87,000 and 130,000 homes that don’t receive free-to-air television – it fluctuates.
Of course a number of those choose not to watch free-to-air TV.
On a ‘typical day’ four-in-five homes will have the TV tuned to a free-to-air channel sometime during the day, and two-in-three people will watch a free-to-air programme.
Over a week just over 95% on homes will have the TV tuned to a free-to-air channel and somewhere between 85%-90% of people will watch a free-to-air programme.
And unlike your wild assertion there is rigour behind that data.
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