Footy Show performs in the demos as Home and Away pulls largest non-news audience

Miranda Ward

April 1, 2016 9:41

The Footy Show had a strong performance last night, pulling in 499,000 viewers across Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth on an evening in which no program cracked the 1m audience mark.

The show was the most-watched show amongst 16-39 year olds and 18-49 year olds while Nine News at 6:30pm was the popular choice amongst 25-54 year old viewers.

It helped Nine claim a winning audience share of 22.5% ahead of Seven, which had a share of 15.7%. Ten claimed third place with a share of 14.1%, while the ABC settled for a share of 12.5%.

Home and Away was the most-watched non-news program, pulling in 634,000 metro viewers at 7:00pm.

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Miranda Ward

Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.