Melbourne Cup races to 2.3m, but down 10% on last year
The Melbourne Cup pulled in a hefty 2.346m in the ratings for Seven, according to preliminary five-city metro ratings from OzTam.
The presentation of the trophy drew 2.257m, while the mounting of horses pulled in 1.497m in a night of dominance for Seven. The channel registed the top seven most-watched shows – and eight of the top ten.
In a piece of analysis released this morning by Fusion Strategy, ratings for the race were down 10% on last year, after three years of increases. However, Fusion noted that the audience figure is probably double considering public viewing.
The race rated less than the grand final of Ten’s MasterChef, which pulled in 2.368m in August, the final of Australia’s Got Talent (2.855m), and the AFL grand final, which drew 2.683m.
NCIS drew an audience of 1.097m for Ten, its top rating show for the night.
Nine News was Nine’s only 1m+ show. The Celebrity Apprentice, Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory all pulled in around 900,000 viewers.
Tuesday’s top rating shows:
1. The Melbourne Cup – The Race Seven 2.653m
2. The Melbourne Cup – Race Presentations Seven 1.964m
3. The Melbourne Cup – The Mounting Yard Seven 1.681m
4. The X Factor Seven 1.517m
5. Seven News Seven 1.421m
6. Today Tonight Seven 1.211m
7. Australia’s Got Amazing Talent Seven 1.204m
8. NCIS Ten 1.097m
9. Home and Away Seven 1.059m
10. Nine News Nine 1.045m
11. The Big Bang Theory – Episode 2 Nine 0.987m
12. The Melbourne Cup – Late Afternoon Seven 0.974m
13. The Celebrity Apprentice Nine 0.963m
14. ABC News ABC 0.945m
15. Two and a Half Men Nine 0.92m
Tuesday’s channel share:
Seven: 26.2%
Ten: 18.6%
Nine: 17.7%
ABC1: 9.3%
SBS1: 3.9%
GO!: 3.8%
7TWO 3.7%
Eleven: 3.6%
7mate: 3.1%
ABC2: 2.5%
Gem: 2.5%
SBS2: 2.0%
One: 1.7%
ABC3: 0.7%
ABC News 24: 0.7%
I can’t believe Ten have stuck the great American Horror Story on Eleven! What a waste! It’s been a massive hit in the US.
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Anyone watching 21/2 men. I must admit it is getting funnier as time goes by. Although “Walden” is still childish and keeps bearing his chest.
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Will someone explain to me how Ten gets nearly 1% greater share than Nine does, even though Nine had way more shows in the top 15? Daytime schedule maybe?
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NCIS, I suspect…
Cheers,
Tim