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Ten beats Nine with the help of Masterchef

MasterchefLast night’s double episode of Masterchef helped Ten secure second place in terms of audience share, beating Nine with a share of 18.8 per cent as Seven won the night with a share of 20.6 per cent.

The cooking show grabbed 1.031m metro viewers at 7.30pm growing to 1.056m for the second episode from 8.30pm.  The second episode was the most watched show across the key advertising demographics (16-39, 18-49 and 25-54) while the first episode was the second-most watched show.

In the 7.30pm timeslot, it easily out-rated Nine’s Top Gear 253,000 in Sydney and Brisbane while Seven’s Border Security: International (airing from 8pm), was watched by 312,000 in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Seven’s Thursday night AFL match grabbed 482,000 in Melbourne and Adelaide.

Nine grabbed an audience share of 16.5 per cent while the ABC settled for a share of 11.2 per cent. However, when secondary channels are accounted for Nine just managed to beat Ten with a total share of 24.7 per cent compared to Ten’s total share of 24.6 per cent.

On the ABC The Checkout, on at 8pm, saw its audience slide from last week’s 568,000 to 538,000 metro viewers after 7.30 pulled in 607,000 viewers. In time-shifted viewing, last week’s episode of the consumer affairs show grabbed an extra 121,000 viewers, taking its total audience to 683,000.

Blood and Thunder: The Sound of Alberts, airing from 8.30pm, was watched by 515,000.

In news, Nine News at 6pm was the most-watched program of the evening, pulling in 1.105m before dipping to 1.009 from 6.30pm.

Rival Seven News at 6pm did not come close with an audience of 889,000, sliding down to 793,000 from 6.30pm.

In breakfast TV, Sunrise was watched by 348,000, easily beating rival Today which grabbed 270,000 metro viewers.

Top 15 Shows:

1 NINE NEWS Network 9 1,105,000
2 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA THURS EP 2 Network TEN 1,056,000
3 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA THURS Network TEN 1,031,000
4 NINE NEWS 6:30 Network 9 1,009,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Network 7 889,000
6 A CURRENT AFFAIR Network 9 858,000
7 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT Network 7 793,000
8 ABC NEWS-EV Network ABC 733,000
9 FAMILY FEUD Network TEN 676,000
10 THE PROJECT 7PM Network TEN 657,000
11 HOME AND AWAY Network 7 618,000
12 HOT SEAT Network 9 617,000
13 7.30-EV Network ABC 607,000
14 TEN EYEWITNESS NEWS FIRST AT FIVE Network TEN 572,000
15 THE CHECKOUT-EV Network ABC 538,000

Audience Share:

Network 7 20.6%
Network TEN 18.8%
Network 9 16.5%
Network ABC 11.2%
Network 7TWO 5.1%
Network GO! 5.1%
Network 7mate 4.8%
Network SBS ONE 3.5%
Network ELEVEN 3.3%
Network ABC2 3.1%
Network Gem 3.1%
Network ONE 2.5%
Network ABC News 24 1.1%
Network SBS 2 0.7%
Network ABC3 0.6%
Network NITV 0.1%

Total Audience Share:

Network 7 TTL 30.4%
Network 9 TTL 24.7%
Network TEN TTL 24.6%
Network ABC TTL 16.0%
Network SBS TTL 4.3%

Data © OzTAM Pty Limited 2015. The Data may not be reproduced, published or communicated (electronically or in hard copy) in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of OzTAM.

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