ABC has strong night while Nine’s new show fails to impress

Tim Burrowes

November 12, 2009 11:29

Seven led the night despite a slight drop in ratings for its popular programmes including Border Security, while the ABC rated well with Spicks and Specks.

In terms of channel share, Seven attracted 28.5%, followed by Nine with 23.1%, then Ten with 22.7%, according to preliminary OzTam figures.

The most watched show for the night was Seven News with 1.26m, down slightly on the 1.3m it attracted on Wednesday of last week. It was followed by Seven’s Today Tonight, Border Security, Medical Emergency and City Homicide, all of which also encountered slight falls in audiences compared to last Wednesday.

The ABC had a good night attracting a 15.4% share, which was up from the 14.5% it recorded last Wednesday. Spicks and Specks had over 1.1m viewers, while ABC News pulled in 0.920m.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.