An incredibly tight Friday night sees Nine and Seven tie for most-watched network

A big Friday night in the multi-channels has tied Nine and Seven on network audience share with both holding 33.3%, despite Nine holding the title of most-watched channel with 21.9% and most-watched multi-channel with 9Gem’s 6.6%.

The tie comes after the night was mainly dedicated to sport and news. 623,000 metro viewers tuned in to both Nine and 9Gem to catch session one of day three of the Ashes second test, making it the most popular sporting event on free to air, while Seven held the most-watched program in Seven News which delivered 843,000 metro viewers.

England were on top, before English weather hit… ⛈️☂️?