Better Homes occupies the crease as cricket collapse shrinks evening audience

November 5, 2016 12:10

The Seven Network’s Better Homes and Gardens out-batted the test between South Africa and Australia on Nine to help drive Seven to an overall win on Friday night.

The night after a dominant Australian display on the pitch delivered the most viewed show of the evening, an Australian collapse saw the Friday evening session deliver a five metro market audience of 701,000.

Seven’s lifestyle show fared better with 772,000 tuning in, while Seven’s early evening game show, The Chase Australia at 5pm drew 580,000.

Seven’s News/Today Tonight at 6.30pm was the highest rating show of the day with 1.004m, ahead of Seven News at 6pm with 939,000.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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