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Commonwealth Games effect continues to boost Freeview

Tuesday saw a second big weeknight in a row for the Freeview channels thanks in part to Ten’s simulcast Commonwealth Games coverage on sister channel One.

After Monday’s 19.3% share, the digital channels took an even bigger bite of viewing, with 19.5% of free to air viewers opting for the secondary options.  

A combined audience  across Ten and One of 1.22 million viewers watched Leiston Pickett win gold in the women’s 50m breaststroke.

Seven won the night with Packed To The Rafters top show according to preliminary overnight metro figures from OzTam.

SBS1 was relegated to seventh place.

Tuesday night’s channel share:

  • Seven: 26.5%
  • Nine: 20.9%
  • Ten: 16.2%
  • ABC1: 13.5%
  • One: 4.8%
  • GO!: 4.5%
  • SBS1: 3.5%
  • 7TWO: 2.8%
  • 7mate: 2.3%
  • Gem: 2.0%
  • ABC2: 1.3%
  • SBS2: 0.8%
  • ABC3: 0.6%
  • ABC News 24: 0.4%

Tuesday’s top TV shows:

  1. Packed to the Rafters Seven 1.671m
  2. Seven News Seven 1.299m
  3. Today Tonight Seven 1.214m
  4. Top Gear Nine 1.149m
  5. Four Weddings Seven 1.109m
  6. Nine News Nine 1.098m
  7. A Current Affair Nine 1.084m
  8. ABC News ABC 0.993m
  9. Home and Away Seven 0.951m
  10. Two and a Half Men Nine 0.928m
  11. Parenthood Seven 0.889m
  12. QI ABC 0.768m
  13. Ten News Ten 0.743m
  14. Commonwealth Games – Late Primetime Ten 0.725m
  15. Survivor: Nicaragua Nine 0.723m
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