Melbourne Cup brings Seven one step closer to winning the year

Josie Tutty

November 12, 2017 6:08

A strong Tuesday driven by the Melbourne Cup helped Seven to a weekly audience share win, according to OzTAM’s overnight ratings.

Seven led throughout the week in cumulative ratings, eventually ending with a Sunday to Saturday share of 21%, ahead of Nine’s 17.2%.

The win puts Seven one step closer to winning the yearly ratings battle, which can be judged as the first station to 21 wins out of the 40 weeks that make up the official ratings year. Seven currently has 19 weekly ratings win to Nine’s 18.

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Josie Tutty

Josie Tutty was Mumbrella's deputy editor. She worked on the publication between 2017 and 2019. She's previously written and edited in the UK for Jungle Creations and Trinity Mirror.

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