Seven claims yearly ratings win while Nine takes out the demos
After one of the closest contests in recent years, Seven has claimed a narrow yearly ratings win, saying it was “Australia’s most-watched television network in 2017” based on the OzTAM metric of total people, gifting the network its 11th consecutive yearly win.
Seven: On top for the 11th consecutive year
The official ratings season wrapped up on 1 December with Seven achieving an average audience share of 20.1%, just ahead of Nine’s 20.0%.
Of the 40 official ratings weeks, Seven won 22 compared to Nine’s 18.
Congratulations to all the networks and media on 2017.
Wow, 11 years straight (even if Nine got better), still a magnificent feat by Seven.
Nine, well, it’s been a fantastic year regardless with their key programs, particularly in Q4 with Ninja and Block.
Top programs were down on last year (when the AFL Grand Final rated over 3m 5 city metro and over 4m national), it topped the year again in 5 city, but with regional added lost to Origin 3. I think the AFL Grand Final Presentations were revised down at some stage, as initially it had over 2.8m 5 city and 3.69m (overnight).
Time to chill into summer!