Seven leads, but ratings fall after Melbourne Cup high

Seven took the night led by the usual suspects including Packed to the Rafters and RSPCA Animal Rescue, but its top ratings shows fell slightly compared to Tuesday last week when the Melbourne Cup broadcast attracted record viewing numbers.

Nevertheless Seven led with a 32.1% audience share. Nine just managed to stay ahead of Ten with 23%, while the latter had a 22.3% share, according to preliminary OzTam figures.

Ten’s NCIS continued to rate strongly with over 1.2m viewers.

Among the digital channels Nine’s  Go led with a 2.7% share, while Seven’s 7Two had a 1.5% share and Ten’s One 0.7%.

Tuesday channel share:

• Seven 32.1%
• Nine 23%
• Ten 22.3%
• ABC1 11.8%
• SBS1 3.8%
• G0 2.7%
• ABC2 1.7%
• 7Two 1.5%
• One 0.7%
• SBS2 0.4%

Tuesday top shows:

1. Packed to the Rafters Seven 1.853
2. RSPCA Animal Rescue Seven 1.319
3. Last Chance Surgery Seven 1.292
4. Seven News Seven 1.255
5. NCIS Ten 1.247
6. Today Tonight Seven 1.204
7. Home and Away Seven 1.114
8. Two and a Half Men – 7:00pm Nine 1.090
9. 20 to 1 Nine 1.075
10. Nine News Nine 1.061
11. A Current Affair Nine 1.043
12. Lie to Me Ten 0.955
13. Private Practice Seven 0.930
14. ABC News ABC 0.902
15. The Simpsons – 8:00pm Ten 0.869

Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes founded Mumbrella in 2008. He worked on Mumbrella until 2021. At various points he was editor, content director and editor-at-large.

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