Seven returns to winning ways after Nine’s fortnight of TV ratings dominance comes to end

Tim Burrowes

May 22, 2016 12:44

Despite the strength of The Voice, Nine has failed to make its three ratings week wins a row after being pipped by Seven at the last.

The Voice improved Nine’s ratings but not enough to win the week

According to preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTAM, Nine finished with a primary channel peak time share of 19% for last Sunday to Monday. Seven finished just ahead on 19.4%.

A strong Sunday and Monday night performance had allowed Nine to holding the week’s cumulative ratings lead through until Thursday. Seven then won every night from Tuesday through to Saturday.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.