Seven relegated to third place while Ten tops the ratings on the back of Masterchef success

MasterchefIn a quiet night on TV Ten won the evening with Masterchef pulling in 1.363m metro viewers, handing the channel a winning audience share of 18.4 per cent.

The cooking show easily out-rated Seven’s Border Security – Australia’s Front Line which was watched by 743,000 metro viewers while Nine’s RBT grabbed 617,000. Masterchef was also the most-watched show across the key advertising demographics (16-39, 18-49 and 25-54).

Nine claimed an audience share of 18.1 per cent while Seven settled for third place with a share of 17.3 per cent. The ABC managed a share of 12.5 per cent.

Ten’s The Project at 7pm was another strong player for the channel, pulling in a crowd of 772,000 after 518,000 tuned in at 6.30pm. The second half hour of the news panel show was the second-most watched show across the key advertising demographics.

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