Olympics numbers slip slightly for Seven but still dominate viewing

August 9, 2016 10:06

The Seven Network enjoyed another healthy night as its Day 2 wrap of the Olympic Games, In Rio Today, drew 1.266m viewers.

The number was down slightly on the previous day’s audience of 1.332m, but with strong performances on the shooting range and in the pool, the wrap was the second most watched show of the evening, behind Seven’s news at 6:00pm, with 1.374m.

More than 2.027m evening viewers tuned into the start of day three at 9:00pm, while the late night broadcast from 10:30pm attracted 440,000.

Despite being broadcast from the beaches of Rio with a total audience of 378,000, Sunrise was unable to achieve a clean sweep with Today winning in Sydney and Perth, although the shows were not head-to-head in Perth with Sunrise broadcasting from 3.30am.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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