Ten’s Tuesday trio of top TV shows

It was a rare hat-trick for Ten on Tuesday night, with the network scoring the three most watched shows of the day, while Nine’s double dose of Home Made was every bit as disastrous as expected.   

Ten easily won the night with a 32% share of the audience, according to preliminary TV ratings figures from OzTam. Seven had 26.7% and Nine was well back on 21.4%. The ABC was on 15.6% and SBS had 4.4%. In Sydney, Nine’s share fell below 20%.

Nine’s only shows in the top ten were A Current Affair and Nine News. Both episodes of Home Made averaged just over 800,000 viewers.

So far this week, Ten has an audience of 28.4%, ahead of Seven’s 26.7%

Tonight’s ratings should see a much stronger showing for Nine, with Game 2 of State of Origin. This evening also marks the return of The Chaser’s War on Everything, following its suspension from the ABC’s schedules for the dying kids sketch.

The timing of the return is a complicated one for The Chaser. While most eyes are on the rugby, it means that the programme has a chance to slip back into its groove. But there will be inevitably be comparisons between tonight’s presumably lower rating for The Chaser and previous weeks.

1. Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation – Ten 1.8m
2. Masterchef – Ten 1.6m
3. NCIS – 8:30pm – Ten 1.6m
4. Seven News – Seven 1.6m
5. Today Tonight – Seven 1.3m
6. The Zoo – Seven 1.3m
7. Find My Family – Seven 1.3m
8. NCIS – 9:30pm – Ten 1.3m
9. A Current Affair – Nine 1.3m
10. Nine News – Nine 1.2m

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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Comments: 3

C K Cash 24 Jun 09

Looking forward to seeing the chaser boys back on the ABC tonight!

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ron.r 24 Jun 09

i’m gonna watch the chaser guys tonight, despite the state of origin game. qld will win anyway-boring.

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Edison Yongai 25 Jun 09

I wonder why the Chasers have been allowed back on the screen after blatantly poking jokes (that no sane person can laugh at ) at innocent dying kids. Everything in life, whether for pleasure or not, has boundaries and the Chasers had well gone beyond their boundaries. Now they are back; who knows what tragi-comedy shows they have next on their sleeves.

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