The Block helps Nine take Wednesday as the ABC beats Ten
The Block aired to 941,000 metro viewers as Nine took a network share win on Wednesday, with Nine News also pipping Seven News as the #1 overall program.
The Block also topped the three key advertising demos, on a night when ABC beat Ten thanks to solid ratings for programs including Hard Quiz and Question Everything.
#TheBlock was the most watched entertainment show on Wednesday night pulling an overnight national average audience of 1.329m (metro 941,000 / regional 387,000). It was also the no.1 program among 25-54s 16-39s and GS+Child. pic.twitter.com/IFFonadzGt
— Nine Comms (@9Comms) September 1, 2021
In entertainment, Seven’s Home And Away came in second spot with 618,000 metro viewers, while ABC’s Hard Quiz had 592,000 metro viewers.
Ten’s The Bachelor Australia aired to 447,000 metro viewers, placing behind formats including The Chase Australia, Hot Seat, RFDS and Paramedics.
Nine News won overall with 1.069 million metro viewers, ahead of Seven News with 1.066 million metro viewers.
As mentioned, Nine won the night with a 31.1% network share ahead of Seven’s 30.1%, as ABC took a 16% share to beat Ten’s 15.7%. Nine was also the #1 primary channel, while 7Mate topped the multi-channels.
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Zanda Wilson was a reporter and podcast producer at Mumbrella, specialising in radio reporting. He left Mumbrella in September 2021.
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