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The X Factor performance show rates 1.5m as Seven dominates Monday’s ratings

Seven’s The X Factor saw an average of 1.536m metro viewers tune in for last night’s performance show.

The X Factor, now in its second to last week of the series, was also the most popular program across the three key advertising demographics of 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54, according to preliminary overnight ratings from OzTAM.

Tonight’s episode will see one contestant leave for a three-way grand final performance show next Monday.

The conclusion of two-part mini-series Devil’s Dust, produced by FremantleMedia for ABC1, slightly increased its total viewers on Sunday night’s first episode. The show about the James Hardie asbestos case rated 723,000 and 13th for the evening, up on Sunday’s 679,000 and 15th for the evening.

In the breakfast television battle, Nine’s Today rated 362,000 ahead of Seven’s Sunrise which rated 344,000.

Seven was dominant in channel share with the station taking a 25.5% share ahead of Nine’s 16.7% with ABC1 close behind in third on 15.8% while Ten had 12.1% in fourth place. SBS1 was in ninth place with 3.1% share.

Monday’s top 15 shows:
1. The X Factor – Seven 1.536m
2. Seven News – Seven 1.212m
3. ABC News – ABC 1.168m
4. Today Tonight – Seven 1.077m
5. Nine News – Nine 1.058m
6. Home and Away – Seven 1.015m
7. Australian Story – ABC 0.973m
8. A Current Affair – Nine 0.918m
9. 7:30 – ABC 0.915m
10. Castle – Seven 0.906m
11. Modern Family – Episode 2 – Ten 0.727m
12. RBT – Nine 0.725m
13. Devil’s Dust – ABC 0.723m
14. The Mentalist – Nine 0.686m
15. The Big Bang Theory – Nine 0.657m

Monday’s channel share:
Seven: 25.5%
Nine: 16.7%
ABC1: 15.8%
Ten: 12.1%
GO!: 5.2%
7TWO: 4.6%
Gem: 3.6%
7mate: 3.2%
SBS1: 3.1%
Eleven: 2.9%
ABC2: 2.6%
One: 1.8%
ABC News 24: 1.2%
ABC3: 1.1%
SBS2: 0.7%

Ratings data is copyright OzTAM and may not be reproduced, published or communicated without the prior written consent of OzTAM.

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