Weekend AFL helps Seven snatch weekly win as Ten’s Masterchef tops 16-39

Tim Burrowes

May 14, 2017 1:41

The strength of AFL over the weekend helped Seven come from behind to win the ratings week.

After lagging behind Nine for metro primetime share throughout the week, wins on Friday and Saturday were enough for Seven to snatch the win.

Saturday saw Seven take a metro share of 22.6%, well ahead of Nine’s 13%. ABC was third with 13.7%

It meant that for the week, Seven finished with a share of 19.4%, just ahead of Nine’s 17.9%. Ten was on 14% and ABC 11.4%.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.