The X Factor wins 1.7m while AGT semi-final draws 850,000

The X Factor won more than 1.7m metro viewers for Channel Seven last night while Nine’s Australia’s Got Talent had 850,000 for its semi-final on Sunday.

The X Factor also boosted ratings for Seven’s Sunday Night at 8pm which was second for the night with 1.4m, while Nine’s ratings picked up for 60 Minutes which had 1.3m viewers at the same time.

Ten’s new episode of Modern Family was third in its time slot with 761,000 viewers followed by ABC1’s Kakadu which had 747,000 viewers at 7.30pm, preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTam show.

Channel Ten also launched a new David Attenborough program, Animal Attraction, at 6.30pm which was 17th for the night with 466,000 total viewers.