A NSW Blues blitz over Queensland Maroons at State of Origin II last night drew a whopping 3.26m viewers in National TV Audience.
There were 902,000 watching in Sydney, 638,000 in Brissy and 258,000 in Melbourne where the match was played. Nine had a whopping 48% share.
Down slightly on Origin I‘s 3.44m, it is now the second-highest overnight audience for 2024 and sets up Nine beautifully for a decider III match on July 17.
Meanwhile Seven made a last minute programming change for the arrival of Julian Assange, which ran Live for 90 mins. Home & Away did not screen but the OzTAM numbers do not reflect the 30 min overrun.
Nine News was 1.27m then Tipping Point (721,000). Origin Post Match was 1.08m.
Seven News won its slot at 1.33m with The Chase at 596,000. Seven News Special: Assange Comes Home (599,000), Home & Away (437,000). The Front Bar drew 375,000 then in select cities, Talking Footy (183,000) and Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera (53,000).
ABC News was 899,000 for ABC then 7:30 (614,000), Hard Quiz (567,000 / rpt 415,000), Gruen (562,000), Antiques Roadshow (248,000), Planet America (229,000).
MasterChef Australia scored 522,000 for 10. The Project was 368,000 then 10 News First (338,000), Deal or No Deal (299,000), NCIS: Sydney (265,000), and FBI: International (135,000).
On SBS it was SBS World News (206,000 / 136,000), Mastermind (110,000), Concorde: The Race For Supersonic (109,000) and This Town (43,000).
Sunrise: 382,000
Today: 314,000
News Breakfast: 250,000
National Total TV: Wednesday 26 June 2024
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