Last night, there was State of Origin and then there was daylight.
The deciding match, a victory for NSW Blues, was watched by an average of 3.65m viewers in National TV Audience.
It was the biggest audience all year eclipsing Game 1 at 3,44m. In Sydney there were 979,000 viewers then 848,000 in Brissy, with Melbourne at 318,000. It was also the biggest ever audience on 9Now, and second highest BVOD ever behind last year’s Matildas.
Nine pulled out a massive 50.4% share, more than double its nearest competitor, Seven on 18.7%. Will the Olympics surpass those numbers?
Against such powerhouse figures, other content had a pretty tough night but Home & Away topped entertainment at 802,000, a good result.
Tipping Point‘s 711,000 edged out The Chase‘s 699,000.
7:30 drew 657,000 then The 1% Club (637,000), Hard Quiz (540,000), Bondi Rescue (250,000 / 195,000) and Moulin Rouge: Yes We Can-Can! (142,000).
Gruen was 566,000 then The Front Bar (397,000) and good numbers for Planet America at 384,000 in an earlier slot.
Nine News drew 1.28m, second in its slot.
Seven News won its slot at 1.36m. Talking Footy managed 184,000 with Kitchen Nightmares Australia at 74,000 in select cities.
ABC News averaged 838,000. Hard Quiz rpt (408,000) and Antiques Roadshow (250,000) followed.
The Project was 340,000 for 10. 10 News First (332,000), Deal or No Deal (268,000), FBI: International (148,000) and NCIS (87,000) were next.
On SBS it was SBS World News (183,000 / 155,000), Tour de France (181,000), and Mastermind (105,000).
Sunrise: 381,000
Today: 340,000
News Breakfast: 248,000
National Total TV: Wednesday 16 July 2024
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