Ratings

The Olympic Games on Seven dominates Monday: peak audience of 3.8 million Australians.

The Games of the XXIX Olympiad deliver a powerhouse Monday – with a peak audience of 3.8 million.

The Olympic Games on Seven score an average audience of 2.80 million in primetime (58% audience share) and 1.44 million (60% audience share) across all broadcast hours on Monday.

Yum Cha peaks at 644,000 viewers (55% audience share). The Olympic Games on Seven hit a peak audience of 1.51 million (72% audience share) in the morning and 1.79 million (69% audience share) in the afternoon. Late afternoon peaks at 2.47 million (44% audience share). Primetime delivers a powerhouse peak of 3.779 million (58% audience share) and late-night hits a peak of 2.55 million (63% audience share).

Channel Seven’s news and public affairs hour continued to dominate on Wednesday with Seven News and Today Tonight beating the competition and finishing in the Top Ten.

SEVEN NEWS (401,000) was the Number One news bulletin – locally and nationally. In Melbourne, Seven News presented by Peter Mitchell, trumped National Nine News (374,000) and was among the Top Five shows.

At 6.30pm, TODAY TONIGHT (362,000) led over Nine’s A Current Affair (345,000).

CRIMINAL MINDS – RPT (367,000) was also among Wednesday’s Top Ten shows. It out-psyched McLeod’s Daughters (256,000) on Nine, House – RPT (244,000) on Ten and ABC’s Freezing (273,000).

The debut of MAKE ME A SUPERMODEL hosted by Jennifer Hawkins attracted 1.065 million viewers overall, ahead of Ten’s So You Think You Can Dance (1.045 million).

Seven’s audience share was 25.1 per cent to Ten’s 21.9 per cent, Nine’s 27.6 per cent, ABC’s 20.1 per cent and SBS 5.3 per cent.

Seven Melbourne won week 22 with a 27.8 per cent share and Melbourne’s top three shows - SEVEN’S AFL: RND 17: HAWTHORN VS GEELONG, CITY HOMICIDE and BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

SEVEN’S AFL: RND 17: HAWTHORN VS GEELONG drew a whopping 646,108 viewers in Melbourne alone to take the record as Melbourne’s biggest 'Home & Away' Friday night telecast since the beginning of 2001. The game peaked with 846,000 viewers.

CITY HOMICIDE (477,384) was Melbourne’s second most watched show overall. It kicked off Monday night at number one and maintained its dominance to take out one of the week’s most vied for spots. Nine’s The Farmer Wants a Wife (338,763) plummeted at 44th position.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS (469,082) defeated all competition to claim the week’s third largest audience. Nationally, the DIY show drew 1.53 million to top Friday night.

ALL SAINTS (425,867) was Tuesday’s Number One show.

Channel Seven had a winning Wednesday with six shows in the Top Ten and a 6.4 point lead over Channel Nine. Seven’s audience share was 28.2 per cent to Nine’s 21.8 per cent.

Seven’s factual series RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE and MEDICAL EMERGENCY combined forces between 7.30pm and 8.30pm to trump Nine’s This is Your Life: Bert’s 70th Birthday and Ten’s So You Think You Can Dance.

At 7.30pm, RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE (418,000) was among the Top Five shows in Melbourne and was second nationally with an impressive 1.510 million viewers. This is Your Life: Bert’s 70th Birthday (385,000) was sixth. While Ten’s So You Think You Can Dance (247,000) and ABC’s 7.30 Report (243,000) were well behind in 18th and 19th position respectively.

MEDICAL EMERGENCY (434,000) increased the pace at 8.00pm and was the second most-watched show in Melbourne. It beat This is Your Life: Bert’s 70th Birthday by 49,000 viewers.

Seven Melbourne claimed another Monday night victory with six of the Top Ten shows and a 5.5 point share lead. CITY HOMICIDE was again Melbourne’s most watched show.

CITY HOMICIDE was Number One, with 477,000 Melburnians switched on. It defeated Ten’s final Big Brother – Winner Announced (424,000) and Nine’s The Farmer Wants A Wife (339,000) which ranked thirteen spots behind. Nationally, CITY HOMICIDE drew a huge 1.51 million viewers.

CRIMINAL MINDS topped its timeslot with 419,000 viewers. Nine’s The F Word (236,000) and the series return of Ten’s Burn Notice (227,000) bombed out.

SEVEN NEWS (408,000) and TODAY TONIGHT (399,000) were Melbourne’s first choice for news and public affairs. Both won their timeslots – ahead of Nine’s News (404,000) and A Current Affair (371,000).

Channel Seven secured three places in the Top Ten on Sunday night with strong audience figures between 6.30pm and 8.30pm for ABBA: THE MAMMA MIA! STORY and BATTLE OF THE CHOIRS.

The quarter final of BATTLE OF THE CHOIRS (406,000), hosted by David Koch, ranked fourth in Melbourne and sixth position overall (1.352 million). Ten’s Big Brother Live Eviction (312,000) and ABC’s Doctor Who (290,000) was off-key among the viewers.

ABBA: THE MAMMA MIA! STORY (342,000) led over ABC’s The Einstein Factor (292,000) and Ten’s Big Brother (222,000).

SEVEN NEWS – SUNDAY was Number One nationally with 1.603 million viewers and rounded out the Top 5 shows in Melbourne (398,000).

Seven’s coverage of AFL: ROUND 16: PORT ADELAIDE VS ADELAIDE (247,000) booted the competition to finish in the Top 20.

Overall Seven’s audience share was 22.7 per cent to Nine’s 28.7 per cent and Ten’s 21.3 per cent. ABC had 20.0 per cent and SBS 7.4 per cent.

Channel Seven secured three places in the Top Ten on Sunday night with strong audience figures between 6.30pm and 8.30pm for the final showdown of GLADIATORS and the harmonious tones of BATTLE OF THE CHOIRS.

Channel Seven’s season finale of GLADIATORS (430,000) which awarded victory to two Victorians, Natasha Haines and Paul Baird, obliterated the housemates on Ten’s Big Brother (224,000) and The Einstein Factor on the ABC (292,000).

GLADIATORS stormed to the finish and claimed 6th position both in Melbourne and nationally. Over 1.258 million Australians tuned in to see the final outcome of the popular contest.

BATTLE OF THE CHOIRS (382,000) out performed Big Brother Live Eviction (306,000) on Ten and ABC’s

Doctor Who (282,000). Seven’s singing show was the 7th most-watched program of the night in Melbourne and delighted 1.159 million viewers nationally.

Channel Seven Melbourne put in a strong performance on Tuesday night with four shows in the Top Ten and an All People share of 27.2 per cent.

The second semi-final of AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT (430,000) was Seven's top rating show for the night and dominated the 7.30pm timeslot. Spoons Perry spooned her way to a place in the Grand Final with a dynamic rendition of the classic Black Betty. Nine's 20 to 1 (384,000) and Big Brother (258,000) and The Simpsons (255,000) fell short on entertainment value. Nationally, AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT was the viewer's choice with 1,583,000 viewers with a convincing lead over the opposition.

Seven's medical drama ALL SAINTS was the fifth most watched program of the night with 392,000 viewers.

TODAY TONIGHT (377,000) occupied the 7th spot with a strong lead over Nine's A Current Affair (352,000), which failed to make a Top Ten finish.

Channel Seven Melbourne had a strong finish for week fourteen (May 25 to 31) with an All People share of 26.5 per cent and the top program of the week.

Seven's powerhouse BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA'S FRONT LINE (488,000) was the most watched program of the week with an easy win over Nine's David Attenborough's Tiger – Spy In The Jungle (399,000) and Big Brother (323,000 from 7.30pm to 8pm) on Ten.

SURF PATROL (422,000) rounded out the hour in seventh spot beaching Nine's David Attenborough's Tiger – Spy In The Jungle, Ten's How To Look Good Naked (316,000) in 53rd place and Australian Story (283,000) on the ABC.

Seven's weekend news services put in top performances with SEVEN NEWS SUNDAY (477,000) the leading news service, scooping National Nine News Sunday (453,000), while SEVEN NEWS SATURDAY (374,000) had the lead over National Nine News Saturday (354,000) and ABC News Saturday (324,000).

A peak audience in excess of 2.4 million watched the NSW Wizard Blues win game one of the Harvey Norman State of Origin Series last night, beating the Queensland XXXX Maroons 18-10.

An average 2.092 million viewers (Total People) watched Channel Nine’s exclusive coverage across the 5 City Metro – the highest result for a State Of Origin game since the introduction of OzTam ratings.

In Sydney, the game attracted a peak audience of 983,000 for Total People and was the night’s number one program with an average of 897,000 viewers – 57.4 per cent of the audience. In the advertiser-preferred 25-54 demographic the match peaked at 503,000, with an average of 440,000 viewers, also the night’s number one.

In Brisbane, Nine’s coverage drew a peak audience of 802,000 for Total People, with the game averaging 710,000 – a staggering 63.6 per cent of the audience. In the 25-54s, the game attracted a peak of 399,000 and averaged 342,000.

Channel Seven Melbourne had a strong Wednesday night win with an all people share of 25.0 per cent. News and public affairs were number one on Seven.

SEVEN NEWS (428,000) was the second most watched program of the night and the leading news service with a solid win over National Nine News (413,000) and ABC News (394,000). Seven News was also the number one news program nationally with 1,601,000 viewers.

TODAY TONIGHT (368,000) had the scoop over Nine's A Current Affair (362,000).

HOME AND AWAY (292,000) sent Ten's Big Brother (247,000) into the diary room.

DEAL OR NO DEAL (238,000), hosted by Andrew O'Keefe, was the correct choice with a lead over Nine's Antiques Roadshow (235,000).

SECONDS FROM DISASTER (136,000) had a clear lead over Nine's movie The Tuxedo (128,000) and IPL Twenty20 Cricket (75,000) on Ten.

Channel Seven Melbourne had a convincing win in week 12 (May 11 to May 17) with an All People share of 27.3 per cent.

Seven's highest-rating program SEVEN'S AFL: ROUND 8: ST KILDA VS COLLINGWOOD (457,000) sent the competition to the bench on Friday night. Nine's Maid in Manhattan (184,000) and I'm A Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! (119,000) on Ten were short on survival skills.

On Monday night, Seven's powerhouse BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA'S FRONT LINE (456,000) and SURF PATROL (422,000) dominated the 7.30pm to 8.30pm timeslot. Ten's How To Look Good Naked (394,000) was forced to look at itself while Nine's David Attenborough's - Life in Cold Blood (365,000) only managed to scurry into 33rd place.

AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT (431,000), the third audition show, saw weird, wacky and wonderful acts pulling out all stops for a spot in the semi finals. Nine's 20 to 1 (402,000) and Ten's Bondi Rescue (373,000) and The Simpsons (222,000) were short on entertainment.

Seven Melbourne finished week nine of official ratings with a 28.8 per cent All People share and eight shows in the Top 20 – more than any other station.

Viewers turned to Seven for all their news coverage. SEVEN NEWS – SUNDAY was last week’s most-watched bulletin with 550,000 viewers, pummelling National Nine News Sunday (390,000) and ABC News Sunday (287,000), and was the third most watched program of the week.

SEVEN NEWS (Monday to Friday) saw 406,000 viewers make the switch, beating National Nine News (367,000) and ABC News (319,000), while SEVEN NEWS SATURDAY (372,000) also led the charge with a firm lead over National Nine News Saturday (370,000) and ABC (304,000).

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (497,000) sent the opposition flying as a tornado hit Wisteria Lane. Nine’s Sea Patrol II (422,000) and Good News Week (278,000) on Ten were forced to seek refuge.

Seven Melbourne dominated Wednesday night with a winning All People share of 27.2 per and more shows in the Top Ten than any other station – including the two most watched shows of the night.

RSCPA ANIMAL RESCUE was the most watched program on Wednesday night both in Melbourne (436,000) and nationally (1,672,000) with a convincing win over Ten's Rules of Engagement (258,000) while the gloss continued to wear off Nine's new reality showbiz series My Kid's A Star (255,000 in Melbourne) and only managing 780,000 nationally.

THE REAL SEACHANGE enticed 354,000 viewers with a lifestyle change and scored a strong lead over Ten's Back To You (306,000) and My Kid's A Star on Nine.

Seven dominated news and public affairs last night. SEVEN NEWS (430,000) was the leading news service while ABC News (344,000), National Nine News (337,000) and Ten News (220,000) missed the scoop. TODAY TONIGHT (385,000) muscled A Current Affair (351,000) out of the timeslot.

Seven Melbourne won Tuesday night with a 29.5 per cent share and the number one news and public affairs programs.

SEVEN NEWS and TODAY TONIGHT led the win with 408,000 and 434,000 viewers respectively – well ahead of Nine's news (382,000) and A Current Affair (387,000).

IT TAKES TWO drew 400,000 viewers for its penultimate episode which saw Actress, Virgina Gay and professional singer, Ian Moss, eliminated. Nationally, 1.4 million people watched the celebrity singing competition.

ALL SAINTS dominated the 9.30pm timeslot, defeating Nine's Ladette to Lady (309,000) and Ten's Women's Murder Club (289,000)

Seven won Tuesday with a share of 29.5 per cent, defeating Nine's 27.4 per cent, Ten's 25.6 per cent, ABC's 13.1 per cent and SBS with 4.4 per cent.