Nine reports that 9News Sydney has secured an early victory in the 2023 ratings year
It would mark the 13th consecutive year that 9News has taken the ratings crown in Sydney
Nine is claiming that 9News Sydney has achieved an early victory as news leader in the 2023 ratings year. Across the Monday to Friday 6.00pm hour, Nine claims that the programme has won 21 weeks of the 40-week official ratings calendar, which would put it in an unbeatable position.
It would mark the 13th consecutive year that 9News has taken the ratings crown in Sydney, and the 13th consecutive win for 9News presenter Peter Overton.
The year-to-date Total TV average audience figures Nine provides are:
Nine has also provided audience figures that include a focus on the digital future. Across live streaming, 9News Sydney is reported to have won every week of the 2023 ratings year, with an average BVOD audience in August of 18,715 per episode, comprising 8% of 9News Sydney’s Total TV audience.
Nine reports that younger Australians are connecting with 9News on social media platforms, and that the programme is Australia’s most engaged news brand across Facebook and Instagram. Vertical video content from the show is watched over 50 million times monthly across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. The digital audience of 9News continues to grow on YouTube with 1.22 million subscribers.
Peter Overton said: “We're humbled by the loyalty of our viewers who tune in every night which has led 9News Sydney again to being the No. 1 bulletin. The dedication and hard work of our entire news team is unrivaled and we'll continue our commitment to delivering premium trusted news".
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Simon Hobbs, director of 9News Sydney, said: “We’re truly grateful for the continued support of our audiences and the trust that they continue to place in 9News, year after year. It’s a privilege to bring them the best and broadest coverage of news, sport and weather every day. Anytime news breaks, anywhere it breaks, we are and will always be committed to throwing everything that we’ve got to bring that story to our viewers first.”
