TV Ratings April 29: MasterChef top non-news show as Heston Blumenthal joins the kitchen
• Home and Away helps Seven win the night
• The Front Bar outrates the NRL's Bunnies v Raiders
Primetime News
Seven News 968,000/930,000
Nine News 906,000/876,000
ABC News 627,000
10 News First 344,000 (5:00 pm)/ 244,000 (6:00 pm)
SBS World News 175,000 (6:30pm) 122,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 618,000
7.30 503,000
The Project 272,000 (6:30 pm)/ 400,000 (7 pm)
The Drum 138,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 256,000
Today 204,000
News Breakfast 183,000
Late News
The Latest 355,000
ABC Late News 92,000
SBS Wolrd News Late 52,000
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A Current Affair had 618,000 viewers. The NRL then had 334,000 tune in to watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs easily handle the Canberra Raiders, defeating the team from the capital 32-20. The footy was the #1 non-news program in Sydney last night.
Seven
Seven was the top primary channel last night with 18.9% and was also the top network with 28.7%.
The top program for Seven last night was Home and Away with back-to-back-to-back episodes of the soap bringing in an average audience of 523,000.
The other stand out last night was The Front Bar which featured Mick, Andy and Sam with AFLW star and Mix 102.3 host Erin Phillips and her dad SANFL Hall of Famer Greg plus the great Dennis Cometti. The episode had an audience of 344,000 viewers and out rated the NRL coverage. The show was also the #1 non-news program in Melbourne.
10
On MasterChef last night 570,000 watched as Heston Blumenthal joined the kitchen for the immunity challenge as the amateur chefs had to cook breakfast for dessert with Pete winning and avoiding Sunday's elimination cook.
The episode was down on last week's 591,000 viewers but was the top entertainment show last night and #1 in all key demos.
The Project had 272,000 (6:30 pm) and 400,000 (7:00 pm) tune in to watch as the show covered the pressure on the PM to move the mass vaccination hubs, property rates increasing, and the panel talked to Noel Gallagher.
ABC
Heather Ewart and Back Roads took 415,000 viewers to explore the Mallee in Victoria and discussed the importance of investing in the future.
Q+A has continued its low ratings in 2021 with 232,000 watching as Bridget McKenzie and Courtney Act joined the panel.
SBS
The top rating show on SBS was The Handmaid's Tale which returned for its fourth season with 179,000 viewers.
