TV Ratings March 22, 2022: Nine #1 thanks to MAFS romance and drama
• Dog House AU and Tony Armstrong give viewers pooch perfect night
• MAFS tops the night as couples have final dates
Total TV Ratings, March 15
Married at First Sight (MAFS) was the top program in the total TV ratings with 1.861m viewers, up 47%. The episode saw Selina being tricked into wearing a swamp costume to go bird watching. The other notable moment was Tamara not believing that sea lions are real.
Home and Away was the top entertainment program for Seven with 984,000 viewers (up 39%), followed by SAS Australia with 811,000 (up 39%).
Dog House Australia was the top program for 10 with 695,000 viewers, up 14%.
Overnight TV Ratings, March 22
Primetime News
Seven News 916,000/888,000
Nine News 845,000/843,000
ABC News 624,000
10 News First 313,000 (5:00pm)/ 206,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 168,000 (6:30pm) 138,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 724,000
7.30 446,000
The Project 256,000 (6:30pm)/373,000 (7:00pm)
The Drum 142,000
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Breakfast TV
Sunrise 263,000
Today 223,000
News Breakfast 184,000
Late News
The Latest 98,000
ABC Late News 76,000
SBS World News Late 41,000
Nine has continued its strong performances of recent weeks by securing the top primary channel share (26.6%) and network share (33.4%) for the night. Married at First Sight (MAFS) was the top non-news program of the evening with 939,000 viewers, this was up on last Tuesday's 925,000. The episode was #1 in all key demos as the couples went on their finals dates.
The Hundred with Andy Lee then followed with 484,000 viewers, down slightly on last week's 487,000. This ends the show's fantastic streak of improving week-on-week each episode since its launch.
On Seven, Home and Away was the top non-news program of the night with 498,000 viewers. This was followed by SAS Australia with 373,000 viewers, down on last week's 393,000. The episode saw the DS cull Ebanie Bridges from the course before receiving Anna Heinrich’s voluntary withdrawal.
On 10, The Project had 256,000 (6:30pm) and 373,000 (7pm) as the show discussed the idea of an Australian Space Force. The Dog House Australia then followed with its third episode of the year which had 460,000 viewers, making it the series' highest rating episode of the season.
On the ABC, A Dog's World with Tony Armstrong debuted with 373,000 viewers.
The top program on SBS was Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on Putin with 196,000 viewers.
