TV Ratings August 11, 2022: Nine #1 thanks to ACA & NRL
• Dog House was the top dog of primetime entertainment
• Nine edges out Seven in razor-thin battle
• The NRL top non-news in Sydney while Front Bar took Melbourne
Total TV Ratings, August 4
The night session of The Commonwealth Games was the top non-news program in the total TV ratings with 990,000 an increase of 3%.
The Dog House Australia was the top show on 10 with 569,000, an increase of 13%.
On Nine, the NRL match between the Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos had 474,000 viewers, an increase of 11%.
Overnight TV Ratings, August 11
Primetime News
Seven News 870,000/853,000
Nine News 785,000/773,000
ABC News 578,000
10 News First 247,000 (5:00pm)/ 184,000 (6:00pm)
SBS World News 127,000 (6:30pm) 133,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 584,000
7.30 413,000
The Project 232,000 (6:30pm)/ 315,000 (7:00pm)
The Drum 154,000
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Breakfast TV
Sunrise 200,000
Today 194,000
News Breakfast 171,000
Late News
Nine News Late 111,000
ABC Late News 56,000
Nine has secured a primary channel win by the slimmest of margins with its share of 20.2% edging out Seven which had a share of 20.1%. Nine had a bit more breathing room in network share, but it was still reasonably close as the broadcaster had the #1 share with 28.6% while Seven had 27.7%.
The driving force for Nine was Current Affair which had 584,000 off the back of the primetime news bulletin (773,000/785,000), the episode centred on a family demanding answers after the tragic death of five-year-old Rozalia Spadafora. The NRL then had 382,000 as the Melbourne Storm defeated the Penrith Panthers, with 182,000 tuning in from Sydney, making it the top non-news program in the market.
On Seven, Home and Away led the way for the broadcaster with its popular Thursday night triple-header which had an average of 419,000 viewers, with 375,000 tuning in for the third episode. The Front Bar had 340,000 viewers, with a robust 222,000 tuning in from Melbourne, making it the #1 non-news program in the city.
On 10, The Project had 232,000 (6:30pm) and 315,000 (7:00pm) as the show caught up with Owen Wilson as he spoke about the new Paramount+ film, Secret Headquarters. The Dog House Australia was then the top primetime non-news program of the night with 438,000 viewers as long-term AWL resident Harley, the American Bull cross looked for a home.
On the ABC, Foreign Correspondent had 314,000 viewers as Kathryn Diss went to Trump Land (Wyoming) ahead of the primary elections. Q+A then had 230,000 viewers.
The top program on SBS was World's Most Scenic River Journeys with 155,000 viewers.
