TV Ratings November 12: The Block delivers Nine's Thursday win
Mediaweek's James Manning looks at last night's TV ratings.
• Final weeknight episode of The Block wins with season close to climax
Primetime News
Seven News 943,000/930,000
Nine News 832,000/820,000
ABC News 681,000
10 News First 304,000/205,000
SBS World News 162,000
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 642,000
7.30 601,000
The Project 281,000/416,000
The Drum 179,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 260,000
Today 228,000
News Breakfast 193,000
Seven: Home and Away dipped to just under 500,000 after three nights above that mark.
Britain’s Got Talent then had another modest crowd with 215,000 watching.
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Nine: A Current Affair returned with 642,000 after a night off due to State of Origin.
The final weeknight episode of The Block, and the third-last before Sunday’s reveal and then the auctions a week later, had 748,000 tuning in. Despite the mid-season disruption the series has managed to deliver again for Nine, although it’s biggest challenge, the auctions, is yet to come.
A Paramedics repeat then did 399,000.
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10: The Project had a second successive night close to 400,000.
The return of Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food was on 267,000 after returning on Wednesday with 272,000.
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ABC: Laura Tingle was guest-hosting 7.30 with 601,000.
Scottish Vets Down Under then did 373,000 followed by Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure on 359,000.
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SBS: A repeat of The Great Fire of London did best with174,000 at 7.30pm.
