TV Ratings February 9: Nine wins the night off the back of an Ash Barty party
• Amazing Race in the Great Barrier Reef wins all key demos
• Holey Moley miss-hits with smallest metro audience yet
Primetime News
Seven News 963,000 (6:00 pm)/930,000 (6:30 pm)
Nine News 866,000 (6:00 pm)/870,000 (6:30 pm)
ABC News 637,000
10 News First 317,000 (5:00 pm)/209,000 (6:00 pm)
SBS World News 148,000
Daily current affairs
7.30 467,000
The Project 261,000 (6:30 pm)/442,000 (7:00 pm)
The Drum 147,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 256,000
Today 198,000
News Breakfast 182,000
Late Night News
ABC Late News 61,000
Nine won last night off the back of the second day of its Australian Open coverage achieving a 20.4% primary share and a 28.3% network share, with the Australian Open's night session averaging 464,000 viewers.
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The main driving force behind these rating was the Ash Barty v Danka Kovnic, and Stefanos Tsitsipas v Gilles Simon matches that aired during prime time.
Barty defeated Kovnic in straight sets with an average metro audience through the match of 646,000, while Tsitsipas defeated Simon in front of an average metro audience of 432,000.
On Seven Holey Moley had its smallest audience yet with 469,000 which was down from the 737,000 last Tuesday night and also down on the 528,000 from this Monday night.
In the episode beer sales rep, avid surfer and groom-to-be, Jesse Earnshaw whitewashed the competition and earned himself a spot in the Grand Final and a chance at winning $100,000. Holey Moley was followed by The Good Doctor with 284,000.
Home and Away was the top entertainment program of the night with 553,000.
on 10 The Amazing Race Australia was again over 500,000 and was number one in all key demos as it continues its improved performance since its launch last week.
The sixth leg of the race saw the teams converge on the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. The teams tended turtles and treasure hunted, before The Daughter and Dad team of Jobelle and Rani were sent home.
The Project had 442,000 viewers tune in with the episode covering the national rental crisis and talked to Aussie actor Miranda Tapsell.
On ABC 7:30 had 467,000, Foreign Correspondent had 368,000, and Australia Remastered: Wild Wars had 270,000.
On SBS Great Continental Railway journeys had 215,000.
