TV Ratings May 6, 2023: Australia tunes in for King Charles III's Coronation
Networks come together to broadcast history
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Total TV Ratings, April 29
Nine’s Getaway grew its audience by 4% in the overnights, with a Total TV audience of 443,000 tuning in to watch the episode.
The biggest jump in commercial primetime viewing goes to 10's CSI: Vegas, where the Total TV audience grew by 28% to reach 201,000 viewers.
Overnight TV Ratings, May 6
Seven enjoyed a Saturday night win in both the network and primary channel shares with 24.7% and 31.7%, respectively. ABC News won the multichannels with 8.1%.
Saturday night was one of those rare events where Australia’s television broadcasters find themselves on equal footing content-wise. The coronation of King Charles III dominated global television, and in Australia was broadcast on all networks except SBS.
The metro overnight ratings of each channel's coronation coverage were:
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Channel Seven
Coronation of King Charles III: 739,000
Coronation of King Charles III - Afternoon: 493,000
Channel Nine
The Coronation Ceremony: 558,000
9News Presents - The Coronation: 316,000
The Coronation Begins: 311,000
The Coronation Celebration: 293,000
ABC
The Coronation of King Charles III: The King's Procession: 465,000
The Coronation of King Charles III: Service: 462,000
The Coronation of King Charles III: Arrivals: 366,000
The Coronation of King Charles III: Palace Balcony: 362,000
The Coronation of King Charles III: Arrivals Continued: 268,000
The Coronation of King Charles III: Procession: 250,000
The Coronation of King Charles III: Preview: 239,000
Channel 10
The Coronation: 276,000
The top non-news program on SBS was Walking Wartime England with 48,000.
STV
On Fox League, newcomers the Dolphins shockingly defeated the Sharks 36-16 in front of 320,000, while the Rabbitohs claimed victory against the Storm in front of 284,000.
Fox Footy's top game was the Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne, which saw Melbourne claim victory by 5 points in front of 170,000.
Sky News also made the top 20 due to King Charles III's Coronation. 151,000 watched the ceremony.
