SURVEY RATINGS REPORT Free TV Ratings Survey September October
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SURVEY RATINGS REPORT
Free TV Ratings – Survey 8, 2007
09 September – 06 October
In Survey 8 of the ratings, Free TV networks dominated viewing and delivered massive audiences.
• Twenty four programs delivered a combined average audience in excess of 2 million viewers.
• Every one of the top 40 programs on Free TV averaged a combined average audience of at least
1.68 million viewers.
• Free-to-air television accounted for 84 per cent of all nightly viewing (6pm to midnight) in metro
markets and 83 per cent in regional markets.
• Free TV accounted for two-thirds of all nightly television viewing.
Total Share of Nightly Viewing
Top 40 Programs - All People
6pm - Midnight
FREE TV
Metro Regional Metro Average '000's Regional Average '000's Combined Metro & Regional '000's
Seven 24.5 Prime/ 7QLD 24.6 1 AFL 07 GRD FINAL: GLONG V PORT ADL 2,563 1 RUGBY LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 1,326 1 RUGBY LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 3,748
Nine 21.3 WIN/NBN 23.8 2 RUGBY LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 2,422 2 RUGBY LEAGUE GF PRESENTATION 968 2 AFL 07 GRD FINAL: GLONG V PORT ADL 3,320
Ten 17.8 Sthn Cross 10 17.2 3 THE 2007 GRAND FINAL WRAP UP 2,387 3 RUGBY LEAGUE GF ENTERTAINMENT 893 3 THE 2007 GRAND FINAL WRAP UP 3,113
ABC 13.3 ABC 12.5 4 KATH & KIM 2,085 4 MEDICAL EMERGENCY 804 4 KATH & KIM 2,809
SBS 4.2 SBS 4.9 5 BORDER SECURITY - AUST FRONT LINE 1,957 5 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE 796 5 BORDER SECURITY - AUST FRONT LINE 2,732
Fox Sports 2 0.8 Fox Sports 2 0.9 6 THE 2007 GRAND FINAL PRE MATCH 1,913 6 NATIONAL NEWS SUNDAY 781 6 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE-MON 2,656
Fox Sports 3 0.7 Fox Sports 3 0.8 7 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE-MON 1,879 7 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE-MON 777 7 MEDICAL EMERGENCY 2,630
FOX8 0.7 TV1 0.8 8 THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE 3 1,847 8 RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL SERIES PF 2 775 8 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE 2,597
TV1 0.6 FOX8 0.8 9 MEDICAL EMERGENCY 1,826 9 BORDER SECURITY - AUST FRONT LINE 775 9 DANCING WITH THE STARS 7 2,554
Fox Sports 1 0.5 Crime & Investigation 0.7 10 DANCING WITH THE STARS 7 1,812 10 AFL 07 GRD FINAL: GLONG V PORT ADL 757 10 RUGBY LEAGUE GF ENTERTAINMENT 2,497
LifeStyle Channel 0.5 Disney Channel 0.7 11 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE 1,801 11 DANCING WITH THE STARS 7 742 11 THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE 3 2,490
FOX Classics 0.5 W. 0.7 12 AFL: PF 1: GEELONG V COLLINGWOOD 1,743 12 THE 2007 GRAND FINAL WRAP UP 726 12 THE 2007 GRAND FINAL PRE MATCH 2,471
W. 0.5 UKTV 0.6 13 NATIONAL NINE NEWS SUNDAY 1,670 13 KATH & KIM 724 13 NATIONAL NINE NEWS SUNDAY 2,451
UKTV 0.5 LifeStyle Channel 0.6 14 AFL: SF 2: WEST COAST V COLLINGWOOD 1,636 14 RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL SERIES PF 1 715 14 AFL: PF 1: GEELONG V COLLINGWOOD 2,268
Crime & Investigation 0.5 FOX Classics 0.6 15 RUGBY LEAGUE GF ENTERTAINMENT 1,604 15 BURKES BACKYARD SPRING SPECIAL 669 15 BIONIC WOMAN 2,218
Showtime 0.4 Discovery Channel 0.5 16 BIONIC WOMAN 1,590 16 BACKYARD BLITZ 647 16 BURKES BACKYARD SPRING SPECIAL 2,180
Disney Channel 0.4 Fox Sports 1 0.5 17 HOUSE 4 1,550 17 CITY HOMICIDE 647 17 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION 2,146
Discovery Channel 0.4 SCI FI 0.5 18 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION 1,523 18 RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL SERIES SF 2 645 18 HOUSE 4 2,131
History Channel 0.3 History Channel 0.4 19 BURKES BACKYARD SPRING SPECIAL 1,511 19 THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE 3 643 19 CITY HOMICIDE 2,122
Arena 0.3 Showtime 0.4 20 CITY HOMICIDE 1,475 20 A CURRENT AFFAIR 637 20 RUGBY LEAGUE GF PRESENTATION 2,060
National Geographic 0.3 Movie One 0.4 21 SEVEN NEWS - SUN 1,458 21 BIONIC WOMAN 628 21 60 MINUTES 2,037
SCI FI 0.3 Cartoon Network 0.3 22 SEVEN NEWS 1,430 22 60 MINUTES 627 22 RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL SERIES PF 2 2,037
FOX8+2 0.3 Arena 0.3 23 60 MINUTES 1,410 23 MCLEOD'S DAUGHTERS 625 23 AFL: SF 2: WEST COAST V COLLINGWOOD 2,033
Showtime Greats 0.3 National Geographic 0.3 24 TODAY TONIGHT 1,401 24 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION 623 24 SEVEN NEWS 2,027
Comedy Channel 0.3 Movie Greats 0.3 25 2007 BROWNLOW MEDAL 1,396 25 SEA PATROL 616 25 BACKYARD BLITZ 1,985
Movie One 0.2 Showtime Greats 0.3 26 AUSTRALIAN IDOL 1,392 26 SEVEN NEWS 597 26 SEVEN NEWS - SUN 1,947
Hallmark 0.2 LifeStyle FOOD 0.3 27 HOT PROPERTY 1,382 27 MY NAME IS EARL 594 27 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS 1,920
Sky News Australia 0.2 Comedy Channel 0.2 28 HOME AND AWAY 1,369 28 RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL SERIES QF 4 589 28 HOME AND AWAY 1,916
LifeStyle FOOD 0.2 Sky News Australia 0.2 29 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS 1,356 29 RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL SERIES SF 1 583 29 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE-WED 1,897
Cartoon Network 0.2 Movie Extra 0.2 30 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE-WED 1,354 30 HOUSE 4 581 30 MY NAME IS EARL 1,873
Showtime 2 0.2 Hallmark 0.2 31 2007 GF PRE MATCH ENTERTAINMENT 1,353 31 ALL SAINTS 576 31 HOT PROPERTY 1,867
TV1+2 0.2 TV1+2 0.2 32 BACKYARD BLITZ 1,338 32 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS 564 32 ALL SAINTS 1,859
Movie Extra 0.2 Showtime 2 0.2 33 ALL SAINTS 1,283 33 THE 2007 GRAND FINAL PRE MATCH 558 33 AUSTRALIAN IDOL 1,846
W2 0.2 Playhouse Disney 0.2 34 RPA 1,280 34 HOME AND AWAY 547 34 SEA PATROL 1,841
LifeStyle Channel+2 0.2 Movie Two 0.2 35 MY NAME IS EARL 1,279 35 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE-WED 543 35 RPA 1,817
FOX Classics+2 0.2 LifeStyle Channel+2 0.1 36 AFL : 1ST SF KANGAROOS V HAWTHORN 1,278 36 RPA 537 36 A CURRENT AFFAIR 1,786
Nick Jr 0.2 Channel [V] 0.1 37 RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL SERIES PF 2 1,262 37 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEO SHOW 528 37 TODAY TONIGHT 1,777
Nickelodeon 0.2 Arena+2 0.1 38 2007 BROWNLOW RED CARPET SPECIAL 1,245 38 AFL: PF 1: GEELONG V COLLINGWOOD 525 38 2007 GF PRE MATCH ENTERTAINMENT 1,750
Arena+2 0.2 Nickelodeon 0.1 39 SEA PATROL 1,225 39 RUGBY LEAGUE GRAND FINAL PREVIEW 519 39 MEDICAL EMERGENCY-WED 1,711
Other pay TV 4.3 Other pay TV 3.4 40 HEROES 1,223 40 GHOST WHISPERER 513 40 MCLEOD'S DAUGHTERS 1,683
Data sourced OzTAM and Regional TAM. Based on 5 city metro and 4 aggregated regional markets (ex Tas). Top program lists excl. ABC & SBS. Metro and regional audiences are added to form a combined average audience total and ranking. All program results represent an average of all times aired during the survey.
Total metro shares incl spill; total regional shares excl spill. Shares based on total people.
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