Kyle & Jackie O’s absence is being felt differently across the country, with Sydney listeners tuning out while Melbourne perhaps shows early signs of warming to the KIIS fill-in era.
This ratings period runs from 8 February and 4 April 2026, so this was the first ratings in over two decades where Kyle and Jackie were not on air, following Sandilands’ on-air blue 20 February.
Sydney: Nova & Triple M Cash In On Kyle & Jackie O’s Absence
Sydneysiders have been left to find a new breakfast radio station, after Kyle & Jackie O no longer feature in their KIIS national show.
This has been reflected by KIIS losing a full percentage point in the Harbour City. Despite fill-in presenter Mike E, whose real surname is Etheridge, doing his best, the KIIS breakfast time slot has dropped share in Sydney, falling from a 12.7 per cent to 11.7 per cent.
Picking up the scraps was Triple M with Beau, Cat and Woodsy and Nova’s Ricki-Lee and Tim. ‘Sydney’s longest running breakfast team’, aka Beau, Cat and Woodsy gained 0.5 per centage points and Ricki-Lee and Tim increased Nova’s share to 9.0 per cent from 8.4.
“Today’s results underscore continued growth across the Nova Network, with the first full survey since our lineup changes showing the strategy is connecting with audiences. Ricki‑Lee & Tim delivering Nova’s strongest Sydney Breakfast share in 17 years is a milestone result, and an endorsement of the content that the team are putting to air. It reflects our continued focus on creating shows that listeners want to spend their time with every day,” said Brendan Taylor, group programming director for the Nova Network.
“In Sydney’s shifting landscape 2Day FM and Triple M continues to build momentum with share and audience growth overall and in Breakfast. These results across the country reflect the hard work, creativity and commitment of our teams, and our consistent approach to our brands and shows,” added Matthew O’Reilly, SCA’s head of broadcast content.
Melbourne: 0.3 For Mike E
The Melbourne market was kinder to Mike E. The radio veteran who has been on air for more than two decades managed to lift KIIS’s market share to 5.4 percentage points from 5.1. Is Melbourne unphased by Kyle and Jackie not being in their ears anymore, or are they slowly coming back to ARN’s radio station? Only time will tell.
The Fox’s Fifi, Fev & Nick and Triple M’s Mick in the Morning are Melbourne’s biggest movers. Both The Fox and Triple M Breakfast shows grew audience and share in the hotly contested radio market.
Fifi, Fev & Nick secured a 9.6 per cent share (up 0.8 points), the highest of any Melbourne Breakfast show. Triple M’s Mick in the Morning recorded its third consecutive share increase, now at a 7.5 per cent share (up 0.7 share points).
Other markets
Going North and B105 featuring Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little lost a massive 3.1 percentage points in Brisbane’s drive market. Its market share fell from 14.7 to 11.6. This allowed Nova’s Fitzy, Wippa & Kate to raise their market share by 1.3 percentage points (11.7 per cent from 10.4)
In Adelaide, 5MMM (12.2 per cent market share) had the highest share across all channels.
Moving West and the national drive show of Fitzy, Wippa & Kate extended its reign over Perth’s 4pm-7pm market, upping its market share to 16.5 per cent. This 3.5 percentage points higher than second place, GOLD 96FM.
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed the GfK Survey 2, 2026 results, with commercial radio reaching a record 12.8 million listeners weekly.
“A record audience last survey, topped again this survey. When a medium delivers at this scale, this consistently, it tells you that Australians rely on local, live commercial radio – and brands can too,” said Lizzie Young, CEO of CRA.
“As Australia’s only 100 per cent locally owned and operated media channel, every advertising dollar supports local journalism, emergency broadcasting and thousands of Australian jobs. That combination of resilient scale and trusted community connection is what makes commercial radio unique.”
