Nine won the night as this years’ NRL season kicked off with Melbourne Storm beating the Parramatta Eels 16-12.
A total of 455,000 metro viewers watched the game, which helped Nine come to an overall win of 29.6 per cent. Seven followed with 26.1 per cent, Network 10 had a 18.8 per cent, the ABC had 16.9 per cent and SBS had 8.6 per cent.
Elsewhere in entertainment, Seven’s Home and Away pulled in 450,000 viewers and The Chase Australia had 439,000 metro viewers watching.
Network 10’s Gogglebox continued to be popular with 416,000 signing up to watch other people watch telly.
Daily Channel Share |
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| Nine Network | Seven Network | Network 10 | ABC TV Network | SBS Network |
| 29.6% | 26.1% | 18.8% | 16.9% | 8.6% |
Top 10 Programs (Metro Views) |
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No. |
Show |
Channel |
Metro Views |
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven Network | 811,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven Network | 806,000 |
| 3 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine Network | 692,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS | Nine Network | 688,000 |
| 5 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC TV | 511,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine Network | 456,000 |
| 7 | THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Nine Network | 455,000 |
| 8 | HOME AND AWAY | Seven Network | 450,000 |
| 9 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven Network | 439,000 |
| 10 | GOGGLEBOX | Network 10 | 416,000 |
