It was the battle of the balls last night, with the NRL, Wimbledon and the Ashes all being broadcast across Nine’s different channels.
There was one clear winner when it came to ratings, however, and that was The Ashes which pulled in a peak of 711,000 metro viewers.
Given the cricket wasn’t streamed on linear TV in Sydney (it was streamed on 9Now and 9Gem), this was a particularly momentous victory for the hard ball sport.
The three sports all helped Nine come to an overall win with a 39.5 per cent audience share. This was followed by Seven with 25.9 per cent, Network 10 with 13.4 per cent, the ABC with 11.7 per cent and SBS with 9.5 per cent.
Seven’s The Chase pulled in 524,000 views, Nine’s Hot Seat pulled in 395,000 views and Network 10’s MasterChef had 368,000 views.
Daily Channel Share |
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| Nine Network | Seven Network | Network 10 | ABC TV Network | SBS Network |
| 39.5% | 25.9% | 13.4% | 11.7% | 9.5% |
Top 10 Programs (Metro Views) |
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No. |
Show |
Channel |
Metro Views |
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Seven Network | 869,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Seven Network | 798,000 |
| 3 | NINE NEWS | Nine Network | 753,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Nine Network | 752,000 |
| 5 | THE MID-YEAR ASHES: THIRD TEST -ENG V AUS -SESSION 1 -D | Nine Network | 711,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Nine Network | 584,000 |
| 7 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Seven Network | 524,000 |
| 8 | ABC NEWS-EV | ABC TV | 519,000 |
| 9 | THE MID-YEAR ASHES: THIRD TEST -ENG V AUS -LUNCH -D1 | Nine Network | 475,000 |
| 10 | HOT SEAT | Nine Network | 395,000 |
