It was a huge night for sport in TV land with the Australian Swimming Trials Finals taking the top spot for the night among non-news programs. The finals raked in an epic total TV national reach of 1,846,000 for the Nine as Australia’s Ariarne Titmus raced to a win in the 400m Freestyle final.
Titmus fell just 0.06 seconds short of her own record set at the world championships in Fukuoka last year for a time of 3:55.44 – locking in her place in Paris 2024.
“Swimming that close to the record gives me good confidence. The goal isn’t to swim my best here; the goal is to just book my ticket,” she told media poolside. “I’m excited to see what I can do now in Paris”.
Over on Seven, it was another big day of sport that did the numbers, with the AFL coming in just behind the swimming. A total TV national reach of 1,768,000 tuned in as Collingwood dominated Melbourne Football Club 89-51.
For the non-sport lovers amongst us, MasterChef kept us entertained, achieving a total TV national reach of 1,424,000 for Network Ten as “Sweet Week” kicked off. Adriano Zumbo kicked things off with a wobbly jelly Mystery Box, and contestants vied to make a perfectly shaky sweet to win precious immunity.
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