600,000 metro viewers watch final leaders’ debate on ABC

Exactly 600,000 metro viewers tuned into the final debate between current Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Prime Ministerial hopeful Bill Shorten which went to air on the ABC at 7:30pm last night, according to OzTAM’s preliminary overnight ratings.

This was ahead of Seven’s prime-time offering of House Rules, which collected 586,000 metro viewers, but behind Ten’s Masterchef, which had 664,000, and Nine’s Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation’s 628,000.

Once national figures were added to the mix, House Rules won the prime-time battle with 975,000, followed by the Leaders’ Debate (882,000), Masterchef (880,000), and Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation (856,000).