800 Words debuts strongly for Seven while Sunrise spill coverage from London beats Today

The premiere episode of Australian drama 800 words was a winner for Channel Seven last night as the most-watched entertainment program of the evening, grabbing 1.219m viewers at 8.40pm.

Seven has been heavily promoting the show starring Erik Thompson as it looks to kick start its ratings performance after the Restaurant Revolution flop, with the show outperforming 7.30pm offerings Nine’s The Block (838,000) and The X Factor (1.136m), both of which saw their audiences slip from Monday night.

The channel also boasted a win in the breakfast battle grabbing 397,000 viewers yesterday morning for its coverage of Malcolm Turnbull taking power, despite having to broadcast from London as part of its world tour covering five countries in five days.