Elections and Invictus Games give the ABC a Saturday night boost

October 21, 2018 11:50

The Wentworth by-election and the Invictus Games opening ceremony gave the ABC a boost on Saturday night with the broadcaster’s 7pm news being the most watched show nationally and in the five metro markets while the games’ launch was the most viewed non-news program of the day.

According to OzTam’s preliminary overnight ratings, the ABC news attracted a metro audience of 831,000, ahead of Seven’s 699,000 and Nine’s 645,000. The Invictus Games opening drew 606,000 viewers.

The ABC’s election analyst, Antony Green, was a key feature of the by-election broadcast

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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