First blood for Nine in 2011 TV ratings while Seven wins share battle

Tim Burrowes

February 7, 2011 9:58

The official resumption of the 2011 ratings battle saw Nine draw first blood with Nine News the top program for Sunday, with an average audience of 1.637m.

However, Seven won the night in overall share.

Meanwhile, Australia’s easy victory in the final cricket one day international rated 1.227m for Nine, according to preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTam.

Seven’s best performer was Seven News with 1.431m, followed by Border Security with 1.25m.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.