My Kitchen Rules wins 1.66m for Seven but Aussie cricket wins Nine the night

Australia’s success over England in the last Twenty/20 cricket match which gave the home side a 12-1 lead over the tourists across the summer won 1.379m viewers for Channel Nine last night, helping it win the biggest audience share despite Seven’s My Kitchen Rules winning the night.

My Kitchen Rules held onto over 1.66m viewers as the show entered its second week last night making it the most watched TV program in all people and in people 25-54.

The show’s success comes ahead of Seven’s launch of the anticipated two-part TV drama series INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, created by Shine Australia in collaboration with the band, which is set to debut next Sunday.