Masterchef helps Ten win the night as it approaches grand final
Ten’s Masterchef pulled in 1.321m for its quarter-final mystery box episode as the cooking competition edges closer to its grand final tomorrow night.
The show, which aired at 7:30pm, was the most-watched program across the key advertising demographics (16-39, 18-49 and 25-54) and handed Ten a winning audience share of 20.2%.
Seven claimed second place with a share of 17.9% while Nine settled for 17.5%. The ABC managed a share of 10.1%.
Ten’s Great Australian Spelling Bee, which aired at 6:30pm, pulled in 484,000 metro viewers, up on its debut audience of 456,000.
On Seven, Sunday Night, airing at 7:00pm, grabbed 928,000 metro viewers, easily out-rating Nine’s 60 Minutes which was watched by 756,000 in the same time slot.
David Attenborough’s The Hunt, airing on Nine at 8:00pm, pulled in 563,000, behind Seven’s Border Security – Australia’s Front Line which drew a metro audience of 732,000.
Seven’s Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America, on at 8:30pm, was watched by 448,000 while Ten’s Sunday night movie Star Trek: Into Darkness attracted 388,000 from 9:00pm.
In the news hour, Seven News was watched by 1.212m while Nine News had a metro audience of 1.156m.
In sport, Seven’s Sunday afternoon AFL which saw the Hawks take on Richmond from 3:00pm, was watched by 392,000 viewers across Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Nine’s broadcast of the NRL which saw St George Illawarra Dragons take on the Wests Tigers from 3:30pm grabbed 347,000 viewers across Sydney and Brisbane.
