Nine dominates viewing week with NRL and The Block

Tim Burrowes

June 17, 2012 3:41

Thanks to The Block and State of Origin, Nine enjoyed one of its most dominant weeks of the year last week with every one of the eight most watched shows on TV.

Seven’s best performer was family drama Packed To The Rafters, ninth for the week, while Masterchef’s Tuesday episode did best for Ten in 17th place with 1.294m viewers.

The top ten:

State of Origin match – Nine – 2.498m
The Voice Monday – Nine – 2.127m
State of Origin pre-match – Nine – 1.558m
The Block Sunday – Nine – 1.531m
The Block Monday – Nine – 1.515m
The Block Tuesday – Nine – 1.452m
Hamish & Andy Euro Gap Year – Nine – 1.412m
Nine News Sunday – 1.385m
Packed To The Rafters – Seven – 1.384m
Seven News Sunday – 1.383m

Nine finished with a 25.1% weekly share of the 6pm to midnight audience, ahead of Seven on 21.6% and Ten on a drab 13.9%. ABC1 was on 11.9%.

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Tim Burrowes

I write about the world's media and marketing industry from an Australian perspective Australian lens. I've worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia. I founded Mumbrella, which we sold in 2017.