Nine shades a close night in the TV ratings

Tim Burrowes

March 20, 2009 10:17

Thursdays are becoming the closest night of the TV ratings week.

Yesterday saw Nine take the chequered flag with a narrow victory over Seven. According to the preliminary OzTam data, Nine took a 28% share of peak time free to air viewing, while Seven’s slice was 27.3%. Ten took 21.8%, while the ABC was breathing down its neck with 18.1%. SBS was on 4.8%.

Last night’s viewing was dominated by news and current affairs shows.

Nine’s win means that Seven’s lead for the week has narrowed – a share of 28.6% compared to Nine’s 27.3%.

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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.