Nine takes the week as Seven’s AFL coverage owns Saturday night

September 18, 2016 2:12

Nine has managed a narrow victory over Seven in the weekly ratings battle despite Seven pulling in a big Saturday night audience for its AFL finals coverage.

The Bachelor final was the second most watched program of the week

Nine finished with a five city metro share of 20.6%, only narrowly ahead of Seven which captured a 19.9% share.

Seven’s performance on Saturday night gave it a share of 24.8% against Nine’s 18.3%, but the result was not enough to give Seven the top slot for the week thanks to The Block and Married at First Sight earlier in the week.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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