An Olympic dozen caps Seven’s week of gold in Rio

August 14, 2016 12:19

The Seven Network has capped the first week of the Rio games with Olympic broadcasts filling 12 of the top 20 spots in the weekly ratings.

Seven broadcasts, including news, took 16 of the top 20 shows, with Nine making an appearance with three news broadcasts and 60 Minutes.

The day one wrap, In Rio Today, was the second most watched show of the week with 1.332m, well behind Seven’s Sunday night news with 1.629m.

Ten’s highest ranking show of the week was Wednesday night’s edition of The Bachelor, coming in as the 25th most watched show of the week with 858,000, while the ABC grabbed 23rd place with The Gruen Transfer garnering an audience of 870,000.

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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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