Seven News dominates ratings as world’s attention turns to Nice terror attack

July 16, 2016 1:31

On a normally quiet night for news broadcasters Seven News saw more than one million metropolitan viewers tune in as the tragic news from the French terror attack continued to unfold.

The network’s 6pm bulletin drew 146,000 more viewers than Nine News with 1.016m viewers compared to Nine’s 860,000.

Predictably news dominated the night, wth Seven News/Today Tonight at 6.30pm drawing 861,000 and Nine News at 6.30 watched by 810,000 metro viewers.

Ten, however, saw its earlier Eyewitness News at 5pm draw just 541,000 people.

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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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