Seven wins 2016 ratings year by one of the biggest margins on record

Tim Burrowes

August 21, 2016 10:03

Seven has won the official 2016 TV ratings year in near record time.

The network, led by CEO Tim Worner, sealed its 21st weekly ratings win of the official 40-week ratings calendar in the final weekend of the Olympics.

Traditionally the networks have not counted holiday periods towards their ratings battles, meaning that the official ratings period runs from February 7 to November 26 this year, with a two week break for Easter.

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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.