Seven wins the week

Tim Burrowes

March 9, 2009 11:29

Seven won last week’s TV ratings battle with a narrow victory over Nine, and has started the new week the same way.

It finished week 10 with a primetime share of 30% to Nine’s 27% – a far more comfortable margin than the previous week, driven by a very strong Friday night. Ten took 21.7% of the week’s peak time share, the ABC 15.9% and SBS 5.5%.

Last night saw viewers tune in for Seven News at 6pm, then stay for most of the night. Sunday’s share: Seven 29.2%; Nine 26%; Ten 24.3%; ABC 15.9%; SBS 4.6%.

Last night’s top ten:

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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.