Seven’s The Force wins night as Chaser’s Media Circus dips slightly

The Chaser’s Media Circus has seen its audience drop away slightly in its second outing, attracting 759,000 viewers last night, down from last week’s debut of 817,000.

It was a night where audiences were down across the board, with Seven’s The Force – Behind the Line at 7.30pm the only show to crack the 1m viewer mark with an audience of 1.125m. It was well up on last week’s audience of 811,000 and was the most watched show across all the demographics.

Seven’s Border Security – Australia’s Front Line, on at 8pm, grabbed an audience of 961,000 while Criminal Minds, up against The Chaser in the 8.30pm timeslot, was watched by 787,000. Criminal Minds was the most time-shifted program during the week, with an extra 125,000 viewers watching, taking last week’s episode’s total audience to 878,000.