Ten grows Sunday night share

Ten appears to be increasing its stranglehold on Sunday nights with strong TV ratings performances from MasterChef and Merlin again.  

Yesterday saw the network take a 27.5% share, ahead of Nine’s 25.2% and Seven’s 25.1%, according to preliminary OzTam ratings. The ABC was on 17.9% and SBS 4.3%.

Sunday’s top rating TV shows:

1. Masterchef – Ten 1.9m
2. Seven News – Seven 1.7m
3. Nine News – Nine 1.6m
4. Sunday Night – Seven 1.4m
5. Bones – Seven 1.3m
6. Merlin – Ten 1.3m
7. 60 Minutes – Nine 1.3m
8. Random Acts of Kindness – Nine 1.2m
9. Rove – Ten 1.1m
10. Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple – ABC 1.1m