The ABC beats Ten and Seven on Monday night, helped by Media Watch and Four Corners

A big Monday night for the ABC has helped it to an 18.3% audience share above Seven’s 16.6% and Ten’s 12.5%. Nine was still the most-watched channel with 21.2%.

812,000 metro viewers tuned in to Media Watch, 784,000 for Four Corners, 729,000 for ABC News and 723,000 for Australian Story. Nationally, Media Watch soared to 1.157m viewers and Four Corners 1.129m.

Media Watch was part of a strong night for the ABC on Monday