X Factor and Essendon special report win Seven the night

Seven’s X Factor topped the ratings again on Wednesday while the network’s special news report on the Essendon doping inquiry drew huge audiences in Melbourne.

The special report featuring portions of Luke Darcy’s interview with Essendon high performance manager Dean Robinson scored 410,000 viewers in the city, making it the third most watched show in Melbourne, and 17th program overall across the five capital cities with a total of 691,000 viewers.

The Seven Special Report panel program hosted by Bruce McAvaney,  featuring Mark McVeigh, Leigh Matthews and Cameron Ling, among others, had 389,000 viewers in Melbourne giving the show a total of 610,000 viewers across the five cities and making it 19th in the list of top programs of the night.

Seven’s X Factor from 7.30pm was the top program across the five cities for the third night in a row with 1.49m viewers, following 1.51m on Tuesday night and 1.633m for its first outing on Monday. Nine’s Big Brother from 7pm to 8.30pm had an average metro audience of 1.03m in the five cities, while Ten’s MasterChef from 7.30 to 8pm had 714,000.

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