More big numbers for The X Factor Australia Live Performance (1st – 1,360,000), beating the finale of MasterChef Australia (Finale: 8th – 921,000; Winner Announced: 5th – 1,057,000) – it’s lowest rating finale yet. With Australia’s Got Talent (4th – 1,124,000)competing with X Factor it bumped 60 Minutes (7th – 985,000) and the finale of Underbelly Squizzy (ep1: 16th – 435,000; ep2: 20th – 381,000) later and they both suffered, though the latter has hardly set ratings alight for Nine this year.

Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Seven News – Ch7
6:30pm: The X Factor Australia Live Performance (1st hour) – Ch7
7:30pm: The X Factor Australia Live Performance (2nd hour) – Ch7
8:30pm: Bones – Ch7
9:30pm: Castle – Ch7

Channel 7 won the night (26.1%), followed by Channel 9 (20.7%), Channel 10 (14.2%) & ABC1 (12%).