The Third Test – Australia v Sri Lanka Session 2 (4th – 1,010,000) helps Nine News (1st – 1,404,000) to the 6pm win, but the 90 minute Better Homes and Gardens Summer (7th – 827,000) helps Channel 7 to the overall nightly win. Otherwise movies (feature films & telemovies) rule the later night roost – even if they are repeats.
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Ch9
6:30pm: A Current Affair – Ch9
7:00pm: ABC News – ABC1
7:30pm: Better Homes and Gardens Summer – Ch7
8:30pm: Poirot: Evil Under The Sun – ABC1
9:30pm: MOVIE: For Your Eyes Only (mytv2nd hour) – Ch7
Channel 7 won the night (21.8%), followed by Channel 9 (21.1%), ABC1 (13.7%) & Channel 10 (9.6%).