Seven News (1st – 1,142,000) win nationally, but Nine News (2nd – 1,049,000) win Sydney and Melbourne decisively. The Friday MasterClass episode of MasterChef Australia (898,000) again takes out the 7pm timeslot, though The Living Room (19th – 486,000) doesn’t help it win the 7:30pm slot.
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Seven News – Ch7
6:30pm: Today Tonight – Ch7
7:00pm: MasterChef Australia – Ch10
7:30pm: Nine’s Live Friday Night Football (1st hour) – Ch9
8:30pm: Silent Witness – ABC1
9:30pm: Nine’s Live Friday Night Football (3rd hour) – Ch9
Channel 7 won the night (21.5%), followed by Channel 9 (20.1%), Channel 10 (14.1%) & ABC1 (12.6%).