Ch9 turn the tables on Ch7 with a win for both NewsCAFF programs – Nine News () and A Current Affair (). The Christmas starts to spread as most people tuned into MOVIE: Love Actually (), leaving a repeat of Jack Irish: Bad Debts () to go begging. Ch10 score a rare timeslot win with Jamie’s Christmas With Bells On () while Sunrise () and Today () keep the battle tight right up to Christmas.
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Ch9
6:30pm: A Current Affair – Ch9
7:00pm: ABC News – ABC1
7:30pm: Jamie’s Christmas With Bells On – Ch10
8:30pm: MOVIE: Love Actually (1st hour) – Ch7
9:30pm: MOVIE: Love Actually (2nd hour) – Ch7
Channel 7 won the night (22.4%), followed by Channel 9 (17.3%), Channel 10 (13.6%) & ABC1 (12.3%).