A big night as the Liberal leadership spill threw the ABC’s programming into disarray. The X Factor Australia (1st – 1,220,000) a clear winner over The Block (9th – 891,000) & TBL Families (17th – 685,000). House Husbands (13th – 748,000) down too.

Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Nine
6:30pm: Nine News 6:30 – Nine
7:00pm: A Current Affair – Nine
7:30pm: The X Factor Australia – Seven
8:30pm: The X Factor Australia/What Really Happens In Thailand – Seven
9:30pm: Q&A/Libspill coverage – ABC

Seven Network won the night (27.6%), followed by ABC Network (27.5%), Nine Network (24.6%), Ten Network (15.7%) & SBS (4.5%).