8:30pm again the most competitive timeslot of the night: The Blacklist (10th – 871,000) v Inside Story (11th – 852,000) v Puberty Blues (18th – 529,000) v Spicks & Specks (20th – 440,000). Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (13th – 668,000) again strong against two of the toughest shows of the week.

Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Ch9
6:30pm: Nine News 6:30 – Ch7
7:00pm: A Current Affair – Ch9
7:30pm: My Kitchen Rules – Ch7
8:30pm: The Blacklist – Ch7
9:30pm: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Ch9

Seven Network won the night (%), followed by Nine Network (%), ABC Network (%) & Ten Network (%).