The Hotplate (8th – 852,000) almost pipped but the Seven double of Highway Patrol (7th – 872,000)/Motorway Patrol (13th – 738,000). The longer Hotplate ep along with House Husbands (18th – 661,000) takes out 8:30pm too, though House Husbands slides with the later start. ABC’s Monday continues to be strong: Australian Story (9th – 850,000), Four Corners (11th – 749,000), Media Watch (14th – 721,000) and Q&A (22nd – 579,000). Great Australian Spelling Bee (16th – 665,000) and Have You Been Paying Attention? (20th – 643,000) about normal for Ten.
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Nine
6:30pm: Nine News 6:30 – Nine
7:00pm: A Current Affair – Nine
7:30pm: The Hotplate – Nine
8:30pm: The Hotplate/House Husbands – Nine
9:30pm: Q&A – ABC
Seven Network won the night (26.6%), followed by Nine Network (25.5%), ABC Network (21.7%), Ten Network (19.7%) & SBS (6.6%).