(5 city metro combined – all figures in millions)
1. Nine News – Nine – 1.271
2. Seven News – Seven – 1.237
3. Beauty and the Geek (Winner Revealed) – Seven – 1.224
4. Today Tonight – Seven – 1.153
5. Beauty and the Geek – Seven – 1.100
6. A Current Affair – Nine – 1.037
7. ABC News – ABC1 – 0.948
8. Home and Away – Seven – 0.937
9. CSI:Crime Scene Investigation – Nine – 0.921
10. Bondi Vet – Ten – 0.908
11. Keeping up with the Joneses – Ten – 0.905
12. Getaway – Nine – 0.897
13. Two and a Half Men – Nine – 0.821
14. The Amazing Race – Seven – 0.797
15. The 7:30 Report – ABC1 – 0.720
Rake – ABC1 – 0.701
Rush – Ten – 0.683
Crime Investigation Australia – Nine – 0.672
How I Met Your Mother – Seven – 0.624
The 7pm Project – Ten – 0.609
First Cricket Test – Nine – 0.601
Deal or No Deal – Seven – 0.495
Channel 7 wins the night on the strength of it’s News, Today Tonight & Beauty and the Geek – on primary channels only. Adding in a big performance from GO! pushed Channel 9 within 0.2% on consolidated channels of taking the night from Ch7.
Due to the season finale of the sleeper hit, everything else was down across the board: Bondi Vet, Keeping up with the Joneses, Getaway, CSI, Rake& Rush all suffered, although it could be argued most at their own hand.