(5 city metro combined – all figures in millions)
1. Seven News – Seven – 1.247
2. Today Tonight – Seven – 1.210
3. Nine News – Nine – 1.012
4. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Nine – 1.008
5. A Current Affair – Nine – 0.978
6. Beauty and the Geek – Seven – 0.971
7. Bondi Vet – Ten – 0.952
8. Home and Away – Seven – 0.950
9. Keeping Up with the Joneses – Ten – 0.870
10. Getaway – Nine – 0.857
(15. The 7PM Project – Ten – 0.698)
Deal or No Deal – Seven – 0.516m
Rush – Ten – 0.687m
How I Met Your Mother (Ep1) – Seven – 0.676m
Hot Seat – Nine – 0.569m
Cops LAC – Nine – 0.560m
How I Met Your Mother (Ep2) – Seven -0.545m
Burn Notice – Ten – 0.458m
Cops LAC needs to be put out of its misery now, and fast. It’s almost embarrassing. Ch10’s 7:30pm double of Bondi Vet & Keeping Up With The Joneses proving they can deliver some strong local content (when they trust others to do it for them). CSI continues to deliver strongly for Ch9, proving the point that when a programmer sticks with a show in a slot in a regular pattern, it will attract viewers. Ch7 would be pleased with Beauty & the Geek Australia & it’s performance – while not winning the slot – building a strong, dedicated audience addicted to tragedy. With both Cops LAC & Rush under performing, as the love for Australian action/drama cop shows waned to the point of "no more, please"?