Thanks again to the cricket as a lead in (and out) Nine News (1st – 1,162,000) takes the lead again. As it’s a Perth Test there’s an evening component to the cricket after the 6pm News as well, meaning the Third Test – Australia v South Africa Session 3 (2nd – 1,151,000) helps Ch9 to a sizeable nightly win also. In the battle of the movies afterwards Ch7’s offering of Russell Crowe as MOVIE: Robin Hood (8th – 733,000) triumphed over the multiply-repeated end of the world offering from Ch9 in MOVIE: 2012 (10th – 653,000).

Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Ch9
6:30pm: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Session 3 – Ch9
7:00pm: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Session 3 – Ch9
7:30pm: Third Test – Australia v South Africa Session 3 – Ch9
8:30pm: MOVIE: Robin Hood (1st hour) – Ch7
9:30pm: MOVIE: Robin Hood (2nd hour) – Ch7

Channel 9 won the night (26.4%), followed by Channel 7 (23.5%), ABC1 (12.6%) & Channel 10 (7.5%).