Friday night football – of both major code variants – continue to deviate as other options open up for TV viewers. The Block (3rd – 1,000,000) drops in as the highest rating non-News program ahead of the rest of the options. Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (16th – 565,000) down on last week by nearly 100,000 viewers.

Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Seven News – Ch7
6:30pm: Today Tonight – Ch7
7:00pm: The Block – Ch9
7:30pm: Seven’s AFL: Friday Night Football – Ch7
8:30pm: Seven’s AFL: Friday Night Football – Ch7
9:30pm: Seven’s AFL: Friday Night Football – Ch7

Channel 7 won the night (24.7%), followed by Channel 9 (21%), ABC1 (12.4%) & Channel 10 (10.9%).