MasterChef Australia (1st – 1,010,000) beats all comers other than Nine News (1st – 1,010,000) on what was otherwise a lacklustre ratings night. Between A Frock And A Hard Place (18th – 498,000) behind Law & Order:SVU (13th – 569,000) up against Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football (17th – 509,000) (on Seven only in MEL & ADL; on 7mate in other markets).

Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Ch9
6:30pm: Nine News 6:30 – Ch9
7:00pm: A Current Affair – Ch9
7:30pm: MasterChef Australia – Ch10
8:30pm: Law & Order: SVU – Ch10
9:30pm: Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football (3rd hour) – Ch

Seven Network won the night (30%), followed by Nine Network (25.5%), Ten Network (21.6%), ABC Network (17.9%) & SBS (5%).