A massive start to the night for Seven with Seven News (1st – 1,153,000) but then it trails off heading into a very protracted A-League All Stars v Manchester United – Pre Match (13th – 431,000), though it did pick up for the game proper. ABC1 again led the way post 6:30pm and for most of the night.
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Ch9
6:30pm: Gardening Australia/ABC News – ABC1
7:30pm: Father Brown/Audrey’s Kitchen – ABC1
8:30pm: Midsomer Murders – ABC1
9:30pm: The Mid-Year Ashes: Eng v Aus Session 1 – D3 – GEM
Channel 7 won the night (19.8%), followed by ABC1 (14.9%), Channel 9 (11.8%) & Channel 10 (11.2%).