News rules the roost again – Nine News (1st – 1,118,000) & Seven News (2nd – 1,045,000), though the surprise packet is the rise and rise of A Current Affair (4th – 941,000) over Today Tonight (5th – 913,000). Big Brother (6th – 863,000) coupled with Big Brother Confidential (7th – 830,000) take out the 7:30pm slot.
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Ch9
6:30pm: A Current Affair – Ch9
7:00pm: ABC News – ABC1
7:30pm: Big Brother/Confidential – Ch9
8:30pm: Criminal Minds – Ch7
9:30pm: The Footy Show(s) – Ch9
Channel 9 won the night (21.4%), followed by Channel 7 (21.3%), ABC1 (13.4%) & Channel 10 (10.4%).