The Block (1st – 1,916,000) enters it’s last big week with a massive result, topping a great run for Ch9 with also New News (2nd – 1,559,000) and 60 Minutes (3rd – 1,541,000) all leading the way – though strong performances from Billy Connolly’s Route 66 (7th – 1,231,000) and Downton Abbey (4th – 1,477,000) help push Ch7 over for the nightly win – just (though Ch9 won all key demos). The start of ABC1’s Sporting Nation (11th – 689,000) lost in the noise of 7:30pm as even MasterChef Australia (6th – 1,375,000) did well in the fray – all in all, eight shows over one million viewers each.
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Ch9
6:30pm: The Block – Ch9
7:30pm: 60 Minutes – Ch9
8:30pm: Downton Abbey – Ch7
9:30pm: Castle – Ch7
Channel 7 won the night (25%), followed by Channel 9 (24.7%), Channel 10 (15.3%) & ABC1 (9.4%).