The NRL’s turn, and with the game starting at 5pm it bleeds into primetime – Rugby League Grand Final Presentation (1st – 2,424,000) takes a good win for Ch9, though it does push the shows that follow 60 Minutes (3rd – 1,444,000) & House Husbands (7th – 1,133,000) back despite the ratings knock on benefit. An underwhelming launch for the ‘new’ action series Strike Back (18th – 537,000).
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Rugby League Grand Final – Ch9
6:30pm: Rugby League Grand Final/Presentation – Ch9
7:30pm: 60 Minutes – Ch9
8:30pm: House Husbands – Ch9
9:30pm: The Mentalist – Ch9
Channel 9 won the night (34.2%), followed by Channel 7 (18.3%), ABC1 (14.4%) & Channel 10 (8.1%).