Origin night “Dead Rubber” is still huge for Nine

Origin night “Dead Rubber” is still huge for Nine

With a 42% network share, Nine would no doubt be happy for many more “dead rubber” nights of television like last night.

State of origin III it drew 1.48 million viewers as the Blues managed a late win over the Maroons, still the third-largest TV audience of the year. Those numbers will go up with Total TV, including Nine’s BVOD crowd.

This left other shows to salvage what they could from the loot.

Hunting it outsold Entertainment at 548,000/325,000.

Elsewhere they were Utopia (498,000), 7:30 (469,000), Master Chef Australia (455,000) e Animals on board with Dr. Harry (253,000).

Gruen it drew 415,000 then The front bar (250,000), Ambulance code red (165,000) Gold seekers (159,000), Filming (155,000).

Network Nine easily won Wednesday with 42.6%, then Seven 21.5%, ABC 14.6%, 10 14.2% and SBS 7.1%.

Nine news then it was 771,000 / 714,000 Hot seat (352,000 / 243,000). Wimbledon it was up to 115,000.

Seven news won at 962,000 / 897,000. Away from home he drew 470,000 for Seven.

ABC News pulled 588,000. The drum (163,000), A Difficult quiz reproduction (160,000) e Queen of Oz (107,000) followed.

The project managed 339,000 / 210,000. 10 news first it was 238,000 / 175,000. So help me Todd there were only 73,000.

On SBS it was News from the SBS world (137,000 / 110,000), Tour of France (92,000), Sitcom history (75,000) Rainbow Warrior: Murder in the Pacific (63,000) e Mind (40,000).

Please pay on ABC Kids it surpassed multichannels at 100,000.

Sunrise: 241,000
Today: 222,000
News Breakfast: 90,000 / 54,000

In Total TV last Wednesday’s numbers were:

Utopia: 1.06m
Gold seekers: 554,000
Filming: 345,000
Gruen: 930,000
Master Chef Italy: 717,000
Away from home: 887,000
The front bar: 461,000

OzTAM Overnight stays: Wednesday 12 July 2023.