Television ratings in Australia

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Sidebar". Television ratings in Australia are used to determine the size and composition of audiences across Australian broadcast and subscription television, primarily for the purpose of informing advertisers what programming is popular with the audience they are attempting to sell their product or service to.[1]

Ratings are monitored year-round, however, viewership figures are only officially counted for 40 weeks during the year, excluding a two-week break during Easter and ten weeks over summer. Thus, the majority of locally produced programming and popular international shows on commercial networks are shown during the rating period.[2][3]

A 2016 report found that commercial television in Australia reaches 85.1% of the population aged over 13 years old (down from 93.1% in 2008) with viewership decreasing fastest in viewers aged under 50. The decline in free-to-air television audiences of recent years has been attributed to a tougher and more competitive environment brought about by video on demand and streaming services.[4]

History

Until 1991, AGB McNair provided television ratings data, covering only homes in Sydney and Melbourne. From 1991 until 2000, 'Nielsen Media Research Australia' was the company that measured television ratings, introducing People meters for the first time. From 2001 onwards, OzTAM and Regional TAM took over.[5] OzTAM is wholly owned by the three commercial broadcasters (Seven Network, Nine Network and Network Ten), while Regional TAM is owned by a number of regional broadcasters, however both operate independently.[6][7]

In total, OzTAM measures ratings from 3,500 homes, with 950 homes in Sydney, 900 in Melbourne, 650 in Brisbane and 500 each in Adelaide and Perth, with these ratings commonly referred to as 'five city metro ratings'.[8] A further 2,000 homes outside these five cities are measured by Regional TAM, and an additional 1,200 homes monitor viewing of subscription television in Australia.[2][9] Nielsen are contracted to provide the audience measurement services to both OzTAM and Regional TAM[8] having previously operated their own measurement service.[10] In 2017, the metropolitan homes measured will increase to 5,250.[11]

From 27 December 2009, OzTAM and Regional TAM introduced time shift ratings, measuring viewers who watch a program within seven days of its first broadcast.[12] Ratings reports were subsequently broken out into two parts:

  • Overnight ratings – preliminary figures combining real-time viewing and 'as live' viewing (timeshifted and watched the same day of broadcast), which are released the following calendar day at 9 am AEST.
  • Consolidated ratings – final figures combining overnight ratings and time-shifted viewing watched within 7 days of initial broadcast, which are released the afternoon of the following week.

From 1st May 2023, OzTAM introduced Virtual Australia, or ‘VOZ’, brings together broadcast viewing on TV sets and connected devices to provide all-screen, cross-platform planning and reporting for Australia’s television industry.

In October 2014, Australia became the third country to introduce Nielsen Twitter TV ratings, measuring reach and activity of television related discussions on the social media platform.[13]

From 3 April 2016, OzTAM began releasing timeshift viewing data for programs watched up to 28 days after broadcast, noting that genres such as dramas, mini-series and films could add up to 20% of their audience with the new data, even though viewing between 8 and 28 days after initial broadcast accounted for only 1.8% of total television viewing.[14]

Measurements

In Australian media, the most common ratings metric reported publicly is total viewers of a program from all age groups. However, advertisers typically prefer the viewership of demographic ranges based on the type of viewers they are seeking to promote their product to.[15] The three common aged-based demographic groups, known as the 'key demographics,' include people aged 16 to 39, 18 to 49 and 25 to 54.[16][17]

In advertising and media, the reporting of ratings has historically been confined to what is known as '5 city metro,' which only includes viewership of the OzTAM panels in the five largest cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth).[18] Since the 2010s, it has become more common for television networks to publicly spruik 'national ratings' which combine the 5 city metro audience with ratings from Regional TAM.[19]

Ratings performance

In 1989, for the first time since 1978, the Seven Network overtook its rivals Nine Network and Network 10 in terms of average viewers and have remained ahead of Nine and Ten every year until 1994, where due to lower ratings than expected, and a launch of new programs not performing as hoped, the Nine Network defeated Seven Network and regained the title as the highest rating television network in Australia, with the latter relegated back to second highest for the first time in twelve years. In 1990, for the first time since OzTAM began, the Seven Network won all forty weeks of the official ratings period, and, as of 1994, has won the last five years of ratings consecutively throughout the late 1980s and early 1990.

From 1994 up until 2004, the Nine Network had generally been the ratings leader in Australia, typically followed by the Seven Network and Network Ten respectively. While Network Ten generally rates lower in total viewers, it has traditionally been the market leader for younger viewers.[16] The two national broadcasters, ABC TV and SBS, typically attract fewer viewers than the three commercial networks due to their various public service obligations.[20]

In 2005, for the first time since 2000, the late 1980s and early 1990s and 1978, the Seven Network overtook its rival Nine Network in terms of average viewers[21] and have remained ahead of Nine and Ten every year until 2019, where due to lower ratings than expected, and a launch of new programs not performing as hoped, the Nine Network defeated Seven Network and regained the title as the highest rating television network in Australia, with the latter relegated back to second highest for the first time in twelve years. In 2011, for the first time since OzTAM began, the Seven Network won all forty weeks of the official ratings period,[22] and, as of 2017, has won the last thirteen years of ratings consecutively.[23][24]

As of 2016, FOX8 is the most viewed subscription channel on the Foxtel platform.[25]

Top-rated programs per year

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The highest-rated programs on Australian television typically include sporting events, reality shows and locally produced scripted programs.[26][27] They do not factor in digital streaming services, nor do they account for aggregate ratings for events simulcast across multiple networks (e.g. in 2011 the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton attracted over 6 million viewers spread across five networks[28]).

Year Program Network Rating Notes/Ref
2024 2024 AFL Grand Final: Sydney Swans versus Brisbane Lions Seven 4.024 million
2023* 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Semi Final: Australia versus England Seven 7.13 million The highest rated broadcast since Oztam ratings began.[29]
2022 2022 Australian Open – Women's singles Final: Ash Barty versus Danielle Collins Nine 4.1 million [30]
2021 2021 AFL Grand Final: Melbourne versus Western Bulldogs Seven 3.91 million [31][32]
2020 2020 AFL Grand Final: Richmond versus Geelong Seven 3.01 million [33]
2019 2019 State of Origin series Game I: Queensland versus New South Wales Nine 3.23 million [34]
2018 2018 AFL Grand Final Presentations: West Coast Eagles versus Collingwood Seven 2.62 million [35]
2017 2017 AFL Grand Final: Adelaide Crows versus Richmond Seven 2.72 million [36]
2016 2016 AFL Grand Final Presentations: Sydney Swans versus Western Bulldogs Seven 3.20 million [37]
2015 2015 Cricket World Cup Final Nine/FOX Sports 3 3.9 million [38][39] 2015 CWC Final was simulcast on both Nine and FOX Sports 3.
2014 2014 NRL Grand Final: South Sydney versus Canterbury Nine 3.99 million [40]
2013 My Kitchen Rules finale Seven 3.27 million [41]
2012 The Voice finale Nine 3.33 million [42]
2011 The Block finale Nine 3.37 million [43]
2010 MasterChef Australia finale Ten 4.03 million
2009 MasterChef Australia finale Ten 3.72 million [44]
2008 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony Seven 2.82 million [45][26]
2007 2007 AFL Grand Final Geelong versus Port Adelaide Ten 2.56 million [26]
2006 2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony Nine 3.56 million [26]
2005 2005 Australian Open – Men's Singles final: Lleyton Hewitt versus Marat Safin Seven 4.04 million [26]
2004 Australian Idol finale Ten 3.34 million [26]
2003 2003 Rugby World Cup Final Australia versus England Seven 4.02 million [26]
2002 Test Australia: The National IQ Test Nine 2.78 million [26]
2001 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles final: Pat Rafter versus Goran Ivanisevic Nine 3.04 million [26]

*Year to date.

Yearly shares

The following table lists the average shares for the survey period of the calendar year, for total viewers in the 5 metropolitan cities during primetime between 6pm and midnight. Prior to 2010, shares were not broken out into a network's different multi-channels.

Network 2008[46] 2009[47] 2010[48] 2012[49] 2014[50] 2016[51] 2018

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2019[53] 2020[54]
ABC Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 11.9% 10.3% 10.4% 10.1% 9.6% 10.8%
ABC Family Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 1.3% 2.1% 2.2% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3%
ABC Entertains Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 0.4% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4%
ABC News Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 0.2% 0.7% 0.9% 1.1% 1.1% 1.5%
ABC channels 14.2% 14.0% 13.8% 13.7% 14.2% 14.2% 15.8% 15.1%
Channel Seven Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 20.2% 18.6% 17.8% 14.9% 20.6% 12.9% 15.5%
7two Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 2.8% 3.4% 3.7% 3.0% 3.7% 2.9% 2.8%
7mate Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 0.5% 2.7% 3.3% 2.6% 4.1% 2.5% 2.8%
7flix Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 2.3% 2.0% 1.6% 1.6%
7food network Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA N/A 0.6% Template:TableTBA
Seven Network 24.2% 23.0% 23.5% 24.7% 24.8% 22.8% 30.4% 20.5% 22.8%
Channel Nine Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 19.2% 17.7% 17.3% 14.8% 16.7% 16.2%
9Go! Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 3.1% 3.1% 3.8% 2.9% 2.7% 2.2%
9Gem Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 0.3% 2.1% 2.7% 2.1% 2.9% 2.3%
9Life Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 1.9% 1.7% 1.7%
9Rush Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 0.7%
Nine Network 21.9% 21.9% 22.7% 22.9% 23.8% 21.7% 24.0% 23.1%
Network 10 Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 16.2% 10.5% 9.7% 10.0% 9.5% 9.9%
10 Bold Drama Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 1.1% 2.0% 2.4% 2.8% 2.8% 3.1%
10 Peach Comedy Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% 1.7% 1.9%
Nickelodeon Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 0.1%
Network 10 17.0% 18.4% 17.3% 15.1% 14.6% 15.1% 14.0% 15.0%
SBS Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 4.1% 3.7% 3.4% 3.8% 5.4% 4.0% 4.3%
SBS Viceland Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 0.5% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 1.0% 1.1%
NITV Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
SBS Food Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 0.9% 0.8% 0.8%
SBS World Movies Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA Template:TableTBA 0.3% 0.8%
SBS channels 4.6% 4.8% 4.6% 4.4% 4.2% 5.7% 7.6% 6.3% 7.1%
Subscription
channels		 15.5% 15.9% 15.5% 16.9% 16.1% 18.5% 16.2% 14.5%

See also

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References

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