CHANNEL SEVEN PERTH HAS MASSIVE WIN IN 2006 AND IS THE HIGHEST RATING STATION IN AUSTRALIA
Seven Perth finished the 2006 official survey year a massive 6.1 share points ahead of second placed Nine and also takes the mantle of the highest rating television station in Australia - (all capital cities).
In Perth Seven won 38 out of 40 weeks and finished 6.1 points ahead of Nine and 7.2 points ahead of Ten. Seven also easily won the key 25-54 audience demographic, 4.8 points ahead of Ten and 6.1 points ahead of third placed Nine.
Seven News and Today Tonight had double the audiences of Nine News and A Current Affair.
This achievement is even more impressive considering that there were two weeks of Commonwealth Games telecast on Nine and no AFL games were telecast on Seven (with local teams West Coast Eagles winning the premiership and Fremantle Dockers finishing third on the ladder).
It was Seven's consistently strong performance in News and Today Tonight, very strong entertainment line-up and local community involvement that combined for this outstanding strong win.
CHANNEL SEVEN PERTH
No. 1 Station Primetime (6.00pm - Midnight) 2006
No. 1 Station 6.00am - Midnight 2006
No. 1 in News
No. 1 in Public Affairs
No. 1 in Drama
No. 1 in Light Entertainment
No. 1 in Mini-Series/Movies
PRIME TIME RATINGS
(6:00pm to 12 midnight -Total Individuals)
Shares |
Up/Down on 2005 |
|
|
SEVEN |
30.5 (*30.7) |
up 1.7 |
|
NINE |
24.4 (*24.1) |
down 0.8 |
|
TEN |
23.3 (*23.3) |
up 0.5 |
|
ABC |
16.5 |
down 0.5 |
|
SBS |
5.3 |
down 0.8 |
· Seven won 38 weeks out of the 40 weeks of official ratings
· Nine won one week (week 12 - Commonwealth Games)
· Ten won one week (week 37 - first week of AFL Finals)
* Figures excluding Commonwealth Games
PRIME TIME RATINGS
(6:00pm to 12 midnight - People 25-54)
Shares |
Up/Down on 2005 |
|
|
SEVEN |
30.9 |
up 3.0 |
|
TEN |
25.8 |
down 1.1 |
|
NINE |
24.8 |
down 1.8 |
PRIME TIME RATINGS
(6:00pm to 12 midnight - People 18-39)
Shares |
Up/Down on 2005 |
|
|
TEN |
33.1 |
up 1.8 |
|
SEVEN |
30.5 |
up 3.1 |
|
NINE |
22.1 |
up 3.5 |
6.00AM - MIDNIGHT RATINGS (Total Individuals)
Shares |
Up/Down on 2005 |
|
|
SEVEN |
30.0 |
up 1.7 |
|
TEN |
25.1 |
even |
|
NINE |
25.1 |
up 0.1 |
|
ABC |
15.6 |
down 1.2 |
|
SBS |
4.1 |
down 0.7 |
NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Seven News and Today Tonight convincingly won the year. Both gained audience on last year while Nine News and A Current Affairs lost significant audiences.
NEWS MONDAY TO FRIDAY
|
Average Audience |
Up/Down on 2005 |
Share @ 6.00pm |
Up/Down on 2005 |
|
|
Seven News |
230,200 |
up 10,400 |
48.7% |
up 3.1 share |
|
ABC News |
147,800 |
up 400 |
||
|
Ten News |
139,500 |
up 1,300 |
||
|
Nine News |
113,500 |
down 1,900 |
24.1% |
up 0.2 |
* 25-54 demographic Seven 45.5% share (up 6.4)
Nine 25.7% share (down 3.2)
Weekend News viewers on Seven (44.4% share) averaged 206,800, up 3,100 on 2005 with Nine (29.2% share) attracting an average audience of 135,900 viewers, up 5,000 on 2005.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
|
Average Audience |
Up/Down on 2005 |
Share @ 6.00pm |
Up/Down on 2005 |
|
|
Today Tonight |
221,500 |
up 21,000 |
43.5% |
up 4.5 |
|
A Current Affair |
113,200 |
down 500 |
22.2 % |
up 0.1 |
SUNRISE
Seven's Sunrise had another amazing year, increasing its share by a whopping 9.3 points and easily winning its timeslot against Nine's Today.
|
Share |
Up/Down on 2005 |
|
|
Sunrise |
45.7% |
up 9.3 |
|
Today |
20.9% |
down 4.1 |
THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMS FOR THE YEAR
Top rating programs this year were dominated by AFL telecasts. Locally produced program The Force - Behind the Line was one of the most watched programs of the year outside of sport programming.
TOP 20 MOST WATCHED PROGRAMS - PERTH 2006
|
Rank |
Program |
Station |
Average |
|
1 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS: 2006 GRAND FINAL SYDNEY V WEST COAST |
TEN |
548,642 |
|
2 |
THE 2006 GRAND FINAL WRAP UP |
TEN |
466,221 |
|
3 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 1ST PRELIM. FINAL SYDNEY V FREMANTLE |
TEN |
450,642 |
|
4 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 2ND PRELIM. FINAL ADELAIDE V WEST COAST |
TEN |
393,983 |
|
5 |
THE 2006 GRAND FINAL PRE MATCH |
TEN |
387,892 |
|
6 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 1ST SEMI FINAL WEST COAST V BULLDOGS |
TEN |
385,617 |
|
7 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 2ND SEMI FINAL FREMANTLE V MELBOURNE |
TEN |
365,927 |
|
8 |
SEVEN NEWS PRESENTS STEVE IRWIN: A TRIBUTE |
SEVEN |
340,096 |
|
9 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 1ST QUAL. FINAL WEST COAST V SYDNEY |
TEN |
331,297 |
|
10 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 2ND QUAL. FINAL ADELAIDE V FREMANTLE |
TEN |
326,740 |
|
11 |
2006 FIFA WORLD CUP: AUSTRALIA V JAPAN |
SBS |
318,044 |
|
12 |
THE BIGGEST LOSER - FINALE |
TEN |
314,491 |
|
13 |
BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA'S FRONT LINE (series average) |
SEVEN |
308,218 |
|
14 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS 4 - GRAND FINAL |
SEVEN |
304,106 |
|
15 |
2006 FIFA WORLD CUP: ITALY V AUSTRALIA |
SBS |
293,401 |
|
16 |
TERRI IRWIN - THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW |
NINE |
248,309 |
|
17 |
THE GREAT ESCAPE |
NINE |
246,794 |
|
18 |
THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE (series average) |
SEVEN |
243,276 |
|
19 |
TV TURNS 50 - THE EVENTS THAT STOPPED A NATION |
SEVEN |
242,299 |
|
20 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS 4 (series average) |
SEVEN |
241,123 |
SPORT
AFL telecasts dominated sport and why wouldn't they when West Coast became Premiers and Fremantle finished third on the ladder. Next year AFL returns to Seven.
TOP 10 MOST WATCHED SPORTS PROGRAMS
|
Rank |
Program |
Station |
Average |
|
1 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS: 2006 GRAND FINAL SYDNEY V WEST COAST |
TEN |
548,642 |
|
2 |
THE 2006 GRAND FINAL WRAP UP |
TEN |
466,221 |
|
3 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 1ST PRELIM. FINAL SYDNEY V FREMANTLE |
TEN |
450,642 |
|
4 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 2ND PRELIM. FINAL ADELAIDE V WEST COAST |
TEN |
393,983 |
|
5 |
THE 2006 GRAND FINAL PRE MATCH |
TEN |
387,892 |
|
6 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 1ST SEMI FINAL WEST COAST V BULLDOGS |
TEN |
385,617 |
|
7 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 2ND SEMI FINAL FREMANTLE V MELBOURNE |
TEN |
365,927 |
|
8 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 1ST QUAL. FINAL WEST COAST V SYDNEY |
TEN |
331,297 |
|
9 |
TEN'S AFL FINALS 2006: 2ND QUAL. FINAL ADELAIDE V FREMANTLE |
TEN |
326,740 |
|
10 |
2006 FIFA WORLD CUP: AUSTRALIA V JAPAN |
SBS |
318,044 |
LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS
Seven Perth had 8 of the top 10 light entertainment programs. The DANCING WITH THE STARS SERIES 4: GRAND FINAL had an average of 304,106 thousand viewers.
TOP 10 MOST WATCHED LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS
|
Rank |
Program |
Station |
Average |
|
1 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS 4 - GRAND FINAL |
SEVEN |
304,106 |
|
2 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS 4 (series average) |
SEVEN |
241,123 |
|
3 |
THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE |
TEN |
222,093 |
|
4 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS 5: GRAND FINAL |
SEVEN |
216,246 |
|
5 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS 4: MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS |
SEVEN |
210,750 |
|
6 |
THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE 2 (series average) |
SEVEN |
207,227 |
|
7 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS 5 (series average) |
SEVEN |
207,141 |
|
8 |
WHERE ARE THEY NOW (series average) |
SEVEN |
188,608 |
|
9 |
TELETHON 2006: CLOSE |
SEVEN |
186,606 |
|
10 |
ENOUGH ROPE WITH ANDREW DENTON SPECIAL: BILLY CONNOLLY |
ABC |
178,926 |
REALITY
TOP 10 MOST WATCHED REALITY PROGRAMS
|
Rank |
Program |
Station |
Average |
|
1 |
THE BIGGEST LOSER - FINALE |
TEN |
314,491 |
|
2 |
BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA'S FRONT LINE (series av.) |
SEVEN |
308,218 |
|
3 |
THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE (series average) |
SEVEN |
243,276 |
|
4 |
MEDICAL EMERGENCY (series average) |
SEVEN |
239,947 |
|
5 |
BORDER SECURITY-WEDNESDAY (series average) |
SEVEN |
229,585 |
|
6 |
BIG BROTHER - THE FINAL EVICTION |
TEN |
221,463 |
|
7 |
AUSTRALIAN IDOL - AUDITION 3 |
TEN |
218,287 |
|
8 |
BIG BROTHER - THE WINNER ANNOUNCED |
TEN |
217,670 |
|
9 |
AUSTRALIAN IDOL - AUDITION 2 |
TEN |
215,397 |
|
10 |
AUSTRALIAN IDOL - THE WINNER ANNOUNCED |
TEN |
213,788 |
MOVIES
TOP 10 MOST WATCHED MOVIES/MINI-SERIES
|
Rank |
Program |
Station |
Average |
|
1 |
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
SEVEN |
209,365 |
|
2 |
FINDING NEMO |
SEVEN |
194,712 |
|
3 |
THE SOCIETY MURDERS |
TEN |
189,419 |
|
4 |
LOVE ACTUALLY |
TEN |
174,593 |
|
5 |
CROCODILE DUNDEE -RPT |
NINE |
167,293 |
|
6 |
THE TRIANGLE |
NINE |
163,009 |
|
7 |
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN |
SEVEN |
161,980 |
|
8 |
CALENDAR GIRLS |
SEVEN |
157,466 |
|
9 |
THE BOURNE SUPREMACY |
TEN |
156,017 |
|
10 |
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL |
SEVEN |
155,377 |
TELEVISION SPECIALS
TOP 10 MOST WATCHED SPECIALS
|
Rank |
Program |
Station |
Average |
|
1 |
SEVEN NEWS PRESENTS STEVE IRWIN: A TRIBUTE |
SEVEN |
340,096 |
|
2 |
TERRI IRWIN - THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW |
NINE |
248,309 |
|
3 |
THE GREAT ESCAPE |
NINE |
246,794 |
|
4 |
TV TURNS 50 - THE EVENTS THAT STOPPED A NATION |
SEVEN |
242,299 |
|
5 |
TV WEEK LOGIE AWARDS ARRIVALS |
NINE |
236,128 |
|
6 |
2006 BROWNLOW MEDAL |
TEN |
216,428 |
|
7 |
48TH ANNUAL TV WEEK LOGIE AWARDS |
NINE |
184,624 |
|
8 |
THE BIG FELLA: The Extraordinary Life of Kerry Packer |
NINE |
173,193 |
|
9 |
TO CATCH A KILLER: PERTH'S UNSOLVED MURDERS |
NINE |
168,489 |
|
10 |
MIGHTY MOVERS: C-5 GALAXY |
SEVEN |
165,184 |
DRAMA
TOP 10 MOST WATCHED DRAMA PROGRAMS
|
Rank |
Program |
Station |
Average |
|
1 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
SEVEN |
203,108 |
|
2 |
HOUSE |
TEN |
195,358 |
|
3 |
LOST |
SEVEN |
190,625 |
|
4 |
GREY'S ANATOMY |
SEVEN |
189,013 |
|
5 |
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION |
NINE |
186,037 |
|
6 |
COLD CASE - RPT EP1 |
NINE |
179,297 |
|
7 |
HOME AND AWAY |
SEVEN |
174,714 |
|
8 |
PRISON BREAK |
SEVEN |
172,857 |
|
9 |
HOUSE - RPT |
TEN |
171,164 |
|
10 |
ALL SAINTS |
SEVEN |
162,163 |
LOCAL PRODUCTION
MOST WATCHED LOCAL PRODUCTIONS
|
Rank |
Program |
Station |
Average |
|
1 |
THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE (series average) |
SEVEN |
243,276 |
|
2 |
TELETHON 2006: CLOSE |
SEVEN |
186,606 |
|
3 |
FISHING WA |
NINE |
178,815 |
|
4 |
AVON DESCENT 2006 |
TEN |
171,693 |
|
5 |
TO CATCH A KILLER: PERTH'S UNSOLVED MURDERS |
NINE |
168,489 |
|
6 |
TELETHON 2006: OPENING |
SEVEN |
161,995 |
|
7 |
WAFL 2006 |
TEN |
161,701 |
|
8 |
THE FINAL SIREN |
NINE |
156,254 |
|
9 |
POSTCARDS WA: CITY SECRETS |
NINE |
140,864 |
|
10 |
TELETHON 2006: EVENING |
SEVEN |
128,354 |
|
11 |
OUR WA: BLUEWATER |
SEVEN |
120,902 |
All ratings are for the official survey period Sunday 12 February to Saturday 2 December, 2006 (excluding Easter). Based on Total Individuals for All Free to Air Networks in Perth. Source: OzTAM 2006
Seven in 2007
Returning in 2007
- Desperate Housewives (currently number 1 show in the U.S.)
- Lost
- Border Security
- Dancing With The Stars
- The Amazing Race
- Home and Away
- All Saints
- The Great Outdoors
- Better Homes and Gardens
- It Takes Two
- The Force - Behind The Line
- Medical Emergency
- Where Are They Now
- The Real Seachange
- Police Files - Unlocked
- Grey's Anatomy
- Ghost Whisperer
- Prison Break
- Criminal Minds
- Las Vegas
- Crossing Jordan
- Boston Legal
- MyName Is Earl
- How I Met Your Mother
- Bones
- Family Guy
- American Dad
- 24
- The Unit
New in 2007
- Ugly Betty
- Heroes
- What About Brian
- Brothers and Sisters
- Shark
- Michael Palin's New Europe
- Australia's Got Talent
Strong portfolio of major sports events
- Including the return of the biggest sport in Australia - the AFL
- The fastest growing sport on television, the V8 Supercars
- 2007 kicks off with all-encompassing coverage of The Australian Open Tennis
Thank you to our Channel Seven Perth viewers |