The Block “Launches” Big With 1.28m Viewers

Seven News was the night's biggest program overall, averaging 1.58m viewers, while 9News followed with 1.39m. A Current Affair also had a strong night for Nine, drawing 1.16m.

In the reality and entertainment battle, The Block was comfortably ahead of The Voice, which averaged 918,000 for Seven.

10's Have You Been Paying Attention? pulled in 669,000, while Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot reached the Top 30 with an average audience of 304,000.

Elsewhere, Home and Away averaged 1.02m for Seven, Tipping Point Australia drew 873,000 for Nine, and The Chase Australia brought in 737,000.

ABC's strongest evening results came from ABC News on 977,000, 7.30 on 749,000, Australian Story on 602,000 and Media Watch on 570,000.

In breakfast, Sunrise led with 483,000 viewers, ahead of Today on 289,000 and ABC News Breakfast on 228,000.

Rank	Program
1	SEVEN NEWS	2,352,000	1,577,000	206,000
2	THE BLOCK -LAUNCH -MON	2,168,000	1,276,000	308,000
3	9NEWS	2,151,000	1,389,000	235,000
4	A CURRENT AFFAIR	1,831,000	1,164,000	196,000
5	THE VOICE – MON	1,661,000	918,000	195,000
6	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	1,609,000	873,000	144,000
7	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	1,459,000	737,000	102,000
8	HOME AND AWAY	1,450,000	1,024,000	262,000
9	7.30-EV	1,298,000	749,000	61,000
10	ABC NEWS-EV	1,271,000	977,000	71,000
11	HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION?	1,080,000	669,000	44,000
12	SUNRISE	1,075,000	483,000	74,000
13	THE ROOKIE	950,000	479,000	126,000
14	FOUR CORNERS-EV	950,000	563,000	43,000
15	AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV	915,000	602,000	47,000
16	10’S LATE NEWS	837,000	271,000	14,000
17	9NEWS AFTERNOON	759,000	412,000	59,000
18	HARD QUIZ S4 RPT	748,000	424,000	26,000
19	TODAY	725,000	289,000	57,000
20	FOOTY CLASSIFIED -MON	722,000	210,000	33,000
21	DEAL OR NO DEAL: CELEBRITY JACKPOT	708,000	304,000	22,000
22	THE MORNING SHOW	707,000	325,000	47,000
23	10 NEWS	681,000	348,000	29,000
24	MEDIA WATCH-EV	680,000	570,000	32,000
25	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	674,000	375,000	48,000
26	100% FOOTY	672,000	191,000	47,000
27	THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT	610,000	75,000	5,000
28	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	609,000	228,000	26,000
29	TIPPING POINT UK -RPT	550,000	311,000	34,000
30	ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM	542,000	115,000	16,000

Rank

Program

Network

SEVEN NEWS

2,352,000

1,577,000

206,000

THE BLOCK -LAUNCH -MON

2,168,000

1,276,000

308,000

9NEWS

2,151,000

1,389,000

235,000

A CURRENT AFFAIR

1,831,000

1,164,000

196,000

THE VOICE – MON

1,661,000

918,000

195,000

TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA

1,609,000

873,000

144,000

THE CHASE AUSTRALIA

1,459,000

737,000

102,000

HOME AND AWAY

1,450,000

1,024,000

262,000

7.30-EV

1,298,000

749,000

61,000

ABC NEWS-EV

1,271,000

977,000

71,000

HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION?

1,080,000

669,000

44,000

SUNRISE

1,075,000

483,000

74,000

THE ROOKIE

950,000

479,000

126,000

FOUR CORNERS-EV

950,000

563,000

43,000

AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV

915,000

602,000

47,000

10’S LATE NEWS

837,000

271,000

14,000

9NEWS AFTERNOON

759,000

412,000

59,000

HARD QUIZ S4 RPT

748,000

424,000

26,000

TODAY

725,000

289,000

57,000

FOOTY CLASSIFIED -MON

722,000

210,000

33,000

DEAL OR NO DEAL: CELEBRITY JACKPOT

708,000

304,000

22,000

THE MORNING SHOW

707,000

325,000

47,000

10 NEWS

681,000

348,000

29,000

MEDIA WATCH-EV

680,000

570,000

32,000

SEVEN NEWS AT 4

674,000

375,000

48,000

100% FOOTY

672,000

191,000

47,000

THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT

610,000

75,000

5,000

NEWS BREAKFAST-AM

609,000

228,000

26,000

TIPPING POINT UK -RPT

550,000

311,000

34,000

ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM

542,000

115,000

16,000

Total TV Overnight Ratings