Australian television ratings show prime time leaders

Australian television ratings for mid-August 2026 show varied leadership across prime-time programming. On Wednesday, 19 August, ‘The Block’ led prime time with a national reach of 1,849,000 and an average audience of 1,013,000. In news programming, Seven News outperformed 9News in reach and average audience, though 9News maintained a higher BVOD average audience.

By Friday, 21 August, Seven’s ‘AFL: Friday Night Football’ took the lead in prime time, recording a national reach of 1,885,000 and an average audience of 670,000. During the same period, Seven News again led 9News in reach and average audience, while 9News led in BVOD viewership.