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Australian sports broadcasting and television ratings

Overview

Australian television ratings and sports broadcasting analysis show Channel Seven's news and sports coverage maintaining high viewership. In early August 2026, Seven’s AFL coverage dominated, with Thursday, August 6, recording a national reach of 1.73 million and Friday, August 7, reaching 1.94 million. During this period, Seven News also led Nine News in both reach and average audience. Broadcasting strategies regarding the AFLW became notable, including moving a Carlton versus St Kilda match final quarter to the 7mate channel to accommodate news programming. Additionally, the AFL cleared a Thursday night men's broadcast window to ensure uncontested exposure for an AFLW match between Melbourne and Hawthorn. By Saturday, August 8, Saturday Night NRL achieved a national reach of over one million viewers. Mid-August viewership was characterized by the launch of ‘The Block’, which led prime time on August 10 and 11. On Wednesday, August 19, ‘The Block’ continued to lead prime time with a national reach of 1,849,000. However, by Friday, August 21, Seven’s ‘AFL: Friday Night Football’ took the prime time lead with a reach of 1,885,000. During the weekend of August 22–23, network performance shifted. On Saturday, August 22, Seven won the prime time share with 28.3%, while ‘Better Homes and Gardens’ led Saturday entertainment with a reach of 1,129,000. Seven News outperformed 9News Saturday in reach and average audience, though 9News maintained a higher BVOD average audience. On Sunday, August 23, Nine secured the prime time share with 32.2%. ‘The Block’ led Sunday ratings with a national reach of 2,488,000 and an average audience of 1,398,000. On this day, 9News Sunday led Seven News in reach, average audience, and BVOD average audience.

Entities

Seven Network · ABC · Network 10 · Nine Network · AFL

Timeline

13 days ago

[CULTURE] 3 sources
Channel 7 wins weekly Australian TV ratings led by AFL finals
Channel 7 won the weekly Australian TV ratings for September 6–12, 2026, driven by strong AFL finals viewership and consistent news and entertainment performance.
about 1 month ago

[CULTURE] 2 sources
Television ratings for August 22–23, 2026, show network performance shifts
Television ratings for August 22–23, 2026, show Seven leading Saturday prime time with a 28.3% share, while Nine won Sunday prime time with 32.2%, led by The Block and 9News Sunday.
about 1 month ago

[CULTURE] 2 sources
Australian television ratings show prime time leaders
Australian TV ratings for August 2026 show ‘The Block’ leading Wednesday prime time, while Seven’s ‘AFL: Friday Night Football’ topped the ratings on Friday night.
about 2 months ago

[CULTURE] 2 sources
The Block leads prime time TV ratings in August 2026
The launch of ‘The Block’ led prime time television ratings on August 10 and 11, 2026, while Seven News maintained a lead in reach and average audience over 9News.
about 2 months ago

[SPORTS] 2 sources
Australian sports broadcasting and TV ratings analysis
Saturday night NRL led prime time TV ratings on August 8, 2026, while AFLW broadcasting shifts highlight the competition's evolving place in Australian sports media.
about 2 months ago

[CULTURE] 2 sources
Channel 7 AFL Broadcast Leads Australian TV Ratings
Channel 7’s AFL Thursday and Friday night broadcasts led Australian TV ratings in early August 2026, with reaches of 1.73 m and 1.94 m respectively; Seven News also topped overall viewership.

Sources

aztechcouncil.org · country1025.com · harapandaily.com · indian.community · ministryofsport.com · partyvillas.in · theage.com.au · tvcentral.com.au · y105fm.com

This summary has been updated 4 times: see revision history