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2014 Ratings Thread

Thought this rundown of the top rating shows might be of interest to overseas viewers, though I guess many of them are not recognizable titles... Nine pushed off airing BB this year to fit in two series of The Block. It rates well, as this article shows.

from http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/12/2014-top-rating-shows.html

2014’s top shows

Sport and Reality Television have dominated the 2014 ratings season.

The AFL Grand Final was the top rated show in the 5 city metro at 2,828,000 viewers.

In second place was My Kitchen Rules (Winner announced: 2,712,000), The Block: Glasshouse (Winner: 2,687,000) and NRL Grand Final (2,621,000).

However adding in Regional viewers, the State of Origin II Match takes top prize at 4,064,000, followed by Rugby Leage Grand Final (4,015,000), State of Origin I (3,981,000), My Kitchen Rules (Winner: 3,869,000) and AFL Grand Final (3,733,000) -the latter at a slight disadvantage being outside primetime.

OzTAM has limited TV Tonight to the rankings for the Top 20 rankings only, a list dominated by strategic coding by commercial networks:

# Description Network 5 City Metro
1 Seven’s AFL: Grand Final: Sydney V Hawthorn Network 7 2,828,000
2 My Kitchen Rules-Winner Announced Network 7 2,712,000
3 The Block Glasshouse -Winner Announced Network 9 2,687,000
4 Rugby League Grand Final Network 9 2,621,000
5 State Of Origin Rugby League NSW V Qld 2nd – Match Network 9 2,600,000
6 Seven’s AFL: Grand Final: Presentations Network 7 2,565,000
7 State Of Origin Rugby League Qld V NSW 1st – Match Network 9 2,530,000
8 My Kitchen Rules-Grand Final Network 7 2,408,000
9 The Block Glasshouse -Auction Network 9 2,379,000
10 The Block: Fans V Faves -Auctions Network 9 2,271,000
11 The Block: Fans V Faves -Winner Announced Network 9 2,265,000
12 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart – Part 1 Network 7 2,243,000
13 The Voice -Launch Network 9 2,229,000
14 Seven’s AFL: Grand Final: On The Ground Network 7 2,188,000
15 The 2014 Melbourne Cup Carnival: Melbourne Cup-The Race Network 7 2,184,000
16 INXS:: Never Tear Us Apart – Part 2 Network 7 2,081,000
17 House Rules-Winner Announced Network 7 2,070,000
18 State Of Origin Rugby League Qld V Nsw 3rd – Match Network 9 2,057,000
19 The Block: Fans V Faves -Grand Final Network 9 1,999,000
20 The Voice -Wed Network 9 1,979,000
However, it is possible to report other results too. These results are based on coding and averaging of series’ performance.

TEN
MasterChef Australia: Winner Announced was the biggest audience TEN had all year at 1,749,000 viewers. It was followed by Masterchef Australia: Finale Night (1,696,000), The Bachelor Australia: The Final Decision (1,436,000), Aust FIA Formula One World Championship: Race (1,355,000 simulcast on TEN and ONE) and MasterChef (Thurs: 1,108,000). The Bachelor Australia: Finale was 1,050,000 viewers, Ian Thorpe: The Parkinson Interview (1,030,000), Offspring (1,027,000), The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia (Winner Announced: 983,000, Final Weigh-In: 894,000) and Mrs Doubtfire (948,000). Best Lifestyle was The Living Room’s Hot List (641,000) and 50 Years Young (693,000) was best Light Entertainment.

ABC
ABC’s controversial New Year’s Eve: Midnight Fireworks was their biggest audience in 2014 at 1,366,000 viewers. It was followed by Doc Martin (1,246,000), and Death in Paradise (1,173,000). Midsomer Murders (1,094,000), NYE Family Fireworks (1,081,000), The Doctor Blake Mysteries (1,054,000), The Broken Shore (1,036,000), ANZAC Girls (1,033,000), Jack Irish (1,004,000). In Light Entertainment, The Checkout was best at 864,000 viewers and Catalyst the best Lifestyle at 693,000.

SBS
The 2014 FIFA World Cup match between Chile and Australia was the biggest audience all year for SBS. At 1,741,000 it outranked everything on ABC (and just 9,000 short of pipping TEN’s best). No other data has been supplied.
Given the interest in Seven and Nine shows outside Sport and Reality here are some highlights:

SEVEN
Seven’s best Drama performer was INXS: Never Tear us Apart (Part 1: 2,243,000 / Pt 2: 2,081,000) then The Killing Field (1,405,000), Downton Abbey (1,292,000), A Place to Call Home (1,154,000), Revenge (1,046,000), The Blacklist (1,036,000) and Winners and Losers (1,034,000). Best Lifestyle was Better Homes and Gardens (894,000). Outside of X Factor (Winner: 1,619,000) best Light Entertainment was My France with Manu (1,369,000).

NINE
Love Child (1,466,000) was Nine’s strongest drama audience then Fat Tony & Co. (Ep 2: 1,227,000 / Series: 1,214,000), Schapelle (1,153,000), House Husbands (1,060,000), Gotham (Ep 2: 1,032,000). Outside of The Voice (Winner: 2,229,000) and The Voice: Kids (1,277,000), the best Light Entertainment was Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year South America (1,142,000). Best Lifestyle was Top Gear at 638,000.

All titles based on 5 city metro consolidated except where otherwise stated.

© OzTAM Pty Limited 2014. The Data may not be reproduced, published or communicated (electronically or in hard copy) without the prior written consent of OzTAM.
 
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