INXS: Never Tear Us Apart was the most watched Australian drama, live and on catch-up viewing, in 2014.
Part 1 of the Shine Australia production for the Seven Network drew an overnight audience of 1.96 million in the five metro markets and part 2 had 1.76 million, according to OzTAM data released today.
Time-shifting boosted the consolidated figure for part 2 by nearly 18% to 2.08 million and for part 1 by 14.1% to 2.24 million.
Catch-up viewing lifted the average audience for Playmaker Media’s Love Child by 22.2% to 1.46 million.
Downtown Abbey added 24% to 1.29 million, Seven Productions’ A Place to Call Home rose by 26.9% to 1.15 million and Playmaker Media’s House Husbands gained 25.3% to 1.19 million.
The ABC’s top consolidated shows were Essential Media and Entertainment’s Jack Irish: Dead Point (1 million, up 28.9%) , Screentime’s ANZAC Girls (1 million, up 21.8%) and Matchbox Pictures’ Old School (883,000, up 26.2%).
Network Ten’s best was Endemol Australia’s Offspring (1.02 million, up 21.3%).
Overall, Seven’s AFL grand final was the No. 1 program with 2.82 million in the five metros, followed by Seven’s My Kitchen Rules finale with 2.71 million; Nine’s The Block Glasshouse winner announcement 2.68 million; Nine’s Rugby League grand final 2.62 million; and Nine’s State of Origin Queensland vs NSW match 2.6 million.
Here’s how the free-to-air networks performed in 2014 in the five metros.
Demographics: Total People
Day-part: 18:00 – 24:00
Date: January 1 – December 31 2014
Channel share %
Network ABC 12.8%
Network ABC2 2.8%
Network ABC3 0.9%
Network ABC News 24 1.1%
Network ABC TTL 17.7%
Network 7 21.7%
Network 7TWO 4.6%
Network 7mate 3.9%
Network 7 TTL 30.1%
Network 9 20.9%
Network GO! 4.7%
Network Gem 3.4%
Network 9 TTL 28.9%
Network TEN 12.1%
Network ONE 3.0%
Network ELEVEN 3.0%
Network TEN TTL 18.1%
Network SBS ONE 4.2%
Network SBS 2 0.9%
Network NITV 0.1%
Network SBS TTL 5.3%
Data © OzTAM Pty Limited 2014.