Stats for the 2013 ratings year confirm that Australian audiences continue to overwhelmingly prefer home grown shows to US and British imports.
The bad news for the free-to-air broadcasters was that collectively their share of the 16-54 audience dropped by 3% and their primary channels were down by about 6%.
ABC-TV ended the ratings year as the number 3 network with a prime-time share of 14.6% (up from 13.6%).
Reality remains the most favoured genre: The top 50 titles were dominated by The Voice, My Kitchen Rules, The Block and The X Factor.
The top-rating Aussie dramas were A Place to Call Home, Packed to the Rafters, House Husbands and Winners & Losers.
Only five imports figured in the top 50: Downton Abbey, The Blacklist, Revenge, The Big Bang Theory and New Tricks.
The most popular sports event was Seven’s AFL Grand Final, which drew an average of 2.7 million viewers and 2.47 million for the post-match presentations.
Seven was the most watched network in prime time on the primary channels and combined audiences of primary and digital channels.The Nine Network was the most watched in all key age groups: 25-54, 18-49 and 16-39.
Audience shares for weeks 7-48, 6:00pm-midnight:
Seven 22.90%
Nine 20.90%
Ten 11.80%
ABC1 13.50%
SBS ONE 4.50%
7TWO 4.10%
7mate 3.70%
GO! 4.20%
Gem 3.50%
ONE 2.30%
ELEVEN 3.00%
ABC2 2.80%
ABC3 0.70%
ABC News 24 1.10%
SBS 2 0.80%
NITV 0.10%
Copyright Oztam Data
Seven screened 27 of the top 50 most-watched regular programs.
1. THE VOICE – SUNDAY (9) 2,071,000
2 THE VOICE – TUESDAY 2,028,000
3 MY KITCHEN RULES – WEDNESDAY (7) 1,976,000
4 MY KITCHEN RULES – THURSDAY 1,963,000
5 MY KITCHEN RULES – MONDAY 1,937,000
6 MY KITCHEN RULES – TUESDAY 1,906,000
7 THE VOICE – MONDAY 1,855,000
8 THE BLOCK SKY HIGH – SUNDAY (9) 1,606,000
9 THE X FACTOR – TUESDAY (7) 1,605,000
10 THE X FACTOR – LIVE PERFORMANCE 1,589,000
11 THE X FACTOR – MONDAY 1,574,000
12 MY KITCHEN RULES – SUNDAY 1,573,000
13 THE X FACTOR – LIVE RESULTS 1,525,000
14 DOWNTON ABBEY (7) 1,498,000
15 THE X FACTOR HOME VISITS 1,495,000
16 HAMISH & ANDY'S GAP YEAR ASIA (9) 1,493,000
17 A PLACE TO CALL HOME (7) 1,475,000
18 THE BLOCK: ALL STARS – SUNDAY 1,460,000
19 THE BLOCK SKY HIGH – MONDAY 1,445,000
20 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS (7) 1,443,000
21 THE BLACKLIST (7) 1,400,000
22 HOUSE RULES – REVEAL (7) 1,360,000
23 THE BLOCK: ALL STARS – MONDAY 1,353,000
24 SEVEN NEWS – SUNDAY 1,342,000
25 THE BLOCK SKY HIGH – TUESDAY 1,327,000
26 THE BLOCK SKY HIGH – WEDNESDAY 1,312,000
27 NINE NEWS – SUNDAY 1,311,000
28 THE BLOCK: ALL STARS – TUESDAY 1,306,000
29 THE BIG BANG THEORY (9) 1,290,000
30 NINE NEWS SPECIAL 1,281,000
31 REVENGE (7) 1,275,000
32 60 MINUTES (9) 1,264,000
33 THE BLOCK SKY HIGH – THURSDAY 1,261,000
34 DANCING WITH THE STARS (7) 1,238,000
35 SUNDAY NIGHT (7) 1,230,000
36 THE FORCE (7) 1,228,000
37 GRUEN NATION (ABC1) 1,212,000
38 NINE NEWS – MONDAY – FRIDAY 1,209,000
39 THE BIG BANG THEORY – TUESDAY 1,208,000
40 SEVEN'S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS 1,187,000
41 NEW TRICKS (ABC1) 1,185,000
42 HOUSE HUSBANDS (9) 1,180,000
43 HOUSE RULES – TUESDAY (7) 1,179,000
44 THE BLOCK: ALL STARS – WEDNESDAY 1,177,000
45 SEVEN NEWS – MONDAY-FRIDAY 1,177,000
46 THE FORCE –TUESDAY 1,152,000
47 THE BLOCK: ALL STARS – THURSDAY 1,139,000
48 WINNERS & LOSERS (7) 1,117,000
49 BORDER SECURITY (7) 1,116,000
50 BORDER SECURITY -TUESDAY (7) 1,102,000