List of Australian television ratings for 2006

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The following is a list of Australian television ratings for the year 2006 (Metro Areas).

Contents

[edit] Network Shares (Year to date)

ABC Seven Nine Ten SBS
National 15.4% 27.8% 29.1% 22.3% 5.4%
Sydney 16.0% 27.9% 29.6% 20.6% 5.9%
Melbourne 14.6% 27.3% 30.3% 22.7% 5.1%
Brisbane 15.1% 27.7% 30.2% 21.3% 5.6%
Adelaide 14.8% 26.6% 28.2% 25.7% 4.7%
Perth 16.5% 30.5% 24.3% 23.3% 5.3%

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[edit] Highest Rating Programs

Rank Program Network Audience
000s
1 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Nine 3,470
2 2006 AFL Grand Final: West Coast vs. Sydney Ten 3,160
3 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony Nine 2,740
4 The Great Escape Nine 2,680
5 Dancing with the Stars 4: Grand Finale Seven 2,660

[edit] 2006 Top Five's

[edit] Regular Programs

Rank Program Network Audience
000s
1 Dancing With The Stars Season Four Seven 2,188,000
2 Border Security Seven 2,118,000
3 Thank God You're Here Season Two Ten 1,773,000
4 Medical Emergency Season One Seven 1,758,000
5 Dancing with the Stars Season Five Seven 1,736,000

[edit] Sport

Rank Program Network Audience
000s
1 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Nine 3,470,000
2 2006 AFL Grand Final: West Coast vs. Sydney Ten 3,160,000
3 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony Nine 2,740,000
4 NRL Grand Final Nine 2,552,000
5 The 2006 Grand Final Wrap Up Ten 2,501,000

[edit] Drama

Rank Program Network Audience
000s
1 Desperate Housewives Seven 1,671,000
2 House Ten 1,654,000
3 CSI Nine 1,647,000
4 Grey's Anatomy Seven 1,621,000
5 Lost Seven 1,487,000

[edit] Comedy

Rank Program Network Audience
000s
1 My Name Is Earl Seven 1,270,000
2 The Simpsons New Episodes Ten 1,108,000
3 Two and a half men Nine 1,098,000
4 How I Met Your Mother Seven 1,108,000
5 Futurama Ten 951,000

[edit] Light Entertainment

Rank Program Network Audience
000s
1 Dancing With The Stars Season Four Seven 2,188,000
2 Thank God You're Here Season Two Ten 1,773,000
3 Dancing With The Stars Season Five Seven 1,736,000
4 Thank God You're Here Season One Ten 1,729,000
5 Australian Idol Sunday Ten 1,624,000

[edit] Nightly News & Current Affairs

Rank Program Network Audience
000s
1 National Nine News Sunday Nine 1,619,000
2 Seven News Monday - Friday Seven 1,439,000
3 Today Tonight Monday - Friday Seven 1,420,000
4 Seven News Sunday Seven 1,408,000
5 National Nine News Monday - Friday Nine 1,329,000

[edit] Non-Fiction Based Programme

Rank Program Network Audience
000s
1 Border Security Season One Seven 2,118,000
2 Medical Emergency Season One Seven 1,758,000
3 60 Minutes Nine 1,590,000
4 Border Security Wed Repeats Seven 1,569,000
5 The Force Nine 1,453,000

[edit] Infotainment

Rank Program Network Audience
000s
1 20 to 01 Repeats Nine 1,508,000
2 Where Are They Now Seven 1,447,000
3 Whats Good For You Nine 1,360,000
4 20 to 01 Nine 1,357,000
5 Getaway Nine 1,277,000

[edit] Movies

Rank Program Network Audience
000s
1 Pirates of the Caribbean Seven 1,558,000
2 The Bourne Supremacy Ten 1,473,000
3 The Society Murders Ten 1,406,000
4 Finding Nemo Seven 1,361,000
5 Love Actually Ten 1,351,000

[edit] Weekly ratings

Week Network Shares Top Programs
ABC Seven Nine Ten SBS
- 6 Summer non-ratings period
7 14.2% 30.7% 28.7% 21.9% 4.6%

Seven - Desperate Housewives (1,939)
Nine - National Nine News Sunday (1,827)
Seven - Lost (1,814)

8 16.3% 31.3% 26.8% 20.7% 4.9%

Seven - Dancing with the Stars (2,186)
Seven - Desperate Housewives (2,009)
Nine - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1,762)

9 15.6% 31.5% 26.6% 21.4% 4.9%

Seven - Dancing with the Stars (2,237)
Seven - Desperate Housewives (1,932)
Seven - Commander in Chief (1,746)

10 15.4% 30.0% 27.3% 22.3% 5.0%

Seven - Dancing with the Stars (2,202)
Seven - Desperate Housewives (1,842)
Seven - Lost (1,669)

11 13.5% 25.1% 38.3% 18.7% 4.4%

Nine - Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony (3,561)
Seven - Dancing with the Stars (2,270)
Nine - Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Countdown (2,229)

12 11.9% 23.2% 43.2% 17.7% 3.9%

Nine - National Nine News Sunday (1,935)
Nine - Commonwealth Games - D5 Evening (1,920)
Nine - Commonwealth Games - D8 Evening (1,833)

13 14.8% 27.2% 31.6% 21.6% 4.8%

Nine - Commonwealth Games - Closing Ceremony (2,736)
Nine - National Nine News Sunday (2,006)
Seven - Dancing with the Stars (1,998)

14 14.9% 28.9% 27.9% 23.2% 5.1%

Seven - Dancing with the Stars (2,136)
Seven - Desperate Housewives (1,783)
Seven - Where Are They Now? (1,739)

15 Easter non-ratings period
16
17 14.2% 27.1% 26.9% 27.3% 4.4%

Ten - The Biggest Loser - Finale (2,310)
Seven - Dancing with the Stars (2,215)
Ten - Big Brother - Launch (1,800)

18 14.0% 28.1% 29.4% 23.8% 4.7%

Seven - Dancing with the Stars (2,301)
Nine - National Nine News Sunday (1,947)
Nine - Friday Night Football (1,756)

19 13.6% 29.0% 30.9% 22.0% 4.5%

Seven - Dancing with the Stars (2,665)
Nine - National Nine News Sunday (2,484)
Nine - TV Week Logie Awards - Arrivals (2,260)

20 14.6% 27.3% 28.1% 24.9% 5.0%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (1,780)
Seven - Desperate Housewives (1,715)
Nine - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1,711)

21 13.1% 25.9% 31.6% 22.2% 7.1%

Nine - The Great Escape (2,790)
Nine - 60 Minutes (2,040)
Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (1,888)

22 14.6% 27.7% 27.8% 25.1% 4.8%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,033)
Seven - Medical Emergency (1,833)
Ten - Thank God You're Here (1,824)

23 14.1% 29.1% 27.1% 23.0% 6.7%

Ten - Thank God You're Here (2,133)
Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,096)
Ten - House MD (1,840)

24 15.1% 25.9% 28.5% 20.2% 10.4%

SBS - 2006 FIFA World Cup Australia v Japan (2,166)
Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,166)
Seven - Medical Emergency (1,939)

25 15.3% 27.7% 26.8% 23.0% 7.3%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,166)
SBS - 2006 FIFA World Cup Australia v Croatia (2,021)
Seven - Medical Emergency (1,859)

26 15.7% 28.8% 27.6% 21.6% 6.3%

SBS - 2006 FIFA World Cup Australia v Italy (2,301)
Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,167)
Seven - Medical Emergency (1,775)

27 15.9% 27.7% 29.3% 21.9% 5.2%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,196)
Nine - State Of Origin Rugby League NSW V QLD - The Decider (2,020)
Seven - Medical Emergency (1,821)

28 15.8% 29.3% 28.3% 21.5% 5.1%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (1,901)
Nine - National Nine News - Sunday (1,746)
Nine - 60 Minutes (1,623)

29 15.6% 28.1% 28.4% 21.8% 6.1%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,002)
Ten - House (1,895)
Nine - National Nine News - Sunday (1,799)

30 16.0% 27.6% 28.6% 22.4% 5.4%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,133)
Seven - Medical Emergency (1,728)
Nine - National Nine News - Sunday (1,727)

31 15.5% 28.1% 28.3% 22.9% 5.2%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,226)
Ten - Big Brother - The Winner Announced (1,879)
Nine - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1,844)

32 15.7% 28.3% 29.2% 21.4% 5.3%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,067)
Nine - 60 Minutes (1,868)
Seven - Medical Emergency (1,838)

33 15.7% 26.6% 29.7% 22.0% 6.0%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,274)
Nine - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1,873)
Seven - Grey's Anatomy (1,841)

34 15.9% 27.3% 30.3% 21.0% 5.4%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,298)
Seven - The Force: Behind the Line (2,295)
Nine - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2,135)

35 15.8% 26.7% 29.5% 22.8% 5.2%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (1,981)
Seven - The Force: Behind the Line (1,956)
Nine - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1,926)

36 16.4% 26.6% 29.1% 23.1% 4.8%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,362)
Seven - Seven News Presents Steve Irwin: A Tribute (2,114)
ABC - Who Killed Dr Bogle And Mrs Chandler? (1,782)

37 15.5% 26.7% 27.1% 25.5% 5.1%

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,312)
Ten - House MD (1,966)
Ten - Thank God You're Here 2 (1,907)

38 15.6% 27.4% 27.8% 24.4% 4.8

Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2,243)
Ten - House (1,892)
Ten - Thank God You're Here (1,854)

39 15.8% 27.1% 28.5% 23.7% 5

Ten - AFL: Grand Final - WCE v SYD (3,155)
Nine - Terri Irwin Interview (2,516)
Ten - The 2006 Grand Final Wrap Up (2,501)

40 16.0% 27.0% 29.6% 21.8% 5.5

Nine - NRL: Grand Final (2,552)
Seven - Dancing with the Stars (1,858)
Ten - Thank God You're Here (1,751)

41 16.3% 28.5% 26.4% 23.1% 5.7%

Ten - Australian Idol (1,891)
Seven - Grey's Anatomy (1,807)
Seven - Dancing with the Stars (1,770)

42 16.4% 28.0% 26.8% 23.7% 5.1%

Ten - House (2,135)
Ten - Australian Idol (1,921)
Seven - Grey's Anatomy (1,875)

43 16.9% 27.8% 27.8% 22.4% 5.1%

Seven - Grey's Anatomy (1,849)
Ten - Thank God You're Here (1,813)
Ten - Australian Idol (1,778)

44 17.0% 28.5% 28.7% 21.0% 4.8%

Seven - Grey's Anatomy (1,959)
Nine - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1,842)
Nine - 60 Minutes (1,689)

45 17.0% 28.8% 27.2% 21.6% 5.3%

Seven - 2006 Melbourne Cup (2,272)
Ten - Thank God You're Here (1,853)
Seven - Dancing with the Stars (1,787)

46 17.3% 28.5% 28.7% 20.6% 5.0%

Ten - Australian Idol (1,778)
Seven - Border Security: Australia's Front Line (1,721)
Seven - Dancing with the Stars (1,705)

47 16.7% 27.5% 31.3% 19.3% 5.1%

Ten - Australian Idol (1,731)
Seven - Dancing with the Stars (1,717)
Nine - National Nine News Saturday (1.670)

48 14.8% 27.4% 32.5% 20.4% 4.9%

Ten - Australian Idol: Winner Announced (2,160)
Ten - Australian Idol: Final Verdict (2,030)
Nine - 20 to 1 (repeat) (1,872)

49 - Summer non-ratings period

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Australian television ratings
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[edit] References

  1.   - "National" refers to the main five metropolitan markets. Shares represents free to air audience share from 6:00pm to 12:00am. Data gathered and published by OzTAM. [3]
  2.   - "Audience" refers to average number of viewers over the programs timeslot from the main five metropolitan markets. Data gathered by OzTAM and prepared by the Seven Network. [4]
  3.   - "Audience share" refers to average network share between 6pm and 12am over the survey week. Top program figures are the average number of viewers over the programs timeslot from the main five metropolitan markets. Data gathered and published by OzTAM. [5]