TV Ratings: 7 March 2011

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Most watched

  1. Border Security: 655,780 (TV ONE, 7:35pm – 8:05pm)
  2. Piha Rescue: 571,400 (TV ONE, 8:05pm – 8:35pm)
  3. One News: 555,630 (TV ONE, 6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  4. Shortland Street: 536,280 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:35pm)
  5. Close Up: 457,010 (TV ONE, 7:00pm – 7:35pm)

Most watched evening (7.30pm – 11pm)

  1. Border Security: 655,780 (TV ONE, 7:35pm – 8:05pm)
  2. Piha Rescue: 571,400 (TV ONE, 8:05pm – 8:35pm)
  3. Desperate Housewives: 444,790 (TV2, 8:30pm – 9:35pm)
  4. Criminal Minds: 393,600 (TV ONE, 8:35pm – 9:30pm)
  5. The Amazing Race: 389,420 (TV2, 7:35pm – 8:30pm)

Most watched daytime (9am – 5pm)

  1. ONE News Midday: 125,750 (TV ONE, 12:00pm – 12:30pm)
  2. Emmerdale: 116,100 (TV ONE, 12:30pm – 1:30pm)
  3. Ned’s Declassified School Surv: 115,900 (TV2, 4:35pm – 5:00pm)
  4. Creature Features: 106,280 (TV2, 4:30pm – 4:35pm)
  5. Good Morning: 106,250 (TV ONE, 9:00am – 12:00pm)

Most watched on TV ONE

  1. Border Security: 655,780 (7:35pm – 8:05pm)
  2. Piha Rescue: 571,400 (8:05pm – 8:35pm)
  3. One News: 555,630 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  4. Close Up: 457,010 (7:00pm – 7:35pm)
  5. Criminal Minds: 393,600 (8:35pm – 9:30pm)

Most watched on TV2

  1. Shortland Street: 536,280 (7:00pm – 7:35pm)
  2. Desperate Housewives: 444,790 (8:30pm – 9:35pm)
  3. The Amazing Race: 389,420 (7:35pm – 8:30pm)
  4. Brothers & Sisters: 290,090 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)
  5. F.R.I.E.N.D.S: 157,880 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on TV3

  1. 3 News: 354,930 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. The Almighty Johnsons: 248,610 (9:30pm – 10:35pm)
  3. C.S.I: 211,050 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  4. Campbell Live: 202,630 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  5. Home and Away: 199,870 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)

Most watched on FOUR

  1. The Simpsons: 128,110 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. How I Met Your Mother: 87,170 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  3. Top Chef Just Desserts: 66,820 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  4. That ’70s Show: 52,660 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  5. Malcolm In The Middle: 48,380 (6:00pm – 6:30pm)

Most watched on PRIME

  1. Prime Evening News: 144,670 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  2. Deal Or No Deal: 103,660 (5:00pm – 5:30pm)
  3. Out of the Frying Pan: 68,900 (8:40pm – 9:40pm)
  4. Deal or No Deal: 61,020 (6:00pm – 6:30pm)
  5. Monty Halls’ Island Escape: 55,010 (7:30pm – 8:35pm)

Most watched on the BOX

  1. The Simpsons: 29,400 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  2. CSI:NY: 27,540 (9:30pm – 10:30pm)

Most watched on SKY Sport 1

  1. ANZ Netball: 43,060 (7:40pm – 9:25pm)
  2. ANZ Netball Pre Game: 24,490 (7:30pm – 7:40pm)

Biggest increases (previous week)

  1. The Amazing Race: TV2 389420 – up from 323920 (7:35pm – 8:30pm)
  2. Prime Evening News: PRIME 144670 – up from 90670 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  3. Border Security: TV ONE 655780 – up from 602380 (7:35pm – 8:05pm)
  4. Desperate Housewives: TV2 444790 – up from 404960 (8:30pm – 9:35pm)
  5. Brothers & Sisters: TV2 290090 – up from 251420 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)

Biggest decreases (previous week)

  1. Campbell Live: TV3 202630 – down from 353050 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. ONE News Midday: TV ONE 125750 – down from 204960 (12:00pm – 12:30pm)
  3. One News: TV ONE 555630 – down from 624110 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  4. C.S.I: TV3 211050 – down from 279070 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  5. Piha Rescue: TV ONE 571400 – down from 637750 (8:05pm – 8:35pm)

New

  1. Million Dollar Catch: TV3 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)

Channel Share (All Day)

  • TV ONE: 29.7%
  • SKY Network: 24.9%
  • TV2: 20.3%
  • TV3: 14.5%
  • FOUR: 3.8%
  • PRIME: 3.8%
  • Other TV Channels: 2%
  • Maori TV: 0.5%

Source: Nielsen Television Audience Measurement, All 5+

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  • Jono

    how did firstline on tv3 do?

  • Brad Kreft

    Firstline didn’t rate in the top 100 programmes of the day, so somewhere below the 24,000 mark.

  • tvtv

    Wow for Desperate Housewives! Their demo numbers went up too (topping the night)! 14.7/36.6 in 18-39 demo and 14.3/34.1 in 18-49 demo. Castle and Brothers & Sisters are neck-and-neck in 5+ (7.7/25.5 for Castle vs 7.2/23.8 for B&S). Mercy is the only Monday night show on FOUR which is not doing well in 18-39 (0.5/1.7) and in 18-49, it barely broke a rating (1.4% share though). 

    The Almighty Johnsons bested B&S in 18-39 (10.1/33.5 vs 9.2/30.2), but B&S has beaten The Almighty Johnsons in 18-49 (10.2/30.4 for B&S vs 9.6/28.6 for The Almighty Johnsons). 

  • Dianne

    Loving Firstline, it is far more Professional than TVNZ Breakfast. Rachel Smalley is an excellent journalist. Petra Bagust has killed Breakfast with her inane remarks, contorted facials, waving her arms around, and lack of skills, makes for dreadful viewing.

  • Johnston

    Hey Dianne, were you bagging Petra over on the Breakfast Facebook page as well?

  • Dianne

    @Johston, no not me. Dont use Facebook.