TV Ratings: 17 July 2012

Freeview

Most watched

  1. One News: 729,610 (TV ONE, 6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. Shortland Street: 626,090 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  3. Highway Cops: 540,340 (TV ONE, 8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  4. The Investigator Special: 523,550 (TV ONE, 8:30pm – 9:35pm)
  5. The Middle: 474,160 (TV2, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)

Most watched evening (7.30pm – 11pm)

  1. Highway Cops: 540,340 (TV ONE, 8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  2. The Investigator Special: 523,550 (TV ONE, 8:30pm – 9:35pm)
  3. The Middle: 474,160 (TV2, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  4. Radar Across The Pacific: 452,470 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  5. Suburgatory: 391,870 (TV2, 8:00pm – 8:30pm)

Most watched daytime (9am – 5pm)

  1. ONE News Midday: 122,030 (TV ONE, 12:00pm – 12:30pm)
  2. ONE News 4:30: 109,900 (TV ONE, 4:30pm – 4:45pm)
  3. Emmerdale: 100,190 (TV ONE, 12:30pm – 1:30pm)
  4. Good Morning: 75,120 (TV ONE, 9:00am – 12:00pm)
  5. H20 Just add water: 71,410 (TV2, 4:05pm – 4:30pm)

Most watched on TV ONE

  1. One News: 729,610 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. Highway Cops: 540,340 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  3. The Investigator Special: 523,550 (8:30pm – 9:35pm)
  4. Close Up: 471,710 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  5. Radar Across The Pacific: 452,470 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)

Most watched on TV2

  1. Shortland Street: 626,090 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. The Middle: 474,160 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  3. Suburgatory: 391,870 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  4. The Mentalist: 339,030 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  5. F.R.I.E.N.D.S: 194,420 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on TV3

  1. Target: 373,660 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  2. 3 News: 322,000 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  3. Campbell Live: 286,030 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  4. Kings Cross ER: 266,960 (8:00pm – 8:35pm)
  5. NCIS: 247,690 (8:35pm – 9:30pm)

Most watched on FOUR

  1. The Simpsons: 118,000 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. New Girl: 93,000 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  3. Futurama: 86,990 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  4. How I Met Your Mother: 78,830 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  5. That ’70s Show: 63,610 (6:00pm – 6:30pm)

Most watched on PRIME

  1. Prime News: 153,160 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  2. Deal or No Deal: 125,650 (5:00pm – 5:30pm)
  3. River Cottage Winter’s On The Way: 78,100 (7:35pm – 8:30pm)
  4. Deal or No Deal: 70,450 (6:00pm – 6:30pm)
  5. The Crowd Goes Wild: 69,030 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on the BOX

  1. Raw: 28,390 (8:30pm – 10:25pm)
  2. The Simpsons: 20,520 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on SKY Sport 2

  1. Boxing: 20,100 (8:30pm – 10:20pm)

Most watched on TV ONE plus 1

  1. The Investigator Special: 29,750 (9:30pm – 10:35pm)
  2. Highway Cops: 21,850 (9:00pm – 9:30pm)

Head to head

  • Breakfast (7:00am – 8:00am): 123,590
  • Breakfast (8:00am – 9:00am): 117,100
  • Breakfast (6:30am – 7:00am): 60,460
  • Breakfast (6:00am – 6:30am): 41,760
  • 3 News Firstline (6:30am – 7:00am): 31,060
  • 3 News Firstline (7:00am – 7:55am): 27,240
  • 3 News Firstline (8:00am – 8:30am): 24,320
  • ONE News Midday (12:00pm – 12:30pm): 122,030
  • 3 News at 12 (12:00pm – 12:30pm): 28,530
  • One News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 729,610
  • 3 News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 322,000
  • Close Up (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 471,710
  • Campbell Live (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 286,030
  • Tonight (10:35pm – 11:05pm): 176,270
  • Nightline (10:30pm – 11:00pm): 110,010

Biggest increases (previous week)

  1. Suburgatory: TV2 391870 – up from 319450 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  2. Highway Cops: TV ONE 540340 – up from 479660 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  3. Radar Across The Pacific: TV ONE 452470 – up from 399170 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  4. One News: TV ONE 729610 – up from 677230 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  5. Coppers: TV ONE 324910 – up from 287790 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)

Biggest decreases (previous week)

  1. Prime News: PRIME 153160 – down from 218220 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  2. Necessary Roughness: TV2 98220 – down from 160580 (10:35pm – 11:35pm)
  3. 3 News: TV3 322000 – down from 380090 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  4. GCB: TV2 192210 – down from 241600 (9:30pm – 10:35pm)
  5. Hawaii Five-O: TV3 175320 – down from 223690 (9:30pm – 10:30pm)

New

  1. The Investigator Special: TV ONE (8:30pm – 9:35pm)
  2. The Vanishing: PRIME (8:35pm – 10:45pm)

Channel Share (All Day)

  • TV ONE: 29.7%
  • SKY Network: 26.7%
  • TV2: 16.7%
  • TV3: 14.4%
  • PRIME: 4.4%
  • FOUR: 3.8%
  • Other TV Channels: 2.6%
  • Maori TV: 0.3%

Source: Nielsen Television Audience Measurement, All 5+

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