TV Ratings: 15 August 2012

Freeview

Most watched

  1. One News: 705,890 (TV ONE, 6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. Shortland Street: 673,650 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  3. Fair Go: 589,030 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  4. Animal Rescue: 569,660 (TV ONE, 8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  5. Close Up: 509,750 (TV ONE, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)

Most watched evening (7.30pm – 11pm)

  1. Fair Go: 589,030 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  2. Animal Rescue: 569,660 (TV ONE, 8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  3. Undercover Boss: 485,020 (TV ONE, 8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  4. The Block NZ: 412,010 (TV3, 7:30pm – 8:35pm)
  5. Two and a Half Men: 378,750 (TV2, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)

Most watched daytime (9am – 5pm)

  1. ONE News Midday: 133,820 (TV ONE, 12:00pm – 12:30pm)
  2. Emmerdale: 132,450 (TV ONE, 1:00pm – 1:30pm)
  3. ONE News 4:30: 125,480 (TV ONE, 4:30pm – 4:45pm)
  4. Emmerdale: 123,560 (TV ONE, 12:30pm – 12:55pm)
  5. Dickinson’s Real Deal: 123,260 (TV ONE, 3:05pm – 4:00pm)

Most watched on TV ONE

  1. One News: 705,890 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. Fair Go: 589,030 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  3. Animal Rescue: 569,660 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  4. Close Up: 509,750 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  5. Undercover Boss: 485,020 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)

Most watched on TV2

  1. Shortland Street: 673,650 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. Two and a Half Men: 378,750 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  3. Anger Management: 359,540 (8:30pm – 9:00pm)
  4. Hot In Cleveland: 321,830 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  5. Cougar Town: 283,780 (9:00pm – 9:30pm)

Most watched on TV3

  1. 3 News: 413,580 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. The Block NZ: 412,010 (7:30pm – 8:35pm)
  3. Grand Designs Revisited: 349,800 (8:35pm – 9:35pm)
  4. Campbell Live: 264,770 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  5. Home and Away: 251,130 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)

Most watched on FOUR

  1. Futurama: 98,400 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  2. The Simpsons: 76,980 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  3. That ’70s Show: 43,180 (6:00pm – 6:30pm)
  4. Burn Notice: 40,030 (10:10pm – 11:00pm)
  5. The Glee Project: 38,570 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)

Most watched on PRIME

  1. Prime News: 175,560 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  2. Rescue Special Operations: 110,820 (8:35pm – 9:30pm)
  3. Strike Back: 106,590 (9:35pm – 10:30pm)
  4. Deal or No Deal: 103,840 (5:00pm – 5:30pm)
  5. Man vs Wild: 99,950 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)

The Crowd Goes Wild: 57,870 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on the BOX

  1. CSI:NY: 44,220 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)
  2. Criminal Minds: 41,850 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  3. The Unit: 24,830 (9:30pm – 10:30pm)

Most watched on TV3 Plus 1

  1. Grand Designs Revisited: 24,040 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)

Head to head

  • Breakfast (7:00am – 8:00am): 144,240
  • Breakfast (8:00am – 9:00am): 134,170
  • Breakfast (6:30am – 7:00am): 85,050
  • Breakfast (6:00am – 6:25am): 36,040
  • 3 News Firstline (7:00am – 8:00am): 29,910
  • 3 News Firstline (6:30am – 7:00am): 28,320
  • ONE News Midday (12:00pm – 12:30pm): 133,820
  • One News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 705,890
  • 3 News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 413,580
  • Close Up (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 509,750
  • Campbell Live (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 264,770
  • Tonight (10:25pm – 10:55pm): 228,590
  • Nightline (10:45pm – 11:15pm): 89,070

Biggest increases (previous week)

  1. Shortland Street: TV2 673650 – up from 517130 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. Animal Rescue: TV ONE 569660 – up from 442240 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  3. Undercover Boss: TV ONE 485020 – up from 370390 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  4. F.R.I.E.N.D.S: TV2 197160 – up from 122940 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  5. Nikita: TV2 136930 – up from 65150 (10:35pm – 11:35pm)

Biggest decreases (previous week)

  1. Prime News: PRIME 175560 – down from 309260 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  2. Breakfast: TV ONE 36040 – down from 65160 (6:00am – 6:25am)
  3. Dinosaur Train: TV2 29050 – down from 48970 (8:30am – 8:40am)
  4. Breakfast: TV ONE 85050 – down from 97570 (6:30am – 7:00am)
  5. Jim Henson’s Pajanimals: TV2 26240 – down from 31620 (8:40am – 8:55am)

New

  1. Two and a Half Men: TV2 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  2. Hot In Cleveland: TV2 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  3. Anger Management: TV2 (8:30pm – 9:00pm)
  4. Cougar Town: TV2 (9:00pm – 9:30pm)
  5. Michael McIntyre Live&Laughing: TV2 (9:30pm – 10:35pm)
  6. Man vs Wild: PRIME (7:30pm – 8:30pm)
  7. Rescue Special Operations: PRIME (8:35pm – 9:30pm)
  8. Strike Back: PRIME (9:35pm – 10:30pm)
  9. The Crowd Goes Wild: PRIME (10:35pm – 11:05pm)

Channel Share (All Day)

  • TV ONE: 29.7%
  • SKY Network: 23.4%
  • TV2: 18%
  • TV3: 15.3%
  • PRIME: 4.9%
  • FOUR: 3.4%
  • Other TV Channels: 1.7%
  • Maori TV: 0.2%

Source: Nielsen Television Audience Measurement, All 5+

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  • Reece_555

    Good numbers for The Block, TV2 did themselves no favors by having two and a half men repeats during the olympics as this appears to have shifted viewers to TV3.