TV Ratings: 24 August 2012

Freeview

Most watched

  1. Shortland Street: 591,500 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. One News: 567,550 (TV ONE, 6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  3. The Big Bang Theory: 447,270 (TV2, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  4. Close Up: 374,440 (TV ONE, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  5. Coronation Street: 363,960 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:30pm)

Most watched evening (7.30pm – 11pm)

  1. The Big Bang Theory: 447,270 (TV2, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  2. Coronation Street: 363,960 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:30pm)
  3. Two and a Half Men: 331,850 (TV2, 8:00pm – 8:35pm)
  4. Red Nose Day Comedy For Cure K: 309,030 (TV3, 7:30pm – 9:20pm)
  5. Kath & Kim: 301,180 (TV ONE, 8:30pm – 9:00pm)

Most watched daytime (9am – 5pm)

  1. ONE News Midday: 134,900 (TV ONE, 12:00pm – 12:30pm)
  2. Emmerdale: 118,910 (TV ONE, 12:30pm – 12:55pm)
  3. ONE News 4:30: 115,390 (TV ONE, 4:30pm – 4:45pm)
  4. The Erin Simpson Show: 103,780 (TV2, 4:30pm – 5:00pm)
  5. H20 Just add water: 102,630 (TV2, 4:05pm – 4:30pm)

Most watched on TV ONE

  1. One News: 567,550 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. Close Up: 374,440 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  3. Coronation Street: 363,960 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)
  4. Kath & Kim: 301,180 (8:30pm – 9:00pm)
  5. Miranda: 270,460 (9:00pm – 9:40pm)

Most watched on TV2

  1. Shortland Street: 591,500 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. The Big Bang Theory: 447,270 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  3. Two and a Half Men: 331,850 (8:00pm – 8:35pm)
  4. The Voice Australia: 241,150 (8:35pm – 10:30pm)
  5. F.R.I.E.N.D.S: 208,530 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on TV3

  1. Red Nose Day Comedy For Cure K: 309,030 (7:30pm – 9:20pm)
  2. 3 News: 307,330 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  3. Would I Lie to You?: 285,340 (9:20pm – 9:50pm)
  4. Campbell Live: 259,410 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  5. Red Nose Day Comedy For Cure K: 256,050 (9:50pm – 10:20pm)

Most watched on FOUR

  1. Serenity: 113,590 (8:30pm – 10:40pm)
  2. Raising Hope: 90,240 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  3. The Simpsons: 84,220 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  4. Futurama: 79,370 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  5. Family Guy: 74,520 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)

Most watched on PRIME

  1. Prime News: 135,840 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  2. Who Do You Think You Are?: 91,400 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  3. Deal or No Deal: 84,340 (5:00pm – 5:30pm)
  4. Deal or No Deal: 74,720 (6:00pm – 6:30pm)
  5. MasterChef: 74,120 (7:35pm – 8:30pm)

The Crowd Goes Wild: 52,040 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on Maori TV

  1. Homai Te Pakipaki: 59,510 (8:30pm – 10:00pm)

Most watched on the BOX

  1. Raw: 21,420 (7:30pm – 10:30pm)

Most watched on TV3 Plus 1

  1. Would I Lie to You?: 22,150 (10:20pm – 10:50pm)

Most watched on SKY Sport 1

  1. ITM Cup Rugby: 102,690 (8:00pm – 9:45pm)
  2. ITM Cup Rugby Post Game: 91,510 (7:45pm – 7:55pm)
  3. ITM Cup Rugby: 76,560 (6:00pm – 7:45pm)
  4. ITM Cup Rugby Post Game: 42,680 (9:45pm – 9:55pm)
  5. Intl Cricket ODI: 22,590 (10:00pm – 10:05pm)

Most watched on SKY Movies 1

  1. Wild Target: 36,800 (8:35pm – 10:10pm)

Most watched on TV ONE plus 1

  1. Kath & Kim: 32,910 (9:30pm – 10:00pm)

Head to head

  • Breakfast (7:00am – 8:00am): 151,870
  • Breakfast (8:00am – 9:00am): 119,900
  • Breakfast (6:30am – 7:00am): 84,150
  • Breakfast (6:00am – 6:25am): 48,470
  • 3 News Firstline (6:30am – 7:00am): 26,440
  • 3 News Firstline (7:00am – 8:00am): 22,900
  • ONE News Midday (12:00pm – 12:30pm): 134,900
  • One News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 567,550
  • 3 News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 307,330
  • Close Up (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 374,440
  • Campbell Live (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 259,410
  • Tonight (10:50pm – 11:20pm): 124,420

Biggest increases (previous week)

  1. Would I Lie to You?: TV3 285340 – up from 178340 (9:20pm – 9:50pm)
  2. F.R.I.E.N.D.S: TV2 208530 – up from 128260 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  3. Shortland Street: TV2 591500 – up from 516620 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  4. Neighbours: TV2 116130 – up from 68620 (6:00pm – 6:30pm)
  5. Home and Away: TV3 226430 – up from 187650 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)

Biggest decreases (previous week)

  1. Coronation Street: TV ONE 363960 – down from 497390 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)
  2. One News: TV ONE 567550 – down from 648650 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  3. The Voice Australia: TV2 241150 – down from 319760 (8:35pm – 10:30pm)
  4. The Vicar of Dibley: TV ONE 201000 – down from 278220 (9:40pm – 10:15pm)
  5. Close Up: TV ONE 374440 – down from 438950 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)

New

  1. Red Nose Day Comedy For Cure K: TV3 (7:30pm – 9:20pm)
  2. Red Nose Day Comedy For Cure K: TV3 (9:50pm – 10:20pm)
  3. Jono and Ben at Ten: TV3 (10:25pm – 11:05pm)
  4. MasterChef: PRIME (7:35pm – 8:30pm)
  5. Most Shocking: PRIME (9:30pm – 10:30pm)

Channel Share (All Day)

  • SKY Network: 26.9%
  • TV ONE: 25%
  • TV2: 17%
  • TV3: 16.2%
  • FOUR: 4.9%
  • PRIME: 4.2%
  • Other TV Channels: 1.3%
  • Maori TV: 0.9%

Source: Nielsen Television Audience Measurement, All 5+

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