TV Ratings: 12 September 2012

Freeview

Most watched

  1. One News: 720,590 (TV ONE, 6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. Fair Go: 624,000 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  3. Shortland Street: 570,980 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:35pm)
  4. Close Up: 532,660 (TV ONE, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  5. Keep Calm and Carry On: 390,160 (TV ONE, 8:00pm – 8:30pm)

Most watched evening (7.30pm – 11pm)

  1. Fair Go: 624,000 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  2. Keep Calm and Carry On: 390,160 (TV ONE, 8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  3. Two and a Half Men: 382,080 (TV2, 7:35pm – 8:00pm)
  4. Drug Bust: 375,950 (TV3, 8:05pm – 8:35pm)
  5. The Ridges: 325,130 (TV3, 7:35pm – 8:05pm)

Most watched daytime (9am – 5pm)

  1. ONE News Midday: 117,390 (TV ONE, 12:00pm – 12:30pm)
  2. H20 Just add water: 112,120 (TV2, 4:00pm – 4:30pm)
  3. The Erin Simpson Show: 107,230 (TV2, 4:00pm – 4:00pm)
  4. ONE News 4:30: 104,920 (TV ONE, 4:30pm – 4:45pm)
  5. Emmerdale: 104,210 (TV ONE, 12:30pm – 12:55pm)

Most watched on TV ONE

  1. One News: 720,590 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. Fair Go: 624,000 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  3. Close Up: 532,660 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  4. Keep Calm and Carry On: 390,160 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  5. Castle: 270,640 (9:35pm – 10:30pm)

Most watched on TV2

  1. Shortland Street: 570,980 (7:00pm – 7:35pm)
  2. Two and a Half Men: 382,080 (7:35pm – 8:00pm)
  3. Hot In Cleveland: 318,440 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  4. Anger Management: 266,170 (8:30pm – 9:00pm)
  5. Cougar Town: 238,090 (9:00pm – 9:30pm)

Most watched on TV3

  1. Drug Bust: 375,950 (8:05pm – 8:35pm)
  2. 3 News: 337,420 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  3. The Ridges: 325,130 (7:35pm – 8:05pm)
  4. Underbelly Badness: 264,700 (8:35pm – 9:35pm)
  5. Campbell Live: 256,440 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)

Most watched on FOUR

  1. The Simpsons: 88,500 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. The Biggest Loser: 74,660 (8:30pm – 10:10pm)
  3. Futurama: 67,210 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  4. The Glee Project: 61,590 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)
  5. Burn Notice: 40,210 (10:10pm – 11:05pm)

Most watched on PRIME

  1. Prime News: 202,450 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  2. Rescue Special Operations: 150,610 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  3. Deal or No Deal: 111,510 (5:00pm – 5:30pm)
  4. Game Of Thrones: 93,400 (9:30pm – 10:40pm)
  5. Deal or No Deal: 88,150 (6:00pm – 6:30pm)

The Crowd Goes Wild: 52,650 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on the BOX

  1. CSI:NY: 42,280 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  2. CSI:NY: 24,060 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)

Most watched on TV3 Plus 1

  1. The Ridges: 25,840 (8:35pm – 9:05pm)
  2. Home and Away: 24,700 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  3. Underbelly Badness: 22,990 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)

Most watched on SKY Sport 1

  1. ITM Cup Rugby: 70,080 (7:30pm – 9:15pm)
  2. ITM Cup Rugby Post Game: 43,090 (9:15pm – 9:25pm)

Most watched on SKY Movies 1

  1. Something Borrowed: 40,930 (8:35pm – 10:20pm)

Most watched on SKY Movies Great

  1. Waterworld: 26,110 (8:35pm – 10:45pm)

Most watched on TV ONE plus 1

  1. Keep Calm and Carry On: 26,420 (9:00pm – 9:30pm)
  2. Ramsay’s Best Restaurant: 22,680 (9:30pm – 10:35pm)

Head to head

  • Breakfast (7:00am – 7:55am): 147,340
  • Breakfast (8:00am – 9:00am): 134,260
  • Breakfast (6:30am – 7:00am): 127,070
  • Breakfast (6:00am – 6:30am): 70,130
  • 3 News Firstline (6:30am – 7:00am): 43,420
  • 3 News Firstline (7:00am – 8:00am): 28,420
  • 3 News Firstline (6:00am – 6:30am): 20,780
  • ONE News Midday (12:00pm – 12:30pm): 117,390
  • 3 News at 12 (12:00pm – 12:30pm): 32,000
  • One News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 720,590
  • 3 News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 337,420
  • Close Up (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 532,660
  • Campbell Live (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 256,440
  • Tonight (10:30pm – 11:00pm): 185,370
  • Nightline (10:35pm – 11:05pm): 90,570

Biggest increases (previous week)

  1. Keep Calm and Carry On: TV ONE 390160 – up from 315270 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  2. Cougar Town: TV2 238090 – up from 164580 (9:00pm – 9:30pm)
  3. Prime News: PRIME 202450 – up from 143970 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  4. Rescue Special Operations: PRIME 150610 – up from 93240 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  5. Two and a Half Men: TV2 382080 – up from 325020 (7:35pm – 8:00pm)

Biggest decreases (previous week)

  1. The Killing: TV3 134290 – down from 221830 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)
  2. F.R.I.E.N.D.S: TV2 143100 – down from 198790 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  3. Neighbours: TV2 76760 – down from 131500 (6:00pm – 6:30pm)
  4. Close Up: TV ONE 532660 – down from 586140 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  5. Home and Away: TV3 200150 – down from 252090 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)

New

  1. The Ridges: TV3 (7:35pm – 8:05pm)
  2. Drug Bust: TV3 (8:05pm – 8:35pm)
  3. Underbelly Badness: TV3 (8:35pm – 9:35pm)

Channel Share (All Day)

  • TV ONE: 28.8%
  • SKY Network: 28.4%
  • TV2: 14%
  • TV3: 14%
  • PRIME: 5.6%
  • FOUR: 3.5%
  • Other TV Channels: 1.6%
  • Maori TV: 0.2%

Source: Nielsen Television Audience Measurement, All 5+

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  • http://www.facebook.com/rachel.cunliffe Rachel Cunliffe

    Cumulative audience was 600,000 (all ppl 5+ nationwide) & av time watching time 15 mins.

  • http://www.facebook.com/rachel.cunliffe Rachel Cunliffe

    Premieres compared: The Ridges (325,000) vs The Block (368,000) vs The GC (371,000)

  • http://dylanreeve.com/ Dylan Reeve

    5+ isn’t a particularly helpful measure though. It did much better in the 18-49 demos and very well in “MHS with kids” which will count when it comes to advertising.

    • http://www.facebook.com/rachel.cunliffe Rachel Cunliffe

      I know what you’re saying. Helpful is debatable – to the general public total viewers is more interesting. To advertisers, their target demographic data is more important.

  • Sage Kathleen

    Wouldn’t it be more accurate to display figures based off of actual programme data and not day part, not exactly capturing true viewing figures in my opinion.

    • http://www.facebook.com/rachel.cunliffe Rachel Cunliffe

      Could you expand on what you mean by that please? These figures are based off actual programme data.