TV Ratings: 6 September 2012

Freeview

Most watched

  1. One News: 629,800 (TV ONE, 6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. Shortland Street: 520,920 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  3. Mrs. Brown’s Boys: 491,790 (TV ONE, 9:30pm – 10:05pm)
  4. Police Ten 7: 488,140 (TV2, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  5. Close Up: 477,900 (TV ONE, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)

Most watched evening (7.30pm – 11pm)

  1. Mrs. Brown’s Boys: 491,790 (TV ONE, 9:30pm – 10:05pm)
  2. Police Ten 7: 488,140 (TV2, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  3. The Block NZ: 476,410 (TV3, 7:30pm – 9:35pm)
  4. Motorway Patrol: 408,760 (TV2, 8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  5. Coronation Street: 398,160 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:30pm)

Most watched daytime (9am – 5pm)

  1. ONE News Midday: 134,470 (TV ONE, 12:00pm – 12:30pm)
  2. Emmerdale: 130,740 (TV ONE, 12:30pm – 12:55pm)
  3. Emmerdale: 121,870 (TV ONE, 1:00pm – 1:30pm)
  4. ONE News 4:30: 110,780 (TV ONE, 4:30pm – 4:45pm)
  5. Dickinson’s Real Deal: 95,720 (TV ONE, 3:00pm – 4:00pm)

Most watched on TV ONE

  1. One News: 629,800 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. Mrs. Brown’s Boys: 491,790 (9:30pm – 10:05pm)
  3. Close Up: 477,900 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  4. Coronation Street: 398,160 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)
  5. Auckland Daze: 300,800 (10:05pm – 10:35pm)

Most watched on TV2

  1. Shortland Street: 520,920 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. Police Ten 7: 488,140 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  3. Motorway Patrol: 408,760 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  4. Embarrassing Bodies: 329,380 (8:30pm – 9:35pm)
  5. 20/20: 237,480 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)

Most watched on TV3

  1. The Block NZ: 476,410 (7:30pm – 9:35pm)
  2. 3 News: 276,490 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  3. Campbell Live: 226,970 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  4. Home and Away: 188,070 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  5. Smash: 156,470 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)

Most watched on FOUR

  1. The Simpsons: 108,880 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. Futurama: 84,580 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
  3. American Dad: 82,630 (8:30pm – 9:00pm)
  4. Family Guy: 78,500 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
  5. Family Guy: 69,870 (9:00pm – 9:25pm)

Most watched on PRIME

  1. Prime News: 149,880 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
  2. Rick Stein’s Taste Of Itali: 78,560 (8:35pm – 9:35pm)
  3. The Best of Top Gear: 75,880 (7:35pm – 8:30pm)
  4. Deal or No Deal: 67,260 (5:00pm – 5:30pm)
  5. Deal or No Deal: 56,330 (6:00pm – 6:30pm)

The Crowd Goes Wild: 23,280 (10:40pm – 11:15pm)

Most watched on Maori TV

  1. Hunting Aotearoa: 49,440 (9:30pm – 10:00pm)

Most watched on the BOX

  1. CSI Miami: 31,550 (9:30pm – 10:30pm)
  2. CSI Miami: 24,110 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  3. NCIS: 23,690 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)
  4. The Simpsons: 18,030 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on TV3 Plus 1

  1. Home and Away: 21,810 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on SKY Sport 1

  1. ITM Cup Rugby: 76,660 (7:30pm – 9:15pm)
  2. ITM Cup Rugby Post Game: 39,260 (9:15pm – 9:25pm)

Most watched on SKY Movies 1

  1. Cowboys & Aliens: 25,050 (8:35pm – 10:30pm)

Most watched on SKY Movies Great

  1. Walking Tall: 18,840 (7:00pm – 8:25pm)

Most watched on TV ONE plus 1

  1. Mrs. Brown’s Boys: 21,620 (10:30pm – 11:05pm)

Head to head

  • Breakfast (7:00am – 7:55am): 158,510
  • Breakfast (7:55am – 9:00am): 108,130
  • Breakfast (6:30am – 7:00am): 104,920
  • Breakfast (6:00am – 6:25am): 59,670
  • 3 News Firstline (6:30am – 7:00am): 34,560
  • 3 News Firstline (6:00am – 6:30am): 19,770
  • ONE News Midday (12:00pm – 12:30pm): 134,470
  • One News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 629,800
  • 3 News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 276,490
  • Close Up (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 477,900
  • Campbell Live (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 226,970
  • Tonight (10:35pm – 11:05pm): 156,350
  • Nightline (10:35pm – 11:05pm): 130,980

Biggest increases (previous week)

  1. The Block NZ: TV3 476410 – up from 414780 (7:30pm – 9:35pm)
  2. Breakfast: TV ONE 104920 – up from 76980 (6:30am – 7:00am)
  3. Breakfast: TV ONE 59670 – up from 34900 (6:00am – 6:25am)
  4. Close Up: TV ONE 477900 – up from 456510 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  5. ONE News Midday: TV ONE 134470 – up from 116140 (12:00pm – 12:30pm)

Biggest decreases (previous week)

  1. Shortland Street: TV2 520920 – down from 631570 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
  2. Embarrassing Bodies: TV2 329380 – down from 434170 (8:30pm – 9:35pm)
  3. Four Weddings: TV ONE 179720 – down from 255080 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)
  4. Mrs. Brown’s Boys: TV ONE 491790 – down from 551560 (9:30pm – 10:05pm)
  5. Home and Away: TV3 188070 – down from 244590 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)

New

  1. Motorway Patrol: TV2 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
  2. Smash: TV3 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)
  3. Rick Stein’s Taste Of Itali: PRIME (8:35pm – 9:35pm)
  4. True Blood: PRIME (9:40pm – 10:40pm)

Channel Share (All Day)

  • TV ONE: 28.4%
  • SKY Network: 25.4%
  • TV2: 17.5%
  • TV3: 16.9%
  • PRIME: 3.7%
  • FOUR: 3.4%
  • Other TV Channels: 0.9%
  • Maori TV: 0.6%

Source: Nielsen Television Audience Measurement, All 5+

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