TV Ratings: 18 October 2012

Most watched

1. One News: 659,110 (TV ONE, 6:00pm – 7:00pm)
2. Motorway Patrol: 594,680 (TV2, 8:05pm – 8:35pm)
3. Police Ten 7: 578,190 (TV2, 7:35pm – 8:05pm)
4. Shortland Street: 539,450 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:35pm)
5. Embarrassing Bodies: 463,790 (TV2, 8:35pm – 9:35pm)

Most watched evening (7.30pm – 11pm)

1. Motorway Patrol: 594,680 (TV2, 8:05pm – 8:35pm)
2. Police Ten 7: 578,190 (TV2, 7:35pm – 8:05pm)
3. Embarrassing Bodies: 463,790 (TV2, 8:35pm – 9:35pm)
4. Coronation Street: 438,850 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:30pm)
5. Mrs. Brown’s Boys: 378,510 (TV ONE, 9:30pm – 10:05pm)

Most watched daytime (9am – 5pm)

1. ONE News Midday: 119,790 (TV ONE, 12:00pm – 12:30pm)
2. Emmerdale: 115,840 (TV ONE, 1:00pm – 1:30pm)
3. Spongebob Squarepants: 114,600 (TV2, 3:35pm – 4:05pm)
4. Emmerdale: 108,880 (TV ONE, 12:30pm – 12:55pm)
5. Pair of Kings: 105,680 (TV2, 4:05pm – 4:30pm)

Most watched on TV ONE

1. One News: 659,110 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
2. Coronation Street: 438,850 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)
3. Close Up: 396,990 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
4. Mrs. Brown’s Boys: 378,510 (9:30pm – 10:05pm)
5. Kath & Kim: 267,680 (10:05pm – 10:40pm)

Most watched on TV2

1. Motorway Patrol: 594,680 (8:05pm – 8:35pm)
2. Police Ten 7: 578,190 (7:35pm – 8:05pm)
3. Shortland Street: 539,450 (7:00pm – 7:35pm)
4. Embarrassing Bodies: 463,790 (8:35pm – 9:35pm)
5. 20/20: 307,650 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)

Most watched on TV3

1. The X Factor USA: 340,920 (7:35pm – 8:35pm)
2. 3 News: 338,120 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
3. Campbell Live: 265,340 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
4. Home and Away: 235,500 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
5. Meet the Fockers: 164,820 (8:35pm – 10:55pm)

Most watched on FOUR

1. Family Guy: 82,810 (7:30pm – 8:00pm)
2. The Simpsons: 82,670 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
3. The Cleveland Show: 79,210 (8:00pm – 8:30pm)
4. American Dad: 64,980 (8:30pm – 9:00pm)
5. Futurama: 55,370 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on PRIME

1. Downton Abbey: 352,080 (8:35pm – 10:00pm)
2. Prime News: 147,960 (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
3. The Best of Top Gear: 88,780 (7:30pm – 8:30pm)
4. Camelot: 74,800 (10:00pm – 11:05pm)
5. Deal or No Deal: 64,010 (5:00pm – 5:30pm)

The Crowd Goes Wild: 33,700 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)

Most watched on Maori TV

1. Hunting Aotearoa: 64,840 (10:00pm – 10:30pm)
2. Hunting Aotearoa: 64,300 (9:30pm – 10:00pm)
3. Code: 32,460 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)

Most watched on the BOX

1. Law & Order Criminal Intent: 32,060 (8:30pm – 9:30pm)

Most watched on TV3 Plus 1

1. Home and Away: 36,210 (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
2. The X Factor USA: 21,860 (8:35pm – 9:35pm)

Most watched on SKY Movies 1

1. Immortals: 25,580 (8:35pm – 10:20pm)

Head to head

• Breakfast (7:00am – 8:00am): 156,230
• Breakfast (8:00am – 9:00am): 140,570
• Breakfast (6:30am – 7:00am): 100,440
• Breakfast (6:00am – 6:30am): 55,440
• 3 News Firstline (7:00am – 8:00am): 27,120

• ONE News Midday (12:00pm – 12:30pm): 119,790
• 3 News at 12 (12:00pm – 12:30pm): 22,870

• One News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 659,110
• 3 News (6:00pm – 7:00pm): 338,120

• Close Up (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 396,990
• Campbell Live (7:00pm – 7:30pm): 265,340

• Tonight (10:40pm – 11:10pm): 173,610
• Nightline (10:55pm – 11:25pm): 103,980

Biggest increases (previous week)

1. Motorway Patrol: TV2 594680 – up from 493210 (8:05pm – 8:35pm)
2. Campbell Live: TV3 265340 – up from 167930 (7:00pm – 7:30pm)
3. One News: TV ONE 659110 – up from 570990 (6:00pm – 7:00pm)
4. Police Ten 7: TV2 578190 – up from 494910 (7:35pm – 8:05pm)
5. 20/20: TV2 307650 – up from 237540 (9:35pm – 10:35pm)

Biggest decreases (previous week)

1. Kath & Kim: TV ONE 267680 – down from 331240 (10:05pm – 10:40pm)
2. Bakugan Gundalian Invaders: TV2 62680 – down from 111610 (7:55am – 8:20am)
3. Pocoyo: TV2 47900 – down from 85950 (3:05pm – 3:10pm)
4. The Penguins of Madagascar: TV2 69070 – down from 106080 (7:25am – 7:55am)
5. Mrs. Brown’s Boys: TV ONE 378510 – down from 413530 (9:30pm – 10:05pm)

New

1. Meet the Fockers: TV3 (8:35pm – 10:55pm)
2. Downton Abbey: PRIME (8:35pm – 10:00pm)

Channel Share (All Day)

• TV ONE: 26.6%
• SKY Network: 21.5%
• TV2: 21.1%
• TV3: 13.5%
• PRIME: 7.7%
• FOUR: 3.3%
• Other TV Channels: 1.4%
• Maori TV: 1%

Source: Nielsen Television Audience Measurement, All 5+