Ratings 2020: The final scorecard

OzTAM, the official ratings ‘umpire’, has released its final reports for the calendar year 2020.

The reports include consolidated audience figures for the Top 20 programs, Top 20 multi-channel programs, the most time-shifted programs and where each free-to-air network and channel ended the year. Plus there are rankings for the Top 20 Subscription TV programs and time-shifted programs.

Free-to-air reports cover Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Subscription TV reports are national.

Nine Network ended the year on 27.8% (down 1.3 from 2019), followed by Seven Network (26.9%, down 1.9), ABC (18.4%, up 1.5), Network Ten (18.0%, up 0.9),  and SBS (8.9%, up 0.8). (6pm-12mn, 5 cities, Consolidated 28-days)

At individual channel level:

Nine (19.3%, down 0.8)
Seven (18.1%, down 0.9)
ABC (12.9%, up 0.9)
Ten (11.7%, up 0.2)
SBS (5.3%, down 0.1)
10 Bold (3.8%, up 0.4)
7Two (3.4%, down 0.1)
7Mate (3.3%, down 0.4)
ABC Kids/ABC Comedy (3.1%, up 0.3)
9Gem (2.9%, down 0.5)
9Go (2.7%, down 0.8)
10 Peach (2.4%, up 0.2)
9Life (2.0%, down 0.1)
7Flix (1.9%, down 0.2) and ABC News (1.9%, up 0.5)
SBS Viceland (1.4%, down 0.1)
SBS World Movies (1.1%, up 0.2) and 9Rush (1.1%, debut)
SBS Food (0.9%, down 0.1)
ABC Me (0.6%, down 0.1)
10 Shake (0.5%, debut)
NITV (0.2%, =)

During the year, Nine launched reality and documentary channel 9Rush and Ten launched youth entertainment channel 10 Shake.

Channels not included in the survey include  shopping channels  TVSNSpree, Extra and OpenShop, racing channel Racing.com and community TV stations C31 (Melbourne) and 44 (Adelaide).

Top 20 programs on Free-to-Air for the year 1 January to 31 December 2020 (Consolidated. 5 cities, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth):

	TITLE	                                             NET   TOT	        SYD	MEL	  BNE	  ADE	  PER
1	SEVEN'S AFL: GRAND FINAL: RICHMOND V GEELONG	     Seven 3,016,000	417,000 1,609,000 383,000 268,000 337,000
2	SEVEN'S AFL: GRAND FINAL: PRESENTATIONS              Seven 2,294,000	272,000	1,279,000 275,000 197,000 272,000
3       SEVEN'S AFL: GRAND FINAL: ON THE GROUND              Seven 2,192,000    267,000 1,226,000 280,000 176,000 244,000
4       NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -MATCH                           Nine  2,106,000    848,000 610,000   493,000 75,000  80,000
5       STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE QLD V NSW 3RD -MATCH    Nine  1,894,000    769,000 302,000   620,000 106,000 98,000
6       2020 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D8 -NIGHT                       Nine  1,874,000    456,000 785,000   343,000 165,000 125,000
7       THE BLOCK -WINNER ANNOUNCED                          Nine  1,838,000    500,000 688,000   354,000 168,000 128,000
8       LEGO MASTERS -WINNER ANNOUNCED                       Nine  1,692,000    418,000 584,000   349,000 133,000 209,000
9       STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE NSW V QLD 2ND -MATCH    Nine  1,658,000    741,000 207,000   561,000 88,000  60,000
10      NEW YEAR'S EVE 2020: MIDNIGHT FIREWORKS-EM           ABC   1,614,000    860,000 452,000   159,000 80,000  63,000
11      STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE QLD V NSW 1ST -MATCH    Nine  1,606,000    727,000 223,000   518,000 84,000  54,000
12      MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA - THE WINNER ANNOUNCED          Ten   1,592,000    414,000 664,000   255,000 141,000 119,000
13      MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -FINALE                       Nine  1,562,000    461,000 514,000   292,000 149,000 146,000
14      2020 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D14 -MEN'S FINAL                Nine  1,531,000    377,000 605,000   278,000 126,000 144,000
15      SEVEN'S AFL: GRAND FINAL: PRE MATCH ENTERTAINMENT    Seven 1,487,000    163,000 855,000   204,000 117,000 148,000
16      LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH                                 Nine  1,479,000    385,000 492,000   291,000 135,000 175,000
17      THE BLOCK -GRAND FINAL                               Nine  1,470,000    405,000 542,000   292,000 142,000 90,000
18      MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -THE FINAL DINNER PARTY       Nine  1,447,000    424,000 495,000   246,000 146,000 136,000
19      LEGO MASTERS -FINALE                                 Nine  1,432,000    361,000 484,000   300,000 117,000 170,000
20      MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL: MELBOURNE CUP-RACE           Ten   1,412,000    321,000 701,000   211,000 82,000  98,000

Top 20 programs on the Free-to-Air digital multi-channels (Consolidated. 5 cities, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth):

	TITLE	                                                    NET      TOT     SYD     MEL     BNE     ADE    PER
1	CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: MELB STAGE 4 LOCKDOWN-PM              ABC NEWS 580,000 41,000  466,000 45,000  12,000 16,000
2       ICC WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP 2020 FINAL AUS V IND              9Gem     545,000 151,000 149,000 120,000 57,000 68,000
3       BLUEY-EV                                                    ABC K/C  530,000 118,000 162,000 119,000 56,000 76,000
4       BLUEY-AM                                                    ABC K/C  394,000 82,000  133,000 83,000  44,000 52,000
5       ICC WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP 2020 FINAL AUS V IND -PRE         9Gem     369,000 92,000  123,000 90,000  35,000 29,000
6       2020 AUSTRALIAN OPEN D9 -DAY -GEM                           9Gem     353,000 125,000 181,000 30,000  10,000 6,000
7       KANGAROO BEACH-EV                                           ABC K/C  351,000 91,000  93,000  80,000  21,000 66,000
8       USA VOTES: JOE BIDEN VICTORY SPEECH-PM                      ABC NEWS 326,000 64,000  152,000 56,000  30,000 23,000
9       PLANET AMERICA: USA VOTES SPECIAL-EV                        ABC NEWS 303,000 73,000  114,000 52,000  37,000 27,000
10      SEVEN'S AFL: TUESDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL                         7mate    299,000 34,000          61,000  76,000 128,000
11      PEPPA PIG: PEPPA'S PUMPKIN PARTY-AM                         ABC K/C  297,000 56,000  115,000 74,000  21,000 31,000
12      FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA CONCERT-MULTI                          7TWO     293,000 81,000  78,000  70,000  32,000 31,000
13      KANGAROO BEACH-AM                                           ABC K/C  293,000 75,000  71,000  66,000  23,000 58,000
14      THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE-PM                                  ABC K/C  287,000 53,000  73,000  66,000  38,000 56,000
15      BLUEY-PM                                                    ABC K/C  284,000 47,000  116,000 57,000  24,000 41,000
16      ABC NEWS SPECIAL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC-EV          ABC NEWS 281,000 82,000  88,000  49,000  30,000 31,000
17      USA VOTES: JOE BIDEN VICTORY SPEECH ANALYSIS-PM             ABC NEWS 272,000 52,000  142,000 33,000  25,000 20,000
18      SEVEN'S CRICKET: FIRST TEST - AUSTRALIA V INDIA D3 S2 MULTI 7mate    266,000 96,000  137,000 7,000   26,000 
19      THE MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS STORY-AM                     ABC K/C  261,000 66,000  71,000  34,000  49,000 41,000
20      STICK MAN-PM                                                ABC K/C  254,000 64,000  70,000  54,000  26,000 40,000

Top 20 Time-Shifted Free-to-Air Programs (Time Shift to 28 Days, Consolidated 28 Day % Increase on Overnight):

             TITLE                          CH/NET   TIMESHIFT TO 28 DAYS % INCREASE ON OVERNIGHT
1            BLUEY-EV                       ABC K/C  379,000              251.7%
2            BLUEY-EV                       ABC      372,000              318.9%
3            KANGAROO BEACH-EV              ABC K/C  288,000              456.1%
4            VERA-EV                        ABC      267,000              40.4%
5            VERA S9-EV                     ABC      261,000              41.0%
6            LEGO MASTERS -WINNER ANNOUNCED Nine     258,000              18.0%
7            ROADKILL-EV                    ABC      243,000              64.5%
8            LEGO MASTERS -LAUNCH           Nine     241,000              19.5%
9            LEGO MASTERS -TUE              Nine     240,000              23.2%
10           THE SALISBURY POISONINGS       SBS      237,000              92.3%
11           KILLING EVE-EV                 ABC      219,000              103.7%
12           LEGO MASTERS -MON              Nine     217,000              19.4%
13           WAR OF THE WORLDS (DRAMA)      SBS      213,000              100.8%
14           LEGO MASTERS -FINALE           Nine     212,000              17.4%
15           KANGAROO BEACH-AM              ABC K/C  209,000              248.0%
16           MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT -THU    Nine     206,000              20.8%
17           FURTHER BACK IN TIME FOR DINNERABC      205,000              36.8%
18           HALIFAX-RETRIBUTION            Nine     205,000              40.6%
19           THE GOOD DOCTOR - TUE          Seven    200,000              55.6%
20           FREEMAN-EV                     ABC      196,000              27.6%

Top 20 Subscription TV Programs (national):

             TITLE                                CH          TOT
1            LIVE: T20: AUS V IND GAME 2          FOX CRICKET 469,000
2            LIVE: ODI AUS V IND GAME 2           FOX CRICKET 456,000
3            LIVE: T20: AUS V IND GAME 1          FOX CRICKET 452,000
4            LIVE: T20: AUS V IND GAME 2          FOX CRICKET 448,000
5            LIVE: T20 INNINGS BREAK              FOX CRICKET 416,000
6            LIVE: ODI AUS V IND GAME 1           FOX CRICKET 404,000
7            LIVE: T20 INNINGS BREAK              FOX CRICKET 398,000
8            LIVE: ODI AUS V IND GAME 2           FOX CRICKET 393,000
9            LIVE: AUS V IND 2ND TEST DAY 1       FOX CRICKET 392,000
10           LIVE: ODI AUS V IND GAME 3           FOX CRICKET 388,000
11           LIVE: AUS V IND 1ST TEST DAY 3       FOX CRICKET 383,000
12           LIVE: T20: AUS V IND GAME 1          FOX CRICKET 378,000
13           LIVE: AUS V IND 2ND TEST DAY 1       FOX CRICKET 377,000
14           LIVE: NRL: BRONCOS V EELS            FOX LEAGUE  371,000
15           LIVE: AUS V IND TEST TEA BREAK       FOX CRICKET 367,000
16           LIVE: NRL: PF#2 PANTHERS V RABBITOHS FOX LEAGUE  367,000
17           LIVE: NRL: ROOSTERS V EELS           FOX LEAGUE  363,000
18           LIVE: MOTORSPORT: SUPERCARS BATHURST FOX SPORTS  356,000
19           LIVE: NRL: STORM V RAIDERS           FOX LEAGUE  355,000
20           LIVE: T20: AUS V IND GAME 3          FOX CRICKET 354,000

Top 20 Time-Shifted Subscription TV Programs (national) (Time Shift to 28 Days, Consolidated 28 Day % Increase on Overnight)

             TITLE                                CH/NET      TIMESHIFT TO 28 DAYS % INCREASE ON OVERNIGHT
1            BLUEY                                CBeebies    177,000              1761.3%
2            BLUEY                                CBeebies    156,000              802.7%
3            THE UNDOING                          FOX SHOWCASE154,000              1271.3%
4            THE UNDOING                          FOX SHOWCASE145,000              508.7%
5            BAD EDUCATION                        FOX SHOWCASE144,000              1009.7%
6            BLUEY                                CBeebies    143,000              3083.5%
7            BLUEY                                CBeebies    141,000              3055.6%
8            THE UNDOING                          FOX SHOWCASE141,000              611.0%
9            BLUEY                                CBeebies    136,000              3377.7%
10           THE UNDOING                          FOX SHOWCASE132,000              465.0%
11           BLUEY                                CBeebies    131,000              631.9%
12           BLUEY                                CBeebies    130,000              5271.4%
13           BLUEY                                CBeebies    129,000
14           THE UNDOING                          FOX SHOWCASE128,000              562.4%
15           BLUEY                                CBeebies    127,000              7878.0%
16           BLUEY                                CBeebies    127,000              479.1%
17           MCMILLION$                           FOX SHOWCASE121,000              612.6%
18           THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT                 FOX One     118,000              733.1%
19           BLUEY                                CBeebies    118,000              445.8%
20           PAW PATROL                           Nick Jr.    115,000              625.1%

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