List of Australian television ratings for 2002
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The following is a list of Australian television ratings for the year 2002.
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| Market | Network Shares | ||||
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| ABC | Seven | Nine | Ten | SBS | |
| 5 Cities | 15.5% | 26.4% | 30.3% | 23.0% | 4.9% |
| Sydney | 15.5% | 25.6% | 30.9% | 22.7% | 5.3% |
| Melbourne | 16.2% | 25.6% | 30.9% | 22.8% | 4.4% |
| Brisbane | 13.9% | 26.6% | 32.9% | 21.8% | 4.8% |
| Adelaide | 15.0% | 27.9% | 28.5% | 24.3% | 4.3% |
| Perth | 16.6% | 28.4% | 24.9% | 24.5% | 5.6% |
After a great year in 2001; The Seven Network was tipped to take number one honours in 2002 (or at the very least come close to it) as Nine was seen by many to be in some sort of 'disarray'; with 2001 seeing the network lose 11 out of 40 official ratings weeks to the perennial loser Seven. As a result the Nine Network dumped it's then CEO David Leckie and made tweaks to its programming schedule - the most notable being the axing of 'Sale Of The Century' after some near two decades on air.
However all the early media buzz surrounding the chances of Channel Seven did not eventuate – They struggled without AFL football and audience numbers for their offerings in other slots dipped significantly as well. As well as this, The Weakest Link, a ratings hit in 2001, disappeared mysteriously from Seven's schedule by late April. Seven’s ‘5-City’ share plummeted to new lows and after just six weeks into the official ratings season they found themselves in third place behind Nine and Channel Ten. Seven’s share would recover in the latter half of the year – but came nowhere near rivalling Nine for top spot.
2002 was easily Channel Nine’s year; dropping only three out of 40 official ratings weeks (Seven winning the other three with Winter Olympics & Commonwealth Games coverage) and they dominated the most watched broadcast lists; its News and Current Affairs had a terrific year whilst their main rival Seven struggled. However 2002 also marked the beginning of the rise of the Ten Network which had some significant programming success in this year. Ten also scored another news coup; after being the first TV network to begin rolling reportage of the 11 September attacks in 2001 – 2002 saw them with the most watched news bulletin for the year with its ‘First at Five’ service reporting on the Bali Bombings of 13 October.
A notable event occurred on 11 March 2002 where Nine's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? outrated Seven's The Weakest Link: The Mole Special, with 1.51 million viewers to 1.312 million. The latter episode saw a record low of $14,100 won, which was rounded up to $15,000 on The Mole. That show never returned to its dominance of 2000 when the show first appeared on Seven, meaning the following season was moved to a later time of the year in 2003.
[edit] Most Watched Broadcasts - 2002
| Rank | Broadcast | Date | Network | Audience |
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| 1 | National IQ Test Results | 6 August 2002 | 9 | 2,779,000 |
| 2 | 2002 World Cup Soccer Final | 30 June 2002 | 9 | 2,702,000 |
| 3 | AFL Grand Final 2002 | 28 September 2002 | 10 | 2,626,000 |
| 4 | 2002 Melbourne Cup Race | 5 November 2002 | 7 | 2,503,000 |
| 5 | Friends | 11 February 2002 | 9 | 2,410,000 |
| 6 | Ten News – Sunday | 13 October 2002 | 10 | 2,400,000 |
| 7 | Big Brother 2002 Final Eviction | 1 July 2002 | 10 | 2,301,000 |
| 8 | Friends | 25 February 2002 | 9 | 2,279,000 |
| 9 | National Nine News – Sunday | 30 June 2002 | 9 | 2,260,000 |
| 10 | National Nine News – Sunday | 26 May 2002 | 9 | 2,207,000 |
| 11 | National Nine News – Sunday | 28 April 2002 | 9 | 2,197,000 |
| 12 | NRL Grand Final 2002 | 6 October 2002 | 9 | 2,177,000 |
| 13 | National Nine News – Sunday | 27 January 2002 | 9 | 2,175,000 |
| 14 | Friends | 18 February 2002 | 9 | 2,173,000 |
| 15 | National Nine News – Sunday | 28 July 2002 | 9 | 2,168,000 |
| 16 | XVII Commonwealth Games: Day 5 | 30 July 2002 | 7 | 2,156,000 |
| 17 | 60 Minutes | 13 October 2002 | 9 | 2,154,000 |
| 18 | Friends | 4 March 2002 | 9 | 2,151,000 |
| 19 | National Nine News – Sunday | 14 July 2002 | 9 | 2,145,000 |
| 20 | National Nine News – Sunday | 18 August 2002 | 9 | 2,137,000 |
[edit] Top Rating Regular Programmes - 2002
| Rank | Programme | Network | Timeslot | Audience |
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| 1 | National Nine News Sunday | 9 | Sunday 6.00PM | 1,883,000 |
| 2 | Friends | 9 | Monday 7.30PM | 1,850,000 |
| 3 | Backyard Blitz | 9 | Sunday 6.30PM | 1,791,000 |
| 4 | Room for Improvement | 7 | Tuesday 8.00PM | 1,777,000 |
| 5 | Big Brother Evictions | 10 | Sunday 7.30PM | 1,761,000 |
| 6 | All Aussie Adventures | 10 | Sunday 7.30PM | 1,721,000 |
| 7 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | 9 | Monday 8.30PM | 1,682,000 |
| 8 | 60 Minutes | 9 | Sunday 7.30PM | 1,680,000 |
| 9 | Location, Location | 9 | Sunday 7.00PM | 1,665,000 |
| 10 | Changing Rooms | 9 | Sunday | 1,659,000 |
[edit] News Readers 2002
- REDIRECT List of Australian TV Newsreaders
[edit] Weekly Ratings - 2002
| Week | Network Shares | Top Programs | ||||
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| ABC TV | Seven | Nine | Ten | SBS TV | ||
| 7 (10-16 February) | 14.9% | 28.3% | 29.0% | 23.1% | 4.7% |
Nine Network - Friends (2,410,000) |
| 8 (17-23 February) | 16.1% | 29.4% | 27.4% | 22.3% | 4.8% |
Nine Network - Friends (2,173,000) |
| 9 (24 February – 2 March ) | 16.4% | 28.0% | 27.7% | 23.6% | 4.4% |
Nine Network - Friends (2,279,000) |
| 10 (3-9 March) | 16.7% | 26.6% | 29.0% | 23.1% | 4.6% |
Nine Network - Friends (2,151,000) |
| 11 (10-16 March) | 16.2% | 25.7% | 29.7% | 24.1% | 4.4% |
Nine Network - Friends (2,031,000) |
| 12 (17-23 March) | 15.8% | 24.8% | 30.9% | 23.7% | 4.7% |
Network Ten - Malcolm In The Middle (1,644,000) |
| 13 (24-30 March) | 15.7% | 26.0% | 31.2% | 22.4% | 4.7% |
Nine Network - National Nine News Sunday (1,662,000) |
| 14 (31 March – 6 April ) | 15.2% | 26.9% | 29.2% | 23.5% | 5.1% |
Nine Network - Friends (R) (1,771,000) |
| 15 (7-13 April) | 14.8% | 24.3% | 30.7% | 26.0% | 4.3% |
Network Ten - Big Brother Day One (2,046,000) |
| 16 (14-20 April) | 15.4% | 24.8% | 30.0% | 25.3% | 4.5% |
Nine Network - National Nine News Sunday (2,000,000) |
| 17 (21-27 April) | 14.8% | 24.3% | 30.7% | 26.0% | 4.3% |
Nine Network - National Nine News Sunday (2,076,000) |
| 18 (28 April – 4 May ) | 15.9% | 24.7% | 30.5% | 24.3% | 4.6% |
Nine Network - National Nine News Sunday (2,197,000) |
| 19 (5-11 May) | 15.9% | 23.7% | 30.2% | 26.0% | 4.2% |
Nine Network - National Nine News Sunday (1,906,000) |
| 20 (12-18 May) | 15.5% | 25.6% | 31.5% | 23.4% | 4.2% |
Nine Network - National Nine News Sunday (2,102,000) |
| 21 (19-25 May) | 15.5% | 24.1% | 32.7% | 23.6% | 4.1% |
Nine Network - Backyard Blitz (2,074,000) |
| 22 (26 May – 1 June ) | 15.2% | 24.9% | 29.7% | 23.6% | 6.6% |
Nine Network - National Nine News Sunday (2,207,000) |
| 23 (2-8 June) | 16.0% | 23.5% | 28.6% | 20.9% | 10.9% |
Nine Network - National Nine News Sunday (2,031,000) |
| 24 (9-15 June) | 14.9% | 23.1% | 27.4% | 22.7% | 12.0% |
Nine Network - Who wants to be a Millionaire (2,044,000) |
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| 27 (30 June – 6 July ) |
Nine Network - 2002 World Cup Soccer Final (2,702,000) |
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| 29 (14 July – 20 July ) |
Nine Network - National Nine News Sunday (2,145,000) |
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| 31 (28 July – 3 August ) |
Seven Network - XVII Commonwealth Games: Day 5 (2,156,000) |
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| 32 (4-10 August) |
Nine Network - National IQ Test: Results (2,779,000) |
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Nine Network - National Nine News Sunday (2,137,000) |
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[edit] References
- - "5-Cities" refers to the main five metropolitan markets. Shares represents free to air audience share from 6:00pm to 12:00am. Data gathered by OzTAM and published by the Australian Film Commission. [1]
- ^ - "Audience" refers to average number of viewers over the programs timeslot from the main five metropolitan markets. For series, the episode which scored the highest audience is listed rather than an average over the entire season (the latter is used for 2003 onwards). Data gathered by OzTAM and prepared by the Australian Film Commission. [2]
