List of Australian television ratings for 2004
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The following is a list of Australian television ratings for the year 2004.
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| Market | Network Shares | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Seven | Nine | Ten | SBS | |
| 5 Cities | 16.9% | 24.9% | 29.9% | 23.8% | 4.6% |
| Sydney | 16.5% | 25.5% | 30.0% | 23.1% | 4.9% |
| Melbourne | 16.9% | 23.7% | 31.2% | 23.9% | 4.4% |
| Brisbane | 16.2% | 24.5% | 31.5% | 23.4% | 4.4% |
| Adelaide | 16.8% | 25.1% | 28.4% | 25.4% | 4.3% |
| Perth | 18.7% | 26.6% | 25.7% | 24.2% | 4.8% |
2004 Was a year of 'feats' for Australian television ratings:
- The Seven Networks worst-ever share result in all markets and in the combined 5-City share.
- For the first time since the introduction of 'People Meters' in 1991; Seven finished third behind Ten in the markets of Melbourne and Adelaide.
- The Nine Network (Despite huge win) experienced its lowest ever 5-City share; the first time below the 30% mark. It experienced lowest ever shares in the markets of Sydney and Adelaide.
- The Ten Network experienced its best ever 5-City share since the introduction of 'People Meters'; experienced best ever shares in the markets of Sydney, Melbourne (finishing 2nd overall), Brisbane and Adelaide (finishing 2nd overall).
- The ABC experienced its best ever 5-City share and also best ever shares in all of the capital markets.
[edit] Most Watched Broadcasts - 2004
| Rank | Broadcast | Date | Network | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian Idol – The Final | 21 November 2004 | 10 | 3,344,000 |
| 2 | Australian Idol – Live | 21 November 2004 | 10 | 2,874,000 |
| 3 | Big Brother 2004: Winner Announced | 26 July 2004 | 10 | 2,864,000 |
| 4 | AFL Grand Final 2004 | 27 September 2004 | 10 | 2,796,000 |
| 5 | Seven News – Sunday | 15 August 2004 | 7 | 2,564,000 |
| 6 | 2004 Melbourne Cup: The Race | 2 November 2004 | 7 | 2,471,000 |
| 7 | Australian Idol | 10 October 2004 | 10 | 2,380,000 |
| 8 | Australian Idol | 14 November 2004 | 10 | 2,374,000 |
| 9 | Australian Idol | 24 October 2004 | 10 | 2,356,000 |
| 10 | Australian Idol | 7 November 2004 | 10 | 2,313,000 |
| 11 | 2004 Olympics: Opening Ceremony | 14 August 2004 | 7 | 2,304,000 |
| 12 | The Block 2: The Auction | 25 July 2004 | 9 | 2,276,000 |
| 13 | 46th TV Week Logie Awards | 18 April 2004 | 9 | 2,274,000 |
| 14 | Friends | 22 November 2004 | 9 | 2,273,000 |
| 15 | 2004 Olympics: Day 2 | 15 August 2004 | 7 | 2,213,000 |
| 16 | Seven News – Saturday | 14 August 2004 | 7 | 2,211,000 |
| 17 | National Nine News – Sunday | 8 February 2004 | 9 | 2,178,000 |
| 18 | Big Brother – The Final Eviction | 26 July 2004 | 10 | 2,169,000 |
| 19 | CSI | 3 August 2004 | 9 | 2,154,000 |
| 20 | Australian Idol | 20 September 2004 | 10 | 2,148,000 |
[edit] Top Rating Regular Programmes - 2004
| Rank | Programme | Network | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian Idol | 10 | 2,095,000 |
| 2 | CSI | 9 | 1,898,000 |
| 3 | Dancing with the Stars | 7 | 1,868,000 |
| 4 | Kath & Kim Series 3 | ABC | 1,829,000 |
| 5 | National Nine News Sunday | 9 | 1,779,000 |
| 6 | Friends | 9 | 1,716,000 |
| 7 | CSI: Miami | 9 | 1,679,000 |
| 8 | CSI Repeats | 9 | 1,644,000 |
| 9 | Law & Order SVU | 10 | 1,640,000 |
| 10 | Cold Case | 9 | 1,619,000 |
[edit] Weeknight News Champs - 2004
| Market | 1st Ranked Broadcast |
Average | ^ Peak ^ | WEEKLY WINS |
2nd Ranked Broadcast |
Average | WEEKLY WINS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | National Nine News | 383,725 | 439,000 | 27/40 | Seven Nightly News/Seven News | 365,125 | 13/40 |
| Melbourne | National Nine News | 471,000 | 534,000 | 40/40 | ABC News | 352,625 | 0/40 |
| Brisbane | National Nine News | 311,750 | 343,000 | 38/40 | Seven Nightly News/Seven News | 228,050 | 2/40 |
| Adelaide | Seven Nightly News/Seven News | 159,775 | 188,000 | 30/40 | National Nine News | 149,000 | 10/40 |
| Perth | Seven Nightly News/Seven News | 197,550 | 247,000 | 40/40 | ABC News | 162,125 | 0/40 |
| Winner | National Nine News | 1,447,375 | 1,592,000 | 38/40 | Seven Nightly News/Seven News | 1,281,475 | 2/40 |
[edit] Weekly Ratings - 2004
| Week | Network Shares | Top Programs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Seven | Nine | Ten | SBS | ||
| - 6 | Summer non-ratings period | |||||
| 7 | 17.2% | 25.2% | 30.4% | 23.2% | 3.9% |
Nine - National Nine News Sunday (2,178,000) |
| 8 | 17.2% | 23.4% | 31.4% | 23.9% | 4.0% |
Nine - CSI: Miami (1,824,000) |
| 9 | 17.5% | 24.6% | 31.0% | 22.3% | 4.7% |
Nine - CSI (1,856,000) |
| 10 | 16.6% | 24.4% | 32.4% | 22.1% | 4.5% |
Nine - CSI: Miami (2,049,000) |
| 11 | 18.3% | 23.6% | 30.3% | 23.5% | 4.3% |
Nine - CSI (2,052,000) |
| 12 | 18.6% | 24.2% | 30.4% | 22.2% | 4.7% |
Nine - Friends (1,950,000) |
| 13 | 19.1% | 24.0% | 30.4% | 22.1% | 4.4% |
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| 14 | 17.7% S 18.0 M 17.5 T 16.1 W 16.9 T 11.5 F 21.8 S 22.5 |
23.5% S 24.2 M 24.9 T 25.3 W 22.6 T 22.5 F 23.4 S 21.2 |
31.6% S 31.8 M 29.1 T 30.7 W 35.4 T 34.4 F 34.1 S 25.8 |
22.8% S 22.4 M 24.2 T 23.7 W 21.2 T 26.4 F 16.8 S 24.8 |
4.3% S 3.5 M 4.3 T 4.2 W 3.8 T 5.1 F 3.9 S 5.7 |
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| 15 | 18.9% S 18.8 M 18.2 T 15.8 W 16.9 T 12.2 F 19.5 S 28.1 |
23.3% S 22.2 M 26.4 T 27.5 W 23.5 T 23.3 F 24.8 S 14.6 |
31.1% S 33.3 M 27.1 T 30.9 W 32.7 T 34.3 F 33.3 S 23.9 |
22.1% S 21.6 M 23.2 T 21.6 W 22.8 T 24.0 F 18.3 S 27.6 |
4.6% S 4.0 M 5.1 T 4.1 W 4.0 T 6.2 F 4.1 S 5.8 |
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[edit] References
- - "National" refers to the main five metropolitan markets. Shares represents free to air audience share from 6:00pm to 12:00am. Data gathered and published by OzTAM. [1]
