Seven Network finishes survey year as #1 Network nationally and in Perth
The Seven Network has reclaimed the national title of the number one television network and achieved the strongest growth in free-to-air commercial audience share compared to any other network this year. Locally in Perth, Seven also remained the number one Perth network winning all key buying demographics; 16-39’s, 25-54’s and total people.
7NEWS duo Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr remain unbeaten in the ratings having won the 6pm timeslot for an incredible 1095 weeks, since the OzTam ratings began in the Perth market.
Measured across the 2021 television ratings survey year, Seven Network had the greatest share of total television viewers in Australia – with or without the inclusion of Seven’s record-breaking Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 coverage.
So far across the calendar year – which measures every day of 2021, including the Olympics – Seven ranks #1 in total people, 16-39’s and under 50s.
Seven’s free digital on-demand streaming service 7plus once again ranks #1 across the calendar year to date, recording more total minutes and live minutes streamed than any other Australian commercial free-to-air BVOD service in 2021.
Across the 2021 survey year (excluding Olympic weeks 31 and 32), Seven was:
#1 in prime time (6pm to midnight) in total people – Seven Network
#1 in 22 of the 40 survey weeks – Seven Network
#1 multichannel in total people – 7mate
#1 multichannel in 25-54s and 16-39s – 7mate
#1 multichannel group – 7mate, 7two, 7flix
#1 all day (6am to midnight) – Seven Network
Across the 2021 calendar year so far, Seven is:
#1 in prime time in total people, 16-39s and under 50s – Seven Network
#1 in prime time in total people, 16-39s and under 50s – Channel 7
#1 in 27 of the 48 calendar weeks – Seven Network
#1 BVOD service – 7plus
#1 multichannel in total people – 7mate
#1 multichannel in 25-54s and 16-39s – 7mate
#1 multichannel group – 7mate, 7two, 7flix
#1 all day (6am to midnight) – Seven Network
Seven has the most watched shows in Australia:
#1 program – 2021 AFL Grand Final
#1 sporting event – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
#1 regular series – The Voice
#1 entertainment show – The Voice
#1 news program – 7NEWS (#1 for six years in a row)
#1 breakfast show – Sunrise (#1 for 18 years in a row)
#1 morning show – The Morning Show (#1 for 14 years in a row)
#1 winter sport – AFL
#1 Australian drama – Home and Away
#1 lifestyle show – Better Homes and Gardens
#1 quiz show – The Chase Australia
Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, James Warburton, said: “It’s great to be back at #1. Seven has now won 13 of the past 15 years and our digital offering 7plus is also the number one BVOD service for the second year in a row.
“I’m extremely proud of the team at Seven. We have momentum, confidence and the shows Australia wants to watch. We are yet to deliver our full programming schedule, as we lost key productions this year due to COVID-19 lockdowns. Despite these setbacks, more people have watched Seven in 2021 than any other network, with or without the Olympics. Bring on 2022. We are just getting started.”