List of Australian television ratings for 2003
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The following is a list of Australian television ratings
Australian television ratings
Television ratings in Australia are collected by three main organisations: OzTAM in metropolitan areas, Regional TAM in regional areas serviced by three commercial television networks, and in areas with two commercial networks, Nielsen Media Research Australia. Ratings are collected for 40 weeks...

for the year 2003. It was the year when Nine made the record to wn all 40 weeks in ratings.

Network Shares - 2003

Market Network Shares
ABC Seven Nine Ten SBS
5 Cities 15.6% 25.6% 31.2% 23.2% 4.5%
Sydney 15.5% 25.7% 31.3% 22.7% 4.8%
Melbourne 16.1% 24.1% 32.6% 23.0% 4.2%
Brisbane 14.3% 26.0% 32.9% 22.5% 4.3%
Adelaide 15.6% 26.5% 29.2% 24.3% 4.4%
Perth 16.3% 27.6% 26.5% 24.6% 5.0%

Most Watched Broadcasts - 2003

Rank Broadcast Date Network Audience
1 Rugby: Australia vs England
2003 Rugby World Cup Final
The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final was won by England who defeated Australia 20 to 17. The match went into extra time, in which Jonny Wilkinson kicked a drop goal to seal England's win.-Path to the final:...

22 November 2003 9 4,016,000
2 Australian Idol – Final Verdict 19 November 2003 10 3,300,000
3 The Block
The Block (Australian TV series)
The Block is an Australian reality television show broadcast on the Nine Network. The show sees four couples compete against each other to renovate a home and sell it at auction for the highest price....

17 August 2003 9 3,115,000
4 Cricket Final: Australia vs India 23 March 2003 9 3,036,000
5 AFL Grand Final 2003
2003 AFL Grand Final
The 2003 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Brisbane Lions and the Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 2003...

27 September 2003 9 2,966,000
6 Rugby: World Cup Closing Ceremony
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...

22 November 2003 9 2,726,000
7 Rugby: World Cup Final
2003 Rugby World Cup Final
The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final was won by England who defeated Australia 20 to 17. The match went into extra time, in which Jonny Wilkinson kicked a drop goal to seal England's win.-Path to the final:...

22 November 2003 9 2,614,000
8 The Block 10 August 2003 9 2,611,000
9 Australian Idol – Live 19 November 2003 10 2,545,000
10 Rugby: Australia vs Argentina 10 October 2003 9 2,492,000
11 Rugby: World Cup Opening Ceremony
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...

10 October 2003 9 2,466,000
12 Rugby: Australia vs New Zealand 15 November 2003 9 2,429,000
13 National Nine News
National Nine News
Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.Nine News's flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane and Darwin alongside localised bulletins produced by the WIN-owned Nine Network...

 – Sunday
20 July 2003 9 2,420,000
14 The Block 27 July 2003 9 2,417,000
15 The Block 3 August 2003 9 2,416,000
16 World Idol
World Idol
World Idol was the title of a one-off international version of the television show Pop Idol, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows around the world competing against each other.The performance show was held on Christmas Day 2003, with the results show held on New Year's Day...

- Performance Show
December 2003 10 2,401,000
17 Australian Idol 9 November 2003 10 2,386,000
18 National Nine News – Sunday 17 August 2003 9 2,376,000
19 National Nine News – Sunday 29 June 2003 9 2,360,000
20 The Block 20 July 2003 9 2,357,000

Top Rating Regular Programmes - 2003

Rank Programme Network Timeslot Audience
1 The Block
The Block (Australian TV series)
The Block is an Australian reality television show broadcast on the Nine Network. The show sees four couples compete against each other to renovate a home and sell it at auction for the highest price....

9 Sunday 6.30PM 2,227,000
2 National Nine News
National Nine News
Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.Nine News's flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane and Darwin alongside localised bulletins produced by the WIN-owned Nine Network...

 - Sunday
9 Sunday 6.00PM 1,850,000
3 Backyard Blitz
Backyard Blitz
Backyard Blitz was an Logie Award winning Australian lifestyle and DIY television program that aired on the Nine Network between 2000 through to 2007 before its cancellation...

9 Sunday 6.30PM 1,821,000
4 Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim is a Logie Award-winning character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by Jane Turner and Gina Riley who play the title characters: a suburban mother and daughter with a dysfunctional relationship...

Series 2
ABC Thursday 8.30PM 1,757,000
5 Australian Idol 10 Sunday 7.30PM 1,707,000
6 Location, Location 9 Sunday 7.00PM 1,681,000
7 60 Minutes 9 Sunday 7.30PM 1,654,000
8 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was an Australian television game show which would offer a maximum cash prize of $1,000,000 for answering 15 successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty as a team...

9 Monday 8.30PM 1,651,000
9 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...

9 Tuesday 8.30PM 1,640,000
10 Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...

9 Monday 7.30PM 1,629,000

Weeknight News Winners - 2003

Market 1st Ranked
Broadcast
Average ^ Peak ^ WEEKLY
WINS
2nd Ranked
Broadcast
Average
Sydney National Nine News 416,200 478,000 40/40 Seven Nightly News 309,850
Melbourne National Nine News 524,850 622,000 40/40 ABC News 348,225
Brisbane National Nine News 324,875 363,000 40/40 Seven Nightly News 208,425
Adelaide Seven Nightly News 161,175 186,000 38/40 National Nine News 136,000
Perth Seven Nightly News 198,850 235,000 40/40 Ten News 152,475
Winner National Nine News 1,522,300 1,707,000 40/40 Seven Nightly News 1,220,600
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