List of Australian television ratings for 2004
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The following is a list of Australian television ratings
for the year 2004.
2004 Was a year of 'feats' for 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 2004.
Network Shares - 2004
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.
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 |
Top Rating Regular Programmes - 2004
Rank | Programme | Network | Audience |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Australian Idol Australian Idol Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive... |
10 | 2,095,000 |
2 | CSI 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 | 1,898,000 |
3 | Dancing with the Stars Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne... |
7 | 1,868,000 |
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 3 |
ABC | 1,829,000 |
5 | National Nine News Sunday | 9 | 1,779,000 |
6 | 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 | 1,716,000 |
7 | CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
9 | 1,679,000 |
8 | CSI 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... Repeats |
9 | 1,644,000 |
9 | Law & Order SVU | 10 | 1,640,000 |
10 | Cold Case | 9 | 1,619,000 |
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 |
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 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... (2,178,000) Nine - One Day Cricket (1,872,000) Nine - CSI 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... (1,828,000) |
8 | 17.2% | 23.4% | 31.4% | 23.9% | 4.0% | Nine - CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... (1,824,000) Nine - CSI 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... (1,813,000) Nine - 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... (1,775,000) |
9 | 17.5% | 24.6% | 31.0% | 22.3% | 4.7% | Nine - CSI 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... (1,856,000) Nine - CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... (1,828,000) Nine - 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... (1,775,000) |
10 | 16.6% | 24.4% | 32.4% | 22.1% | 4.5% | Nine - CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... (2,049,000) Nine - CSI 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... (1,770,000) Nine - 60 Minutes (1,740,000) |
11 | 18.3% | 23.6% | 30.3% | 23.5% | 4.3% | Nine - CSI 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... (2,052,000) Nine - CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... (1,797,000) Nine - 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... (1,768,000) |
12 | 18.6% | 24.2% | 30.4% | 22.2% | 4.7% | Nine - 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... (1,950,000) Nine - CSI 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... (1,895,000) Ten - Malcolm in the middle Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes... (1,797,000) |
13 | 19.1% | 24.0% | 30.4% | 22.1% | 4.4% | Nine - CSI 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... (1,939,000) Nine - 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... (1,858,000) Nine - 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 (1,663,000) Nine - Without A Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... (1,634,000) Nine - 60 Minutes 60 Minutes 60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation.... (1,619,000) |
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 |
Nine - CSI 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... (1,939,000) Nine - 60 Minutes 60 Minutes 60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation.... (1,844,000) Nine - Olympic Swim Team Trials Thursday (1,835,000) Nine - 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 (1,817,000) Nine - Olympic Swim Team Trials Wednesday (1,745,000) Nine - Getaway Getaway Getaway is Australia's longest-running and most popular holiday and travel television programme. Debuting on 14 May 1992, it is currently broadcast on the Nine Network and TLC... (1,697,000) Nine - CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... (1,653,000) Ten - Law and Order SVU (1,630,000) Nine - McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... (1,582,000) Nine - 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... (1,552,000) |
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 |
Nine - 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 (1,955,000) Nine - 60 Minutes 60 Minutes 60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation.... (1,822,000) Nine - 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... (1,785,000) Nine - CSI 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... (1,704,000) Nine - Location Location (1,547,000) Nine - Survivor: All-Stars Survivor: All-Stars Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed in 2003 and debuted in the United States on CBS on February 1, 2004 after Super Bowl XXXVIII. It was set on the Pearl Islands of Panama, where the previous Survivor: Pearl Islands had just finished... (1,523,000) Seven - The Great Outdoors (1,484,000) Nine - 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... (1,483,000) Nine - Getaway Getaway Getaway is Australia's longest-running and most popular holiday and travel television programme. Debuting on 14 May 1992, it is currently broadcast on the Nine Network and TLC... (1,467,000) Nine - 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... Weeknights (1,442,000) |