National TV Reach:
1. SEVEN NEWS
1,555,000
2. 9NEWS SATURDAY
1,476,000
3. STAR WARS: EPISODE IV
1,256,000
4. ABC NEWS
1,145,000
5. BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
1,061,000
David Knox
on
May 3, 2026
Total People Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs
Saturday 2nd May 2026
Rank Description Network
SEVEN NEWS – SAT
Seven
1,555,000
1,001,000
91,000
9NEWS SATURDAY
Nine
1,476,000
902,000
116,000
STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE
Nine
1,256,000
318,000
28,000
ABC NEWS-SA
ABC
1,145,000
832,000
45,000
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
Seven
1,061,000
459,000
44,000
DEATH IN PARADISE-EV
ABC
1,056,000
733,000
38,000
A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT
Nine
1,039,000
619,000
77,000
M- HIDDEN FIGURES (R)
Seven
901,000
251,000
18,000
GETAWAY
Nine
854,000
441,000
58,000
SILENT WITNESS-EV
ABC
806,000
500,000
25,000
WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT
Seven
731,000
444,000
62,000
SEVEN’S HORSE RACING 2026
Seven
689,000
101,000
18,000
10 NEWS SAT
10
670,000
252,000
14,000
OOOPS I BOUGHT A PUB!
Seven
656,000
405,000
38,000
WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM
ABC
638,000
154,000
19,000
WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE
Seven
632,000
378,000
53,000
JUSTICE LEAGUE
Nine
624,000
160,000
13,000
WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – EARLY
Seven
619,000
312,000
45,000
BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R)
Seven
608,000
332,000
25,000
THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND
Seven
574,000
203,000
27,000
HARD QUIZ S8 RPT
ABC
564,000
298,000
13,000
WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY
Nine
539,000
260,000
50,000
LOVE IT OR LIST IT AUSTRALIA
10
503,000
265,000
15,000
SEVEN NEWS AT 5
Seven
474,000
266,000
28,000
9NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE
Nine
456,000
267,000
37,000
WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY – LATE
Nine
444,000
253,000
43,000
WEEKEND TODAY – EARLY SATURDAY
Nine
443,000
191,000
38,000
TODAY EXTRA – SATURDAY
Nine
435,000
146,000
22,000
LOVE IT OR LIST IT AUSTRALIA RPT
10
419,000
228,000
13,000
THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT
10
393,000
68,000
4,000
People 25-54 Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs
Saturday 2nd May 2026
Rank Description Network
STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE
Nine
430,000
115,000
14,000
9NEWS SATURDAY
Nine
376,000
224,000
54,000
SEVEN NEWS – SAT
Seven
364,000
212,000
41,000
A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT
Nine
280,000
155,000
36,000
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
Seven
270,000
113,000
21,000
M- HIDDEN FIGURES (R)
Seven
262,000
71,000
8,000
GETAWAY
Nine
231,000
119,000
27,000
JUSTICE LEAGUE
Nine
223,000
73,000
7,000
WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT
Seven
206,000
124,000
31,000
SEVEN’S HORSE RACING 2026
Seven
191,000
32,000
9,000
WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – EARLY
Seven
185,000
91,000
23,000
WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE
Seven
184,000
118,000
27,000
OOOPS I BOUGHT A PUB!
Seven
182,000
106,000
18,000
10 NEWS SAT
10
177,000
65,000
7,000
WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY
Nine
174,000
92,000
26,000
THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND
Seven
173,000
67,000
14,000
WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM
ABC
172,000
39,000
8,000
ABC NEWS-SA
ABC
156,000
110,000
16,000
BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R)
Seven
152,000
83,000
12,000
9NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE
Nine
147,000
85,000
18,000
WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY – LATE
Nine
147,000
82,000
23,000
WEEKEND TODAY – EARLY SATURDAY
Nine
144,000
66,000
20,000
TODAY EXTRA – SATURDAY
Nine
142,000
50,000
13,000
THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT
10
133,000
30,000
2,000
SUICIDE SQUAD
Nine
124,000
45,000
2,000
SEVEN NEWS AT 5
Seven
124,000
69,000
13,000
LOVE IT OR LIST IT AUSTRALIA RPT
10
119,000
60,000
6,000
DEATH IN PARADISE-EV
ABC
116,000
71,000
12,000
GOGGLEBOX ENCORE
10
116,000
45,000
3,000
LOVE IT OR LIST IT AUSTRALIA
10
114,000
63,000
6,000
People 16-39 Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs
Saturday 2nd May 2026
Rank Description Network
STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE
Nine
144,000
31,000
6,000
9NEWS SATURDAY
Nine
123,000
67,000
25,000
SEVEN NEWS – SAT
Seven
117,000
66,000
19,000
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
Seven
101,000
38,000
10,000
A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT
Nine
91,000
48,000
17,000
M- HIDDEN FIGURES (R)
Seven
82,000
23,000
4,000
GETAWAY
Nine
80,000
35,000
13,000
JUSTICE LEAGUE
Nine
78,000
20,000
3,000
OOOPS I BOUGHT A PUB!
Seven
70,000
36,000
8,000
SEVEN’S HORSE RACING 2026
Seven
67,000
13,000
5,000
WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY
Nine
64,000
30,000
12,000
TODAY EXTRA – SATURDAY
Nine
63,000
18,000
6,000
10 NEWS SAT
10
59,000
24,000
3,000
WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT
Seven
58,000
30,000
13,000
THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND
Seven
55,000
19,000
7,000
WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY – LATE
Nine
52,000
29,000
11,000
BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R)
Seven
52,000
28,000
6,000
FOOTBALL: ISUZU UTE A-LEAGUE
10
51,000
24,000
3,000
WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM
ABC
50,000
12,000
4,000
9NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE
Nine
49,000
20,000
8,000
WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – EARLY
Seven
49,000
22,000
10,000
ABC NEWS-SA
ABC
47,000
33,000
8,000
WEEKEND TODAY – EARLY SATURDAY
Nine
47,000
22,000
9,000
LOVE IT OR LIST IT AUSTRALIA RPT
10
45,000
23,000
2,000
TASMAN TRAILS
Nine
43,000
7,000
4,000
DEATH IN PARADISE-EV
ABC
42,000
23,000
6,000
THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT
10
41,000
12,000
1,000
SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC 2025
Nine
40,000
18,000
1,000
WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE
Seven
40,000
27,000
12,000
GOGGLEBOX ENCORE
10
38,000
18,000
1,000
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One Response
Sully says:
Great results for the ABC with UK dramas, always a good day for them, even outshining commercial weekday offerings! Although, to counter that, no younger viewers (being held up by Over 55s or dare I say it Over 65s). BH&G on Saturdays doing solid, as did Shane Jacobson’s pub special. Classic Star Wars on Nine saw the best rating movie on FTA in some time and a good reach.