7plus Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Seven](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d1924dbdaf57f6416bd74dba987721d9f43f4b16-4x3-x31y0w2939h2204.jpg\")
Camera IconSeven Perth’s commentary team: (l to r) Michael Walters, Dani Shuey, Mark LeCras, Ryan Daniels, Mark Readings, Shaun McManus, Ben Cousins Credit: Supplied.<\/p>\n
Matches involving Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles have averaged 130,000 total TV viewers.<\/p>\n
Seven says the strong numbers are in part driven by their local commentary team and expanded pre and post-match football programming.<\/p>\n
Last summer\u2019s cricket coverage provided the highest-rating Test series ever on the network, with 17 per cent more West Australians watching Australia reclaim the Ashes than watched last summer\u2019s victory over India.<\/p>\n
The Big Bash League also recorded strong audience growth, up 14 per cent year-on-year, culminating in the Perth Scorchers\u2019 BBL Final victory reaching 313,000 people across WA.<\/p>\n
Programming stalwart Home And Away remains WA\u2019s number one free-to-air drama, attracting a nightly audience of 137,000.<\/p>\n
Special episodes showcasing iconic WA locations proved especially popular, helping to achieve 30 per cent year-on-year audience growth.<\/p>\n
In the reality space, Seven\u2019s entertainment line-up continues to resonate strongly with local audiences, with Farmer Wants A Wife up 29 per cent year-on-year and Australian Idol reaching 1.3 million West Australians across the season.<\/p>\n
Nationally, The Seven Network has claimed the top spot also, with a reach of 17.6 million Australians every month.<\/p>\n
![\"Australian](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/049e808c86f8a2adde6c14a8d0b7d0d63216d50c-4x3-x157y0w2568h1926.jpg\")
Camera IconAustralian Idol performed well for the network. Pictured: this year\u2019s Top 12. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n
The network was number one with viewers in 17 of 26 weeks so far and is also the fastest growing commercial streaming and on-demand platform, with 7plus increasing its audience 49.7 per cent in the first half of this year.<\/p>\n
Southern Cross Media Group\u2019s Managing Director, Television and Streaming, Angus Ross attributes the success to the strong performance of Seven\u2019s news, sport and entertainment shows.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reach and engagement of our trusted news and our live sport is demonstrated by the big and growing audiences of 7NEWS, Sunrise, AFL and cricket in the first half of 2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
![\"AFL](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/db86b7c3024845484f70d7de55a06a99f3527a3c-4x3-x100y0w2116h1587.jpg\")
Camera IconAFL ratings are up seven per cent nationally. Credit: Supplied\/Getty Images.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the same time, some of our most established local shows added new viewers during the half, including Farmer Wants A Wife, Australian Idol, Home and Away, The Chase Australia and Better Homes and Gardens \u2013 proving the enduring appeal of great Australian entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The network\u2019s lineup of programming has seen Seven gain a TV commercial share of 41.7 per cent in all people (6.00am to midnight) during the first six months, compared to Nine Network\u2019s 41.5 per cent share and Network Ten\u2019s 16.8 per cent.<\/p>\n
Mr Ross said the network, which will broadcast the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games next month, has more to come, and has \u201cthe strongest second-half line up we\u2019ve had in years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will have strong audience momentum for the rest of 2026 with key content including the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, The Voice, My Kitchen Rules, the TV WEEK Logie Awards and much more,\u201d Mr Ross said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seven was Australia\u2019s most-watched network in the first half of 2026, with Seven Perth recording double-digit audience growth…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":771656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":["post-771655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"7News](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ee79f98ccb616662ae66bff7d457ecdc7b841caa-4x3-x445y0w2111h1583.jpg\")
Camera Icon7News Perth continues to outperform its competition. Credit: Supplied.<\/p>\n