{"id":871206,"date":"2026-08-28T07:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/871206\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T07:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:52:20","slug":"thursday-27-august-2026-tv-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/871206\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 27 August 2026 | TV Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\tNational TV Reach:
\n1. AFL: LEGENDS GAME
\n2,384,000\t
\n2. SEVEN NEWS\t
\n2,243,000\t
\n3. 9NEWS\t
\n1,894,000\t
\n4. THURSDAY NIGHT NRL
\n1,628,000\t
\n5. TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA
\n1,388,000\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Knox\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 28, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Total People\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs<\/p>\n

Thursday 27th Aug 2026<\/p>\n

Rank \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Description\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Network<\/p>\n

AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTRATE CANCER
\nSeven
\n2,384,000
\n881,000
\n190,000<\/p>\n

SEVEN NEWS
\nSeven
\n2,243,000
\n1,395,000
\n191,000<\/p>\n

9NEWS
\nNine
\n1,894,000
\n1,196,000
\n212,000<\/p>\n

THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE
\nNine
\n1,628,000
\n668,000
\n152,000<\/p>\n

TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA
\nNine
\n1,388,000
\n747,000
\n122,000<\/p>\n

A CURRENT AFFAIR
\nNine
\n1,362,000
\n914,000
\n162,000<\/p>\n

THE CHASE AUSTRALIA
\nSeven
\n1,347,000
\n654,000
\n87,000<\/p>\n

ABC NEWS-EV
\nABC
\n1,152,000
\n868,000
\n65,000<\/p>\n

7.30-EV
\nABC
\n1,146,000
\n713,000
\n60,000<\/p>\n

HOME AND AWAY
\nSeven
\n1,054,000
\n820,000
\n230,000<\/p>\n

SUNRISE
\nSeven
\n1,020,000
\n456,000
\n66,000<\/p>\n

THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH
\nNine
\n904,000
\n519,000
\n123,000<\/p>\n

HOME AND AWAY EP.2
\nSeven
\n901,000
\n749,000
\n204,000<\/p>\n

HOME AND AWAY EP.3
\nSeven
\n836,000
\n691,000
\n184,000<\/p>\n

TODAY
\nNine
\n710,000
\n288,000
\n58,000<\/p>\n

HARD QUIZ S10-EV
\nABC
\n710,000
\n410,000
\n25,000<\/p>\n

SEVEN NEWS AT 4
\nSeven
\n685,000
\n352,000
\n42,000<\/p>\n

9NEWS AFTERNOON
\nNine
\n683,000
\n371,000
\n51,000<\/p>\n

THE MORNING SHOW
\nSeven
\n660,000
\n268,000
\n40,000<\/p>\n

BACK ROADS S12-EV
\nABC
\n640,000
\n457,000
\n27,000<\/p>\n

NEWS BREAKFAST-AM
\nABC
\n606,000
\n228,000
\n24,000<\/p>\n

10 NEWS
\n10
\n598,000
\n303,000
\n26,000<\/p>\n

KICK ONS
\nSeven
\n569,000
\n289,000
\n68,000<\/p>\n

THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT
\n10
\n562,000
\n244,000
\n13,000<\/p>\n

SUNRISE -EARLY
\nSeven
\n529,000
\n248,000
\n41,000<\/p>\n

ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM
\nABC
\n503,000
\n107,000
\n15,000<\/p>\n

TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE-EV
\nABC
\n491,000
\n339,000
\n23,000<\/p>\n

TIPPING POINT UK -RPT
\nNine
\n483,000
\n251,000
\n30,000<\/p>\n

AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS
\nSeven
\n463,000
\n189,000
\n21,000<\/p>\n

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM
\nABC
\n457,000
\n189,000
\n11,000<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

People 25-54 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs<\/p>\n

Thursday 27th Aug 2026<\/p>\n

Rank \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Description\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Network<\/p>\n

AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTRATE CANCER
\nSeven
\n863,000
\n364,000
\n104,000<\/p>\n

SEVEN NEWS
\nSeven
\n599,000
\n314,000
\n91,000<\/p>\n

THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE
\nNine
\n577,000
\n248,000
\n83,000<\/p>\n

9NEWS
\nNine
\n512,000
\n307,000
\n99,000<\/p>\n

A CURRENT AFFAIR
\nNine
\n364,000
\n232,000
\n78,000<\/p>\n

HOME AND AWAY
\nSeven
\n345,000
\n271,000
\n116,000<\/p>\n

TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA
\nNine
\n329,000
\n164,000
\n54,000<\/p>\n

THE CHASE AUSTRALIA
\nSeven
\n327,000
\n149,000
\n40,000<\/p>\n

SUNRISE
\nSeven
\n291,000
\n128,000
\n34,000<\/p>\n

THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH
\nNine
\n283,000
\n164,000
\n65,000<\/p>\n

HOME AND AWAY EP.2
\nSeven
\n278,000
\n239,000
\n102,000<\/p>\n

HOME AND AWAY EP.3
\nSeven
\n251,000
\n209,000
\n91,000<\/p>\n

7.30-EV
\nABC
\n230,000
\n135,000
\n22,000<\/p>\n

KICK ONS
\nSeven
\n227,000
\n130,000
\n38,000<\/p>\n

TODAY
\nNine
\n221,000
\n97,000
\n30,000<\/p>\n

ABC NEWS-EV
\nABC
\n214,000
\n156,000
\n23,000<\/p>\n

SUNRISE -EARLY
\nSeven
\n168,000
\n76,000
\n22,000<\/p>\n

THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH
\nNine
\n166,000
\n85,000
\n26,000<\/p>\n

THE MORNING SHOW
\nSeven
\n161,000
\n78,000
\n21,000<\/p>\n

NEWS BREAKFAST-AM
\nABC
\n159,000
\n65,000
\n11,000<\/p>\n

TODAY -EARLY
\nNine
\n158,000
\n75,000
\n20,000<\/p>\n

SEVEN NEWS AT 4
\nSeven
\n152,000
\n77,000
\n20,000<\/p>\n

THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT
\n10
\n149,000
\n62,000
\n6,000<\/p>\n

10 NEWS
\n10
\n147,000
\n71,000
\n12,000<\/p>\n

HARD QUIZ S10-EV
\nABC
\n143,000
\n80,000
\n8,000<\/p>\n

9NEWS AFTERNOON
\nNine
\n141,000
\n82,000
\n23,000<\/p>\n

TODAY EXTRA
\nNine
\n135,000
\n59,000
\n18,000<\/p>\n

AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS
\nSeven
\n130,000
\n53,000
\n11,000<\/p>\n

FRIENDS RPT
\n10
\n128,000
\n24,000
\n2,000<\/p>\n

TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT
\n10
\n124,000
\n34,000
\n2,000<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

People 16-39 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs<\/p>\n

Thursday 27th Aug 2026<\/p>\n

Rank \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Description\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Network<\/p>\n

AFL: LEGENDS GAME FOR PROSTRATE CANCER
\nSeven
\n428,000
\n187,000
\n69,000<\/p>\n

THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE
\nNine
\n264,000
\n119,000
\n47,000<\/p>\n

SEVEN NEWS
\nSeven
\n233,000
\n116,000
\n45,000<\/p>\n

9NEWS
\nNine
\n213,000
\n120,000
\n46,000<\/p>\n

HOME AND AWAY
\nSeven
\n156,000
\n120,000
\n64,000<\/p>\n

A CURRENT AFFAIR
\nNine
\n156,000
\n100,000
\n37,000<\/p>\n

THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -PRE MATCH
\nNine
\n141,000
\n78,000
\n33,000<\/p>\n

HOME AND AWAY EP.2
\nSeven
\n125,000
\n105,000
\n56,000<\/p>\n

THE CHASE AUSTRALIA
\nSeven
\n122,000
\n57,000
\n19,000<\/p>\n

TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA
\nNine
\n122,000
\n62,000
\n25,000<\/p>\n

KICK ONS
\nSeven
\n107,000
\n64,000
\n23,000<\/p>\n

HOME AND AWAY EP.3
\nSeven
\n103,000
\n87,000
\n50,000<\/p>\n

7.30-EV
\nABC
\n93,000
\n55,000
\n10,000<\/p>\n

ABC NEWS-EV
\nABC
\n81,000
\n62,000
\n10,000<\/p>\n

SUNRISE
\nSeven
\n81,000
\n33,000
\n15,000<\/p>\n

TODAY
\nNine
\n75,000
\n32,000
\n13,000<\/p>\n

THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH
\nNine
\n73,000
\n31,000
\n14,000<\/p>\n

HARD QUIZ S10-EV
\nABC
\n64,000
\n34,000
\n4,000<\/p>\n

TODAY -EARLY
\nNine
\n60,000
\n29,000
\n8,000<\/p>\n

THE DOG HOUSE AUSTRALIA RPT
\n10
\n57,000
\n21,000
\n3,000<\/p>\n

SEVEN NEWS AT 4
\nSeven
\n57,000
\n22,000
\n10,000<\/p>\n

10 NEWS
\n10
\n56,000
\n25,000
\n5,000<\/p>\n

NEWS BREAKFAST-AM
\nABC
\n53,000
\n18,000
\n5,000<\/p>\n

TWO AND A HALF MEN RPT
\n10
\n53,000
\n14,000
\n1,000<\/p>\n

9NEWS AFTERNOON
\nNine
\n51,000
\n30,000
\n11,000<\/p>\n

AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS
\nSeven
\n50,000
\n18,000
\n5,000<\/p>\n

TODAY EXTRA
\nNine
\n50,000
\n19,000
\n8,000<\/p>\n

FRIENDS RPT
\n10
\n49,000
\n9,000
\n1,000<\/p>\n

HEAR THE MIGHTY ROAR: BRISBANE LIONS
\nSeven
\n49,000
\n20,000
\n9,000<\/p>\n

THE MORNING SHOW
\nSeven
\n46,000
\n20,000
\n10,000<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

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