20 October 2026

My Kitchen Rules Takes Narrow Ratings Win Over The Block

My Kitchen Rules narrowly won Monday's reality contest, averaging 1.14m for Seven. The Block followed on 1.11m for Nine, leaving just 25,000 between the two shows.

The result was below My Kitchen Rules' 1.34m season high from 12 October, while The Block slipped from its 1.48m high on Sunday. Both shows still cleared 1.1m in a close Monday battle.

Seven News was the night's biggest program with 1.46m, ahead of 9News on 1.26m and ABC News on 932,000. 10 News drew 273,000.

Elsewhere, Home and Away averaged 1.01m. A Current Affair drew 1.06m and 7.30 had 926,000, while Tipping Point Australia led the quiz shows with 808,000 ahead of The Chase Australia on 669,000.

In breakfast television, Sunrise led with 460,000, followed by Today on 280,000 and ABC News Breakfast with 220,000.

Overnight Ratings

Monday 19 October 2026

Rank	Program
1	SEVEN NEWS	2,286,000	1,455,000	172,000
2	9NEWS	1,990,000	1,263,000	198,000
3	THE BLOCK -MON	1,966,000	1,112,000	279,000
4	MY KITCHEN RULES - MON	1,949,000	1,137,000	230,000
5	HOME AND AWAY	1,694,000	1,010,000	239,000
6	A CURRENT AFFAIR	1,660,000	1,055,000	168,000
7	TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA	1,454,000	808,000	119,000
8	7.30-EV	1,413,000	926,000	73,000
9	THE CHASE AUSTRALIA	1,375,000	669,000	82,000
10	AUSTRALIAN CRIME STORIES: THE INVESTIGATORS	1,324,000	465,000	96,000
11	THE ROOKIE	1,268,000	556,000	128,000
12	ABC NEWS-EV	1,241,000	932,000	63,000
13	SUNRISE	985,000	460,000	63,000
14	FOUR CORNERS-EV	969,000	505,000	29,000
15	AUSTRALIAN STORY-EV	911,000	643,000	53,000
16	SHAUN MICALLEF'S PARENTS' EVENING	871,000	400,000	24,000
17	SAM PANG TONIGHT	870,000	428,000	26,000
18	PLANET AMERICA-LE	770,000	496,000	30,000
19	9NEWS AFTERNOON	746,000	388,000	51,000
20	HARD QUIZ S3 RPT	694,000	361,000	22,000
21	SEVEN NEWS AT 4	682,000	328,000	41,000
22	TODAY	661,000	280,000	54,000
23	MEDIA WATCH-EV	656,000	522,000	28,000
24	THE MORNING SHOW	612,000	284,000	40,000
25	NEWS BREAKFAST-AM	604,000	220,000	22,000
26	10'S LATE NEWS	584,000	201,000	10,000
27	SUNRISE -EARLY	562,000	269,000	41,000
28	TIPPING POINT UK -RPT	534,000	307,000	31,000
29	10 NEWS	532,000	273,000	22,000
30	CATCHING MY STALKER	523,000	228,000	43,000