The 102,000 gap was much tighter than Sunday, although The Block came back from its season-high 1.4m audience the night before. A Current Affair drew 1.04m and Home and Away averaged 1.03m.
Seven News topped the night overall with 1.51m, ahead of 9News on 1.27m. ABC News drew 908,000, while 10 News had 318,000.
Among the other standouts, Tipping Point Australia had 793,000 and The Chase Australia drew 728,000. Have You Been Paying Attention? averaged 685,000, while Four Corners and Australian Story posted 589,000 and 632,000 respectively.
In breakfast, Sunrise led with 434,000, ahead of Today on 270,000 and News Breakfast on 216,000.



