The Block led Tuesday's reality battle, averaging 1.03m viewers nationally for Nine.
The Voice Australia followed The Block with 953,000, while The Traitors Australia drew 561,000 on 10.
Seven News topped the night overall with 1.51m, ahead of 9News on 1.29m. ABC News drew 954,000, while 10 News had 302,000.
A Current Affair pulled in 1.04m, Home and Away had 1.02m and Tipping Point Australia reached 877,000. ABC's 7.30 drew 729,000.
At breakfast, Sunrise led with 464,000, ahead of Today on 293,000 and ABC News Breakfast on 247,000.
Tuesday 18 August 2026
| Rank | Program | Network | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | 2,278,000 | 1,511,000 | 203,000 | |
| 2 | 9NEWS | 2,035,000 | 1,291,000 | 227,000 | |
| 3 | THE BLOCK -TUE | 1,841,000 | 1,031,000 | 267,000 | |
| 4 | THE VOICE – TUE | 1,697,000 | 953,000 | 203,000 | |
| 5 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | 1,660,000 | 1,043,000 | 180,000 | |
| 6 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | 1,556,000 | 877,000 | 140,000 | |
| 7 | HOME AND AWAY | 1,491,000 | 1,015,000 | 295,000 | |
| 8 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | 1,414,000 | 698,000 | 95,000 | |
| 9 | ABC NEWS-EV | 1,264,000 | 954,000 | 70,000 | |
| 10 | 7.30-EV | 1,202,000 | 729,000 | 62,000 | |
| 11 | TRIGGER POINT | 1,171,000 | 286,000 | 58,000 | |
| 12 | THE TRAITORS AUSTRALIA TUE | 1,042,000 | 561,000 | 103,000 | |
| 13 | SUNRISE | 1,013,000 | 464,000 | 68,000 | |
| 14 | RAMSAY’S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES USA | 851,000 | 306,000 | 63,000 | |
| 15 | THE CHEAP SEATS | 834,000 | 486,000 | 25,000 | |
| 16 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | 764,000 | 393,000 | 56,000 | |
| 17 | FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT-EV | 751,000 | 517,000 | 42,000 | |
| 18 | HARD QUIZ S4 RPT | 748,000 | 410,000 | 26,000 | |
| 19 | TODAY | 718,000 | 293,000 | 57,000 | |
| 20 | KITCHEN CABINET-EV | 685,000 | 425,000 | 35,000 | |
| 21 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | 663,000 | 338,000 | 45,000 | |
| 22 | 10 NEWS | 640,000 | 302,000 | 27,000 | |
| 23 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | 636,000 | 247,000 | 26,000 | |
| 24 | THE MORNING SHOW | 603,000 | 267,000 | 43,000 | |
| 25 | 10’S LATE NEWS | 585,000 | 211,000 | 10,000 | |
| 26 | THE BIG BANG THEORY RPT | 555,000 | 76,000 | 5,000 | |
| 27 | TIPPING POINT UK -RPT | 527,000 | 293,000 | 32,000 | |
| 28 | ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM | 525,000 | 111,000 | 15,000 | |
| 29 | SUNRISE -EARLY | 509,000 | 242,000 | 41,000 | |
| 30 | INSIGHT | 502,000 | 175,000 | 7,000 |
Source: OzTAM VOZ
