The Block won Wednesday's reality battle, averaging 1.01m viewers nationally to finish third overall.
The Traitors Australia drew 543,000 for 10, while The 1% Club UK averaged 861,000 on Seven.
Seven News led the night overall with 1.44m, ahead of 9News on 1.24m. ABC News followed with 875,000, while 10 News drew 345,000.
Home and Away averaged 1.08m, narrowly ahead of A Current Affair on 1.05m. Tipping Point Australia drew 825,000 and The Front Bar had 720,000.
Sunrise led breakfast with 455,000, followed by Today on 290,000 and News Breakfast with 235,000.
Wednesday 19 August 2026
| Rank | Program | Network | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | 2,240,000 | 1,443,000 | 196,000 | |
| 2 | 9NEWS | 1,946,000 | 1,239,000 | 220,000 | |
| 3 | THE BLOCK -WED | 1,849,000 | 1,013,000 | 256,000 | |
| 4 | THE 1% CLUB UK | 1,584,000 | 861,000 | 113,000 | |
| 5 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | 1,523,000 | 1,048,000 | 178,000 | |
| 6 | HOME AND AWAY | 1,515,000 | 1,075,000 | 303,000 | |
| 7 | TIPPING POINT AUSTRALIA | 1,465,000 | 825,000 | 135,000 | |
| 8 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | 1,378,000 | 672,000 | 93,000 | |
| 9 | THE FRONT BAR | 1,348,000 | 720,000 | 89,000 | |
| 10 | BANJO AND RO’S GRAND ISLAND HOTEL | 1,237,000 | 381,000 | 73,000 | |
| 11 | 7.30-EV | 1,189,000 | 770,000 | 64,000 | |
| 12 | ABC NEWS-EV | 1,154,000 | 875,000 | 68,000 | |
| 13 | SUNRISE | 1,019,000 | 455,000 | 69,000 | |
| 14 | THE TRAITORS AUSTRALIA WED | 935,000 | 543,000 | 107,000 | |
| 15 | HARD QUIZ S11-EV | 842,000 | 579,000 | 43,000 | |
| 16 | SPICKS AND SPECKS-EV | 836,000 | 300,000 | 21,000 | |
| 17 | THE AGENDA SETTERS – ENCORE | 767,000 | 434,000 | 52,000 | |
| 18 | 9NEWS AFTERNOON | 754,000 | 384,000 | 54,000 | |
| 19 | TODAY | 721,000 | 290,000 | 56,000 | |
| 20 | SEVEN NEWS AT 4 | 706,000 | 370,000 | 46,000 | |
| 21 | HARD QUIZ S4 RPT | 698,000 | 407,000 | 25,000 | |
| 22 | 10 NEWS | 671,000 | 345,000 | 27,000 | |
| 23 | NEWS BREAKFAST-AM | 645,000 | 235,000 | 26,000 | |
| 24 | THE MORNING SHOW | 627,000 | 298,000 | 43,000 | |
| 25 | TIPPING POINT UK -RPT | 552,000 | 291,000 | 31,000 | |
| 26 | ABC NEWS MORNINGS-AM | 530,000 | 112,000 | 15,000 | |
| 27 | SUNRISE -EARLY | 508,000 | 256,000 | 42,000 | |
| 28 | QI-EV | 477,000 | 165,000 | 7,000 | |
| 29 | ALONE AUSTRALIA | 474,000 | 292,000 | 82,000 | |
| 30 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM | 465,000 | 217,000 | 11,000 |
Source: OzTAM VOZ
