Australia's all time favourite TV shows
Lists of top rating programs of the 20th and 21st centuries, prepared by David Dale for The Sydney Morning Herald and last updated May 10, 2006.
The top shows since 2001Based on OzTAM's audience estimates for the mainland capitals. Series figures are for the most watched episode of the year.
1 Tennis: Aus Open final 2005 - Hewitt v Safin (7) 4.04 million2 Rugby World Cup final 2003 (7) 4.01 million3 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony 2006 (9) 3.47m4 AFL Grand Final 2005 (10) 3.39m5 Australian Idol Final Verdict 2004 (10) 3.35m
6 Australian Idol final 2003 (10) 3.30 m7 The Block auction 2003 (9) 3.11 m8 September 11 reportage, September 12, 2001 (9, 7, ABC) 3.10 m9 Wimbledon day 14 2001 (9) 3.04 m10 AFL grand final 2003 (10) 2.96 m11 Big Brother winner announced 2004 (10) 2.86m12 Australian Idol Live from Opera House 2004 (10) 2.86 m13 AFL Grand Final 2004 (10) 2.80 m14 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony 2006 (9) 2.79m15 Big Brother finale 2001 (10) 2.78 m16 The National IQ Test 2002 (9) 2.78 m17 Tennis: Australian Open men's final 2006 (7) 2.75 m18 World Cup Soccer final 2002 (9) 2.70 m19 Australia Unites: Reach out to Asia 2005 (7,9,10) 2.67m20 Dancing With The Stars 4, finale, 2006 (7) 2.66m21 AFL grand final 2002 (10) 2.62 m22 AFL grand final 2001 (7) 2.60 m23 NRL: Grand Final 2005 (9) 2.57 m24 Seven news Sunday 2004 (7) 2.56m25 Friends season finale 2001 (9) 2.54 m26 World Swimming Championships day 8 2001 (9) 2.51 m27 Melbourne Cup Race 2005 (7) 2.51m28 Melbourne Cup race 2002 (7) 2.50 m29 Rugby World Cup Aus v. Argentina 2003 (7) 2.49 m30 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony 2003 (7) 2.49 m31 Desperate Housewives opening 2005 (7) 2.48m32 Nine Sunday news - Beaconsfield 2006 (9) 2.48m33 Melbourne Cup race 2004 (7) 2.47m34 Cricket World Cup final Aus v India 2003 (9) 2.46 m35 Tennis: Aus Open men's semi-final Hewitt v Roddick 2005 (7) 2.46 m36 Soccer: Australia beats Uruguay (SBS) 2.46m37 Rugby World Cup semi final Aus v NZ 2003 (7) 2.43 m38 Tennis: Aus Open women's round 4 Molik v Williams 2005 (7) 2.43m39 Nine News Sunday 2003 (9) 2.42 m40 Logie Awards 2001 (9) 2.41 m41 Friends opening 2002 (9) 2.41 m42 Ten news Sunday -- Bali bombings 2002 (10) 2.40 m43 World Idol performance show 2003 (10) 2.40 m44 Rugby League grand final 2003 (9) 2.35 m43 60 Minutes 2001 (9) 2.34 m44 Lost premiere 2005 (7) 2.34 m45 Dancing With The Stars 2 final 2005 (7) 2.33 m46 Backyard Blitz 2001 (9) 2.32 m47 The Biggest Loser finale 20006 (10) 2.31m48 Big Brother final eviction 2002 (10) 2.30 m49 Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony 2004 (7) 2.29 m50 The Block II auction 2004 (9) 2.28 m51 Big Brother winner 2005 (10) 2.28m52 Friends final 2004 (9) 2.27m53 Big Brother final eviction 2003 (10) 2.27 m54 Logie Awards 2004 (9) 2.27 m55 Nine News Sunday 2002 (9) 2.26 m56 Survivor II: The Australian Outback final 2001 (9) 2.25 m57 Celebrity Big Brother premiere 2002 (10) 2.25 m58 Melbourne Cup race 2003 (7) 2.24 m59 Desperate Housewives season 2 opening 2006 (7) 2.24m60 Popstars 2001 (7) 2.23 m61 Dancing With The Stars 3 finale 2005 (7) 2.22m.
Top shows so far in 2006: Games Opening (9) 3.5m; Games Closing (9) 2.8m; Australian Open tennis men's final (7) 2.8 m; Biggest Loser finale (10) 2.31; Desperate Housewives opening (7) 2.2m; Cricket 20/20 Aus v South Africa 2.2m; Dancing With The Stars opening 2.2m; Lost opening (7) 2.1m; Prison Break premiere (7) 1.9m.
The top shows since 2001Based on OzTAM's audience estimates for the mainland capitals. Series figures are for the most watched episode of the year.
1 Tennis: Aus Open final 2005 - Hewitt v Safin (7) 4.04 million2 Rugby World Cup final 2003 (7) 4.01 million3 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony 2006 (9) 3.47m4 AFL Grand Final 2005 (10) 3.39m5 Australian Idol Final Verdict 2004 (10) 3.35m
6 Australian Idol final 2003 (10) 3.30 m7 The Block auction 2003 (9) 3.11 m8 September 11 reportage, September 12, 2001 (9, 7, ABC) 3.10 m9 Wimbledon day 14 2001 (9) 3.04 m10 AFL grand final 2003 (10) 2.96 m11 Big Brother winner announced 2004 (10) 2.86m12 Australian Idol Live from Opera House 2004 (10) 2.86 m13 AFL Grand Final 2004 (10) 2.80 m14 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony 2006 (9) 2.79m15 Big Brother finale 2001 (10) 2.78 m16 The National IQ Test 2002 (9) 2.78 m17 Tennis: Australian Open men's final 2006 (7) 2.75 m18 World Cup Soccer final 2002 (9) 2.70 m19 Australia Unites: Reach out to Asia 2005 (7,9,10) 2.67m20 Dancing With The Stars 4, finale, 2006 (7) 2.66m21 AFL grand final 2002 (10) 2.62 m22 AFL grand final 2001 (7) 2.60 m23 NRL: Grand Final 2005 (9) 2.57 m24 Seven news Sunday 2004 (7) 2.56m25 Friends season finale 2001 (9) 2.54 m26 World Swimming Championships day 8 2001 (9) 2.51 m27 Melbourne Cup Race 2005 (7) 2.51m28 Melbourne Cup race 2002 (7) 2.50 m29 Rugby World Cup Aus v. Argentina 2003 (7) 2.49 m30 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony 2003 (7) 2.49 m31 Desperate Housewives opening 2005 (7) 2.48m32 Nine Sunday news - Beaconsfield 2006 (9) 2.48m33 Melbourne Cup race 2004 (7) 2.47m34 Cricket World Cup final Aus v India 2003 (9) 2.46 m35 Tennis: Aus Open men's semi-final Hewitt v Roddick 2005 (7) 2.46 m36 Soccer: Australia beats Uruguay (SBS) 2.46m37 Rugby World Cup semi final Aus v NZ 2003 (7) 2.43 m38 Tennis: Aus Open women's round 4 Molik v Williams 2005 (7) 2.43m39 Nine News Sunday 2003 (9) 2.42 m40 Logie Awards 2001 (9) 2.41 m41 Friends opening 2002 (9) 2.41 m42 Ten news Sunday -- Bali bombings 2002 (10) 2.40 m43 World Idol performance show 2003 (10) 2.40 m44 Rugby League grand final 2003 (9) 2.35 m43 60 Minutes 2001 (9) 2.34 m44 Lost premiere 2005 (7) 2.34 m45 Dancing With The Stars 2 final 2005 (7) 2.33 m46 Backyard Blitz 2001 (9) 2.32 m47 The Biggest Loser finale 20006 (10) 2.31m48 Big Brother final eviction 2002 (10) 2.30 m49 Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony 2004 (7) 2.29 m50 The Block II auction 2004 (9) 2.28 m51 Big Brother winner 2005 (10) 2.28m52 Friends final 2004 (9) 2.27m53 Big Brother final eviction 2003 (10) 2.27 m54 Logie Awards 2004 (9) 2.27 m55 Nine News Sunday 2002 (9) 2.26 m56 Survivor II: The Australian Outback final 2001 (9) 2.25 m57 Celebrity Big Brother premiere 2002 (10) 2.25 m58 Melbourne Cup race 2003 (7) 2.24 m59 Desperate Housewives season 2 opening 2006 (7) 2.24m60 Popstars 2001 (7) 2.23 m61 Dancing With The Stars 3 finale 2005 (7) 2.22m.
Top shows so far in 2006: Games Opening (9) 3.5m; Games Closing (9) 2.8m; Australian Open tennis men's final (7) 2.8 m; Biggest Loser finale (10) 2.31; Desperate Housewives opening (7) 2.2m; Cricket 20/20 Aus v South Africa 2.2m; Dancing With The Stars opening 2.2m; Lost opening (7) 2.1m; Prison Break premiere (7) 1.9m.
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