Off the back of strong results in 2022, 7NEWS, Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise, The Morning Show, 7NEWS Spotlight, The Latest from 7NEWS and 7NEWS.com.au are all returning in 2023.
7NEWS has delivered a standout year on Channel 7 and 7plus, winning its timeslot nationally every single day so far this year and being the #1 program in Australia 177 times up until 21 October.
Craig McPherson, Seven’s director of news and public affairs, said: “We are immensely proud that Australians have made Seven their home of news, choosing 7NEWS, Sunrise, The Morning Show, The Latest from 7NEWS and our other news and public affairs content as their go-to destination for breaking news and insightful analysis.
“Seven’s unrivalled success is testament to our incredible team of people in front of and behind the camera who do an amazing job consistently bringing our audience the most trusted and watched news and public affairs content in Australia.
“Our 7NEWS team alone produce more than 5,500 hours of news across 55 bulletins each year and have achieved an unbeatable 37% weekday national audience lead over our competition in 2022. This year we have experienced exceptional growth in our Melbourne market, as well as Brisbane and Adelaide, with Perth dominating in the west and Sydney holding its commercial share.”
This year marks the seventh straight year that 7NEWS has won the competitive daily 6.00pm news timeslot.
7NEWS – which has won every single week of the 2022 OzTAM survey ratings year in the capital cities and nationally - ranks #1 nationally this year with an average 1.44 million viewers nationally Monday to Friday, 1.14 million on Saturdays and 1.42 million on Sundays. 7NEWS dominates the Perth and Adelaide markets, winning every week in 2022, while Melbourne has increased its audience by 2.4 commercial share points year-on-year.
For the 19th consecutive year, Sunrise has once again taken the crown as Australia’s #1 breakfast show in 2022, winning every week of the year. Each weekday, Sunrise reaches 980,000 Australians, with an average national audience of 388,000, or 30.2% more than its closest rival. Its BVOD audience on 7plus has grown 20% year-on-year.
Sarah Stinson, Seven Network’s director of morning television, said: “In what’s been an extraordinary year for news, we are proud and humbled that Australians turn to Sunrise as their breakfast program of choice to start the day feeling entertainment and informed.
“Every day, Sunrise brings Australians all the local, national and international news they need to know, every day of the year across broadcast, digital and social media.
“Our consistent leadership is wonderful recognition for our incredible team who work tirelessly every day, overnight, at weekends and bank holidays, to bring viewers the light, laughs and trusted news that connects our audiences and builds a sense of community.”
The Morning Show has reached an average of 1.37 million viewers nationally every week; each weekday, The Morning Show delivers an average national audience of 220,000, 38% more than its closest rival.
Anchored by Michael Usher and Angela Cox, The Latest from 7NEWS has regularly won its timeslot each weeknight in 2022, reaching 1.07 million viewers every week.
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