Seven wins as Ten’s MasterChef fades

Normal service was resumed last night with Seven’s first win in what is becoming an unusual TV ratings week.

Seven had four of the top five rating shows and a 29.3% peak share, according to preliminary ratings from OzTam. Nine had 26.2%; Ten 24.8%; ABC 15.4% and SBS 4.3%

Meanwhile, the second night of Ten’s MasterChef Australia did less well without the help of the Biggest Loser, pulling in an audience of just under 1.1m - down 300,000 on Monday - which wasn’t enough to put it in the top 15 shows.

However, Ten’s strong start means that it is still well ahead for the week to date with an audience share of 29.1%, ahead of Seven’s 25.6% and Nine’s 25.4%.

Seven will be hoping to close that gap with the 7.30pm debut of Thank God You’re Here likely to bite into Ten’s audience for the third night of MasterChef.

Top ten shows for Tuesday:

1.Seven News - Seven 1.6m
2. Today Tonight - Seven 1.4m
3. NCIS - Ten 1.4m
4.RSPCA Animal Rescue - Seven 1.3m
5. Find My Family - Seven 1.3m
6.Bondi Rescue - Ten 1.3m
7.A Current Affair - Nine 1.3m
8. Two and a half men 1-5 dvd box set 7pm - Nine 1.2m
9. Two and a half men 1-5 dvd box set 8.30pm - Nine 1.2m
10 Years Younger in 10 Days - Seven 1.2m
Meanwhile, the heavily promoted new series of Australia’s Next Top Model had its debut on Fox8 last night with an excellent rating for pay TV. Across Fox8 and Fox8+2 it scored an avergae audience of just over 300,000.