List of Australian television ratings for 2002

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Following an upward trajectory in the past five years; The Seven Network was tipped to have the highest network share in 2002, following a highly publicized corporate shuffle at the Nine Network, which saw its CEO, David Leckie replaced after the network lost 11 out of 40 rating weeks to Channel 7 in the previous year. [1] Under new management, the Nine Network made considerable tweaks to its programming schedule, most notably discontinuing the game show, Sale of the Century after nearly two decades on air. [2]

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However, despite the early media buzz, Channel Seven's reining success did not eventuate and the network struggled without the 2002 AFL season (which was now broadcast by the Nine Network), whilst audience numbers for their other offerings dipping significantly. Moreover, The Weakest Link, a ratings hit in 2001, disappeared mysteriously from Seven's schedule by late April. Seven's ‘5-City’ share plummeted to new lows and after just six weeks into the official ratings season they found themselves in third place behind Nine and Channel Ten. Seven's share would recover in the latter half of the year but came nowhere near rivaling Nine for top spot.

Consequently, 2002 was easily Channel Nine's year; losing only three out of the 40 official ratings weeks, with Seven winning the three weeks with Winter Olympics & Commonwealth Games coverage. The network dominated the most watched broadcast lists; with Nine News and A Current Affair consistently beating competition from main rival, Seven. However 2002 also marked the beginning of the rise of the Ten Network which had some significant programming success in this year. Ten scored another news coup; after being the first TV network to begin rolling reportage of the 11 September attacks in 2001 – 2002 saw them with the most watched news bulletin for the year with its ‘First at Five’ service reporting on the Bali Bombings of 13 October.

A notable event occurred on 11 March 2002 where Nine's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? outrated Seven's The Weakest Link: The Mole Special, with 1.51 million viewers compared to 1.312 million. The latter episode saw a record low of $14,100 won, which was rounded up to $15,000 on The Mole. That show never returned to its dominance in 2000 when the show first appeared on Seven, causing the following season to be moved to a later time in 2003.

The following is a list of Australian television ratings for the year 2002.

Most Watched Broadcasts in 2002

RankBroadcastGenreOriginDateNetworkAudience [3]
1 Test Australia: The National IQ Test Game Show Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 August 200292,779,000
2 2002 FIFA World Cup (Soccer) Final Sport Flag of Japan.svg 30 June 200292,702,000
3 2002 AFL Grand Final Sport Flag of Australia (converted).svg 28 September 2002102,626,000
4 2002 Melbourne Cup Sport Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5 November 200272,503,000
5 Friends Sitcom Flag of the United States.svg 11 February 200292,410,000
6 Ten News (Sunday) News Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13 October 2002102,400,000
7 Big Brother 2002 (Final Eviction) Reality Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1 July 2002102,301,000
8FriendsSitcom Flag of the United States.svg 25 February 200292,279,000
9 National Nine News (Sunday) News Flag of Australia (converted).svg 30 June 200292,260,000
10National Nine News (Sunday)News Flag of Australia (converted).svg 26 May 200292,207,000
11National Nine News (Sunday)News Flag of Australia (converted).svg 28 April 200292,197,000
12 2002 NRL Grand Final Sport Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 October 200292,177,000
13National Nine News (Sunday)News Flag of Australia (converted).svg 27 January 200292,175,000
14FriendsSitcom Flag of the United States.svg 18 February 200292,173,000
15National Nine News (Sunday)News Flag of Australia (converted).svg 28 July 200292,168,000
16 2002 Commonwealth Games (Day 5) Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 30 July 200272,156,000
17 60 Minutes (Dr Kerryn Phelps and Jackie Stricker) [4] News Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13 October 200292,154,000
18FriendsSitcom Flag of the United States.svg 4 March 200292,151,000
19National Nine News (Sunday)News Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14 July 200292,145,000
20National Nine News (Sunday)News Flag of Australia (converted).svg 18 August 200292,137,000

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References

  1. ↑ Neale, Deborah (4 April 2003). "Seven goes the full Nine yards - hires Leckie". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Game Over?". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 2002. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Top 20 programs 1998-2009 - Top programs - In the archive - Industry trends - Television - Fact Finders". Screen Australia.
  4. ↑ "Dr Kerryn Phelps and Jackie Stricker". 60 Minutes. 13 October 2002. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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