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Television audiences

Television viewing by hour, percentage of households, metropolitan market average, total television, 2000–2003

2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000

Most television viewing occurs at night. During the peak viewing period between 7 pm and 9 pm, more than 40 per cent of all Australians over the age of five and almost two-thirds of all households are watching television.

2003

Graph: Percentage of households watching TV each hour from 6 am to midnight. See following tables for 2003 data.
2003
  6–7 am 7–8 am 8–9 am 9–10 am 10–11 am 11–12 am 12–1 pm 1–2 pm 2–3 pm
% households 6 14 16 13 13 14 18 19 19
% people 3 7 9 7 7 7 9 10 10
  3–4 pm 4–5 pm 5–6 pm 6–7 pm 7–8 pm 8–9 pm 9–10 pm 10–11 pm 11–12 pm
% households 20 26 40 55 60 62 57 43 22
% people 11 14 23 34 39 40 36 26 12

Source: OzTAM.

Notes:
Any comparison of data before and after January 2001 should take into account that a different audience measurement system has applied since that date.

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2002

Graph: Percentage of households watching TV each hour from 6 am to midnight. See following tables for 2002 data.
2002
  6–7 am 7–8 am 8–9 am 9–10 am 10–11 am 11–12 am 12–1 pm 1–2 pm 2–3 pm
% households 6 14 16 14 14 15 19 20 20
% people 3 8 9 8 7 8 10 10 10
  3–4 pm 4–5 pm 5–6 pm 6–7 pm 7–8 pm 8–9 pm 9–10 pm 10–11 pm 11–12 pm
% households 21 27 41 56 61 63 58 44 23
% people 11 15 23 35 40 41 37 26 13

Source: OzTAM.

Notes:
Any comparison of data before and after January 2001 should take into account that a different audience measurement system has applied since that date.

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2001

Graph: Percentage of households watching TV each hour from 6 am to midnight. See following tables for 2001 data.
2001
  6–7 am 7–8 am 8–9 am 9–10 am 10–11 am 11–12 am 12–1 pm 1–2 pm 2–3 pm
% households 6 15 18 15 15 16 20 22 22
% people 3 8 9 8 7 8 10 11 11
  3–4 pm 4–5 pm 5–6 pm 6–7 pm 7–8 pm 8–9 pm 9–10 pm 10–11 pm 11–12 pm
% households 23 28 42 57 63 64 59 44 23
% people 12 15 23 34 40 41 37 26 13

Source: OzTAM.

Notes:
Any comparison of data before and after January 2001 should take into account that a different audience measurement system has applied since that date.

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2000

Graph: Percentage of households watching TV each hour from 6 am to midnight. See following table for 2000 data.
2000
  6–7 am 7–8 am 8–9 am 9–10 am 10–11 am 11–12 am 12–1 pm 1–2 pm 2–3 pm
% households 6 14 17 15 14 15 20 22 21
% people 3 7 9 7 7 7 10 10 10
  3–4 pm 4–5 pm 5–6 pm 6–7 pm 7–8 pm 8–9 pm 9–10 pm 10–11 pm 11–12 pm
% households 22 27 41 57 63 65 61 46 26
% people 11 14 23 34 41 41 37 26 12

Source: ACNielsen, Australian TV Trends 2001.

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