List of Australian television ratings for 2004
{{Aus ratings box}}
The following is a list of '''[[Australian television ratings]]''' for the year '''2004'''.
== Network Shares - 2004 ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor="white" align="center"
! rowspan=2 | Market
! colspan=5 | Network Shares
|- bgcolor="white" align="center"
| width=55 | '''ABC'''
| width=55 | '''Seven'''
| width=55 | '''Nine'''
| width=55 | '''Ten'''
| width=55 | '''SBS'''
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! style="text-align:center;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 5 Cities
| style="text-align:center;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 16.9%
! style="background-color: #fffdb3;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 24.9%
! style="background-color: #ff9191;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 29.9%
! style="background-color: #e0ffe1;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 23.8%
| style="text-align:center;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 4.6%
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! Sydney
| align="center" | 16.5%
! style="background-color: #FFFAD5" | 25.5%
! style="background-color: #FFB3B3;" | '''30.0%'''
! style="background-color: #F1FFEC" | 23.1%
| align="center" | 4.9%
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! Melbourne
| align="center" | 16.9%
! style="background-color: #F1FFEC" | 23.7%
! style="background-color: #FFB3B3;" | '''31.2%'''
! style="background-color: #FFFAD5" | 23.9%
| align="center" | 4.4%
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! Brisbane
| align="center" | 16.2%
! style="background-color: #FFFAD5" | 24.5%
! style="background-color: #FFB3B3;" | '''31.5%'''
! style="background-color: #F1FFEC" | 23.4%
| align="center" | 4.4%
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! Adelaide
| align="center" | 16.8%
! style="background-color: #F1FFEC" | 25.1%
! style="background-color: #FFB3B3;" | '''28.4%'''
! style="background-color: #FFFAD5" | 25.4%
| align="center" | 4.3%
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! Perth
| align="center" | 18.7%
! style="background-color: #FFB3B3;" | '''26.6%'''
! style="background-color: #FFFAD5" | 25.7%
! style="background-color: #F1FFEC" | 24.2%
| align="center" | 4.8%
|}
'''2004 Was a year of 'feats' for Australian television ratings:'''
* The Seven Networks worst-ever share result in all markets and in the combined 5-City share.
* For the first time since the introduction of 'People Meters' in 1991; Seven finished third behind Ten in the markets of Melbourne and Adelaide.
* The Nine Network (Despite huge win) experienced its lowest ever 5-City share; the first time below the 30% mark. It experienced lowest ever shares in the markets of Sydney and Adelaide.
* The Ten Network experienced its best ever 5-City share since the introduction of 'People Meters'; experienced best ever shares in the markets of Sydney, Melbourne (finishing 2nd overall), Brisbane and Adelaide (finishing 2nd overall).
* The ABC experienced its best ever 5-City share and also best ever shares in all of the capital markets.
== Most Watched Broadcasts - 2004 ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cel lspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor="white"
! '''Rank'''
! '''Broadcast'''
! '''Date'''
! '''Network'''
! '''Audience'''
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 1
| Australian Idol – The Final
| November 21st 2004
| align="center" | 10
! 3,344,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 2
| Australian Idol – Live
| November 21st 2004
| align="center" | 10
! 2,874,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 3
| Big Brother 2004: Winner Announced
| July 26th 2004
| align="center" | 10
! 2,864,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 4
| AFL Grand Final 2004
| September 27th 2004
| align="center" | 10
! 2,796,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 5
| Seven News – Sunday
| August 15th 2004
| align="center" | 7
! 2,564,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 6
| 2004 Melbourne Cup: The Race
| November 2nd 2004
| align="center" | 7
! 2,471,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 7
| Australian Idol
| October 10th 2004
| align="center" | 10
! 2,380,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 8
| Australian Idol
| November 14th 2004
| align="center" | 10
! 2,374,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 9
| Australian Idol
| October 24th 2004
| align="center" | 10
! 2,356,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 10
| Australian Idol
| November 7th 2004
| align="center" | 10
! 2,313,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 11
| 2004 Olympics: Opening Ceremony
| August 14th 2004
| align="center" | 7
! 2,304,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 12
| The Block 2: The Auction
| July 25th 2004
| align="center" | 9
! 2,276,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 13
| 46th TV Week Logie Awards
| April 18th 2004
| align="center" | 9
! 2,274,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 14
| Friends
| November 22nd 2004
| align="center" | 9
! 2,273,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 15
| 2004 Olympics: Day 2
| August 15th 2004
| align="center" | 7
! 2,213,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 16
| Seven News – Saturday
| August 14th 2004
| align="center" | 7
! 2,211,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 17
| National Nine News – Sunday
| February 8th 2004
| align="center" | 9
! 2,178,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 18
| Big Brother – The Final Eviction
| July 26th 2004
| align="center" | 10
! 2,169,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 19
| CSI
| August 3rd 2004
| align="center" | 9
! 2,154,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 20
| Australian Idol
| September 20th 2004
| align="center" | 10
! 2,148,000
|}
== Top Rating Regular Programmes - 2004 ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cel lspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor="white"
! '''Rank'''
! '''Programme'''
! '''Network'''
! '''Audience'''
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 1
| [[Australian Idol]]
| align="center" | 10
! 2,095,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 2
| [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]
| align="center" | 9
! 1,898,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 3
| [[Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]
| align="center" | 7
! 1,868,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 4
| [[Kath & Kim]] Series 3
| align="center" | ABC
! 1,829,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 5
| [[National Nine News Sunday]]
| align="center" | 9
! 1,779,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 6
| [[Friends]]
| align="center" | 9
! 1,716,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 7
| [[CSI Miami]]
| align="center" | 9
! 1,679,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 8
| [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]] Repeats
| align="center" | 9
! 1,644,000
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| align="center" | 9
| [[Law & Order SVU]]
| align="center" | 10
! 1,640,000
|-
|- bgcolor=gainsboro
| align="center" | 10
| [[Cold Case]]
| align="center" | 9
! 1,619,000
|}
== Weeknight News Champs - 2004 ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cel lspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor="white"
! '''Market'''
! '''Broadcast'''
! '''Average'''
! ''' ^ Peak ^ '''
! '''Weeks Won'''
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| '''Sydney'''
| National Nine News
| align="center" | 383,725
| align="center" | 439,000
| align="center" | 27/40
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| '''Melbourne'''
| National Nine News
| align="center" | 471,000
| align="center" | 534,000
| align="center" | 40/40
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| '''Brisbane'''
| National Nine News
| align="center" | 311,750
| align="center" | 343,000
| align="center" | 38/40
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| '''Adelaide'''
| Seven News
| align="center" | 159,775
| align="center" | 188,000
| align="center" | 30/40
|- bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
| '''Perth'''
| Seven News
| align="center" | 197,550
| align="center" | 247,000
| align="center" | 40/40
|}
== Weekly Ratings - 2004 ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor="white" align="center"
! rowspan=2 | Week
! colspan=5 | Network Shares
! rowspan=2 | Top Programs
|- bgcolor="white" align="center"
| width=55 | '''ABC'''
| width=55 | '''Seven'''
| width=55 | '''Nine'''
| width=55 | '''Ten'''
| width=55 | '''SBS'''
|- align=center bgcolor=gainsboro
| - 6
| colspan=6 | Summer non-ratings period
|- align="center"
| 7
| 17.2%
| style="background-color: #FFFACD" | 25.2%
! style="background-color: #FFEBD9;" | 30.4%
| style="background-color: #CCFFCC" | 23.2%
| 3.9%
| align=left |
Nine - ''[[National Nine News|National Nine News Sunday]]'' (2,178,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[One Day Cricket]]'' (1,872,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' (1,828,000)
|- align="center"
| 8
| 17.2%
| style="background-color: #CCFFCC" | 23.4%
! style="background-color: #FFEBD9;" | 31.4%
| style="background-color: #FFFACD" | 23.9%
| 4.0%
| align=left |
Nine - ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' (1,824,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' (1,813,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[Friends]]'' (1,775,000)
|- align="center"
| 9
| 17.5%
| style="background-color: #FFFACD" | 24.6%
! style="background-color: #FFEBD9;" | 31.0%
| style="background-color: #CCFFCC" | 22.3%
| 4.7%
| align=left |
Nine - ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' (1,856,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' (1,828,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[Friends]]'' (1,775,000)
|- align="center"
| 10
| 16.6%
| style="background-color: #FFFACD" | 24.4%
! style="background-color: #FFEBD9;" | 32.4%
| style="background-color: #CCFFCC" | 22.1%
| 4.5%
| align=left |
Nine - ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' (2,049,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' (1,770,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]'' (1,740,000)
|- align="center"
| 11
| 18.3%
| style="background-color: #FFFACD" | 23.6%
! style="background-color: #FFEBD9;" | 30.3%
| style="background-color: #CCFFCC" | 23.5%
| 4.3%
| align=left |
Nine - ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' (2,052,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' (1,797,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[Friends]]'' (1,768,000)
|- align="center"
| 12
| 18.6%
| style="background-color: #FFFACD" | 24.2%
! style="background-color: #FFEBD9;" | 30.4%
| style="background-color: #CCFFCC" | 22.2%
| 4.7%
| align=left |
Nine - ''[[Friends]]'' (1,950,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' (1,895,000)<br>
Nine - ''[[Malcolm in the middle]]'' (1,797,000)
|- align="center"
|}
== References ==
#{{note|Shares}} - "National" refers to the main five metropolitan markets. Shares represents [[free to air]] audience share from 6:00pm to 12:00am. Data gathered and published by OzTAM. [http://www.oztam.com.au/documents%5C2004%5Cc1_20041121.pdf]
[[Category:2004 in Australia]]
[[Category:Australian television ratings|2004]]