Nine surprised everyone with huge numbers for its drama The Alice. The telemovie scored over 1.8 million viewers according to the latest Oztam ratings survey.

The success of The Alice will assure a spin-off series in the future, giving new hope to producers of Australian TV drama.

The national top 20 TV shows were:

1 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Channel 9 - 2,154,230 viewers
2 AUSTRALIAN IDOL - FINAL 30, Channel TEN - 1,852,498 viewers
3 NATIONAL NINE NEWS SUNDAY, Channel 9 - 1,801,716 viewers
4 THE ALICE, Channel 9 - 1,800,853 viewers
5 LAW AND ORDER: SVU RPT EP 1, Channel TEN - 1,777,455 viewers
6 BACKYARD BLITZ, Channel 9 - 1,743,191 viewers
7 60 MINUTES, Channel 9 - 1,718,885 viewers
8 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION -RPT, Channel 9 - 1,673,227 viewers
9 MCLEOD'S DAUGHTERS, Channel 9 - 1,651,182 viewers
10 CSI: MIAMI, Channel 9 - 1,558,523 viewers
11 WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, Channel 9 - 1,548,677 viewers
12 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, Channel TEN - 1,547,886 viewers
13 NATIONAL NINE NEWS, Channel 9 - 1,516,600 viewers
14 NATIONAL NINE NEWS SATURDAY, Channel 9 - 1,490,482 viewers
15 RENOVATION RESCUE, Channel 9 - 1,470,451 viewers
16 WITHOUT A TRACE -RPT, Channel 9 - 1,465,358 viewers
17 SEVEN'S R.U: BLEDISLOE CUP: AUS V N Z, Channel 7 - 1,425,360 viewers
18 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEO SHOW, Channel 9 - 1,422,947 viewers
19 THE GREAT OUTDOORS, Channel 7 - 1,415,362 viewers
20 BLUE HEELERS, Channel 7 - 1,414,698 viewers

The national primetime share was:

ABC - 14.9%, Seven - 20.4% Nine - 27.9%, TEN - 20.0%, SBS - 3.8%, Pay TV - 10.1%

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