Both Nine and Ten are breathing easy now that Seven’s coverage of the Athens Olympics are over.

Seven dominated the latest Oztam ratings survey with it’s around-the-clock coverage of the games.

But it didn’t stop Nine’s Sunday night news service from getting the most eyeballs during the week, making it the most watched show on television.

Viewers also didn’t let the Olympics deter them from Ten’s Law And Order and Australian Idol.

The national top 20 most popular TV shows were:

1 NATIONAL NINE NEWS SUNDAY, Channel 9 - 1,877,587 viewers
2 SEVEN NEWS - SUN, Channel 7 - 1,837,435 viewers
3 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D10 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 1,791,252 viewers
4 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D12 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 1,766,098 viewers
5 AUSTRALIAN IDOL - SEMI FINAL 3, Channel TEN - 1,662,376 viewers
6 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D11 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 1,604,028 viewers
7 SEVEN NEWS, Channel 7 - 1,603,013 viewers
8 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D9 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 1,585,070 viewers
9 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT RPT, Channel TEN - 1,573,531 viewers
10 LAW AND ORDER: SVU RPT EP 1, Channel TEN - 1,510,136 viewers
11 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION -RPT, Channel 9 - 1,506,222 viewers
12 NATIONAL NINE NEWS, Channel 9 - 1,458,065 viewers
13 SEVEN NEWS - SAT, Channel 7 - 1,412,315 viewers
14 A CURRENT AFFAIR, Channel 9 - 1,408,488 viewers
15 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D13 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 1,406,484 viewers
16 AUSTRALIAN IDOL - THE LIVE VERDICT, Channel TEN - 1,399,437 viewers
17 MIDSOMER MURDERS-EV, ABC - 1,393,633 viewers
18 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D9 AFTERNOON, Channel 7 - 1,384,760 viewers
19 BACKYARD BLITZ -RPT, Channel 9 - 1,317,257 viewers
20 NATIONAL NINE NEWS SATURDAY, Channel 9 - 1,303,994 viewers

The national primetime share was:

ABC - 12.9%, Seven - 31.0%, Nine - 21.3%, TEN - 18.0%, SBS - 4.8%, Pay TV - 9.2%

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