Channel Seven scored a massive victory in the latest Oztam ratings.

It’s blanket coverage of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games achieved 11 of the top 20 most popular TV shows around the country last week.

In addition, it’s news broadcast was lifted to the most watched program on television with over 2.5 million viewers.

The top 20 most popular TV shows were:

1 SEVEN NEWS – SUN, Channel 7 - 2,563,992 viewers
2 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D2 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 2,212,907 viewers
3 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D3 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 2,037,801 viewers
4 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D4 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 1,817,505 viewers
5 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D2 AFTERNOON, Channel 7 - 1,783,637 viewers
6 SEVEN NEWS, Channel 7 - 1,751,323 viewers
7 SEVEN NEWS - SAT, Channel 7 - 1,722,788 viewers
8 NATIONAL NINE NEWS SUNDAY, Channel 9 - 1,705,834 viewers
9 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D8 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 1,702,420 viewers
10 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D7 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 1,685,070 viewers
11 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D1 HIGHLIGHTS PART 2, Channel 7 - 1,658,107 viewers
12 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D8 AFTERNOON, Channel 7 - 1,649,509 viewers
13 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D5 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 1,646,735 viewers
14 NATIONAL NINE NEWS, Channel 9 - 1,519,735 viewers
15 THE DREAM WITH ROY & HG D8, Channel 7 - 1,514,912 viewers
16 SEVEN'S ATHENS OLYMPICS: D6 PRIMETIME, Channel 7 - 1,505,633 viewers
17 AUSTRALIAN IDOL - SEMI FINAL 2, Channel TEN - 1,503,117 viewers
18 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION -RPT, Channel 9 - 1,479,572 viewers
19 AUSTRALIAN IDOL - THE LIVE VERDICT, Channel TEN - 1,463,402 viewers
20 A CURRENT AFFAIR, Channel 9 - 1,385,400 viewers

The national primetime TV share was:

ABC - 12.0%, Seven - 35.2%, Nine - 19.8%, TEN - 16.2%, SBS - 6.0%, Pay TV - 8.0%

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