Reality TV in 2004 is not as popular as it was in 2003, according to the latest Oztam ratings.

The premiere of Big Brother was down by around 400,000 viewers from last year. Nine’s The Block also suffered at the hands of Seven’s unlikely hit documentary series hosted by Lisa McCune.

Nine’s usual suspects CSI, News, Without A Trace and Mcleod’s Daughters all helped the network enjoy another healthy victory.

The national top 20 TV shows are:

1 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Channel 9 - 2,109,331 viewers
2 NATIONAL NINE NEWS SUNDAY, Channel 9 - 2,107,236 viewers
3 CSI: MIAMI, Channel 9 - 1,911,437 viewers
4 60 MINUTES, Channel 9 - 1,832,086 viewers
5 FRIENDS, Channel 9 - 1,807,465 viewers
6 WITHOUT A TRACE, Channel 9 - 1,755,406 viewers
7 LAW AND ORDER: SVU, Channel TEN - 1,739,643 viewers
8 BIG BROTHER - THE SECRET REVEALED, Channel TEN - 1,724,553 viewers
9 MCLEOD'S DAUGHTERS, Channel 9 - 1,679,218 viewers
10 THE ALL NEW SIMPSONS, Channel TEN - 1,568,468 viewers
11 SURVIVOR ALL-STARS, Channel 9 - 1,565,204 viewers
12 W.A.U: SECRETS OF NEW ZEALAND, Channel 7 - 1,535,673 viewers
13 E.R. , Channel 9 - 1,516,953 viewers
14 NATIONAL NINE NEWS, Channel 9 - 1,514,618 viewers
15 NATIONAL NINE NEWS SATURDAY, Channel 9 - 1,504,933 viewers
16 LAW AND ORDER: SVU RPT, Channel TEN - 1,494,694 viewers
17 QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY, Channel TEN - 1,483,441 viewers
18 WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, Channel 9 - 1,479,497 viewers
19 TWO AND A HALF MEN, Channel 9 - 1,476,821 viewers
20 NINE'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, Channel 9 - 1,459,376 viewers

The share of viewers by all channels in primetime were:

ABC - 14.9%, Seven - 19.7%, Nine - 27.3%, Ten - 22.0%, SBS - 3.9%, PayTV - 9.4%

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