HD Ratings: Grace No Match for Will & Kate

TVNZ 1’s The Day Will and Kate Got Married narrowly won its Tuesday night slot.

It was well ahead of the competition in the 5+ demographic, where it averaged 4.4%, but the race was much closer in the key commercial demos.

It averaged 2.7% of 25-54 year-olds vs 2.3% for TVNZ 2’s Amazing Grace and 2.1% for Three’s Emergency.

In the 18-49 demo, it averaged 2.3% vs 1.8% for Grace and 1.7% for Emergency.

The 7.30 hour was even more tightly contested, with TVNZ 1’s Eat Well for Less? averaging 3.8% of 25-54s, TVNZ 2’s MasterChef Australia 4.5% and Three’s The Block NZ 4.3%.

In the 18-49 stakes, Eat Well and The Block each averaged 3.2% and MasterChef 3.4%.

This was despite Eat Well receiving a stronger lead-in, with Seven Sharp beating Shortland Street and The Project in both core demos.

Post-9.45, TVNZ 2’s Naked Attracted topped TVNZ 1’s Coronation Street and Three’s Wimbledon coverage (which averaged 0.6% of 25-54s for its first hour).

TVNZ 1 won the night’s biggest  demo shares, with nearly a 10-point lead over Three, which was about three points ahead of TVNZ 2.