HD Ratings: The Project Beats Shortland Street

Three’s The Project, Lego Masters and crime dramas reigned on Queen’s Birthday Monday.

They won or dominated in all the core commercial demographics.

Without TVNZ 1’s Seven Sharp as a rival, The Project out-rated TVNZ 2’s Shortland Street in three of the key demos and split the 18-49 vote.

SS averaged just 3.9% of the channel’s target audience, 18-39 year-olds, 4.4% of 18-49s, 5.7% of 25-54s and 4.8% of household shoppers with kids.

Lego averaged 8.5% of the audience Three targets, 25-54 year-olds, to win the 7.30 hour.

The Rookie won the 8.30 beat with 5.3% of this demo while Special Victims Unit conquered the 9.30 slot with 3.0%.

TVNZ 1’s Queen’s Birthday Monday specials Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry and The Parachute Murder Plot won their slots in only the 5+ demo.

Three won the night with the biggest shares of all the core demos.

Here are Monday’s most-watched primetime programmes on the free-to-air HD channels (excluding +1 and in order of their 5+ rating and audience share):