The following is a list of Australian_television_ratings for the year 2005. == Network Shares == {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse" |- bgcolor="#b0e0e6" align="center" ! width="75px" | ! width="60px" | '''ABC''' ! width="60px" |'''Seven''' ! width="60px" | '''Nine''' ! width="60px" | '''Ten''' ! width="60px" |'''SBS''' |- | bgcolor="#b0e0e6" | '''National''' | align="center" | 15.7% | align="center" | 27.1% | bgcolor=gainsboro align="center" | '''29.2%''' | align="center" | 21.9% | align="center" | 6.1% |- | bgcolor="#b0e0e6" | '''Sydney''' | align="center" | 15.7% | align="center" | 27.9% | bgcolor=gainsboro align="center" | '''29.4%''' | align="center" | 20.6% | align="center" | 6.4% |- | bgcolor="#b0e0e6" | '''Melbourne''' | align="center" | 15.7% | align="center" | 26.2% | bgcolor=gainsboro align="center" | '''30.0%''' | align="center" | 22.0% | align="center" | 6.1% |- | bgcolor="#b0e0e6" | '''Brisbane''' | align="center" | 14.9% | align="center" | 26.9% | bgcolor=gainsboro align="center" | '''30.7%''' | align="center" | 21.5% | align="center" | 6.0% |- | bgcolor="#b0e0e6" | '''Adelaide''' | align="center" | 15.3% | align="center" | 25.8% | bgcolor=gainsboro align="center" | '''28.9%''' | align="center" | 24.1% | align="center" | 5.9% |- | bgcolor="#b0e0e6" | '''Perth''' | align="center" | 17.0% | bgcolor=gainsboro align="center" | '''28.8%''' | align="center" | 25.2% | align="center" | 22.8% | align="center" | 6.1% |}{{ref|Shares}} == Highest Rating Programs == Australia showed its passion for sport with the five highest sport programs being related to the AFL, NRL and the Melbourne_Cup. The actual highest rating program of the year was the ''Australian_Open Men's Final'' aired by the Seven Network, attracting 4.04 million viewers. The Australian Open however aired during the summer non-ratings period and as a result is excluded from the official rankings. Another notable result was the ''FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Australia V Uruguay'' which attracted 2.48 million viewers, giving SBS its highest ratings in the history of the station. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse" |- bgcolor="#b0e0e6" align="center" ! Rank ! Program ! Network ! Audience
000s |- | 1 | ''AFL: Grand Final | 23px Ten | align=center | 3,386 |- | 2 | ''AFL: Grand Final Wrap Up | 23px Ten | align=center | 2,981 |- | 3 | ''AFL: Grand Final Pre Match | 23px Ten | align=center | 2,593 |- | 4 | ''NRL: Rugby League Grand Final | 24px Nine | align=center | 2,563 |- | 5 | ''The 2005 Melbourne Cup Carnival | 20px Seven | align=center | 2,506 |} {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse" |- bgcolor="#b0e0e6" align="center" ! Category ! Highest Rating Program ! Network ! Audience
000s |- | Drama | ''Desperate_Housewives'' | 20px Seven | align=center | 2,132 |- | Comedy | ''Frasier'' | 24px Nine | align=center | 1,253 |- | Light Entertainment | ''Dancing with the Stars 2: Final'' | 20px Seven | align=center | 2,340 |- | Reality | ''Big Brother - The Winner Announced'' | 23px Ten | align=center | 2,282 |- | Infotainment/Lifestyle | ''Backyard_Blitz'' | 24px Nine | align=center | 1,521 |- | Real Life/Factual | ''Border Security 3'' | 20px Seven | align=center | 1,822 |- | News/Current Affairs | ''National Nine News Sunday'' | 24px Nine | align=center | 1,685 |- | Sport | ''AFL: Grand Final | 23px Ten | align=center | 3,386 |- | Mini series | ''Mary Bryant - Part One'' | 23px Ten | align=center | 1,562 |- | Movies/Telemovies | ''Category_6:_Day_of_Destruction'' | 20px Seven | align=center | 1,553 |- | Specials | ''TV Week Logie Awards - Arrivals'' | 24px Nine | align=center | 1,893 |}{{ref|Programs}} == Weekly ratings == {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse" |- bgcolor="white" align="center" ! rowspan=2 | Week ! colspan=5 | Network Shares ! rowspan=2 | Top Programs |- bgcolor="white" align="center" | width=55 | '''ABC'''
36px | width=55 | '''Seven'''
36px | width=55 | '''Nine'''
40px | width=55 | '''Ten'''
40px | width=55 | '''SBS'''
38px |- align=center bgcolor=gainsboro | - 6 | colspan=6 | Summer non-ratings period |- align="center" | 7 | 15.9% | 28.0% ! 28.4% | 23.2% | 4.4% | align=left | 17px ''Lost'' (2,220)
17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,216)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,896) |- align="center" | 8 | 15.9% ! 30.4% | 28.5% | 20.9% | 4.3% | align=left | 17px ''Lost'' (2,107)
17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (1,973)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,822) |- align=center | 9 | 16.1% ! 29.3% | 28.1% | 21.9% | 4.6% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,330)
17px ''Lost'' (2,118)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,842) |- align=center | 10 | 17.1% ! 28.4% ! 28.4% | 21.4% | 4.7% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,178)
17px ''Lost'' (1,886)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,833) |- align=center | 11 | 16.9% ! 29.0% | 28.5% | 21.0% | 4.5% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,316)
17px ''Lost'' (1,978)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,788) |- align=center | 12 | 17.1% ! 30.0% | 28.4% | 20.2% | 4.3% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,219)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,900)
17px ''Lost'' (1,884) |- align=center bgcolor=gainsboro | 13 | rowspan=2 colspan=6 | Easter non-ratings period |- align=center bgcolor=gainsboro | 14 |- align=center | 15 | 15.8% ! 29.6% | 28.7% | 21.0% | 4.9% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,363)
17px ''Lost'' (2,020)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,981) |- align=center | 16 | 16.4% | 27.6% ! 29.9% | 21.2% | 4.9% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,156)
17px ''Lost'' (1,945)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,931) |- align=center | 17 | 15.9% | 29.0% ! 30.0% | 20.0% | 5.1% | align=left | 17px ''Dancing with the Stars Final'' (2,340)
17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,159)
17px ''Lost'' (1,950) |- align=center | 18 | 15.2% | 28.0% ! 31.0% | 21.1% | 4.6% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,238)
17px ''Lost'' (1,904)
18px ''Supernanny USA'' (1,861) |- align=center | 19 | 14.7% | 28.1% ! 31.3% | 20.8% | 5.1% | align=left | 18px ''TV Week Logie Awards - Arrivals'' (2,147)
17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,054)
18px ''TV Week Logie Awards'' (1,893) |- align=center | 20 | 14.7% | 26.0% ! 29.7% | 24.6% | 5.0% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,109)
17px ''Lost'' (1,917)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,876) |- align=center | 21 | 15.5% | 26.0% ! 28.8% | 24.4% | 5.3% | align=left | 17px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,941)
17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (1,909)
18px ''Lost'' (1,891) |- align=center | 22 | 15.0% | 26.0% ! 30.8% | 22.8% | 5.7% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,059)
17px ''Lost'' (1,921)
18px ''60 Minutes'' (1,876) |- align=center | 23 | 15.1% | 26.3% ! 30.2% | 22.9% | 5.4% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,092)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,827)
18px ''CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation'' (1,826) |- align=center | 24 | 15.9% | 25.9% ! 30.5% | 22.9% | 4.9% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,057)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,878)
18px ''60 Minutes'' (1,808) |- align=center | 25 | 15.9% | 24.8% ! 32.1% | 22.3% | 4.9% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (1,994)
17px ''Border_Security:_Australia's_Front_Line'' (1,818)
18px ''Rugby_League_State_of_Origin'' (1,758) |- align=center | 26 | 15.9% | 26.7% ! 30.3% | 21.9% | 5.3% | align=left | 17px ''Everybody_Loves_Raymond Finale'' (2,066)
17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,034)
18px ''Getaway'' (1,830) |- align=center | 27 | 15.8% | 26.4% ! 30.5% | 22.6% | 4.7% | align=left | 17px ''Lost'' (2,010)
17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (1,952)
17px ''Border_Security:_Australia's_Front_Line'' (1,892) |- align=center | 28 | 16.6% | 24.6% ! 30.3% | 23.2% | 5.4% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,092)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,890)
18px ''Rugby_League_State_of_Origin'' (1,863) |- align=center | 29 | 15.7% | 27.2% ! 28.0% | 23.1% | 6.0% | align=left | 17px ''Lost'' (1,958)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,868)
18px ''60 Minutes'' (1,760) |- align=center | 30 | 15.1% | 25.4% ! 25.8% | 22.2% | 11.5% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,182)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,783)
17px ''Border_Security:_Australia's_Front_Line'' (1,753) |- align=center | 31 | 16.4% | 25.9% ! 28.2% | 23.6% | 6.0% | align=left | 17px ''Lost'' (1,969)
17px ''Border_Security:_Australia's_Front_Line'' (1,893)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,755) |- align=center | 32 | 14.8% ! 27.3% | 25.8% | 22.2% | 9.9% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives'' (2,036)
17px ''Lost'' (1,917)
17px ''Border_Security:_Australia's_Front_Line'' (1,807) |- align=center | 33 | 14.6% ! 26.7% ! 26.7% | 22.1% | 10.0% | align=left | 17px ''Desperate_Housewives Final'' (2,290)
17px ''Lost'' (1,861)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,811) |- align=center | 34 | 15.6% | 25.9% ! 27.4% | 22.3% | 8.7% | align=left | 18px ''Big Brother: The Winner Announced'' (2,282)
17px ''Lost'' (2,023)
17px ''Border_Security:_Australia's_Front_Line'' (1,923) |- align=center | 35 | 15.4% | 26.9% ! 27.9% | 20.2% | 9.6% | align=left | 17px ''Lost Final'' (2,083)
17px ''Border_Security:_Australia's_Front_Line'' (2,047)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,865) |- align=center | 36 | 16.2% | 25.4% ! 29.6% | 22.2% | 6.5% | align=left | 17px ''Border_Security:_Australia's_Front_Line'' (2,003)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,694)
18px ''60 Minutes'' (1,669) |- align=center | 37 | 15.5% | 25.0% ! 27.1% | 22.1% | 10.3% | align=left | 17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,978)
18px ''60 Minutes'' (1,969)
18px ''House'' (1,631) |- align=center | 38 | 15.6% | 25.6% ! 26.5% | 23.2% | 9.2% | align=left | 17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,988)
18px ''60 Minutes'' (1,969)
18px ''AFL: St Kilda v Sydney'' (1,811) |- align=center | 39 | 16.6% | 26.5% ! 30.8% | 20.9% | 5.2% | align=left | 18px ''2005 AFL Grand Final'' (3,386)
18px ''2005 AFL Grand Final Wrap Up'' (2,981)
18px ''2005 AFL Grand Final Pre Match'' (2,593) |- align=center | 40 | 16.3% | 27.4% ! 29.9% | 20.9% | 5.5% | align=left | 18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (2,075)
18px ''60 Minutes'' (1,823)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,819) |- align=center | 41 | 15.2% | 26.8% ! 31.9% | 20.9% | 5.2% | align=left | 18px ''2005 NRL Grand Final'' (2,563)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (2,061)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,862) |- align=center | 42 | 16.0% | 28.0% ! 29.2% | 21.5% | 5.4% | align=left | 17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (2,097)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,910)
17px ''Grey's_Anatomy'' (1,654) |- align=center | 43 | 15.9% | 28.3% ! 30.8% | 19.6% | 5.4% | align=left | 17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (2,069)
18px ''Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire?'' (1,812)
18px ''National Nine News Sunday'' (1,659) |- align=center | 44 | 15.7% | 27.8% ! 29.9% | 21.0% | 5.6% | align=left | 17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (1,982)
18px ''RPA'' (1,722)
18px ''20_to_1'' (1,651) |- align=center | 45 | 15.8% | 27.6% ! 29.5% | 22.1% | 5.0% | align=left | 17px ''The 2005_Melbourne_Cup Carnival'' (2,506)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (2,000)
18px ''20_to_1'' (1,709) |- align=center | 46 | 15.8% | 29.0% ! 29.4% | 20.3% | 5.6% | align=left | 17px ''Dancing with the Stars'' (2,224)
18px ''RPA'' (1,806)
18px ''20_to_1'' (1,738) |- align=center | 47 | 12.8% | 26.1% ! 30.4% | 19.8% | 10.9% | align=left | 17px ''World Cup Qualifier: Australia v Uruguay'' (2,484)
17px ''Dancing with the Stars Dance Off'' (1,848)
18px ''Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire?'' (1,754) |- align=center | 48 | 14.1% | 26.6% ! 31.2% | 22.9% | 5.1% | align=left | 18px ''CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation'' (1,930)
18px ''Australian_Idol: The Final Verdict'' (1,905)
18px ''Frasier: The Finale'' (1,837) |- align=center bgcolor=gainsboro | 49 - | colspan=6 | Summer non-ratings period |}{{ref|Week}} {{Aus ratings box}} == References == #{{note|Shares}} - "National" refers to the main five metropolitan markets. Shares represents Free_to_air audience share from 6:00pm to 12:00am. Data gathered and published by OzTAM. http://www.oztam.com.au/documents/2005/C1_20051120.pdf #{{note|Programs}} - "Audience" refers to average number of viewers over the programs timeslot from the main five metropolitan markets. Data gathered by OzTAM and prepared by the Seven Network. http://sevencorporate.com.au/uploads/files/1133152464937_0.5113844099379474.pdf #{{note|Week}} - "Audience share" refers to average network share between 6pm and 12am over the survey week. Top program figures are the average number of viewers over the programs timeslot from the main five metropolitan markets. Data gathered and published by OzTAM. http://www.oztam.com.au/archives.aspx?Year=2005 2005 Category:2005_in_Australia