Radio Ratings: How Ben & Liam Finished Up On Triple J Breakfast

Triple J's Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton have finished up their run as breakfast hosts, making way for Coda Conduct's Sally Coleman and Erica Mallett to take over. 

Harvey and Stapleton are due to return to their hometown of Adelaide, taking over the Nova breakfast show from Dylan Lewis and Hayley Pearson. Check out the ratings for each metro area below (click to expand each image).

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Sydney

Triple J's breakfast program sees a substantial growth in Sydney, with Ben & Liam finishing on a 5.5% market share, up 1.3% on last ratings period. They started their hosting run in 2016 with a 5.3% market share.

KIIS FM's Kyle & Jackie O hold onto their spot as Sydney's #1 FM breakfast team, despite dropping 0.4% to an 11.2% share, while WSFM's Jonesy & Amanda remain second with an 8% market share (down 0.2%). 

Overall, triple j has seen growth in the Sydney market with mornings up 2.5% (6.9% market share), afternoons up 2.6% (7.2% market share), drive up 1% (6.5% market share) and evenings up 0.7% (5.4% market share). 

Melbourne

Ben & Liam see further growth in Melbourne, with their show finishing on a 3.9% market share, up 0.3% from last period. This is the same figure they started on in 2016. Triple J sees a loss in its mornings and afternoon programs (0.3% each with mornings landing at 3.3% and afternoons at 4.1%), while drive sees an increase of 0.4% (5.1% market share) and evenings sees 0.6% growth (4.2% market share). 

Gold FM's Christian O’Connell now holds the title for Melbourne's #1 breakfast show at 9.1% with a 0.4% decrease from last ratings period. This now sees Gold FM overtake Fox FM's breakfast program with Fifi, Fev & Byron from the top spot, with the Fox FM program now sitting at 8.7%, down 0.9%. 

Brisbane

Ben & Liam's breakfast program see a loss in Brisbane, down 0.6% for a 7.1% market share. This is the same market share they held on debut. Triple J sees losses across the board in Brisbane, apart from mornings which grows 0.7% to 8.9% market share and afternoons which remain steady at 8.6%. 

Nova FM's program with Ash, Kip, Luttsy & Susie and Hit105's show with Stav, Abby & Matt are now tied for the #1 spot for the Brisbane breakfast programs, at 11.1% market share each. This is a 0.1% drop for Hit105 and a 1.6% drop for Nova. 

Perth

Perth sees an increase for Ben & Liam with the pair landing at 7.1% market share with a 0.4% growth. Ben & Liam's initial Perth ratings had them land at 7.8% back in 2016. Mornings is the only other program to see an increase for triple j in Perth, with 0.3% for a total of 5.6% market share. This is a continued trend from last ratings period, where all programs experienced drops.

NOVA breakfast with Nathan, Nat & Shaun remains Perth's most popular breakfast program at 14.4%, despite a loss of 0.2%. Mix FM claims the #2 breakfast spot, with an increase of 0.7% for a total of 11.2% market share.

Adelaide

Triple J's breakfast show sees a loss of 0.1% in Adelaide ahead of Ben & Liam's return to their hometown, with a 5.8% market share. The pair started with an 8.2% share in 2016. Triple J sees losses in all categories apart from drive with a 0.6% increase for 7.4% market share.

Mix FM's Jodie & Soda remain #1 in the Adelaide breakfast market, with an 11.4% market share (down 0.5%), with Nova's breakfast show with Dylan Lewis and Hayley Pearson landing at 10.9% market share, up 0.4% from last ratings period.