7:30 up as Sales “grills” Shorten. Seven wins Thursday.

The trendline for Thursday was Seven News, ACA, MasterChef and Shark Tank but the broader picture is Seven’s AFL, which resulted in staggered programming, helping Seven to a network win and leaving ultimately Nine without its AFL Footy Show. On ABC Leigh Sales drew headlines “grilling” Opposition Leader Bill Shorten with the show well up on last Thursday’s numbers.