The ABC put in another solid Wednesday performance last night, with Spicks and Specks, The Chaser and Summer Heights High all winning their timeslots and taking out the top 3 positions of the night.

The Chaser was the top show of the evening with 1.64m viewers.

In Sydney the network was less than 1% away from being the top network of the night. In Melbourne it came fourth in a close tussle with the other three commercial networks.

The ABC was so thrilled with the wins, it even sent out a Press Release crowing about the figures.

This is despite the network continually dredging up the line that the ABC doesn’t care about ratings. I guess sometimes they do.

Meanwhile, Nine actually managed to win the night followed by TEN and Seven.

Press Release:

WEDNESDAY NIGHT A WINNER FOR ABC TV

Last night ABC TV screened the top 3 programs.

* The Chaser’s War on Everything (1.6 million)
* Spicks and Specks (1.5 million)
* Summer Heights High (1.5 million)

* All 3 programs won their timeslots across the five cities combined.

SUMMER HEIGHTS HIGH
8 episodes on Wednesday at 9:30pm

* Last night’s final episode achieved a peak audience of 1.5 million on 24th October with a People Share of 33.5%.

* Achieved a series average of 1.3 million with a people share of 30.1%.

* The series captured a 47% viewing share among high school aged students (13-17 years) and a share of 37.3% among people 0-39.

* This is the highest rating comedy in the Wednesday 9:30pm timeslot this year on ABC TV.

* Among ABC TV Programs 2007 ytd:

* Ranked No.1 among People 0-39 years and 13-17 years across the 5 cities.
* Ranked No. 4 among total people across the 5 cities.
* Ranked No.3 among total people in Sydney and Melbourne.

Ratings Week 43