Australian Idol was again Sunday's top program in all major demos and hit a new 2006 series high.

Metro Comm Share 1930-2104
16-39 25-54 Ppl 55+ Ttl Ppl 000s
Australian Idol TEN 58.6% 48.5% 19.7% 1.92m
60 Mins/CSI: NY 9 24.8% 29.9% 49.3% 1.38m
Gold/Countdown 7 16.6% 21.5% 31.0% 971,000

TEN won Sunday night in all major demos:

Metro Comm Prime Time Share (1800-2230)
16-39 25-54 Ppl 55+ Ttl Ppl
TEN 48.2% 38.2% 17.6% 35.4%
9 27.9% 33.0% 46.0% 34.8%
7 23.9% 28.8% 36.4% 29.8%
It's Me or the Dog won its slot in 16-39, with a 36.4% CSHR, and an average audience of 1.0m viewers.

The Bourne Identity won its slot in all major demos, with a CSHR in 16-39 of 46.7% and an average audience of 971,000 viewers.

Meerkat Manor secured a 32.3% CSHR in 16-39 in the competitive 6.30pm timeslot.

Top Programs (16-39) Sunday
1. Australian Idol TEN - also #1 in total people top ten (1.92m)
2. The Bourne Identity (movie) TEN
3. 60 Minutes 9
4. It's Me or the Dog TEN - also #10 in total people top ten (1.0m)
5. Backyard Blitz 9
6. The Real Seachange 7
7. National Nine News 9
8. Seven News 7
9. CSI: NY 9
10. Meerkat Manor TEN

Meanwhile, TEN won week 41 in its target 16-39 demo by a margin of 6.5 share points over the Seven Network and was 11.3 share points ahead of Nine.

TEN also won week 41 in the U.S. benchmark 18-49 demo and remains well in 1st place for 2006 in 18-49.

All data: OzTAM.