Seven Network

The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network, owned by Seven West Media Limited.[3] It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first station on the VHF7 frequency was established in Melbourne. The Seven Network is one of five main free-to-air commercial networks in Australia.

Since the late 1980s to the mid 1990s and again from 2005, the Seven Network has been the highest rated television network and primary channel in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network, ABC and SBS and the troubled Network Ten. The Seven Network is the indefinite long-term home of in-house and most-watched franchises including the AFL, the Summer Olympics, the Melbourne Cup, Sunrise, My Kitchen Rules, The X Factor, The Chase Australia, House Rules, Deal Or No Deal, Home and Away, Better Homes & Gardens and Seven News.[4] In 2011 the Seven Network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers.[5] Seven is the first to do this since the introduction of the OZtam ratings system in 2001.[6] As of 2014, it is the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach.[7]