Countdown still on song for ABC ratings

Viewers took a step back in time on Sunday night to mark the 40-year anniversary of music show Countdown.

The first episode of the ABC's two-part documentary, Countdown: Do Yourself a Favour, was the fourth most-watched show with an audience of 965,000, while the Seven Network's real-life CCTV series Surveillance Oz was fifth (879,000).

They were the highest-rating non-news and public affairs shows.

The highest-rating program overall was Seven's Sunday Night (1.129 million).

Most watched shows on Sunday

1. Sunday Night (Seven) - 1.129 million

2. Seven News (Seven) - 1.127 million

3. Nine News (Nine) -1.068 million

4. Countdown: Do Yourself a Favour (ABC1) - 965,000

5. Surveillance Oz (Seven) - 879,000

6. ABC News (ABC1) - 817,000

7. One-day cricket, Australia v South Africa, Game 2 Session 2 (Nine) - 815,000

8. One-day cricket, Australia v South Africa, Game 2 Session 1 (Nine) - 790,000

9. Cilla (ABC1) - 775,000

10. Modern Family (Ten) - 685,000

*Source OzTAM