MasterChef rises to top of ratings

MasterChef has risen to the top like a good souffle, winning the television ratings.

Network Ten's reality cooking show netted 1.171 viewers on Thursday night as contestants battled for a spot in Sunday's semi-final, according to OzTAM's overnight figures.

But some people switched off for the masterclass segment, which attracted 883,000 viewers and was the seventh most watched show of the night.

Ten's coverage of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games slotted into sixth place with 911,000 viewers on day one.

The Seven Network's soapie Home and Away was the only other non-news program to make the top 10, finishing in ninth spot with 840,000 viewers.

MOST WATCHED TV SHOWS ON THURSDAY

1. MasterChef Australia (Ten) - 1.171 million

2. Nine News (Nine) - 1.151 million

3. Nine News 6.30 (Nine) - 1.084 million

4. Seven News (Seven) - 1.065 million

5. Seven News/Today Tonight (Seven) - 931,000

6. Glasgow Live D1 Evening (Ten) - 911,000

7. MasterChef Australia - Masterclass (Ten) - 883,000

8. A Current Affair (Nine) - 876,000

9. Home And Away (Seven) - 840,000

10. ABC News (ABC1) - 828,000

* Source OzTAM