Ratings: Wednesday, 1st October 2014

Let's face it - our television is defined by shiny floor shows and paranoia. But an American cop show made all the difference for Seven.
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Foreign sales for Border Security.

Seven won the night. Nine bracketed the group with The Block at the head and Big Brother at the tail, but it turns out that the sturdy combo of Home and Away, The Force and Border Security held its own.

With that lot in balance, Criminal Minds gained an extra 329,000 to give Seven the edge over Nine. The two hours of Criminal Minds held on impressively – it lost 200,000 at 9.30, but most people are brushing the biscuit crumbs off their flannelette jarmies and going to bed.The second ep is also a repeat.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.