The final leaders’ debate between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese was watched by a total audience of 811,000 across the Seven Network on Wednesday night but failed to beat the 9Network’s audience of 950,000 on Sunday.

On the Seven Network, which is owned by Kerry Stokes’ Seven West Media, 527,000 metro viewers tuned in, with an extra 244,000 regional viewers. On 7Plus, there was a live and on-demand audience of 40,000.