"Tonight Live" was a substantial ratings and revenue success for the Seven Network at a time when the Network was in difficulty and had just gone into receivership. The show extended prime time revenues into late night and generated substantial revenues for the Network."Tonight Live" dominated the ratings around Australia in every year of its broadcast. For the year 1990, the Nielsen ratings surveys reported that "Tonight Live" gained an average viewer share of 42.6% of viewers in all households in Australia (nearly double Channel 9 at 26% and Network 10 at 20%). In 1991 it won with an average share of 35%. In 1992, it won with an average share of 32.24%. In 1993, it won with an average share of 31.22%.