Ratings Information:

Initial figures: 0.696m viewers (overnight), 14th place day
Consolidated figures: 0.869m viewers, 12th place

The figures above only include viewers in the metropolitan areas of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. These are referred to as the "5 City Metro" ratings.

Overnight
Nightmare in Silver has debuted in Australia, averaging 696,000 viewers in the five major capital cities. It was the ABC's second highest rating drama of the day and the fourteenth highest rating program of the day overall. These ratings do not include regional or time-shifted viewers.

Consolidated
Nightmare in Silver has picked up an additional 171,000 time-shifted Australian viewers, giving it a final, or consolidated, ratings average of 869,000 viewers in the five major capital cities. This was the fourth largest number of time-shifted viewers for a program broadcast on Sunday 12 May. The final or consolidated ratings includes all 'time-shifted' viewers who record the program and watch it within a week.

Based on these final figures, Nightmare in Silver was the second highest rating ABC program of the day and the twelfth highest rating program of the day overall (it was the fourteenth highest rating program based on its overnight figures of 698,000 viewers). These ratings do not include regional viewers.