Getting in early I know, but I reckon that this yearâs AFL/NRL Grand Finals could very well get their biggest ratings at least since the introduction of the OzTam ratings system.
Afterall, in both games you have a âSydney vs Melbourneâ battle and âunderdogâ teams looking to break a long premiership drought against teams that have had notable premiership success (albeit, the success of the Storm in the NRL is probably a bit more controversial than that of the Swans in the AFL) in recent years. Iâd imagine that those factors should generate plenty of media interest throughout the week.
One could imagine the NRL Grand Final generating around million in Sydney since the Cronulla Sharks are going for their first premiership in the clubâs 50 year history, which should make for a GF lead-up with possibly even more hype than when the Rabbitohs went for it in 2014. Not to mention that there should be a sizeable Melbourne audience seeing if your local team the Storm can win!
Will that be enough to compensate for a possible drop in Queensland? A case of wait and see I suppose.
Agreed. Over 900k Sydneysiders still found plenty of reasons to watch last years NRL Grand Final even though it was an all Queensland derby, both it and State Of Origin are generally THE most watched programs in Sydney all year.
Monday September 26
The Brownlow Medal should rate well tonight even though many people think Geelongâs Patrick Dangerfield will win.
Brownlow Medal red carpet 0.57m (Seven Melbourne + Adelaide) + 120,000 (7mate Sydney, Brisbane and Perth)
Brownlow Medal count 0.84m (Seven Melbourne + Adelaide + Perth) + 53,000 (7mate Sydney and Brisbane)
Highway Patrol rpt 0.33m (Seven Sydney and Brisbane)
Movie: Red rpt 0.25m (Seven Sydney and Brisbane)
The Block 0.84m
Millionaire Mansions 0.45m
Australian Survivor 0.63m
Have You Been Paying Attention? 0.65m
You can basically put a 0 under Adelaide for programs after 5pm. Worst affected will be Nine (The Block, Doctor Doctor) and Ten (The Bachelorette and The Wrong Girl).
Wednesday September 27
The Block 0.76m
Doctor Doctor 0.61m
The Bachelorette 0.68m
The Wrong Girl premiere 0.53m
I agree. Perhaps Seven might be least affected from a programing perspective, but they would probably feel the most affect ratings wise since Seven is generally the most watched network in Adelaide AFIAK.
People in Adelaide got power back at around 7:30. People outside Adelaide didnt until around 9:00. Figures in Adelaide will be lower but they shouldnt be 0.