Saturday 12 August 2023

Another article, also from Nine Newspapers, taking the similar ‘biggest TV event in two decades’, slightly better but not by much acknowledging ‘sport’ however also seemingly being confused that those three 4m audiences were OzTAM only (AKA five cities), further complicated by using a Seven spokesperson comment “2013 MKR finale had 4.5m” (which was actually the winner AFAIK and a national number).

:roll_eyes:

Almost seems Seven don’t want to correct media today, as makes that narrative juicer, even though they would know millions more on top of those 4m tuned-in regionally… Somewhat surprising given all but one were on their own network anyway.

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We will have to see

Let’s just enjoy it for now

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Holy shit Cynic’s right, VOZ saying Seven News did 4.9m last night :flushed:

look at all those people who like their bulletins starting at 17:59:59

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That’s a second too early for my liking! :grin:

Fair call
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Total TV Daily Overnight Top 30 Programs

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Total People - Total TV

Rank Description Network Total TV Broadcast Metro Broadcast Regional BVOD National
1 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 4,904,000 3,044,000 1,262,000 598,000
2 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA Seven 4,013,000 2,502,000 1,076,000 435,000
3 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,018,000 778,000 239,000 0
4 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA PRE-GAME Seven 945,000 598,000 280,000 68,000
5 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA POST GAME Seven 762,000 471,000 239,000 52,000
6 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 666,000 443,000 199,000 25,000
7 M- WHITE HOUSE DOWN (R) Seven 589,000 357,000 192,000 41,000
8 VERA RPT ABC 524,000 306,000 212,000 6,000
9 GRANTCHESTER-EV ABC 389,000 246,000 121,000 21,000
10 THE YORKSHIRE VET-PM Seven 388,000 208,000 173,000 7,000
11 ABC NEWS-SA ABC 383,000 228,000 145,000 10,000
12 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT Seven 359,000 200,000 142,000 17,000
13 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE Seven 339,000 197,000 128,000 14,000
14 GETAWAY Nine 315,000 205,000 99,000 11,000
15 WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY Nine 266,000 151,000 96,000 19,000
16 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP HIGHLIGHTS Seven 257,000 159,000 87,000 11,000
17 WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY – LATE Nine 255,000 153,000 85,000 17,000
18 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – EARLY Seven 250,000 143,000 95,000 12,000
19 SATURDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 243,000 134,000 89,000 19,000
20 WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM ABC 242,000 129,000 103,000 10,000
21 NINE NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE Nine 214,000 137,000 68,000 8,000
22 THE VOICE-ENCORE Seven 200,000 133,000 61,000 6,000
23 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST MATCH Seven 190,000 130,000 57,000 3,000
24 WEEKEND TODAY – EARLY SATURDAY Nine 184,000 97,000 73,000 14,000
25 RED 2 Nine 180,000 118,000 58,000 4,000
26 ABC NEWS AT NOON-PM ABC 179,000 111,000 63,000 5,000
27 THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND Seven 177,000 103,000 67,000 7,000
28 A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT Nine 169,000 123,000 40,000 6,000
29 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 JPN V SWE -REPLAY Seven 164,000 104,000 56,000 5,000
30 SBS WORLD NEWS SBS 154,000 100,000 51,000 3,000

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - 25-54 - Total TV

Rank Description Network Total TV Broadcast Metro Broadcast Regional BVOD National
1 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,940,000 1,191,000 390,000 359,000
2 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA Seven 1,581,000 965,000 353,000 263,000
3 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 382,000 309,000 73,000 0
4 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA PRE-GAME Seven 363,000 234,000 88,000 41,000
5 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA POST GAME Seven 306,000 187,000 88,000 31,000
6 M- WHITE HOUSE DOWN (R) Seven 225,000 132,000 68,000 25,000
7 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 150,000 102,000 35,000 13,000
8 THE YORKSHIRE VET-PM Seven 146,000 88,000 55,000 4,000
9 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT Seven 102,000 57,000 34,000 10,000
10 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE Seven 98,000 56,000 34,000 9,000
11 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP HIGHLIGHTS Seven 93,000 60,000 27,000 7,000
12 THE VOICE-ENCORE Seven 87,000 55,000 29,000 4,000
13 WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY Nine 83,000 47,000 25,000 12,000
14 SATURDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 80,000 45,000 23,000 12,000
15 WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY – LATE Nine 80,000 43,000 27,000 10,000
16 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – EARLY Seven 77,000 43,000 27,000 7,000
17 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST MATCH Seven 74,000 55,000 18,000 2,000
18 THANK GOD YOU’RE HERE ENCORE 10 72,000 56,000 15,000 1,000
19 GETAWAY Nine 65,000 37,000 23,000 6,000
20 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 JPN V SWE -REPLAY Seven 64,000 42,000 19,000 3,000
21 RED 2 Nine 63,000 42,000 19,000 2,000
22 WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM ABC 62,000 37,000 20,000 5,000
23 THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND Seven 60,000 38,000 18,000 4,000
24 THE WOG BOY RPT 10 55,000 43,000 11,000 1,000
25 ABC NEWS-SA ABC 55,000 31,000 19,000 5,000
26 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 9 RPT 10 54,000 31,000 22,000 1,000
27 THE BIG BANG THEORY EP 10 RPT 10 54,000 34,000 19,000 1,000
28 WEEKEND TODAY – EARLY SATURDAY Nine 52,000 27,000 16,000 8,000
29 A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT Nine 51,000 35,000 13,000 3,000
30 NINE NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE Nine 48,000 29,000 14,000 5,000

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - 16-39 - Total TV

Rank Description Network Total TV Broadcast Metro Broadcast Regional BVOD National
1 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 1,085,000 673,000 188,000 224,000
2 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA Seven 870,000 547,000 163,000 160,000
3 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 205,000 167,000 38,000 0
4 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA PRE-GAME Seven 189,000 131,000 35,000 23,000
5 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA POST GAME Seven 145,000 96,000 30,000 19,000
6 M- WHITE HOUSE DOWN (R) Seven 114,000 74,000 26,000 14,000
7 THE YORKSHIRE VET-PM Seven 73,000 47,000 24,000 2,000
8 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 49,000 31,000 11,000 7,000
9 SATURDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 41,000 26,000 7,000 8,000
10 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP HIGHLIGHTS Seven 39,000 27,000 9,000 3,000
11 THANK GOD YOU’RE HERE ENCORE 10 35,000 25,000 9,000 1,000
12 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST MATCH Seven 35,000 25,000 9,000 1,000
13 THE VOICE-ENCORE Seven 35,000 24,000 8,000 2,000
14 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE Seven 34,000 18,000 12,000 4,000
15 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT Seven 33,000 18,000 10,000 5,000
16 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 JPN V SWE -REPLAY Seven 31,000 21,000 8,000 2,000
17 ABC NEWS-SA ABC 31,000 18,000 10,000 2,000
18 PETER RABBIT-AM ABC 27,000 12,000 13,000 2,000
19 WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY Nine 26,000 13,000 7,000 6,000
20 THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND Seven 26,000 15,000 9,000 2,000
21 GETAWAY Nine 26,000 11,000 12,000 3,000
22 WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY – LATE Nine 25,000 11,000 9,000 5,000
23 GO JETTERS-AM ABC 24,000 14,000 9,000 1,000
24 INTERSTELLAR ELLA-AM ABC 23,000 9,000 13,000 2,000
25 WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM ABC 23,000 13,000 7,000 3,000
26 THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON-AM ABC 22,000 10,000 11,000 1,000
27 ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY-PM Seven 21,000 12,000 7,000 2,000
28 PLAY SCHOOL: DINOSAUR ROAR-AM ABC 21,000 8,000 12,000 1,000
29 SATURDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE -POST MATCH Nine 21,000 11,000 5,000 4,000
30 READY, STEADY, WIGGLE!-AM ABC 21,000 9,000 11,000 0

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Grocery Shoppers - Total TV

Rank Description Network Total TV Broadcast Metro Broadcast Regional BVOD National
1 SEVEN NEWS – SAT Seven 3,513,000 2,139,000 917,000 457,000
2 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA Seven 2,837,000 1,740,000 765,000 332,000
3 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 743,000 568,000 175,000 0
4 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA PRE-GAME Seven 692,000 436,000 203,000 52,000
5 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 558,000 376,000 162,000 20,000
6 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V FRA POST GAME Seven 558,000 341,000 177,000 41,000
7 VERA RPT ABC 458,000 271,000 182,000 5,000
8 M- WHITE HOUSE DOWN (R) Seven 438,000 261,000 145,000 32,000
9 GRANTCHESTER-EV ABC 339,000 216,000 106,000 17,000
10 ABC NEWS-SA ABC 323,000 190,000 125,000 8,000
11 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT Seven 289,000 162,000 114,000 14,000
12 THE YORKSHIRE VET-PM Seven 285,000 154,000 125,000 5,000
13 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – LATE Seven 275,000 163,000 100,000 11,000
14 GETAWAY Nine 263,000 175,000 80,000 9,000
15 WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY Nine 217,000 122,000 80,000 16,000
16 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SAT – EARLY Seven 205,000 120,000 75,000 10,000
17 WEEKEND TODAY – SATURDAY – LATE Nine 204,000 122,000 68,000 14,000
18 WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM ABC 202,000 108,000 86,000 8,000
19 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP HIGHLIGHTS Seven 199,000 125,000 65,000 9,000
20 SATURDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 182,000 102,000 65,000 15,000
21 NINE NEWS: FIRST AT FIVE Nine 178,000 117,000 55,000 7,000
22 THE VOICE-ENCORE Seven 159,000 107,000 48,000 5,000
23 WEEKEND TODAY – EARLY SATURDAY Nine 156,000 82,000 63,000 11,000
24 ABC NEWS AT NOON-PM ABC 151,000 94,000 52,000 4,000
25 THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND Seven 145,000 88,000 51,000 5,000
26 RED 2 Nine 145,000 98,000 44,000 3,000
27 A CURRENT AFFAIR -SAT Nine 143,000 104,000 34,000 5,000
28 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – POST MATCH Seven 141,000 100,000 39,000 2,000
29 SBS WORLD NEWS SBS 131,000 86,000 43,000 2,000
30 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 JPN V SWE -REPLAY Seven 129,000 82,000 44,000 4,000
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Prelim highest ranking is 4.9m but note that VOZ ratings are not adjusted for overrun, extra time and penalty shootout.

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The Age article has been corrected and also now includes a table of most watched TV programs

Whilst obviously wrong, at least the program title (whether Seven decide to re-code for a separate ‘extra time’ and/or ‘penalty shootout’ and what changes if any to that figure for actual run times of those eventuate), for the time being, it is the new VOZ record holder, overtaking the 2022 Aus Open Women’s Final Presentations, 2022 Aus Open Women’s Final match and 2021 AFL GF.

Also, until corrections are made official, last night’s match (until 7pm) actually falls short of the aforementioned events, with metro broadcast on par and below respectively, regional below and higher respectively and BVOD higher than both respectively. Melbourne and Brisbane’s audience is also significantly lower than both.

The timing of the tournament won’t help junior participation numbers - junior seasons are approaching their end and trying to maintain any post-WC hype will be tricky for something in 7-9 months time.

Ever noticed that the sports themselves talk about the benefits that any bounce delivers at the junior level in muted tones? Because they know it’s often short-lived, nor does it help that the options for girls is now significantly wider then it was even 12 or 18 months ago (and there are codes like AFL and CA who pour significant money into attracting and retaining juniors through programs like AusKick).

It could always be worse - Netball Australia must be devastated that their success at the World Cup has been completely overshadowed by the WWC

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Really? Where are they? There probably will end up being a minor increase in playing numbers but right now it is just an assertion.

There will never be a bigger sugar hit for Australian soccer but it is still just a sugar hit.

The problem is that once it is done, that is it. If the world cup was coming back here next year and the year after and the every year after that, then you would have a sustained impact.

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Surely the AFL figure is a coding error?

Exactly this.

Bottom line is, by the end of this tournament it will 7 months until kids are deciding what winter sport to play next year.

And the sports with resources that actually invest them at grass roots and pathways will still be doing what they are doing

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The entire top 5 is out due to the overrun in the World Cup.

I know the average of the match has to be adjusted BUT it’s crazy that figure watching the extra time & penalty shootout is minimum 4.9mill.

If I was 7, I would code the 7news segment as Extra time + penalty shootout to highlight the massive audience for the match ending

Despite everything that has been said here, I still maintain this World Cup is like nothing like we have seen before

For example last night so many people would have been watching a penalty shoot out for the very first time. Now everyone has become a “soccer expert “

I beliefe it is the start of something great with huge programming opportunities but we will see

I’m sure they will, they have form for inflating ratings.

Like in 2010 after the drawn AFL GF, re-coded the Presentations and went to over 3m metro in consolidated.

There was the 2016 AFL GF which had Presentations also broken-out with 3.2m metro in consolidated.

Or the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony in 2021, re-coded for time corrections and an earlier portion for nearly 2.7m metro broadcast.

Or all the MKR Winner Annouments (which yes all networks have done and has been a debate for a long time - many segments often only run less than 15min), such as 2013 with well over 3m metro, the program to rate next highest ahead of last night (which is what Seven’s “in a decade” refers to).

This isn’t in dispute, the tournament has been unprecedented for a number of reasons - but it’s important not to get carried away with the likely legacy that the tournament will leave.

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According to the updated TV Tonight article:

Yet to be officially adjusted. According to Seven, the adjusted figure will be 4.17 million including 472,000 viewers on 7plus making the Matildas v France game the biggest streaming event ever seen in Australia. It claims the event as the highest rating TV sport program of the past decade.

Famously, Rugby Union in Australia went from strength to strength after the 2003 World Cup

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