I thought this was an intriguing statement. Probably completely reading too much into it, but why need to add this sentence at all, let alone Seven’s coverage, why not just ‘since 2017’ or ‘Jan 2017* or the 2017 Australian Open Men’s Final.
I wonder if there’s still some at Seven rueing the day they let the rights go to Nine. Especially with their attitude to CA lately.
Dunno, just the way it was used and worded was surprising.
I think they are just say that the last big rating thing - the AO final - was also Seven’s
I didn’t realise it had been that long, nearly 4 years, since the last program got 2.7m metro or higher.
I recall that night famously (well for us here anyway) also did a 50%+ share, network and main channel, at the time the first ever or certainly in a very long time to achieve that.
The first-ever night time Grand Final will certainly not be the last after those huge ratings.
If the AFL Grand Final is back at the MCG next year, I think the AFL will try a Twilight GF first, before a night GF.
I’d say maybe start an hour earlier than this year but not much earlier than that.
Did Seven say live streaming was available for last night’s grand final?
I think the AFL would prefer a 5pm timeslot
What? Wasn’t it only on AFL Live?
I feel that’s the best option as it would be a compromise between traditionalists (such as myself) who like the GF staring at 2:30pm and those who want the night GF to stay
It was available only on certain connected devices (eg; Android/Apple/Fetch TV, PS4s, etc)
So all?
Android/Apple TV - not mobile/tablet devices
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Where to watch the AFL Grand Final
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Was also on @channel7
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Yeah my tip is they’ll go twilight next year unfortunately
It was only a night GF this year because it was in Queensland and their weather this time of year is hot and storms in the arvo plus the sun blinds players in the afternoon at the Gabba
AFL statement on 2020 Grand Final TV ratings
The AFL is pleased to announce last night’s 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final between Richmond and Geelong Cats attracted a national average TV audience of 3.812m.
The 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final was the highest average audience since the 2016 Grand Final and up 30 per cent on the 2019 Toyota AFL Grand Final. The average audience was up 8.5 per cent on the last 5 years.
In an unprecedented year for football, the support and interest from fans in the broadcast of AFL games was extremely strong.
AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan thanked Channel 7 for delivering an historic broadcast of the Gabba Grand Final.
“On behalf of the AFL I want to thank our host broadcaster Channel 7 for not only their broadcast of the historic night Grand Final at the Gabba, but for their team’s commitment to the event and the exciting content delivery in the lead in and post-match.
“All our broadcaster partners, Channel 7, Foxtel, Telstra as well as our radio partners have gone above and beyond this season. Everything we knew previously changed, and their ability to adapt quickly and creatively has provided fans with access to great coverage of our game and helped to deliver one of our strongest years of ratings nationally.”
“To all our loyal fans who tuned in across the season, I hope the footy was able to provide you with some comfort and a break from the challenging circumstances the year has thrown up. Your loyalty and devotion to your clubs showed why you are the best fans in all of sports.”
Update:
Tuesday 3 November
Grand Final replay in Melbourne
12:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Richmond v Geelong