Sunday 6 October 2024

Total TV Network Share

National, incl FTA + BVOD

Total 25-54 16-39
Seven 20.10% 15.31% 12.09%
Nine 49.99% 61.57% 69.35%
10 9.88% 10.29% 7.89%
SBS 7.07% 4.70% 2.82%
ABC 12.40% 7.83% 7.77%

FTA Network Share

Total 25-54 16-39
Seven 21.48% 16.67% 13.43%
Nine 47.27% 58.25% 65.82%
10 10.89% 12.36% 10.06%
SBS 7.08% 4.80% 2.71%
ABC 12.63% 7.52% 7.86%

FTA 5-city metro Total TV Share

Total 25-54 16-39
Seven 19.82% 15.11% 12.01%
Nine 49.89% 61.53% 69.81%
10 9.98% 10.48% 8.08%
SBS 7.48% 5.10% 2.64%
ABC 12.83% 7.78% 7.45%

FTA 5-city metro Share

Total 25-54 16-39
Seven 21.54% 16.82% 13.76%
Nine 46.83% 57.94% 66.45%
10 11.19% 12.91% 10.59%
SBS 7.37% 5.12% 2.15%
ABC 13.08% 7.21% 7.06%

Total TV Overnight Top 30 Programs

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

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD
1 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -MATCH Nine 5,349,000 3,422,000 762,000
2 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -POST MATCH Nine 3,755,000 1,658,000 367,000
3 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -ENTERTAINMENT Nine 3,571,000 1,744,000 311,000
4 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 2,057,000 1,191,000 45,000
5 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,814,000 1,219,000 160,000
6 THE VOICE – SUN Seven 1,733,000 675,000 63,000
7 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL Nine 1,452,000 691,000 101,000
8 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL -POST MATCH Nine 1,393,000 820,000 124,000
9 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 1,037,000 684,000 22,000
10 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 981,000 381,000 20,000
11 9NEWS LATE Nine 897,000 518,000 112,000
12 THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA: CELEBRITY SUN 10 896,000 457,000 32,000
13 RETURN TO PARADISE-EV ABC 863,000 551,000 29,000
14 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL Nine 861,000 353,000 49,000
15 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -PRE MATCH Nine 837,000 447,000 66,000
16 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN Seven 834,000 340,000 23,000
17 SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW Nine 660,000 236,000 26,000
18 INSIDERS-AM ABC 655,000 420,000 38,000
19 WEEKEND TODAY – SUNDAY Nine 638,000 244,000 26,000
20 THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND Seven 635,000 202,000 13,000
21 FBI: INTERNATIONAL 10 615,000 148,000 4,000
22 LANDLINE-PM ABC 564,000 364,000 12,000
23 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) Seven 560,000 330,000 8,000
24 NCIS RPT 10 546,000 89,000 2,000
25 THE SUNDAY PROJECT 10 545,000 189,000 8,000
26 SEE NO EVIL Nine 531,000 206,000 40,000
27 COMPASS-EV ABC 531,000 239,000 9,000
28 SEVEN NEWS AT 5 Seven 503,000 316,000 10,000
29 10 NEWS FIRST SUN 10 492,000 226,000 8,000
30 UNFORGOTTEN-EV ABC 489,000 292,000 11,000

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

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD
1 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -MATCH Nine 2,206,000 1,485,000 480,000
2 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -POST MATCH Nine 1,576,000 740,000 234,000
3 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -ENTERTAINMENT Nine 1,434,000 727,000 193,000
4 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 671,000 434,000 95,000
5 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL Nine 531,000 275,000 62,000
6 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL -POST MATCH Nine 492,000 330,000 76,000
7 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 489,000 270,000 21,000
8 THE VOICE – SUN Seven 433,000 168,000 31,000
9 9NEWS LATE Nine 364,000 231,000 72,000
10 THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA: CELEBRITY SUN 10 321,000 172,000 17,000
11 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL Nine 296,000 136,000 30,000
12 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -PRE MATCH Nine 293,000 167,000 40,000
13 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 250,000 91,000 10,000
14 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN Seven 236,000 100,000 12,000
15 SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW Nine 235,000 89,000 16,000
16 SEE NO EVIL Nine 225,000 92,000 25,000
17 WEEKEND TODAY – SUNDAY Nine 225,000 84,000 15,000
18 FBI: INTERNATIONAL 10 208,000 53,000 2,000
19 THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND Seven 208,000 64,000 7,000
20 THE DARK KNIGHT -EV Nine 198,000 40,000 1,000
21 THE SUNDAY PROJECT 10 194,000 68,000 4,000
22 M- BLACK HAWK DOWN-PM Seven 152,000 32,000 1,000
23 INSIDERS-AM ABC 151,000 90,000 16,000
24 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 150,000 99,000 8,000
25 NCIS RPT 10 149,000 19,000 1,000
26 WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Nine 149,000 66,000 13,000
27 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL -PRE MATCH Nine 145,000 110,000 21,000
28 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) Seven 142,000 84,000 4,000
29 10 NEWS FIRST SUN 10 138,000 69,000 4,000
30 RETURN TO PARADISE-EV ABC 130,000 60,000 10,000

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

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD
1 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -MATCH Nine 1,252,000 837,000 327,000
2 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -POST MATCH Nine 891,000 419,000 156,000
3 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -ENTERTAINMENT Nine 767,000 381,000 120,000
4 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 280,000 172,000 53,000
5 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL Nine 239,000 126,000 36,000
6 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL -POST MATCH Nine 214,000 142,000 44,000
7 THE VOICE – SUN Seven 185,000 78,000 15,000
8 9NEWS LATE Nine 182,000 117,000 46,000
9 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 166,000 88,000 10,000
10 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL Nine 144,000 70,000 16,000
11 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -PRE MATCH Nine 138,000 81,000 22,000
12 THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA: CELEBRITY SUN 10 113,000 64,000 8,000
13 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 93,000 33,000 4,000
14 SEE NO EVIL Nine 92,000 42,000 16,000
15 SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW Nine 87,000 35,000 8,000
16 FBI: INTERNATIONAL 10 78,000 15,000 1,000
17 WEEKEND TODAY – SUNDAY Nine 77,000 31,000 7,000
18 THE DARK KNIGHT -EV Nine 71,000 20,000 1,000
19 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN Seven 70,000 30,000 6,000
20 THE SUNDAY PROJECT 10 70,000 33,000 2,000
21 THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND Seven 65,000 20,000 4,000
22 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL -PRE MATCH Nine 63,000 47,000 11,000
23 WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Nine 60,000 29,000 6,000
24 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) Seven 59,000 31,000 2,000
25 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 53,000 33,000 3,000
26 INSIDERS-AM ABC 51,000 33,000 7,000
27 WEEKEND TODAY – EARLY SUNDAY Nine 48,000 20,000 3,000
28 WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM ABC 48,000 21,000 2,000
29 COMPASS-EV ABC 45,000 14,000 1,000
30 10 NEWS FIRST SUN 10 44,000 21,000 2,000

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

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD
1 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -MATCH Nine 3,871,000 2,467,000 585,000
2 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -POST MATCH Nine 2,718,000 1,174,000 283,000
3 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -ENTERTAINMENT Nine 2,585,000 1,262,000 242,000
4 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 1,652,000 971,000 36,000
5 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,360,000 908,000 126,000
6 THE VOICE – SUN Seven 1,352,000 526,000 50,000
7 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL Nine 1,078,000 509,000 79,000
8 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL -POST MATCH Nine 1,032,000 601,000 97,000
9 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 861,000 571,000 19,000
10 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 789,000 312,000 16,000
11 RETURN TO PARADISE-EV ABC 734,000 476,000 25,000
12 THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA: CELEBRITY SUN 10 688,000 345,000 26,000
13 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN Seven 683,000 284,000 19,000
14 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL Nine 660,000 273,000 38,000
15 9NEWS LATE Nine 649,000 365,000 86,000
16 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -PRE MATCH Nine 604,000 335,000 51,000
17 INSIDERS-AM ABC 551,000 359,000 34,000
18 THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND Seven 526,000 168,000 11,000
19 SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW Nine 521,000 189,000 21,000
20 WEEKEND TODAY – SUNDAY Nine 512,000 200,000 21,000
21 LANDLINE-PM ABC 468,000 301,000 11,000
22 FBI: INTERNATIONAL 10 468,000 121,000 4,000
23 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) Seven 464,000 277,000 7,000
24 NCIS RPT 10 451,000 74,000 1,000
25 COMPASS-EV ABC 431,000 203,000 7,000
26 THE SUNDAY PROJECT 10 430,000 150,000 6,000
27 UNFORGOTTEN-EV ABC 421,000 255,000 10,000
28 SEVEN NEWS AT 5 Seven 410,000 262,000 8,000
29 10 NEWS FIRST SUN 10 409,000 189,000 7,000
30 WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM ABC 406,000 180,000 9,000

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Reach table reordered by average audience

Top 30 Programs

By Average By Reach Description Network Average BVOD Reach
1 1 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -MATCH Nine 3,422,000 762,000 5,349,000
2 3 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -ENTERTAINMENT Nine 1,744,000 311,000 3,571,000
3 2 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -POST MATCH Nine 1,658,000 367,000 3,755,000
4 5 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,219,000 160,000 1,814,000
5 4 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 1,191,000 45,000 2,057,000
6 8 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL -POST MATCH Nine 820,000 124,000 1,393,000
7 7 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL Nine 691,000 101,000 1,452,000
8 9 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 684,000 22,000 1,037,000
9 6 THE VOICE – SUN Seven 675,000 63,000 1,733,000
10 13 RETURN TO PARADISE-EV ABC 551,000 29,000 863,000
11 11 9NEWS LATE Nine 518,000 112,000 897,000
12 12 THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA: CELEBRITY SUN 10 457,000 32,000 896,000
13 15 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -PRE MATCH Nine 447,000 66,000 837,000
14 18 INSIDERS-AM ABC 420,000 38,000 655,000
15 10 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 381,000 20,000 981,000
16 22 LANDLINE-PM ABC 364,000 12,000 564,000
17 14 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL Nine 353,000 49,000 861,000
18 16 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN Seven 340,000 23,000 834,000
19 23 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) Seven 330,000 8,000 560,000
20 28 SEVEN NEWS AT 5 Seven 316,000 10,000 503,000
21 30 UNFORGOTTEN-EV ABC 292,000 11,000 489,000
22 19 WEEKEND TODAY – SUNDAY Nine 244,000 26,000 638,000
23 27 COMPASS-EV ABC 239,000 9,000 531,000
24 17 SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW Nine 236,000 26,000 660,000
25 29 10 NEWS FIRST SUN 10 226,000 8,000 492,000
26 26 SEE NO EVIL Nine 206,000 40,000 531,000
27 20 THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND Seven 202,000 13,000 635,000
28 25 THE SUNDAY PROJECT 10 189,000 8,000 545,000
29 21 FBI: INTERNATIONAL 10 148,000 4,000 615,000
30 24 NCIS RPT 10 89,000 2,000 546,000

Top 30 Programs 25-54

By Average By Reach Description Network Average BVOD Reach
1 1 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -MATCH Nine 1,485,000 480,000 2,206,000
2 2 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -POST MATCH Nine 740,000 234,000 1,576,000
3 3 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -ENTERTAINMENT Nine 727,000 193,000 1,434,000
4 4 9NEWS SUNDAY Nine 434,000 95,000 671,000
5 6 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL -POST MATCH Nine 330,000 76,000 492,000
6 5 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL Nine 275,000 62,000 531,000
7 7 SEVEN NEWS – SUN Seven 270,000 21,000 489,000
8 9 9NEWS LATE Nine 231,000 72,000 364,000
9 10 THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA: CELEBRITY SUN 10 172,000 17,000 321,000
10 8 THE VOICE – SUN Seven 168,000 31,000 433,000
11 12 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -PRE MATCH Nine 167,000 40,000 293,000
12 11 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL Nine 136,000 30,000 296,000
13 27 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL -PRE MATCH Nine 110,000 21,000 145,000
14 14 WEEKEND SUNRISE – SUN Seven 100,000 12,000 236,000
15 24 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 99,000 8,000 150,000
16 16 SEE NO EVIL Nine 92,000 25,000 225,000
17 13 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT Seven 91,000 10,000 250,000
18 23 INSIDERS-AM ABC 90,000 16,000 151,000
19 15 SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW Nine 89,000 16,000 235,000
20 17 WEEKEND TODAY – SUNDAY Nine 84,000 15,000 225,000
21 28 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (R) Seven 84,000 4,000 142,000
22 29 10 NEWS FIRST SUN 10 69,000 4,000 138,000
23 21 THE SUNDAY PROJECT 10 68,000 4,000 194,000
24 26 WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Nine 66,000 13,000 149,000
25 19 THE MORNING SHOW – WEEKEND Seven 64,000 7,000 208,000
26 30 RETURN TO PARADISE-EV ABC 60,000 10,000 130,000
27 18 FBI: INTERNATIONAL 10 53,000 2,000 208,000
28 20 THE DARK KNIGHT -EV Nine 40,000 1,000 198,000
29 22 M- BLACK HAWK DOWN-PM Seven 32,000 1,000 152,000
30 25 NCIS RPT 10 19,000 1,000 149,000

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The NRL Grand Final headline number was 3.422 million, the average audience for last night’s game. That compares to the national audience of 3,404,000 for last year’s game. Coverage filled the top three places with the pre-game entertainment on 1.744 million (1.783m in 2023) while the post game had 1.658 million (1.725m in 2023). That helped Nine a 49.99% audience share, that in an Olympic year was only the 16th best result of the network this year. The network share compared to a metro share of 52.4% last year.

The nearest competition was The Voice that recorded a season low 675k, down 379k on last Sunday while The Amazing Race managed 457k, only down 60k. Return to Paradise dropped by almost 200k on ABC.

Earlier, Seven News was just ahead of Nine’s bulletin that had non-standard start times in three markets. 9News Late that followed the NRL coverage scored very well with over 500k.

At breakfast Sunrise had a 100k win over Today that was live in four markets.

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the NRL final didn’t really take away viewers from TAR but did take away almost half of Voice viewers from last week

Even on Grand Final day Seven News still won. People really wanting their horoscopes it seems.

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Nine’s bulletin had the highest average audience. It was 30 minutes and only aired at 6pm in Sydney and Melbourne. Perth had to wait until about 7pm - Brisbane was 5pm and Adelaide 5.30pm

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The NRL Grand Final had a lower national reach than last month’s AFL Grand Final (5.349 million vs 6.087 million) but a higher BVOD rating (762,000 vs 655,000).

It will be interesting to see if some of those viewers will return next Sunday. The catch-up figures will be interesting.

  • The NRL Grand Final dominated Sunday night viewing achieving an average audience across Total TV of 3.422 Million (up 0.3% year-on-year). This is the highest Total TV Audience for an NRL Grand Final since 2022. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 5.349 Million.

  • The NRL Grand Final has recorded the highest ever BVOD Audience for a NRL Grand Final at 762,000. This is an increase of 26% year-on-year.

  • The NRLW Grand Final recorded the highest ever BVOD Audience for Women’s Grand Final at 101,000. This is an increase of 15% year-on-year. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.452 million and a Total TV National Audience of 691,000.

  • 9News was the No. 1 news bulletin in Australia with Total People, People 25-54 and People 16-39. The combined national bulletins achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.814 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.219 million. On 9Now, its BVOD Audience of 160,000.

  • The 9Network was the No. 1 Network across the 5 City Metro on Sunday with all key demos and Total People

  • 9Now was the No. 1 CFTA BVOD platform on Sunday with all key demos and Total People

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Huge night for Nine with the NRL Grand Final. The match did awesome numbers. The Entertainment and Post Match segments did very well too.

Good to see Nine’s Late News and See No Evil make the list, but will drop as the post match segment ran 25 minutes overtime.

The Women’s NRL Final and the State Championship Finals rated well for the daytime slots too.

The Voice dropped a fair bit, while The Amazing Race was only dropped slightly.

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Sydney 917,000

Melbourne 529,000

Brisbane 567,000

Adelaide 100,000

Perth 131,000

Regional 1,125,000

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Ranking by average audience

Top 30 Programs

Rank Program Ntwk Average
Total TV
Average
Broadcast
Average
BVOD
1 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -MATCH NINE 3,422,000 2,660,000 762,000
2 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -ENTERTAINMENT NINE 1,744,000 1,433,000 311,000
3 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -POST MATCH NINE 1,658,000 1,290,000 367,000
4 9NEWS SUNDAY NINE 1,219,000 1,059,000 160,000
5 SEVEN NEWS - SUN SEVEN 1,191,000 1,147,000 45,000
6 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL - NINE 820,000 696,000 124,000
7 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL NINE 691,000 590,000 101,000
8 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 684,000 662,000 22,000
9 THE VOICE - SUN SEVEN 675,000 612,000 63,000
10 RETURN TO PARADISE-EV ABC 551,000 522,000 29,000
11 9NEWS LATE NINE 518,000 406,000 112,000
12 THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA: CELEBRITY TEN 457,000 425,000 32,000
13 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -PRE MATCH NINE 447,000 381,000 66,000
14 INSIDERS-AM ABC 420,000 382,000 38,000
15 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT SEVEN 381,000 361,000 20,000
16 LANDLINE-PM ABC 364,000 352,000 12,000
17 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINA NINE 353,000 304,000 49,000
18 WEEKEND SUNRISE - SUN SEVEN 340,000 317,000 23,000
19 BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LI SEVEN 330,000 322,000 8,000
20 SEVEN NEWS AT 5 SEVEN 316,000 306,000 10,000
21 UNFORGOTTEN-EV ABC 292,000 281,000 11,000
22 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINA NINE 285,000 250,000 34,000
23 ABC NEWS AT NOON-PM ABC 252,000 244,000 7,000
24 WEEKEND TODAY - SUNDAY NINE 244,000 218,000 26,000
25 COMPASS-EV ABC 239,000 231,000 9,000
26 SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW NINE 236,000 211,000 26,000
27 OFFSIDERS-AM ABC 232,000 218,000 13,000
28 10 NEWS FIRST SUN TEN 226,000 218,000 8,000
29 WEEKEND SUNRISE - SUN - EARLY SEVEN 213,000 199,000 14,000
30 WEEKEND BREAKFAST-AM ABC 209,000 199,000 10,000

Top 30 Programs 25-54

Rank Program Ntwk Average
Total TV
Average
Broadcast
Average
BVOD
1 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -MATCH NINE 1,485,000 1,006,000 480,000
2 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -POST MATCH NINE 740,000 506,000 234,000
3 NRL GRAND FINAL DAY -ENTERTAINMENT NINE 727,000 534,000 193,000
4 9NEWS SUNDAY NINE 434,000 339,000 95,000
5 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL - NINE 330,000 254,000 76,000
6 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -GRAND FINAL NINE 275,000 214,000 62,000
7 SEVEN NEWS - SUN SEVEN 270,000 248,000 21,000
8 9NEWS LATE NINE 231,000 159,000 72,000
9 THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA: CELEBRITY TEN 172,000 155,000 17,000
10 THE VOICE - SUN SEVEN 168,000 137,000 31,000
11 NRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP -PRE MATCH NINE 167,000 127,000 40,000
12 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINA NINE 136,000 106,000 30,000
13 2024 STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINA NINE 110,000 89,000 21,000
14 WEEKEND SUNRISE - SUN SEVEN 100,000 88,000 12,000
15 ABC NEWS SUNDAY-EV ABC 99,000 91,000 8,000
16 SEE NO EVIL NINE 92,000 66,000 25,000
17 7NEWS SPOTLIGHT SEVEN 91,000 82,000 10,000
18 INSIDERS-AM ABC 90,000 74,000 16,000
19 SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW NINE 89,000 74,000 16,000
20 WEEKEND TODAY - SUNDAY NINE 84,000 70,000 15,000
21 BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LI SEVEN 84,000 80,000 4,000
22 SEVEN NEWS AT 5 SEVEN 72,000 67,000 5,000
23 10 NEWS FIRST SUN TEN 69,000 65,000 4,000
24 THE SUNDAY PROJECT TEN 68,000 63,000 4,000
25 WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS NINE 66,000 53,000 13,000
26 THE MORNING SHOW - WEEKEND SEVEN 64,000 57,000 7,000
27 RETURN TO PARADISE-EV ABC 60,000 50,000 10,000
28 CRIME INVESTIGATION AUSTRALIA: MOST IN SEVEN 60,000 55,000 5,000
29 WEEKEND SUNRISE - SUN - EARLY SEVEN 58,000 50,000 8,000
30 OFFSIDERS-AM ABC 56,000 50,000 6,000

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Missing the real top 30 included

Program Ntwk Average
Total TV
CRIME INVESTIGATION AUSTRALIA: MOST INFAMOUS SEVEN 208,000
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-PM ABC 206,000
LAST SECRETS OF THE GREAT SPHINX OF GIZA SBS 160,000
TOMBS OF THE EGYPTIAN PRIESTESSES SBS 133,000
AUTOPSY: USA SEVEN 129,000
AMAZING ENGINEERING: KNIGHTS TEMPLAR C SBS 122,000
BETTER-EV ABC 121,000
WOMEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL SEVEN 79,000

A 600k gap to the AFL GF, despite the contest being closer, much higher audiences in Brisbane, regional and bvod and fairly negligible differences with Sydney AFL vs Melbourne NRL and Melbourne AFL vs Sydney NRL.

It appears Adelaide and Perth’s huge 300k / 350k audiences for last week’s game, impressive when you consider Swans v Lions, was the main reason and as it turns out major factors and vital here.

Wonder if the NRL will look to drive more promotion and exposure in Adelaide and Western Australia or perhaps more importantly introduce new team(s)?

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Perth team likely in the coming years (probably 2027).

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(NRL Grand Final 5-city figures)

These were last year’s 5-city broadcast figures:
Sydney 854,000
Melbourne 349,000
Brisbane 623,000
Adelaide 88,000
Perth 132,000

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5 cities

News

5 City Syd Mel Bri Ade Per
Seven News 808,000 126,000 286,000 147,000 111,000 137,000
Nine News 678,000 212,000 217,000 160,000 28,000 61,000
10 News 149,000 28,000 58,000 15,000 22,000 26,000
Total TV
Seven News 842,000
Nine News 795,000
10 News 155,000

Note that these are broadcast TV numbers. That may sometimes lead to PR releases seeming to differ as to which program won a market if the network is using Total TV numbers that included live BVOD.

NRL

Total TV 5 City Syd Mel Bri Ade Per
NRL 2,243,000 917,000 529,000 567,000 100,000 131,000
Ent 1,098,000 395,000 278,000 314,000 49,000 62,000
Post 1,073,000 515,000 151,000 249,000 55,000 103,000

Comparison of broadcast numbers to last year (excl BVOD) show all markets were lower except Melbourne. The BVOD figure last year was 607k nationally

Broadcast 5 City Syd Mel Bri Ade Per
2024 1,687,000 665,000 424,000 411,000 85,000 101,000
2023 2,045,000 854,000 349,000 623,000 88,000 132,000

Market Shares

Total TV Seven Nine Ten SBS ABC
Metro 19.8% 49.9% 10.0% 7.5% 12.8%
Syd 10.6% 67.7% 5.3% 6.3% 10.0%
Mel 24.0% 40.2% 13.7% 7.7% 14.4%
Bri 16.5% 59.1% 7.9% 6.4% 10.2%
Ad 31.3% 30.1% 12.0% 10.2% 16.4%
Per 31.1% 25.3% 14.9% 10.1% 18.6%
Reg 20.3% 50.3% 9.4% 6.6% 12.0%
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From The Australian Business Review:

NRL grand final between Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm pulls national TV audience of 3.42 million

“The ratings for the closely-fought match between the Panthers and the Melbourne Storm were up on last year’s NRL centrepiece but were easily outstripped by the TV audience for the lopsided AFL Grand Final a week earlier”.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/nrl-grand-final-between-penrith-panthers-and-melbourne-storm-pulls-national-tv-audience-of-342-million/news-story/90526dc53011bc07b798f4c89f0ea7b0

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I’m sure you realise it’s very important to know if the sun is in Uranus! :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

Surprised nobody anywhere has been discussing these figures today (given the same numbers for the AFL were widely talked about online)… Considering the good contest and prime time plus a Sydney and non-traditional interstate (Melb) teams.

They’re rather poor, historically speaking and given all the fuss of 2020’s, even on par or worse than that COVID year IIRC.

Brisbane (NRL market) lower than Melbourne and both barely 400k for the Grand Final, with just 85k in Adelaide and barely 6 figures in Perth. Even Sydney for a population over 5m and RL heartland including a local team with only mid-600k. Brisbane also lower than the AFL GF!

The splits now better explain the total average 600k gap to the AFL GF, which was confusing when TVT initially reported them. Before adding the bvod 9Now, which makes up for things a bit.

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I reckon the reason for the lower NRL grand final figures are a bunch of reasons. But mainly people are sick of Penrith Panthers winning. 5th straight grand final and 4th straight win.

Many believe Panthers are protected in the NRL and Melbourne Storm are a bunch of cheats.

Both teams that don’t resonate well with the supporter base. Compare this with the Canterbury Bulldogs and the West Tigers with huge supporter bases. Imagine the ratings if these teams made it to the grand final.

The Brisbane ratings are quite low. Not sure why. Adelaide and Perth couldn’t really care less it seems. Melbourne is high as expected because the Melbourne Storm were playing.

Hopefully next year we get some new teams with larger supporter bases making the NRL grand final to see what the ratings do just how the Swans and Lions made it in the AFL. Swans are traditionally very well supported and look at the lopsided grand final got incredible ratings for the AFL.

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