Rock and a hard place here for Ten. If they’d had majority of men in the comm box for the women’s final they’d be accused of having men dominate a women’s showpiece.
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Adam Gilchrist just said Roz Kelly has the pre-game show next.
Then what have they been showing for the last hour?
The pre pre-game show?
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If Adelaide Oval can get 48,000 it will be the largest attendance for a Final for the BBL.
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Surprisingly the cricket attendance average for the BBL has been down this year. I do, however, wondering if that is because they have played at venues in Alice Springs, Canberra and Geelong to test the format for an expansion.
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That’s true. Plus the extra two games including those smaller venues and the stars being a failure saw MCG attendances lower than the past.
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Ten are doing a great job at covering Big Bash. Doing well with attendances and tv ratings its really turned the sport around. The comnentary is fun and has good banter. Top job Ten 
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% agree!! The last 5 years of cricket on Ten has been great! New energy and now it’s up to cricket Australia to honour them with more!
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Congratulations to the Adelaide Strikers in their BBL win tonight.
Fortunately for TEN, the game itself was finished before the scheduled start of “Celebrity”.
Though we were advised to switch to ONE to to watch the presentations.
Though Roz Kelly said that was for “all states except Perth”.
Roz, last time I checked, Perth wasn’t a state.
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Watching the post game now on ONE.
Fantastic Ten did that.
Roz Kelly hosting, with Ricky Ponting and Mark Waugh.
Expecting a comment RE: ‘we may or may not see you in December’ soon…
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Hopefully we will see them again in December, I can’t imagine Channel Nine or Fox doing a better job than Ten covering the Big Bash.
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FOX did a good job too, but yes, I would hate to see Nine cover it.
Hopefully TEN can snaffle the Tests and ODIs from Nine soon too.
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Roz, Ricky & Gilly just thanked viewers for their viewership.
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Big Bash A Big Hit For Network Ten
The coverage of the 2017-18 season of the KFC Big Bash League on Network Ten and WIN Network ended strongly yesterday. In the capital cities alone, the Adelaide Strikers’ victory over the Hobart Hurricanes was watched by 912,000 people across Sessions 1 and 2.
Yesterday’s Session 2 captured 1,042,000 capital city television viewers, while Session 1 had 806,000 capital city viewers.
Yesterday’s Big Final was preceded by the Final of the Rebel Women’s Big Bash League, which saw the Sydney Sixers claim victory over the Perth Scorchers.
The Finals of the KFC Big Bash League and the Rebel Women’s Big Bash League marked the conclusion of another highly successful season of BBL action on Network Ten and WIN Network. Across the 2017-18 summer, in the capital cities alone, the KFC Big Bash League averaged 649,000 viewers per game.
The 2017-18 season dominated its timeslot, ranking #1 in total people, 25 to 54s and under 55s.
In the capital cities, Session 2 generated an average audience of 724,000.Network Ten’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Anderson, said: “We are very proud of our coverage of the KFC Big Bash League and the Rebel Women’s Big Bash League and the great audience numbers they generate every summer.
“The success of our coverage reflects the highly successful partnership between Cricket Australia and Network Ten, a partnership that has made both BBL and WBBL must-watch television for many Australians during summer. We look forward to building on that partnership in the years ahead.
“Our thanks go to James Sutherland and his team at Cricket Australia. Thanks also to Network Ten’s David Barham and our very talented on-air team team and production staff, who work tirelessly to deliver world-class, compelling and highly entertaining cricket to viewers every season,” he said.
Cricket Australia’s Head of Big Bash, Kim McConnie, said: “The women’s and men’s Big Bash Leagues have yet again captured the attention of people right across Australia this summer, as we have seen through record attendances and the impressive television audiences that have been drawn to the Network Ten broadcast.
“It was particularly pleasing to see the response from fans to expansion matches we took to regional areas, a sign of the national appeal of the competitions amongst both old and new fans.
“As in previous seasons, the players across both the WBBL and BBL deserve a great deal of credit for the continued popularity of the Big Bash, thanks to their incredible on-field performances and their efforts off the field to promote both competitions. We are also grateful for the efforts of all Big Bash clubs this year in helping to attract fans to their franchises,” she said.
“This Big Bash season would not have been as successful without the commitment of Network Ten, whose production across the BBL and WBBL has yet again been exceptional, and we are thankful for their continued support.”
Network Ten’s Network Executive, BBL, David Barham, said: “Cricket Australia and Network Ten have worked hard to make the KFC Big Bash League and the Rebel Women’s Big Bash League a success – for the fans, the players, the teams and the viewers.
“Over the past five seasons, BBL has become an essential part of the Australian summer, drawing big crowds and big television audiences, and we are delighted to have played a part in that.
“Our presenters and commentators have been fantastic again this season and my thanks goes to Roz Kelly, Adam Gilchrist AM, Ricky Ponting AO, Mark Waugh AM, Damien Fleming, Mark Howard, Lisa Sthalekar, Mel Jones and Andy Maher, plus our special guests Michael Vaughan OBE, Graeme Swann, Andrew Symonds, Darren Lehmann, Brendon McCullum and Kevin Pietersen,” he said.
“Thanks also to the Network Ten production team, as well as our sponsors, the BBL clubs, the players, the fans, Cricket Australia and our viewers for a great season.”
2017-18 KFC Big Bash League on Network Ten:
Capital Cities:
•Average game audience, capital cities only: 649,000 viewers. #1 in its timeslot in total people, 25 to 54s and under 55s.
•Average game audience, capital cities only, Session 2: 724,000 viewers. #1 in its timeslot in total people, 25 to 54s and under 55s.
•Average game audience, capital cities only, Session 1: 594,000 viewers. #1 in its timeslot in total people, 25 to 54s and under 55s.
•Average game audience, capital cities only, Post Game: 342,000 viewers. #1 in its timeslot in total people.
Social Media:
•Facebook total reach 7.02 million, up 64% from 2016-17 season.
Total Facebook Likes up 19% since start of the 2017-18 season.
•Instagram followers on @TenSportTV up 35% from previous season.
•4.3 million interactions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
•90% of matches had multiple Top 10 Twitter hashtag and phrase trends in Australia.
*edited to omit national averages, capital city peak audiences and commercial shares
A lot of praise online for what Ten brought to the BBL over the years, sadness from fans also. Here’s some tweets following the announcement overnight
Social media producers for Ten Sport
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Does anyone remember who commented the WBBL finals in 02 and 03 considering Lisa Stalekhar was playing. It was Maher, Jones and who else?!
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Melinda Farrell maybe.
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*. Blows dust off thread *
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