Abundantly clear why Channel 7/10 paid what they did for the AFL broadcasting rights. A national audience of 929,000 for the AFL compared with just 612,000 for the NRL.What Australia watched, Friday June 8
Description Network Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,545,000 452,000 398,000 295,000 194,000 206,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,378,000 399,000 348,000 278,000 159,000 194,000
3 NINE NEWS Nine 1,334,000 434,000 360,000 258,000 152,000 130,000
4 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,215,000 418,000 393,000 227,000 177,000
5 ABC NEWS ABC 1,166,000 362,000 337,000 203,000 119,000 145,000
9 BIG BROTHER - FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE Ten 1,072,000 263,000 296,000 223,000 168,000 122,000
12 SEVEN'S AFL: RND 11: ESSENDON V WEST COAST Seven 929,000 32,000 459,000 10,000 172,000 256,000
22 NINE'S LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Nine 612,000 418,000 194,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/20 ... other.html
In addition, Better Homes and Gardens on Channel 7 matched the audience numbers for Channel 9's Friday Night Live NRL in Sydney and absolutely smashed the NRL coverage in Brisbane.
A real worry one would think when Better Homes and Gardens rates better than a live NRL game in Sydney and Brisbane. Oh and lets not forget the spectacular figures for Channel 10's Big Brother Friday Night Live in Brisbane. Channel 9's NRL coverage was last in the ratings amongst the commercial networks in Brisbane - being smashed by Better Homes and Gardens and Big Brother Friday Night Live.