AUSTRALIAN CRICKET NEWS / BIG BASH MENS / WOMENS - TV Ratings & Crowds

[leeroy*NRL*]

be interesting to see the Numbers out of ENGLAND

1st FTA game since 2005

since Sky Sports bought the rights.

Poor Kiwi's i give them a chance, but i feel they are destined for 2 World Cup losses in a row

[leeroy*NRL*]

The fifth season of the rebel Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) was launched yesterday at Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane.

The stars of the WBBL revealed the brand-new Majestic playing kits that will be donned by players across both the rebel Women’s Big Bash League and KFC Big Bash League competitions this summer.

The Seven Network will again broadcast 23 matches live this season, with a simulcast on Fox Cricket.

Kayo Sports will this year join Cricket.com.au and the CA Live App in streaming all 59 rebel WBBL matches this season which gives fans across the country the chance to watch the best women’s cricketers in the world.

Radio broadcaster’s ABC Radio, Macquarie Media and Crocmedia will continue their coverage of the WBBL, while Sky Sport will take all 59 games into New Zealand.

Cricket Australia head of Big Bash League Alistair Dobson said:

“Momentum continues to build into rebel WBBL05 as our teams prepare to open up inaugural standalone season next week.

“We’ve had some fantastic international signings in recent weeks as all players prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia, and we’ve seen the quality of the Australian team against Sri Lanka in the recent T20I and ODI series,” Dobson said.

“The players here today are itching to get back to their clubs and get the WBBL underway, starting with next Friday night’s season opener between the Sydney Sixers and cross-town rivals the Sydney Thunder at North Sydney Oval.

“It’ll be exciting to see the new kits in action for the first time, under the lights of North Sydney Oval, showcasing the vibrancy and action that we’re accustomed to seeing both the rebel WBBL and KFC BBL.”

[leeroy*NRL*]

#TVratings Thursday #Cricket
First Test D1 #AUSvNZ #Perth
#Seven
First session 651k (Metro 414k/ Regional 237k)
Second session 924k (620k/304k)
Third session 945k (672k/273k)
#FoxCricket
First session 188k
Second session 188k
Third session 215k

[Beaussie]

Big Bash League Final: Seven
Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars (metro – not yet time corrected)
Session 1: 347,000
Session 2: 606,000

Big Bash League Final: Fox Cricket
Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars (national – not yet time corrected)
Session 1: 131,000
Session 2: 312,000

Women’s T20 Tri-Series: Australia v India
Seven: 67,000/116,000 (metro)
Fox Cricket: 32,000 (national)

https://www.mediaweek.com.au/tv-ratings ... ry-8-2020/

[leagueiscrap]

The crowds and ratings for the extended version of the bbl has really taken a dive...but no doubt CA Money men have run their numbers and worked out it’s the most money is to be made this way

[leeroy*NRL*]

This Season of Big Bash was quite different to previous years.

1. more matches were played
2. different final serials.
3. games were played monday to friday in afternoon
4. Bush fires affected games.
5. more games were washed out or affected than any other season (including the Final)
6. more games at smaller / regional centers
7. the final was actually a sell out but only 10k turned up> and somehow game was played. 80mins delayed and shorten

all this considering.. ratings and crowds held up well.

[Beaussie]

Seven’s Big Bash coverage dominates in Friday clash of the codes

Seven’s coverage of the first BBL final dominated TV ratings Friday. Nine’s tennis from Adelaide failed to make the top 20 with 211,000 watching on Nine and GEM.

SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – THE ELIMINATOR S2 7mate, Channel 7 451,000
SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – THE ELIMINATOR S1 7mate, Channel 7 419,000
SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – THE ELIMINATOR INN BRK 7mate, Channel 7 416,000
SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – THE ELIMINATOR PRE GAME 7mate, Channel 7 260,000

Big Bash League
BBL 10 Eliminator
Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers 922/977k
Seven 703/719k (Metro 419/451k Regional 284/268k)
Fox Sports 219/258k

https://www.mediaweek.com.au/weekend-tv ... y-29-2021/

[Fred]

I think tennis needs a version of 20/20. Games are way too long.

Some ideas : get rid of the double fault. Two points for an Ace...go from from 15 to 40 for instance. Power play where the serve square box is enlarged ... maybe different coloured lines for power play . Maybe even teams .... where you have 4 players on each team max two sets each but you can rotate players in the team ....

Copyright. Fredinc 2021

[leeroy*NRL*]

can be alot of commitment to watch a big match up that goes for 5 sets i do agree.

[Beaussie]

Big Bash League - Grand Final
Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers

SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – GRAND FINAL S2 Seven Network 640,000 159,000 158,000 126,000 54,000 144,000
SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – GRAND FINAL S1 Seven Network 611,000 172,000 145,000 99,000 63,000 132,000
SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – GRAND FINAL INN BRK Seven Network 601,000 171,000 152,000 100,000 61,000 117,000
SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – GRAND FINAL POST GAME Seven Network 398,000 117,000 99,000 70,000 27,000 84,000
SEVEN’S CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE – GRAND FINAL PRE GAME Seven Network 398,000 112,000 112,000 30,000 62,000 81,000

2021 AUSTRALIA CRICKET AWARDS Seven Network 221,000 76,000 99,000 18,000 1,000 26,000


LIVE: BBL: FINAL SIXERS V SCORCHERS FOX CRICKET 352,000
LIVE: BBL: FINAL SIXERS V SCORCHERS FOX CRICKET 336,000
LIVE: BETWEEN THE INNINGS FOX CRICKET 330,000
LIVE: BBL POST GAME FOX CRICKET 281,000
LIVE: B4 THE BASH! FOX CRICKET 98,000
FOX CRICKET CLASSICS BBL FOX CRICKET 77,000

https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/02/saturd ... -2021.html

[leeroy*NRL*]

overall good ratings this BBL which was All over the place sometimes.

Ratings increased year on year..

Channel 7 lost some viewers and fox gained some viewers

I really hope Cricket Australia win the court battle,
which reminds me of what ch9 did to the NRL what the ch7 are doing to the cricket.