The semi-final that put a Melbourne team into contention for the grand final was watched by 375,000 people in Melbourne yesterday, which must be the biggest southern capital audience on record for a biffo match.
Perth and Adelaide couldn't give a damn.
Ten's AFL match was on in the afternoon, which means its audience did not count towards "prime time". Nine won Saturday with 34.2 per cent of the prime time audience, while Seven got 21.5 per cent, Ten got 19.5, ABC got 18.6, and SBS got 6.2. And despite the biffo, Dr Who is making a comeback -- up to 834,000 last night.
What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Network Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 AFL 2ND PRELIM. FINAL ADELAIDE V WEST COAST Ten
1,421,000 174,000 451,000 114,000 287,000 394,000
2 NRL FINAL SERIES PF 2 Nine
1,362,000 616,000
375,000 343,000 9,000 18,000
3 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEO SHOW Nine 1,219,000 341,000 386,000 246,000 135,000 110,000
4 NRL FINAL SERIES PF 2 POST-MATCH Nine 1,164,000 430,000
464,000 270,000 -- --
5 NINE NEWS Nine 1,136,000 315,000 338,000 238,000 130,000 115,000
6 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,066,000 328,000 245,000 187,000 100,000 207,000
7 ABC NEWS ABC 938,000 270,000 313,000 155,000 93,000 106,000
8 BILL ABC 931,000 239,000 298,000 160,000 104,000 129,000
9 DOCTOR WHO ABC 834,000 252,000 211,000 135,000 108,000 127,000
10 PARKINSON ABC 753,000 179,000 258,000 127,000 83,000 106,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
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