NRL TV Ratings Continue to Drop - Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth

[Beaussie]

Anyone else noticed the tv ratings for the NRL live on GEM in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth continue to drop each week?

Has the novelty of live RL in these cities well and truly worn off?

It would seem so judging by the abysmal tv ratings in recent weeks. A pattern is developing that much is clear.

The question remains, why does Channel 9/GEM bother with live RL in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth?

http://www.talkingfooty.com/tv_ratings_2012.php

[Xman]

Anyone else noticed the tv ratings for the NRL live on GEM in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth continue to drop each week?

Has the novelty of live RL in these cities well and truly worn off?

It would seem so judging by the abysmal tv ratings in recent weeks. A pattern is developing that much is clear.

The question remains, why does Channel 9/GEM bother with live RL in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth?

http://www.talkingfooty.com/tv_ratings_2012.php

Isn't it funny how RL supporters have bemoaned lack of coverage in AFL states claiming they would be near 100k. Last night saw 21k from 7million people!

[pussycat]

Once again the facts play 2nd fiddle to fantasy on this website.

The first Friday night recored the figures were 15K (Melb), 2k(ad), 3K(Perth) Total = 20K
"" " " 7K 1k - = 8K

Last night there was a total of 21K.

[Xman]

Once again the facts play 2nd fiddle to fantasy on this website.

The first Friday night recored the figures were 15K (Melb), 2k(ad), 3K(Perth) Total = 20K
"" " " 7K 1k - = 8K

Last night there was a total of 21K.

That's one week. Look at the season over all. The people in Melbourne Adelaide and Perth are accustomed to NRL live on Friday nights now. The novelty has worn off fast and the ratings aren't growing. If anything they're dropping.

[Beaussie]

Anyone else noticed the tv ratings for the NRL live on GEM in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth continue to drop each week?

Has the novelty of live RL in these cities well and truly worn off?

It would seem so judging by the abysmal tv ratings in recent weeks. A pattern is developing that much is clear.

The question remains, why does Channel 9/GEM bother with live RL in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth?

http://www.talkingfooty.com/tv_ratings_2012.php

Isn't it funny how RL supporters have bemoaned lack of coverage in AFL states claiming they would be near 100k. Last night saw 21k from 7million people!

That's just awful. Prime time too. What the hell are Channel 9/GEM thinking with this dud product? Embarrassing

[piesman2011]

For the growth of the sport the NRL and CH9 if they win the TV deal, will have to continue to show the games live on Gem( even if it costs the NRL money). It will take a long time and the sport needs more grassroot development but eventually the TV ratings will improve. To give up after 4 months would be immature.

[cos789]

Extremely embarrassing figures.
Makes a mockery of those that have said "when we gunna get national exposure we gunna kill 'em."
These are the real day to day figures for interest in rl not the one off SOO theatre goers experience.

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[AFL Warrior]

The Warrior was visiting Adelaide recently in seach of that evasive NRL ground over there and noticed that one NRL games was being shown at 2am! Must be for the insomniacs to help them sleep.

[pookus]

Now what about if they grabbed all there best players compressed them in to 2 teams .They could sell it to a TV station who will tell them when to play it and contrive some make believe hate.They can do this at the expense of the clubs that develop these players it might only cost them a couple of games.I am pretty sure noone will notice the drop in quality when they return back to 16 teams. Theyll have a winner then.Everyone will be happy.Fools

[King-Eliagh]

Pookus you sound a bit miffed there. Everyone knows SOO is a huge success. Bigger than anything the AFL has conceived in all its lifetime...much bigger. So just take it on the chin ol boy, ok?

As for the ratings, yes they are woeful. It's clear melbourne is the place with the most potential but I would be waiting another five years and putting in some more development before venturing south with ideas of another RL team. Perth and Adelaide are just too bogan and oneeyed to understand more than what they've already got...which is very little

[Pete_09]

People who grow up watching AFL would never start watching Rugby League as it is a very slow, predictable, boring sport.

It would be very hard for people in VIC, SA, WA, Tas & NT to go from watching a fast paced, skilled & unpredictable sport in AFL to that crap which is Rugby League.

AFL also has a contest for the football, which Rugby League does not have, which makes Rugby League a very dull game.

Just saying the facts

[King-Eliagh]

I know one fanatical AFL fan who now watches and goes to all the storm home games. There'd be thousands more like him pete. Seriously, your argument is so flawed. So flawed that if i wouldnt bother vommiting on it. Pick up yer game chappy.

[Pete_09]

Look all I am saying is people who grow up on AFL will find it hard to get into Rugby League, just like Rugby people find it hard to get into AFL cause it is a fast paced game where if u get tackled you need to get rid of the ball.

I know most Rugby people wont get into footy cause they are brainwashed as youngsters not to like it of they are out of the family, but they should give it a go

[King-Eliagh]

Look all I am saying is people who grow up on AFL will find it hard to get into Rugby League, just like Rugby people find it hard to get into AFL cause it is a fast paced game where if u get tackled you need to get rid of the ball.

I know most Rugby people wont get into footy cause they are brainwashed as youngsters not to like it of they are out of the family, but they should give it a go

RL backs and many forwards are faster (and stronger) than most marngrook players. You're clearly blind if you think RL is not a fast paced game.

[Dogs]

Look all I am saying is people who grow up on AFL will find it hard to get into Rugby League, just like Rugby people find it hard to get into AFL cause it is a fast paced game where if u get tackled you need to get rid of the ball.

I know most Rugby people wont get into footy cause they are brainwashed as youngsters not to like it of they are out of the family, but they should give it a go

Re: Billy Slater one of a kind with kids
by Pete_09 » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:55 pm

The reason Billy is popular in Melbourne is because Melbourne is not afraid of Rugby League, they support all the teams down there whether it be Union, Soccer or League.
Sydney on the other hand would be too scared to treat an AFL player like this. They would be like "its an invasion lets ignore him"

Sydney really needs to grow up & give AFL a chance like clearly Melbourne has with Rugby League

Bit of a contradiction from this comment made on the other thread Pete, so do you think Melbourne People supports RL or they don't. Surely if they don't like it, then they wouldn't support it

And another thing, common with the brain wash nonsense, how many pages in the Melbourne paper have rugby league on it. Your rebel sports hardly have any RL merchandise, even when I was down there for the Origin.I can tell you with the brissy papers, there is certainly one or two pages on the AFL, it may be deep inside, but it is there. And if you go to a Rebel Sports there is Lion Jersey in there.

I work in IT and work with plenty of guys from Melbourne who have not played a contact sport in there life, yet they live and breath AFL. I know who is brainwashed.