2016 - NRL - Rugby League Crowds and TV Ratings [Running season tally in OP]

[Xman]

Round 1

Thursday, March 3
Eels vs. Broncos Pirtek Stadium 8:05pm
Nine 674,000 (metro) +357 (Reg)
Fox Sports 219,000 = 1.25m + NZ Sky ?
Friday, March 4
Sea Eagles vs. Bulldogs Brookvale Oval 8:05pm
Nine 756,000
Fox Sports 139,000 = 895k + NZ Sky ?
Saturday, March 5
Raiders vs. Panthers GIO Stadium 3:00pm
Fox Sports 211,000
Tigers vs. Warriors Campbelltown Stadium 5:30pm
Fox Sports 237,000 + NZ Sky ?
Cowboys vs. Sharks 1300Smiles Stadium 7:30pm
Fox Sports 359,000
Sunday, March 6
Roosters vs. Rabbitohs Allianz Stadium 4:00pm
Nine 563,000
Fox Sports 172,000 = 735k + NZ Sky ?
Titans vs. Knights Cbus Super Stadium 6:30pm
Fox Sports 238,000
Monday, March 7
Storm vs. Dragons AAMI Park 7:00pm
Fox Sports 289,000
ROUND 1 TOTAL = 4.214m

Round 2

Thursday, March 10
Panthers vs. Bulldogs Pepper Stadium 8:05pm
Fox Sports 193,000
Nine 747,000 / 940k + NZ Sky ?
Friday, March 11
Broncos vs. Warriors Suncorp Stadium 8:05pm
Fox Sports 233,000
Nine 805,000 / 1.038m + NZ sky ?
Saturday, March 12
Raiders vs. Roosters GIO Stadium 3:00pm
Fox Sports 209,000
Rabbitohs vs. Knights ANZ Stadium 5:30pm
Fox Sports 269,000
Eels vs. Cowboys Pirtek Stadium 7:30pm
Fox Sports 328,000
Sunday, March 13
Sharks vs. Dragons Shark Park 4:00pm
Fox Sports 232,000
Nine 631,000 / 863k + NZ Sky ?
Storm vs. Titans AAMI Park 6:30pm
Fox Sports 214,000
Monday, March 14
Tigers vs. Sea Eagles Leichhardt Oval 7:00pm
Fox Sports 263,000

ROUND 2 TOTAL 4.124bm

Round 3

Thu TV #NRL Nine/Gem #NRLCowboysRoosters 470k (Syd 274k Bri 159k Mel 15k Ade 9k Per 12k) Regional 277k #FoxSports 260,000 = 1.007m + NZ Sky ?
Fri TV #NRL Nine/Gem #NRLBulldogsEels 783k Metro: 499k (Syd 317k Bri 142k Mel 21k Ade 3k Per 10k) Reg: 284k #FoxSports 212k = 995k + NZ Sky ?
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLKnightsRaiders 217k
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLTitansTigers 212k
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLPanthersBroncos 303k
Sun TV #NRL Nine/Gem #NRLDragonsSouths 292k (Syd 196k Bri 66k Mel 9k Ade 8k Per 13k) Reg?? Sun STV #FoxSports 221k = + NZ Sky ?
Sun STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLWarriorsStorm 201k + NZ Sky ?
Mon STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLManlySharks 290k

ROUND 3 TOTAL: 3.738m Sunday FTA regionals missing

Round 4

Good Friday #NRL Nine/Gem #NRLSouthsBulldogs Nine 345k (Syd 261k Bri 84k) Gem 33k (Mel 13k Ade 6k Per 14k) Reg 258k Fri STV #NRLSouthsBulldogs 242k – 878k NZ Sky ? ?
Good Friday #NRL Nine/Gem #NRLBroncosCowboys Nine Metro 579k Reg 384k Fri STV #NRLBroncosCowboys 229k – 1.191m NZ Sky ?
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLRaidersTitans 230k
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLRoostersManly 275k
Sun TV #NRL DragonsPanthers Nine 234k (Syd 168k Bri 65k) Gem 16k (Mel 5k Ade 2k Per 9k) +Reg 237k #FoxSports 184k / 671k + NZ Sky
Mon STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLWarriorsKnights 157k + NZ Sky ?
Mon STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLTigersEels 307k
Mon STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLSharksStorm 318k

ROUND 4 TOTAL 4.027m

Round 5

Thu TV #NRL #NRLManlySouths Nine 442k (Syd 321k Bri 121k) Gem 46k (Mel 22k Ade 8k Per 16k) Reg 326k Thu STV #FoxSports 242k 1.047m + NZ Sky ?
Fri TV #NRL metro #NRLTitansBroncos 424k Nine 398k (Syd 178k Bri 220k) Gem 26k (Mel 12k Ade 5k Per 8k) Reg 322k STV #NRL #FoxSports 210k 982k NZ Sky ?
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLCowboysDragons 270k
Sat STV #NRL #Fox Sports #NRLTigersSharks 236k
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLStormKnights 167k
Sun TV #NRL Nine 346k (Syd 252k Bri 57k) Gem 30k (Mel 19k Ade 5k Per 6k) Reg 289k #FoxSports #NRLEelsPanthers 243k + 908k NZ Sky ?
Sun STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLRoostersWarriors 252k + NZ Sky ?
Mon STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLBulldogsRaiders 281k

ROUND 5 TOTAL 4.130m

Round 6

Thu TV #NRL #NRLBroncosDragons Nine 486k (Syd 236k Bri 250k) Gem 34k (Mel 16k Ade 9k Per 9k) Reg 344k Thu STV #FoxSports 243k 1.073m + NZ Sky ??
Fri TV #NRL #Nine 443k (Syd 306k Bri 137k) #Gem 38k (Mel 16k Ade 10k Per 13k) Reg 298k Fri STV#NRLSouthsRoosters 213k 992k + NZ Sky ??
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLEelsRaiders 211k
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLWarriorsManly 255k + NZ Sky ??
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLPanthersCowboys 276k
Sun STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLSharksTitans 189k
Sun TV #NRL #NRLKnightsTigers Nine 350k (Syd 230k Bri 120k) Gem 24k (Mel 7k Ade 1k Per 16k) Reg 259k #FoxSports 211k 844k + NZ Sky
Mon STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLStormBulldogs 274k

ROUND 6 TOTAL 4.114m

Round 7

Thu TV #NRL Nine/Gem/WIN-NBN #NRLManlyEels 817k (Metro 453k) (Syd 207K, Bri 159k) (Regional 364k) STV #FoxSports 239k 1.056m + NZ Sky ?
Fri TV #NRL Nine/Gem #NRLCowboysSouths Nine 440k (Syd 254k Bri 187k) Gem 27k (Mel 11k Ade 8k Per 8k) Reg 356k STV #FoxSports 228k 1.051m + NZ Sky ?
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLTitansDragons 189k
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLBulldogsWarriors 264k + NZ Sky ?
Sat STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLBroncosKnights 260k
Sun STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLRaidersSharks 181k
Sun TV #NRL Nine 348k (Syd 235k Bri 113k) Gem 36k (Mel 19k Ade 9k Per 9k) Reg? #FoxSports #NRLTigersStorm 197k + NZ Sky ?
Mon STV #NRL #FoxSports #NRLRoostersPanthers 280k

ROUND 7 TOTAL 3.862m Sunday Reg missing

NRL 2016 ratings after 7 rounds 28,209m without NZ Sky which were 1.249m after 7 rounds in 2015.

NRL 2015 ratings after 7 rounds 24,616m - of which 1.249m is from NZ Sky = 23,367m

Effectively the NRL is up about 5million when we do a like for like comparison to last years figures.

Cant be explained anymore simpler than that boys.

NRL 2015 up 5%
AFL 2015 down about 9%

NRL 2016 After round 7 up over 20%
AFL 2016 After round 4 down about 5%

=D> =D> :_<>

well done, a significant schedule change has given you a healthy increase in TV ratings. But as I showed you, your peak audience like on Sunday afternoon is actually lower

Shame the AFL still have the highest prime time and non prime time rating games, and also the most revenue from TV

[Mal]

You're a dead set dill xman!! Now you're agreeing the NRL has had the increase stated after point blank denying it. You're just a rabble ball flunky desperately trying to talk up your little southern game.

I suggest you don't read the papers in the next few weeks. At some stage there is going to be an article something along the lines of "NRL massive ratings jump, smashing AFL". You'll be apoplectic....keep the medication on standby you poor thing. LOL....

[Xman]

You're a dead set dill xman!! Now you're agreeing the NRL has had the increase stated after point blank denying it. You're just a rabble ball flunky desperately trying to talk up your little southern game.

I suggest you don't read the papers in the next few weeks. At some stage there is going to be an article something along the lines of "NRL massive ratings jump, smashing AFL". You'll be apoplectic....keep the medication on standby you poor thing. LOL....

if you had any comprehension skills at all you'd see I have said from the start that theyve had an increase but it is due to scheduling changes.The maximum rating games which are comparable to last year, like FN and Sunday, remain about the same or lower.

I cant make it more fucking obvious than that you imba

Now how about you answer a question instead of deflecting. If the NRL is number 1 on TV why did last nights AFL game rate more than any home and away NRL game in the last few seasons?

[pussycat]

This year's first 5 Sunday arfternoon games with full rating figures available average 751k

The same figure for 2015 was 780k

This excludes NZ for both years so it's apples for apples

This represents a decrease in Sunday afternoon FTA (plus fox for 2016) ratings of nearly 4%

This is what I'm getting at. Like for like does not represent a 20% increase. The change is due to scheduling changes only

Matches are apples v apples
2016
1. 735
2. 850
3. 513 without regionals
4. 661
5. 908 (updated on twitter)
6. 844
9. 582 without Reg

Total 5093k without 2 lots of regionals. about 727per match.

2015
1 373 without regionals
2. 840
3. 860
4. 473 without regionals
5, 477 without regionals
6. 740
7. 815
(included 178 on sky)

Total 4578k without 3 lots of regionals and including 178 sky viewers 654 per match;

Seems like an increase to me. Scheduling??????????????????? :_<> :_<> :_<>

[Xman]

This year's first 5 Sunday arfternoon games with full rating figures available average 751k

The same figure for 2015 was 780k

This excludes NZ for both years so it's apples for apples

This represents a decrease in Sunday afternoon FTA (plus fox for 2016) ratings of nearly 4%

This is what I'm getting at. Like for like does not represent a 20% increase. The change is due to scheduling changes only

Matches are apples v apples
2016
1. 735
2. 850
3. 513 without regionals
4. 661
5. 908 (updated on twitter)
6. 844
9. 582 without Reg

Total 5093k without 2 lots of regionals. about 727per match.

2015
1 373 without regionals
2. 840
3. 860
4. 473 without regionals
5, 477 without regionals
6. 740
7. 815
(included 178 on sky)

Total 4578k without 3 lots of regionals and including 178 sky viewers 654 per match;

Seems like an increase to me. Scheduling???????????????????

youve compared 9 rounds with 2 missing regionals to 7 rounds with 3 missing regionals

I compared the first 5 rounds that included all metro and regional ratings from both seasons, and the NRL's Sunday match has decreased in ratings.

Your increase is due to Thursday nights live game rather than a delayed game on FN, and an overall foxtel increase. Why has foxtel increased? Well if you increase to 8 live games from 5 you will obviously get an increase in subscriptions. So your payTv audience is now larger than last year.

But is your overall audience larger than last year? Your FN and SU games suggest not

[Mal]

Fair dinkum xman you're like the knight in Monty Pythons Holy grail. You're totally beaten but you keep coming back. You're the only man in the world who can argue that a 20% increase isn't actually an increase LOL. I hope you're not an accountant.....you'd be outta work......LOL.

The way it's going the NRL is gonna smash that unskilled rabble ball they play in Melbourne and the desert states. LOL put the medication on standby xman.....LOL.......

[Xman]

Fair dinkum xman you're like the knight in Monty Pythons Holy grail. You're totally beaten but you keep coming back. You're the only man in the world who can argue that a 20% increase isn't actually an increase LOL. I hope you're not an accountant.....you'd be outta work......LOL.

The way it's going the NRL is gonna smash that unskilled rabble ball they play in Melbourne and the desert states. LOL put the medication on standby xman.....LOL.......

FMD Ive said the NRL have increased ratings multiple times, but its due to scheduling

But if you think thats awesome good for you. The AFL still get more money and more viewers when comparing similar games

As for smashing the AFL, you might wanna look at fox at the moment. About 5k watching the NRL in Sydney while 30k+ are watching the AFL at the SCG. Excuses? Weather? Traffic?

[Mal]

No you didn't xman. First you said Wookie was getting his numbers wrong. Then you said simulcasting was about the counting not the audience......whatever that brainless drivel means LOL. Now you've belatedly conceded, thrown your hands up, put up the white flag.....LOL.

So.......you change the subject!!!!!!!! LOL. You're a bumbling buffoon!!!! Bring on the ratings figures.......woohoo!!!!!

[Xman]

No you didn't xman. First you said Wookie was getting his numbers wrong. Then you said simulcasting was about the counting not the audience......whatever that brainless drivel means LOL. Now you've belatedly conceded, thrown your hands up, put up the white flag.....LOL.

So.......you change the subject!!!!!!!! LOL. You're a bumbling buffoon!!!! Bring on the ratings figures.......woohoo!!!!!

Wookies figures are still wrong, but anyway, he'll sort them out when he sees he's adding them incorrectly

Not sure what youre on about with simulcasting

Conceded? LOL No. I've said from the start that the different scheduling would increase ratings. What they havent done is increase you maximum audiences since the AFL are still dominating

And no, not changing the subject to crowds. its part of the thread topic and is relevant to your point about the NRL smashing the AFL. Theyre struggling to do it in their own heartland

[Mal]

They haven't increased maximum audience but they're up 20% overall????? How does that work xman. You might want to check the dictionary for the meaning of maximum and minimum......you don't appear to grasp the concept you poor bugger!!!!

You're still saying more is less.......LOL. Which way is up xman? whats the difference between full and empty? win and lose? up and down? in and out? You appear to be clueless. I feel sorry for you!!!!!! Thankfully I'll get over it quickly......LOL>

[pussycat]

This year's first 5 Sunday arfternoon games with full rating figures available average 751k

The same figure for 2015 was 780k

This excludes NZ for both years so it's apples for apples

This represents a decrease in Sunday afternoon FTA (plus fox for 2016) ratings of nearly 4%

This is what I'm getting at. Like for like does not represent a 20% increase. The change is due to scheduling changes only

Matches are apples v apples
2016
1. 735
2. 850
3. 513 without regionals
4. 661
5. 908 (updated on twitter)
6. 844
9. 582 without Reg

Total 5093k without 2 lots of regionals. about 727per match.

2015
1 373 without regionals
2. 840
3. 860
4. 473 without regionals
5, 477 without regionals
6. 740
7. 815
(included 178 on sky)

Total 4578k without 3 lots of regionals and including 178 sky viewers 654 per match;

Seems like an increase to me. Scheduling???????????????????

youve compared 9 rounds with 2 missing regionals to 7 rounds with 3 missing regionals

I compared the first 5 rounds that included all metro and regional ratings from both seasons, and the NRL's Sunday match has decreased in ratings.

Your increase is due to Thursday nights live game rather than a delayed game on FN, and an overall foxtel increase. Why has foxtel increased? Well if you increase to 8 live games from 5 you will obviously get an increase in subscriptions. So your payTv audience is now larger than last year.

But is your overall audience larger than last year? Your FN and SU games suggest not

Im comparing the first 7 rounds this year with the first 7 rounds last year . The number 9 (typo) should read 7. Yes, 2 missing regional to 3, But the 178 viewers on sky would cancel out the extra regional figure.

Any increase from foxtel will be felt on 9 FTA coverage. That's why Fox pay CH9 to simulcast.

As said previously the extra live games account for some but not all of the difference.

[Xman]

compare games with regionals and exclusing sky...........then you will get a fair comparison. This is what I did and your ratings were down

[Xman]

11k for the NRL in Sydney today from one of their bigger teams. 35k for the Swans in Sydney.

Any excuses throwballers?

[Xman]

They haven't increased maximum audience but they're up 20% overall????? How does that work xman. You might want to check the dictionary for the meaning of maximum and minimum......you don't appear to grasp the concept you poor bugger!!!!

You're still saying more is less.......LOL. Which way is up xman? whats the difference between full and empty? win and lose? up and down? in and out? You appear to be clueless. I feel sorry for you!!!!!! Thankfully I'll get over it quickly......LOL>

How do you think? Your maximum audience last year on Friday nights regularly saw 1.2m watch, yet this year youve only had 1 game in that range so far. Your Sunday games are rating less compared to last year. How is that an increase of 20%. If you cant understand that youre a moron. The AFL have again had the biggest regular season game ratings of the year, after only 5 rounds, so how has your 20% increase affected the AFL?

[Mal]

Who said the massive 20% increase effected rabble ball Chuckyman?? Who cares about rabble ball except you and your desert state mates. The NRL is up 20% and rabble ball is down 10%......FACT.

The same bubble dwellers will watch rabble ball after rabble ball game.......it's kinda like the poor devils have got Stockholm syndrome......they really haven't got a choice.

And you poor silly bugger....you're on about maximum audience ad nauseum????? Maximum audience is the total amount of people watching the game each week......because ......well....that's what maximum is......the most. You can cherry pick whatever you like but it just dosen't stack up Chuckyman.......you've got a continual bloody nose mate. Call in the cut man.....you're done mate.