Fight Club - Football TV Ratings (AFL vs NRL)

[Fred]

And also, given the limited access on FTA does this account for the high subscription to Fox ... and this fox ratings being good. I know I get fox for the AFL on the Gold Coast cause they always show the Suns or lions game on fta which is annoying at times.

[NlolRL]

Wow!!! Incredible numbers for RL on Fox. And Incredibly bad numbers for the AFL. Looks like the supposed 'booming' participation for the fumblers in Sydney isn't showing up in TV numbers.

In the unlikely event the participation numbers are anywhere near as reported it would seem they a mirroring the soccer experience. Kid's have a bit of kick and giggle and then go home and watch a real sport..................RUGBY LEAGUE!!!!

Terry, I think 472k is the highest of all those numbers, correct? Isnt that the AFL? Hope that helps

Thanks pal! But you don't seem to have comprehended the meaning of my beautifully constructed post. I was talking Fox. It's a different platform to FTA my friend. A little research and you will hopefully be cognisant of the facts. Good luck!!!!

And also..............RL has no FTA on Saturday nights. If it did it would smash your fumbling game in totals without question, even with one less game, every single year. (Yes, a fault of the NRL for not negotiating a Saturday night FTA game. Hopefully that will be rectified in the next broadcast deal).

Have a great night pal and I hope this has been helpful in your understanding of this matter.

So we did rate higher? Good to know Terry. As you were mate

[pussycat Mark 11]

as bad as your spelling and grammar?

It's almost like all 4 of the AFL's games yesterday were shown directly against another AFL game

even if you combine the two games together,
they both hit around 200k on FOX

all this with 4 different teams

There are a number of factors:

- longer telecast lowers the average. Even the media were suggesting the AFL's increase in ratings last year was partly due to the shorter game length
- games are also on FTA whereas NRL games are exclusively on Fox
- the AFL is popular on TV overall, but less so on Fox. You only have to look at our FN ratings, where we can rate around 1mil but barely get 200k on Fox, to see AFL fans don't use foxtel to watch their sport in anywhere near the same proportion as NRL fans. Whether it's the fact NRL was well entrenched on pay TV well before AFL, or that AFL is more available for home teams on FTA, the difference is clear

Lack of interet is the one true reason that AFL is less popular on Fox, Kayo and social media!

You've rated over 1m twice this year, which will be perhaps, the amount of times you rate over 3m also!

The Nrl/AFL gap on PTV is increasing!

The Broncos are on FTA 80% of the time. How often would someone from NZ get Foxtel?

Your excuses are just that , excuses for a very lame sport/cult!

And you ratings have been getting poorer for years. If they did increase last year it was because more matches were shown in prime time.

[Terry]

Terry, I think 472k is the highest of all those numbers, correct? Isnt that the AFL? Hope that helps

Thanks pal! But you don't seem to have comprehended the meaning of my beautifully constructed post. I was talking Fox. It's a different platform to FTA my friend. A little research and you will hopefully be cognisant of the facts. Good luck!!!!

And also..............RL has no FTA on Saturday nights. If it did it would smash your fumbling game in totals without question, even with one less game, every single year. (Yes, a fault of the NRL for not negotiating a Saturday night FTA game. Hopefully that will be rectified in the next broadcast deal).

Have a great night pal and I hope this has been helpful in your understanding of this matter.

So we did rate higher? Good to know Terry. As you were mate

Haven't added it up pal. But if you didn't win with your free to air component on a Saturday night you're in big trouble. Which you are. The end of the round totals and averages are the benchmark.

At ease now pal lolololololololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NlolRL]

even if you combine the two games together,
they both hit around 200k on FOX

all this with 4 different teams

There are a number of factors:

- longer telecast lowers the average. Even the media were suggesting the AFL's increase in ratings last year was partly due to the shorter game length
- games are also on FTA whereas NRL games are exclusively on Fox
- the AFL is popular on TV overall, but less so on Fox. You only have to look at our FN ratings, where we can rate around 1mil but barely get 200k on Fox, to see AFL fans don't use foxtel to watch their sport in anywhere near the same proportion as NRL fans. Whether it's the fact NRL was well entrenched on pay TV well before AFL, or that AFL is more available for home teams on FTA, the difference is clear

Lack of interet is the one true reason that AFL is less popular on Fox, Kayo and social media!

You've rated over 1m twice this year, which will be perhaps, the amount of times you rate over 3m also!

The Nrl/AFL gap on PTV is increasing!

The Broncos are on FTA 80% of the time. How often would someone from NZ get Foxtel?

Your excuses are just that , excuses for a very lame sport/cult!

And you ratings have been getting poorer for years. If they did increase last year it was because more matches were shown in prime time.

lack of interest doesnt add up given our FTA numbers

[NlolRL]

Thanks pal! But you don't seem to have comprehended the meaning of my beautifully constructed post. I was talking Fox. It's a different platform to FTA my friend. A little research and you will hopefully be cognisant of the facts. Good luck!!!!

And also..............RL has no FTA on Saturday nights. If it did it would smash your fumbling game in totals without question, even with one less game, every single year. (Yes, a fault of the NRL for not negotiating a Saturday night FTA game. Hopefully that will be rectified in the next broadcast deal).

Have a great night pal and I hope this has been helpful in your understanding of this matter.

So we did rate higher? Good to know Terry. As you were mate

Haven't added it up pal. But if you didn't win with your free to air component on a Saturday night you're in big trouble. Which you are. The end of the round totals and averages are the benchmark.

At ease now pal lolololololololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!

even if math is your weakness Terry, we comfortably won the ratings yesterday

[leeroy*NRL*]

as bad as your spelling and grammar?

It's almost like all 4 of the AFL's games yesterday were shown directly against another AFL game

even if you combine the two games together,
they both hit around 200k on FOX

all this with 4 different teams

There are a number of factors:

- longer telecast lowers the average. Even the media were suggesting the AFL's increase in ratings last year was partly due to the shorter game length
- games are also on FTA whereas NRL games are exclusively on Fox
- the AFL is popular on TV overall, but less so on Fox. You only have to look at our FN ratings, where we can rate around 1mil but barely get 200k on Fox, to see AFL fans don't use foxtel to watch their sport in anywhere near the same proportion as NRL fans. Whether it's the fact NRL was well entrenched on pay TV well before AFL, or that AFL is more available for home teams on FTA, the difference is clear

I agree longer telecast declines slightly.. especially if there is thrashings.

AFL is better promoted on FTA nationally more so than the NRL which helps (agree)

[leeroy*NRL*]

If it was to rate so high wouldn’t nine want to pay big time for it ?

not really
FTA can only make so much from Rugby League Telecasts due to way less advertising opportunities
there is only so high they will go, With FOX coming in over the top, as they can charge.

as you see NRL On Fox is increasing.

[leeroy*NRL*]

Sunday AFL TV
Sevens Sunday Football
National 490,000
Metro 365,00
Regional 125,000

Crows/Dockers
7 metro (Adl/Per) 142k
Foxfooty 123k

Dees/Hawks
7 metro (syd/mel/bris) 223k
Foxsports 98,000

Roos/Cats
Foxfooty 142k

[Fred]

Not great numbers.

And on Pay TV for RL - there is a balance required there with being on FTA and cashing in on PAY TV money. Worst thing that any code can do is go solely to Pay TV--- Look at Rugby Union at their height going purely to PAY - killed the sport here.

[pussycat Mark 11]

Metro 241, regionals ??????????????
Fox NRL: COWBOYS V BULLDOGS 194,000

NRL: DRAGONS V WARRIORS 147,000



Wookie why have the AFL Regionals been released but none for the NRL?

[leeroy*NRL*]

Not great numbers.

And on Pay TV for RL - there is a balance required there with being on FTA and cashing in on PAY TV money. Worst thing that any code can do is go solely to Pay TV--- Look at Rugby Union at their height going purely to PAY - killed the sport here.

yeah agree a balance mix is perfect.

[leeroy*NRL*]

Average AFL audiences for the first five rounds reached 253,000 on Foxtel and Kayo, up 18% on 2019
West Coast and Collingwood was the number one game of the round with an average audience of 339,000

Round 6 has consolidated an outstanding start to the 2021 Season for Fox League with average audiences of 372,000, up 12% year on year making 2021 the number one rating NRL season ever for the Foxtel Group.

Saturday afternoon’s Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers clash was the R6 standout on Fox, attracting an average audience of 465k

[baselinepanther]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-af ... ce6e1b0e81

astounding numbers for the NRL
an average
thats average ... of 372K per game on foxtel & kayo combined
Souths V Tigers rating 465K , thats 160K on kayo alone
& 3 million for the round on subscription tv

well north of 4 million for the round all up

yayyyyyyyy

[baselinepanther]

so

our 8 games were watched by approx the same number of viewers as 9 games of AFL ??