AFL & NRL Finals Footy TV Ratings - 2025

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Thursday 4 September

Adelaide vs Collingwood

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Total People - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD

1 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS Seven 2,740,000 1,094,000 129,000

The AFL Finals Series began last night with Qualifying Final delivering a Collingwood win over Adelaide. The average audience was just under 1.1 million to easily become the highest rated game of the season so far. It was also well up on the equivalent game in 2024 that averaged 773k.

The result helped Seven its highest Thursday share of the year, though the results for each market varied greatly with Adelaide delivering the highest share of over 57% to Seven.

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Rank Program Network Average Total TV Average Broadcast Average BVOD

Sydney

21 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS SEVEN 55,000 45,000 10,000

Melbourne

1 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS SEVEN 402,000 358,000 45,000

Brisbane

18 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS SEVEN 43,000 34,000 10,000

Adelaide

1 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS SEVEN 178,000 157,000 21,000

Perth

1 SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS SEVEN 86,000 75,000 11,000

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Friday 5 September

Geelong vs Brisbane

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Total People - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD

1 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS Seven 2,529,000 934,000 108,000

The first round of the AFL finals continued to deliver for Seven. Friday’s Qualifying Final saw Geelong with a big win over Brisbane average 934k for the best Friday result of the year. The result compares to the equivalent game in 2024 averaged 954k.

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Saturday 6 September

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Total People - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD

Fremantle vs Gold Coast

1 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS Seven 2,768,000 923,000 103,000

The second Elimination Final in primetime saw Gold Coast, with a last minute victory, eliminate Fremantle averaging 923k. That compares to 855k last year and sees last Thursday’s final still the top AFL game of the season so far.



Greater Western Sydney vs Hawthorn

3 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL FINALS Seven 1,884,000 649,000 61,000

It was Sudden Death Saturday on Seven where, in the afternoon final, Hawthorn eliminated GWS in a close contest that ran overtime and delayed the news by 14 minutes. The average rating of 649k dominated afternoon viewing.

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Friday 12 September

Melbourne vs Canterbury/Bankstown

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Total People - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD

2 NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES QF1 Nine 1,978,000 1,010,000 205,000

Over on Nine, the Storm beat the Bulldogs at home as the NRL Finals got underway. The Qualifying Final topped the one million mark to rank third overall for the night. The result was well up on the equivalent Friday NRL Final last year that had 767k.

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Friday 12 September

Adelaide vs Hawthorn

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Total People - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD

1 SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS Seven 2,751,000 994,000 131,000

The AFL Semi finals got underway with a history making win for Hawthorn over Adelaide averaging just under the one million mark at 994k. The result compared to the equivalent Friday Night Final of 2024 that averaged 1.07 million (with no 7Plus component).

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Hawthorn not a big crowd or rating side.

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Saturday 12 September

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Total People - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD

Brisbane vs Gold Coast

1 SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS Seven 2,862,000 903,000 108,000

AFL’s Second Semi-Final saw the Brisbane Lions easily win the Q-Clash against the Gold Coast Suns with an average rating of 903k. That was down 20k on the previous Saturday and compared to last year’s Saturday night final that had 912k (with no 7Plus).

Highest reach figure in 2025 reported.





Cronulla vs Sydney Roosters

4 NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES QF2 Nine 1,626,000 786,000 180,000



NZ Warriors vs Penrith

5 NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES EF1 Nine 1,570,000 665,000 137,000

Primetime NRL on a big day of sport for Nine saw a 10-point win to the Sharks over the Roosters averaging 786k. In the afternoon the Panthers eliminated the Warriors averaging 665k. Both results were higher compared to 2024 when the afternoon game rated 567k and the prime time game had 718k.

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