AFL & NRL Footy TV Ratings - 2026

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Sunday 13 September

Penrith Panthers vs Sydney Roosters

NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES QF2 Nine 1,953,000 998,000 245,000


SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON NRLW Nine 451,000 159,000 28,000

SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRLW Nine 518,000 184,000 36,000

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Freo v Swans 1,589,000 Ch7 National Only

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Friday 18 September

Sydney Swans vs Fremantle Dockers

SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS Seven 3,730,000 1,589,000 308,000

Easily the biggest AFL tv audience of the year and up 200,000 on last year’s equivalent game that had and average tv audience of 1.302 million.


Wests Tigers vs Canberra Raiders

NRLW FINAL SERIES EF1 Nine 1,066,000 250,000 50,000

Not sure what the NRL and Channel 9 were thinking going with NRLW on the main channel. An average of just 250,000 viewers.



Saturday 19 September

Hawthorn Hawks vs Brisbane Lions

SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS Seven 3,351,000 1,478,000 286,000


Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks

NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES SF1 Nine 1,937,000 918,000 231,000


Brisbane Broncos vs Newcastle Knights

NRLW FINAL SERIES EF2 Nine 746,000 192,000 38,000

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i got to say that was the BEST AFL PRE LIM'S i have ever experienced as a neutral