for the opening game of the season last night beating both MKR & Biggest Loser in Sydney & Brisbane
a massive 710,000 veiwers in these cities ... with another half mill to come from the regionals ....
this on top of expected even higher ratings tonight for the Parramatta V Brisbane game
wow

NRL... KING ON TV

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/medi...-1226287043691
NRL's return gives Nine a boost
by: Michael Bodey
From: The Australian
March 02, 2012 10:43AM
THE NRL’s value to the Nine network was clear last night as the opening match of the season was the top-rating show of the night in Sydney.
The first match for Wayne Bennett as coach of the Newcastle Knights attracted 474,000 viewers in Sydney, to rank above My Kitchen Rules’ 449,000, and added another 236,000 viewers in Brisbane to be fourth for the night up north.
The match helped Nine to a 29.4 per cent channel share in Sydney and 23.6 per cent share in Brisbane although Seven won the night in the five capital cities, according to preliminary OzTAM data.