Fight Club - Football TV Ratings (AFL vs NRL)

[pussycat]

Comparing ratings on fox alone is a bit misleading. All you are comparing is those people who have fox, a very distinct population. Whereas almost everyone has fta tv. When comparing just fox you have to consider who would take or up and for what reason. If your an nrl fan there has been a big incentive to have fox as basically if you want to watch nrl at any decent level, you need fox . And it has been like this for some time. So I would imagine there is quite the substantial population of fox subscribers who got it for the nrl. I also suspect a proportion of them would flick on the AFL from time to time. For the AFL a lot of games can be accessed on fta therefore the uptake is a lot less . As more and more games , and higher quality games go over to fox, we will see the AFL subscriptions rise , but they are a long way behind those of nrl, as it is only recently AFL supporters needed fox. So I am surprised that AFL ratings on fox are as high as they are .. It would be great to have a state by state breakdown , however I suspect a significant proportion of AFL ratings would come from Sydney and qld given the high update of fox in those states. This would also account for low fta numbers in Sydney as most would watch on fox.

you have games 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 on fox/we have games 3,5,6,7,8 on Fox. You have, all games live, your own dedicated channel on Fox.

Bit fans are satisfied watching just the main games. But dedicated fans want more. And this is the area where fumble ball falls down - THROUGH LACK OF INTEREST!

[Xman]

That's 3 weeks in a row with the AFL averaging about 238k on foxtel. All due to no overlapping games. Now if AFL had some fox exclusive games these ratings would be massive.

Why would there be any difference? for the add free , Hi Deff , live broadcast. - who forks out $50 - 80 a month for the same program with adds and often a lesser quality?

Im a little confused, if you are referring to the higher ratings then.

Your kidding right? Ummm maybe because it is next to impossible to watch 2 games on foxtel at once. All of the games bar Friday night overlap with another game. In the last three weeks none of the games overlap, due to there only being 6 games a week. The difference in ratings was on average 40k more Per game. It's not rocket science.

If you are referring to fox exclusive games, then this would make a huge difference to markets like SA and WA, who don't have to pay a cent to watch their teams week in and week out on FTA TV. The subscription rates in these states would boom.

Don't bother. I've been trying to tell him this exact fact for months. Its beyond his comprehension.

[pussycat]

That's 3 weeks in a row with the AFL averaging about 238k on foxtel. All due to no overlapping games. Now if AFL had some fox exclusive games these ratings would be massive.

Why would there be any difference? for the add free , Hi Deff , live broadcast. - who forks out $50 - 80 a month for the same program with adds and often a lesser quality?

Im a little confused, if you are referring to the higher ratings then.

Your kidding right? Ummm maybe because it is next to impossible to watch 2 games on foxtel at once. All of the games bar Friday night overlap with another game. In the last three weeks none of the games overlap, due to there only being 6 games a week. The difference in ratings was on average 40k more Per game. It's not rocket science.

If you are referring to fox exclusive games, then this would make a huge difference to markets like SA and WA, who don't have to pay a cent to watch their teams week in and week out on FTA TV. The subscription rates in these states would boom.

Even if your game reached an average of 230k its still 20k to 40k per game behind the NRL, and that if can never happen because of the nature of your game - long winded & boring. so I guess you 'll have to settle for your slighly under 200k average.

Any increase in PTV from a decrease in FTA is just robbing Peter to pay Paul!

will you and X man be amongst the 4m + viewing tomorrow night? - must see viewing.

[Xman]

That's 3 weeks in a row with the AFL averaging about 238k on foxtel. All due to no overlapping games. Now if AFL had some fox exclusive games these ratings would be massive.

Why would there be any difference? for the add free , Hi Deff , live broadcast. - who forks out $50 - 80 a month for the same program with adds and often a lesser quality?

Im a little confused, if you are referring to the higher ratings then.

Your kidding right? Ummm maybe because it is next to impossible to watch 2 games on foxtel at once. All of the games bar Friday night overlap with another game. In the last three weeks none of the games overlap, due to there only being 6 games a week. The difference in ratings was on average 40k more Per game. It's not rocket science.

If you are referring to fox exclusive games, then this would make a huge difference to markets like SA and WA, who don't have to pay a cent to watch their teams week in and week out on FTA TV. The subscription rates in these states would boom.

Even if your game reached an average of 230k its still 20k to 40k per game behind the NRL, and that if can never happen because of the nature of your game - long winded & boring. so I guess you 'll have to settle for your slighly under 200k average.

Any increase in PTV from a decrease in FTA is just robbing Peter to pay Paul!

will you and X man be amongst the 4m + viewing tomorrow night? - must see viewing.

Subscription rate differences between qld/nsw and vic/sa/wa will pretty much always mean the NRL rates better on PTV on average, especially when AFL games are shown concurrently. That won't change until Qld, NSW, SA and WA arent shown their teams on FTA for every single game. What incentive do they have to take up PTV with such a good deal?

[piesman2011]

That's 3 weeks in a row with the AFL averaging about 238k on foxtel. All due to no overlapping games. Now if AFL had some fox exclusive games these ratings would be massive.

Why would there be any difference? for the add free , Hi Deff , live broadcast. - who forks out $50 - 80 a month for the same program with adds and often a lesser quality?

Im a little confused, if you are referring to the higher ratings then.

Your kidding right? Ummm maybe because it is next to impossible to watch 2 games on foxtel at once. All of the games bar Friday night overlap with another game. In the last three weeks none of the games overlap, due to there only being 6 games a week. The difference in ratings was on average 40k more Per game. It's not rocket science.

If you are referring to fox exclusive games, then this would make a huge difference to markets like SA and WA, who don't have to pay a cent to watch their teams week in and week out on FTA TV. The subscription rates in these states would boom.

Even if your game reached an average of 230k its still 20k to 40k per game behind the NRL, and that if can never happen because of the nature of your game - long winded & boring. so I guess you 'll have to settle for your slighly under 200k average.

Any increase in PTV from a decrease in FTA is just robbing Peter to pay Paul!

will you and X man be amongst the 4m + viewing tomorrow night? - must see viewing.

You shouldn't knock a game you clearly don't watch closely, some cant get enough of that long winded game and imo at its best it is the most action packed, skillful game in the world. Clearly a lot of people disagree and that's fine. All im trying to show that on TV AFL is just as popular as RL. Apples to apples we rate as good if not better in every sense, except SOO (which the AFL chooses not to do). That's not to say that the NRL can't pass the AFL (in a big way) as a competition in terms of popularity, however at this time i believe that there is no major difference in the ratings and popularity as shown by the similar TV money they both got.
RL is also a great product and there is no reason why both of these games can't continue to grow and get bigger and better, even if they both invade each others home markets.

[eelofwest]

That's 3 weeks in a row with the AFL averaging about 238k on foxtel. All due to no overlapping games. Now if AFL had some fox exclusive games these ratings would be massive.

Why would there be any difference? for the add free , Hi Deff , live broadcast. - who forks out $50 - 80 a month for the same program with adds and often a lesser quality?

Im a little confused, if you are referring to the higher ratings then.

Your kidding right? Ummm maybe because it is next to impossible to watch 2 games on foxtel at once. All of the games bar Friday night overlap with another game. In the last three weeks none of the games overlap, due to there only being 6 games a week. The difference in ratings was on average 40k more Per game. It's not rocket science.

If you are referring to fox exclusive games, then this would make a huge difference to markets like SA and WA, who don't have to pay a cent to watch their teams week in and week out on FTA TV. The subscription rates in these states would boom.

Even if your game reached an average of 230k its still 20k to 40k per game behind the NRL, and that if can never happen because of the nature of your game - long winded & boring. so I guess you 'll have to settle for your slighly under 200k average.

Any increase in PTV from a decrease in FTA is just robbing Peter to pay Paul!

will you and X man be amongst the 4m + viewing tomorrow night? - must see viewing.

You shouldn't knock a game you clearly don't watch closely, some cant get enough of that long winded game and imo at its best it is the most action packed, skillful game in the world. Clearly a lot of people disagree and that's fine. All im trying to show that on TV AFL is just as popular as RL. Apples to apples we rate as good if not better in every sense, except SOO (which the AFL chooses not to do). That's not to say that the NRL can't pass the AFL (in a big way) as a competition in terms of popularity, however at this time i believe that there is no major difference in the ratings and popularity as shown by the similar TV money they both got.
RL is also a great product and there is no reason why both of these games can't continue to grow and get bigger and better, even if they both invade each others home markets.

Yeah

113m NRL, 5 games Live Fox, 1 live FTA game 2 delayed + 12m SOO + 12m NZ sky+ 6m Rep RL..........143M
123m AFL, 9 games Live Fox, 3 live fta games 1 delayed..........123m

RL 208 telecast games 48 of which are delayed/not live, total = 143m
AFL 207 telecasts of which 80 are played on 2 different mediums(FOX, 7 simulcast) therefore maximizing the ratings.......20 not live, telecast games total = 123m

Yeah really close on tele Pies............... :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<>

[Fred]

, however I suspect a significant proportion of AFL ratings would come from Sydney and qld given the high update of fox in those states. This would also account for low fta numbers in Sydney as most would watch on fox.

hes serious folks ..... :_<> :_<>

the fta figures are low in NSW & QLD because no one gives a fuck about the fumbles & bumbles
& guess what

they're even lower on pay
Victorian rules is poison on tv ( all forms) north of the murray ..... it is a dud
a disaster
an embarrassment

pop yr head outside yr bubble once & a while & experience reality
you & it aren't in the same post code

It's you that is in the bubble Dave.. A nrl bubble

[pussycat]

I watched a bit of AFL the other week. It was like slapstick comedy as they fumbled and bumbled around in the wet. It was if the ball was a cake of soap. It was like a scene out of an Abott & Costello movie(but far less entertaining)

[Raiderdave]

are we ready for another ... monster .. rating figure for Origin folks

4n a bit million for game 1 in Australia ... 4.2 Million with NZ

game 2 should shade this figure
if game 3 is a decider
well

jesus mary & joseph people

wow
just wow


RL Tis KING

[piesman2011]

That's 3 weeks in a row with the AFL averaging about 238k on foxtel. All due to no overlapping games. Now if AFL had some fox exclusive games these ratings would be massive.

Why would there be any difference? for the add free , Hi Deff , live broadcast. - who forks out $50 - 80 a month for the same program with adds and often a lesser quality?

Im a little confused, if you are referring to the higher ratings then.

Your kidding right? Ummm maybe because it is next to impossible to watch 2 games on foxtel at once. All of the games bar Friday night overlap with another game. In the last three weeks none of the games overlap, due to there only being 6 games a week. The difference in ratings was on average 40k more Per game. It's not rocket science.

If you are referring to fox exclusive games, then this would make a huge difference to markets like SA and WA, who don't have to pay a cent to watch their teams week in and week out on FTA TV. The subscription rates in these states would boom.

Even if your game reached an average of 230k its still 20k to 40k per game behind the NRL, and that if can never happen because of the nature of your game - long winded & boring. so I guess you 'll have to settle for your slighly under 200k average.

Any increase in PTV from a decrease in FTA is just robbing Peter to pay Paul!

will you and X man be amongst the 4m + viewing tomorrow night? - must see viewing.

You shouldn't knock a game you clearly don't watch closely, some cant get enough of that long winded game and imo at its best it is the most action packed, skillful game in the world. Clearly a lot of people disagree and that's fine. All im trying to show that on TV AFL is just as popular as RL. Apples to apples we rate as good if not better in every sense, except SOO (which the AFL chooses not to do). That's not to say that the NRL can't pass the AFL (in a big way) as a competition in terms of popularity, however at this time i believe that there is no major difference in the ratings and popularity as shown by the similar TV money they both got.
RL is also a great product and there is no reason why both of these games can't continue to grow and get bigger and better, even if they both invade each others home markets.

Yeah

113m NRL, 5 games Live Fox, 1 live FTA game 2 delayed + 12m SOO + 12m NZ sky+ 6m Rep RL..........143M
123m AFL, 9 games Live Fox, 3 live fta games 1 delayed..........123m

RL 208 telecast games 48 of which are delayed/not live, total = 143m
AFL 207 telecasts of which 80 are played on 2 different mediums(FOX, 7 simulcast) therefore maximizing the ratings.......20 not live, telecast games total = 123m

Yeah really close on tele Pies............... :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<>

You missed the rest of the AFL ratings mate

[QueenslandISAFL]

holy shit 66k for adelaide :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<>

Re runs off Mash would rate better then that shit

[pussycat]

TV #AFL night #AFLDogsTigers Seven 290k (Mel 232k Ade 59k)

TV #AFL #AFLGiantsPower Seven 72k (Ade only)

TV #AFL night Seven 492k (Mel 323k Ade 74k Per 94k)

#AFL night Seven 302k (Mel 231k Ade 70k)

TV #AFL arvo Seven 316k (Mel 189k Ade 62k Per 65k)

V #AFL Seven 460k (Mel 244k Ade 69k Per 147k)

V #AFL Seven 380k (Mel 252k Ade 78k Per 50k)

[Fred]

That's just fta though .. Got to add in fox but not sure how you do that when they don't give a state figure?

[pussycat]

That's just fta though .. Got to add in fox but not sure how you do that when they don't give a state figure?

So, what would you get 30-40k more? for An AFL state. a state that doesn't even have a league team The people of SA must love there MASH reruns.

[Xman]

@MediaweekAUS: Fri TV: #NRL #NRLSOUCAN Nine 504k (Syd 325k Bri 179k) GEM 18k (Mel 10k Ade 1k Per 8k)

= 522k metro, plus 348k regional is 870k for FN football live


@MediaweekAUS: Fri TV #AFL #AFLSwansBlues Seven 446k (Mel 330k Ade 116k) 7mate 184k (Syd 62k Bri 26k Per 96k)

= 630k metro, plus 210k regionals, plus 299k foxtel (min) is 1.14m


Anyone know the last time the NRL actually finished ahead of the AFL on FN?