TLPG wrote:MarkZZZ wrote:Last time I saw the numbers there where a few more people in Sydney, Brisbane and regional parts of NSW and Qld than in Melbourne etc
Let's be realistic, Mark. Take out the regionals for a start. They don't matter when it comes to the big decisions like advertising revenue and as a consequence broadcast deals.
Then add Adelaide and Perth to Melbourne, and you have a win on population for the AFL heartland cities.
The point has already been made that the SOO was thrashed even with the amount of people it attracted in Sydney and it's usual haunts.
When are you going to accept facts TLGP
Have a look at the last two sentences
http://mediaweek.com.au/news/wednesday- ... ame-2.html
Big-time ratings relief for Nine last night as New South Wales managed to win the match and thereby making Game 3 a must-watch for football fans in rugby league states and increasing the change of a bigger audience nationally too.
Nine was a big network winner (30.5%) and was also well in front in Sydney (42.6%) and Brisbane (46.4%).
TEN won in Melbourne thanks in part to metro audiences of 1.60m watching MasterChef and then just under 1m choosing Glee.
Seven finished first in Adelaide and Perth. After Seven News and Today Tonight secured the first hour of primetime, Home and Away again made it over 1m. The numbers started to slip though with Highway Patrol close to 950k.
On the ABC, Spicks and Specks was down to 712,000 against the football and then Angry Boys dipped below 600,000.
This statement from Nine this morning:
Last night’s Game 2 of the 2011 Harvey Norman State of Origin Series steered Channel Nine to a massive ratings victory.
More than 3.9 million viewers watched the VB New South Wales Blues charge home to an 18-8 victory over the XXXX Queensland Maroons. The game recorded a peak audience of 3.944 million viewers (5 City Metro plus regional) and attracted an average audience of 3.410 million viewers (5 City Metro plus regional). The combined Total People audience was up 5% in audience on Game 2 of the 2010 Origin Series.
A peak audience of 2.455 million viewers (Total People) watched the game in the 5 City Metro, with an average audience of 2.160 million tuning in (5 City Metro – Total People).
State of Origin Game 2 was the No.1 program of the night across all demos - Total People, People 25-54, People 18-49 and People 16-39 in the 5 City Metro, along the East Coast, in Sydney and in Brisbane.
In Sydney, the game attracted a peak audience of 1.156 million viewers (Total People) and was the most-watched program of the night with an average audience of 1.018 million viewers – up 7% in audience on Game 2 of the 2010 Origin series. Game 2 secured a massive 57.2% audience share in Sydney.
The match, post-match program and the pre-match show claimed the top three spots of the night in Sydney.
In Brisbane, Nine’s coverage drew a peak audience of 838,000 (Total People), secured an average audience of 775,000 and a huge 63.8% audience share. Game 2, the pre-match program and the post-match show were the night’s three most-watched programs respectively in Brisbane.
In Melbourne, more than 359,000 viewers (Total People peak audience) tuned in to watch Nine’s coverage of Game 2 and it secured an average audience of 291,000.
The result drove Channel Nine to a commanding victory for Wednesday night with the Nine Network winning the night in the 5 City Metro (Total People) with a 35.2% share. It was also a winner along the East Coast (39.1%), in Sydney (45.8%) and in Brisbane (50.3%).
The Nine Network was also first with People 25-54 in the 5 City Metro (37.2%), along the East Coast (40.8%), in Sydney (48.5%) and in Brisbane (48.4%).
Origin 2 secured an average of 1.249 million viewers in regional areas, up 17% in audience on Game 2 of the 2010 State of Origin Series.
The pre-match Origin coverage averaged 1.388 million viewers (Total People) across the 5 City Metro. The post-match wrap-up averaged 1.315 million viewers in the 5 City Metro.
It screened live along the East Coast and in Tasmania and the Northern Territory, and on delay in South Australia and Western Australia.
Games 1 and 2 of the Harvey Norman State of Origin Series have attracted the highest audiences of any programs to date this year. They are ranked No.1 and No.2 programs respectively across all networks.