Fight Club - Football TV Ratings (AFL vs NRL)

[pussycat]

haha sorry 1.25 BILLION.
Will the NRL get somewhere around that mark?
If the NRL is hammering AFL in the tv ratings then it should get more yeah?

probably will................
certainly should

Going by those figures you have to wonder did Kerry Stokes have complete control of his faculty's when he sighned with the AFL.

[Beaussie]

Im a little confused as to why if NRL is "smashing" the AFL in tv ratings would the AFL get 1.4... BILLION DOLLARS (as doctor evil would say) in tv deals?

The NRL put simply doesn't deliver the national appeal that the AFL does week after week, season after season. TV networks, media buyers and advertisers aren't stupid.... hence the AFL always achieving Australian record sporting tv rights deals.

[Raiderdave]

Im a little confused as to why if NRL is "smashing" the AFL in tv ratings would the AFL get 1.4... BILLION DOLLARS (as doctor evil would say) in tv deals?

The NRL put simply doesn't deliver the national appeal that the AFL does week after week, season after season. TV networks, media buyers and advertisers aren't stupid.... hence the AFL always achieving Australian record sporting tv rights deals.

the national appeal ?

you mean the 600K in the AFL States who watched our GF
the 1.4 Million who watched our State of origin in the AFL states

2 Million people watching just 4 games ( capitals too )
yeah.... no appeal at all is there

the TV execs are taking notice
the myth that there is no market for League in the Sthn States is being exploded to bits

the AFL TV deal is about to become the 2nd biggest ever ....
behind ours

[Beaussie]

I'm talking about the weekly appeal of the AFL which is broadcast in every market prime time. Not the novelty NRL or State of Origin matches broadcast once in a blue moon.

[Raiderdave]

I'm talking about the weekly appeal of the AFL which is broadcast in every market prime time. Not the novelty NRL or State of Origin matches broadcast once in a blue moon.

the weekly appeal

you mean the 40K every week in Sydney ... & 30K in Brisbane

that weekly appeal ?


just cranking along the AFL .. isn't it :_<>
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[Beaussie]

Anything the AFL gets in Sydney and Brisbane is still more than you lot get outside of Sydney and Brisbane. Suck it up sunshine.

[pussycat]

Im a little confused as to why if NRL is "smashing" the AFL in tv ratings would the AFL get 1.4... BILLION DOLLARS (as doctor evil would say) in tv deals?

The NRL put simply doesn't deliver the national appeal that the AFL does week after week, season after season. TV networks, media buyers and advertisers aren't stupid.... hence the AFL always achieving Australian record sporting tv rights deals.

Keep telling yourself that Beau if it makes you feel more secure - it's like a security blanket I guess - gives you a warm fuzzy feeling? but we all know we've had a problem with the games ownership. That will be solved shortly so watch out.

[Beaussie]

Im a little confused as to why if NRL is "smashing" the AFL in tv ratings would the AFL get 1.4... BILLION DOLLARS (as doctor evil would say) in tv deals?

The NRL put simply doesn't deliver the national appeal that the AFL does week after week, season after season. TV networks, media buyers and advertisers aren't stupid.... hence the AFL always achieving Australian record sporting tv rights deals.

Keep telling yourself that Beau if it makes you feel more secure - it's like a security blanket I guess - gives you a warm fuzzy feeling? but we all know we've had a problem with the games ownership. That will be solved shortly so watch out.

Just telling it like it is pussycat. You can't handle the truth. Nevermind, it's a common trait with throwball fans and the facts/reality of sports tv rights. You'll forever be living in our shadows.

[Raiderdave]

Anything the AFL gets in Sydney and Brisbane is still more than you lot get outside of Sydney and Brisbane. Suck it up sunshine.

the 3 times the Storm were shown on TV in Melbourne in prime time

86K
127K
274K

probably equal to the ratings the Swans got in Sydney for all 11 home games

the 4 biggest games of AFL in Sydney probably attracted about
600K veiwers
the 4 biggest NRL games in Melbourne
1.4 Million veiwers

Rugby League it seems is more popular in Melbourne
then AFL is in Sydney
how bout you suck that up

[Beaussie]

Stop posting rubbish Raider. Seriously, give it a rest. No one believes anything you post anymore.

We all know the AFL is stronger in its non heartland areas than the NRL is in its non heartland areas. Oh and same goes for the codes in their heartlands. Just look at the AFL Grand Final ratings in Melbourne compared to the NRL Grand Final ratings in Sydney. Smashed again throwball fans. :<>

[Beaussie]

Oh dear, the lowest average for 11 years in the NRL.

Damn, not good when you're hoping to convince tv networks of your worth.

AFL beats NRL in grand final TV ratings

A hands-down ratings win to the AFL over the NRL at the weekend, thanks to a bigger metro audience, especially in the AFL heartland of Melbourne. While the AFL grand final’s national audience for the Collingwood-Geelong match was slightly better than last year, the NRL grand final’s average was the lowest for 11 years as Manly held off the New Zealand Warriors.

The AFL grand final, won by Geelong, had a national audience of 3.525 million based on preliminary figures. Using Ten’s adjusted metro figure of 2.630 million, the match had a national audience of 3.560 million, compared with an average for the first GF and rematch last year of 3.456 million. The NRL grand final had a national audience of 3.177 million viewers, down on the 3.324 million in 2010. Here’s the AFL audience breakdown:

•Melbourne — 1.380 million
•Perth — 368,000
•Brisbane — 320,000
•Adelaide — 301,000
•Sydney — 262,000
•Regional audience — 788,000

Here’s the NRL audience breakdown:

•Sydney — 1.021 million
•Brisbane — 524,000
•Melbourne — 347,000
•Perth — 87,000
•Adelaide — 48,000
•Regional audience — 1.150 million

http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/03/med ... abc-chair/

HUGE TV AUDIENCE FOR AFL GRAND FINAL
Tuesday, 4 October, 2011

The 2011 AFL Grand Final was Australia's highest-ratings TV sports program of 2011.

The 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Geelong attracted a national average audience of more than 3.5 million viewers, making it the highest rating TV sports program of 2011.

In an AFL media statement today, AFL Chief Operating Officer Gillon McLachlan said the combined audience on Network Ten across metropolitan and regional areas was 3,524,362, including more than 1.7 million viewers in Victoria.

This compared to a total national average audience of 3,176,892 viewers who watched Sunday’s NRL Grand final, including just under 1.7 million viewers in NSW.

As well as being the highest rating sports program so far in 2011, the 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final was also the fifth highest rating TV program for the year.

“This is another outstanding result in the game’s heartland but also across New South Wales and Queensland where the average national audience was more than one million viewers,â€

[Raiderdave]

Stop posting rubbish Raider. Seriously, give it a rest. No one believes anything you post anymore.

We all know the AFL is stronger in its non heartland areas than the NRL is in its non heartland areas. Oh and same goes for the codes in their heartlands. Just look at the AFL Grand Final ratings in Melbourne compared to the NRL Grand Final ratings in Sydney. Smashed again throwball fans. :<>

the AFL is struggling in our heartland .... its is on a rapid decline
the NRL's only team in AFL heartland continues to grow & the 2nd one in a few years ( the reds ) will be a smashing success

the AFL's Grand Final ratings in Melbourne were down 100K on last year with again 2 Victorian sides playing .. the same as last year

the NRL's in Sydney , despite only having 1 Sydney team playing & an unpopular one at that , nearly matched 2010's ratings with 2 Sydney Sides playing >

another example of the rise of the NRL
& decline of the AFL

[Raiderdave]

Oh dear, the lowest average for 11 years in the NRL.

Damn, not good when you're hoping to convince tv networks of your worth.

AFL beats NRL in grand final TV ratings

A hands-down ratings win to the AFL over the NRL at the weekend, thanks to a bigger metro audience, especially in the AFL heartland of Melbourne. While the AFL grand final’s national audience for the Collingwood-Geelong match was slightly better than last year, the NRL grand final’s average was the lowest for 11 years as Manly held off the New Zealand Warriors.

The AFL grand final, won by Geelong, had a national audience of 3.525 million based on preliminary figures. Using Ten’s adjusted metro figure of 2.630 million, the match had a national audience of 3.560 million, compared with an average for the first GF and rematch last year of 3.456 million. The NRL grand final had a national audience of 3.177 million viewers, down on the 3.324 million in 2010. Here’s the AFL audience breakdown:

•Melbourne — 1.380 million
•Perth — 368,000
•Brisbane — 320,000
•Adelaide — 301,000
•Sydney — 262,000
•Regional audience — 788,000

Here’s the NRL audience breakdown:

•Sydney — 1.021 million
•Brisbane — 524,000
•Melbourne — 347,000
•Perth — 87,000
•Adelaide — 48,000
•Regional audience — 1.150 million

http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/03/med ... abc-chair/

HUGE TV AUDIENCE FOR AFL GRAND FINAL
Tuesday, 4 October, 2011

The 2011 AFL Grand Final was Australia's highest-ratings TV sports program of 2011.

The 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Geelong attracted a national average audience of more than 3.5 million viewers, making it the highest rating TV sports program of 2011.

In an AFL media statement today, AFL Chief Operating Officer Gillon McLachlan said the combined audience on Network Ten across metropolitan and regional areas was 3,524,362, including more than 1.7 million viewers in Victoria.

This compared to a total national average audience of 3,176,892 viewers who watched Sunday’s NRL Grand final, including just under 1.7 million viewers in NSW.

As well as being the highest rating sports program so far in 2011, the 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final was also the fifth highest rating TV program for the year.

“This is another outstanding result in the game’s heartland but also across New South Wales and Queensland where the average national audience was more than one million viewers,â€

[Raiderdave]

the real figures for the NRL Grand Final

NRL Mon, Oct 03, 2011 - 3:31 PM

More than 3.3million Australian based viewers and a further 692,000 New Zealand based fans joined the 81,988 crowd at ANZ Stadium to watch Manly’s 24-10 win over the Warriors in the 2011 Telstra Premiership Grand Final.

Across the Nine, WIN and NBN networks last evening, the Telstra Premiership Grand Final averaged 2.16million viewers in Australia’s five capital cities (2010: 2.161m) and a further 1.15m (2010: 1.151m) across regional Australia.

Sydney led the way with 1,083,000 viewers (a 75% audience share) and Brisbane 567,000 (71% audience share).

Melbourne recorded a significant lift on 2010 winning its timeslot with 362,000 viewers tuning in to see if the Warriors could go all the way after having defeated the Storm the previous week.

In New Zealand 515,000 viewers watched on subscription television live through Sky Television and a further 177,000 watched delayed free to air coverage on Prime.

“The build up to the match across both Australia and New Zealand had been incredible,â€

[Raiderdave]

oh.... & may I add again

NRL finals TV ratings Total for 2011

15,072,000

the AFL's Total

13,315,000

slaughtered .... butchered by the NRL
was the AFL