Talking Footy

Great result, on and off the field.....

[quote]Monday Night Football - A Ratings Hit

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 1:48 PM

Bundaberg Rum Monday Night Football proved an instant success among rugby league fans with outstanding ratings on Fox Sports for the South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters clash at Aussie Stadium last night.

The first Monday Night Football clash of the 2007 Telstra Premiership attracted an average audience of 316,000 and a reach of 690,000.

It is one of the biggest ratings figures for a rugby league game on FOX SPORTS and one of the highest rating Australian events ever on subscription television.

Fox Sports CEO David Malone was delighted with the ratings and also excited about the future of Monday Night Football.

“This is a great start for Monday Night Football on Fox Sports,â€Â

Hmm, I've been led to believe by the likes of yourself Willis that NRL dominates Pay TV. Care to explain why the NRL does not make the Top 30 programs of pay TV. Even rugby union and wait for it.... Chicken Little the movie rates better it seems.

Most watched programs on pay TV:

1 Football: A-league grand final (Fox Sports 3) 225,900 viewers; 2,3 Cricket matches; 4,5,6 AFL matches; 7 Rugby union match; 8 Movie: Chicken Little (Disney Channel) 96,000; 9-22 Sporting events; 23 Billy Thorpe memorial service (Sky news) 70,000; 24 Dangerous premiere (Fox8) 67,000; 25-29 sporting events; 30 Movie: The Pacifier (Disney Channel) 66,000.

http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/20 ... stuff.html

What are you talking about??

The season has only started last weekend, and the Souths V Roosters game is one of the most watched shows on PAY TV EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The NRL Charity Shield must not have rated to well when compared with AFL NAB Cup games I take it?