Talking Footy

Here are the figures that should be sending shock waves through NRL
By Danny Weidler
February 23, 2019

These are the figures that should be sending shock waves through the NRL as it continues to reel from its off-season from hell.

The television ratings for the first match of the season – the Indigenous All Stars game – suggest there has been a mass exodus of fans in the off-season.


Exodus? Indigenous players celebrate a try in a match that failed to attract many viewers.

The match drew a combined audience on free-to-air and pay TV of only 552,000 viewers – 23 per cent lower than when the match was last played two years ago.

The NRL has lost 160,000 viewers since the game was last played. That’s despite the fact fans have been starved of football, the match was refreshed with a new format, it featured some of the biggest names in the game and turned out to be a quality contest.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/here-a ... 50zue.html

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:08 am

HUGE RATINGS FOR THE 1 GAME LAST NIGHT BRONX V STORM

#NRLStormBroncos 849k
Metro 524k Regional 325k

LIVE: NRL STORM V BRONCOS FOX LEAGUE 334,000

= 1.183 Mill

NlolRL wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:09 am

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:08 am

HUGE RATINGS FOR THE 1 GAME LAST NIGHT BRONX V STORM

#NRLStormBroncos 849k
Metro 524k Regional 325k

LIVE: NRL STORM V BRONCOS FOX LEAGUE 334,000

= 1.183 Mill

how does it compare to last season's opener?

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:11 am

NlolRL wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:09 am

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:08 am

HUGE RATINGS FOR THE 1 GAME LAST NIGHT BRONX V STORM

#NRLStormBroncos 849k
Metro 524k Regional 325k

LIVE: NRL STORM V BRONCOS FOX LEAGUE 334,000

= 1.183 Mill

how does it compare to last season's opener?

last seasons Opener in the NRL was 1.03mill (also on a Thursday Night)

NlolRL wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:15 am

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:11 am

NlolRL wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:09 am

how does it compare to last season's opener?

last seasons Opener in the NRL was 1.03mill (also on a Thursday Night)

will probably be your highest regular H&A game all year. First game, grand finalist, biggest club, no other sport on

NlolRL wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:15 am

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:11 am

NlolRL wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:09 am

how does it compare to last season's opener?

last seasons Opener in the NRL was 1.03mill (also on a Thursday Night)

will probably be your highest regular H&A game all year. First game, grand finalist, biggest club, no other sport on

Terry wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:48 am

Incredible ratings!!!!!!! I fully expected a big drop after the pre-season we've had. Easily beat last years first game. Amazing Fox numbers considering it went on the blink in a lot of suburbs around Sydney!!!!

AFLcrap1 wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:54 am

Soon as the footy starts the off season sideshow ( as bad as it was ) is pushed into the background .
I'm sure news ltd will be going all out to keep it in the headlines . Lol doesn't seem to matter .
Great start ...the gold medal awaits .