2025 - NRL / NRLW Rugby League TV Ratings

[Beaussie]

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD

6 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE -VEGAS OPENER Nine 1,627,000 715,000 81,000

11 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRLW -VEGAS OPENER Nine 973,000 353,000 34,000

https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/sunday-2- ... 25/27158/2


NRL Las Vegas 2025 FTA

SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE -VEGAS OPENER Nine 1,627,000 715,000 81,000

NRL Las Vegas 2024 FTA

SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE -VEGAS OPENER Nine 1,686,000 796,000 80,000


The FTA broadcast averaged 715,000 with a BVOD audience of 81,000 and a reach of 1.627m. This is down 11% from 796,000 (808,000 cons) in 2024 (reach also down from 1.644m). 353,000 watched the womens test on Nine.

The NRL reports that viewership in the US increased by more than 600 per cent on the 2024 season opener. Newly shown into primetime on linear television, Nielson reported 371,000 total viewers in the US for the Raiders/Warriors game, and 54,000 for the womens international clash on cable.

The Panthers-Sharks match outperformed average viewership on FS1 in 2024 by more than 100%, with 33,000 viewers comparted to 16,000 for last year’s Roosters-Broncos fixture.

In NZ, SkyNZ reported that Warriors fans tuned in in huge numbers for their initial game, with 402k people watching the Raiders v Warriors match from Las Vegas on Sky and free-to-air on Sky Open. A further 91k watched on Sky Go and 64k on Sky Sport Now.

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Thursday night NRL live on Channel 9 in Melbourne - 56,000.

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD

3 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 1,893,000 789,000 130,000


5 City Syd Mel Bri Ade Per

NRL 532,000 195,000 56,000 259,000 14,000 8,000

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Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD

5 FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 1,441,000 600,000 90,000

The first Friday game of the NRL season did well to average 600k up from 576k in 2024.

https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/friday-7-march-2025/27214

[Fred]

Factor in that Friday night most of SEQ was without electricity and unable to watch - particularly important given a major viewer of nrl.

[Beaussie]

Top 30 Programs - Free-to-Air - Total People - Total TV

Rank Description Network Reach Average BVOD

7 SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Nine 1,366,000 516,000 70,000

[azif]

So
what an opening round for the NRL on Australian networks ...

FTA
2.620 million

Vegas 715K
Thurs 789K
Fri 600K
Sun 516K

the 8 games ( 1 in the USA) on STV would have put the round at a staggering .... 7 million plus
up considerably on 2024

wow
just wow

[WookieReturns]

Sunday March 9 #AuSportTV
Metro FTA breakdown

#NRL
Storm/Eels
National 516k
Syd 155k Bris 101k
Mel N/A (sub 51k) Adl/Per N/A


Data: OZtam via @mediaspyorg

[WookieReturns]

On Nine the first four matches of the season had an aggregated audience of 2.62m – up 17% from 2.329m in 2024.

Vegas Opener rated 715,000 (down 10% from 796,000 in 2024) – and consolidated to 718,000.

Thursday Night rated 789,000 (BVOD 130,000) with a reach of 1.893m (up from 505,000 in 2024). This was standalone as the AFL was cancelled due to a cyclone.

Friday Night rated 600,000 (BVOD 90,000) with a reach of 1.441m. (Up from 576,000 in 2024).

Sunday Afternoon rated 516,000 (BVOD 70,000) with a reach of 1.366m (up from 452,000 in 2024)

In NZ, SkyNZ reported that Warriors fans tuned in in huge numbers for their initial game, with 402k people watching the Raiders v Warriors match from Las Vegas on Sky and free-to-air on Sky Open. A further 91k watched on Sky Go and 64k on Sky Sport Now. For further details on the Vegas ratings including overseas broascasts, please see here.

Data for Foxtel, including Kayo and set top boxes, is not available at this time and may not be in the future. Data for skyNZ outside of Vegas maches is also not available.

[Beaussie]

GWS Giants come from behind win inside the final minute saw the Sunday Afternoon AFL average 388k while the one-sided afternoon NRL match on Nine saw the post match only in the top 30 with the game averaging 134k.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE NINE 134,000

https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/sunday-16 ... 25/27346/3


134,000 for the NRL is shockingly low. Good grief, didn’t even make the Top 30

[azif]

GWS Giants come from behind win inside the final minute saw the Sunday Afternoon AFL average 388k while the one-sided afternoon NRL match on Nine saw the post match only in the top 30 with the game averaging 134k.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE NINE 134,000

https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/sunday-16 ... 25/27346/3


134,000 for the NRL is shockingly low. Good grief, didn’t even make the Top 30

what a ****