2025 Streaming and TV Ratings Discussion

[beave]

V'landys and Abdo better not f**k this up........

 

[nko11]

From Media Spy - Metro Breakdown

Sydney: Total TV Average Audience of 1.099 million
Melbourne: Total TV Average Audience of 734,000
Brisbane: Total TV Average Audience of 941,000
Adelaide: Total TV Average Audience of 127,000
Perth: Total TV Average Audience of 198,000

 

[Suitman]

The doubters on BF are already firing up, claiming the ratings system is rigged. Lol.

 

[cleary89]

Sydney audience seems bigger than usual yeh? Surprising since no Sydney team.

Perth and Adelaide look good too.

 

[Wb1234]

Melb not far behind Brisbane and Sydney

Those numbers for fumbler states are massive

 

[insert.pause]

Incredible numbers, exceeded every expectation!

When the Broncos are going well so is Rugby League!

 

[Wb1234]

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[steeden.]

There has been absolutely no trend to this. TV ratings throughout the season has stayed relatively the same, then suddenly it exploded during the finals? While the TV rights are up for dicussion? While Vlandy's is looking to get more than the AFL for their deal? Historically, it makes no sense and i'm feeling there is some rigging going on here.

Far out they’re a dense bunch on Bigfooty

 

[BuffaloRules]

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The doubters on BF are already firing up, claiming the ratings system is rigged. Lol.

It’s the reach that matters !

 

[BuffaloRules]

Vlandys ringing up Nine and DAZN …Show me the money

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

oh ye of little faith

that WNRL rating is insane!

surely the WNRL tv contract alone will be worth more than Aus Unions recent deal…

 

[Cactus]

It’s the reach that matters !

In their case maybe its the reach around that matters.

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

Hahaha, it is great that Melbourne alone had the same number of viewers for a foreign sport as Unions got across the whole country for their biggest game.

Vichy-ball is dead here, hahaha

 

[wain]

Im pretty sure the #NRL Grand Final is the highest rating program since the Womens World Cup. Smashed the AFL Grand Final this year - beating it for the first time since 2015.

While strictly not comparable due to VOZ system changes - I also believe this is the highest Grand Final rating for the NRL - or AFL - since the Oztam system change in 2001.

People outside the NRL really have spent the year understimating just how much more engaged the NRL fanbase is this year. Its been apparent since Vegas, carried through Magic Round and Origins and then capped off with a stellar finals series.

well said, I agree.
I think we all thought the GF would see an increase based on the year-to-date...but surely not as big as it was.

I think this paragraph from The Age article sums up the increase your last comment regarding engagement. I know I've seen the focus on stars and the 'personal investment in your team' in my feed and on telecasts Ive watched.

“Our passion for the game extends beyond the 80 minutes on the field. This season, we have invested more than ever in telling the stories at the heart of rugby league - profiling the incredible athletes, the dedicated coaches, and the passionate fans that make this sport what it is. By bringing these human stories to life across all our platforms, we are giving viewers a deeper connection to the game they love.”

NRL beats AFL as grand final sets TV ratings record

The NRL has smashed the AFL television ratings, setting an all-time sport record with more than four million viewers tuning in to watch the Storm-Broncos classic.

www.theage.com.au

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[The_Wookie]

well said, I agree.
I think we all thought the GF would see an increase based on the year-to-date...but surely not as big as it was.

I think this paragraph from The Age article sums up the increase your last comment regarding engagement. I know I've seen the focus on stars and the 'personal investment in your team' in my feed and on telecasts Ive watched.

“Our passion for the game extends beyond the 80 minutes on the field. This season, we have invested more than ever in telling the stories at the heart of rugby league - profiling the incredible athletes, the dedicated coaches, and the passionate fans that make this sport what it is. By bringing these human stories to life across all our platforms, we are giving viewers a deeper connection to the game they love.”

NRL beats AFL as grand final sets TV ratings record

The NRL has smashed the AFL television ratings, setting an all-time sport record with more than four million viewers tuning in to watch the Storm-Broncos classic.

www.theage.com.au

I knew that something was up when I had a phone interview with Buzz Rothfield on Thursday morning, and in 30 minutes he had nothing negative to say about the league - and one of the questions was are there any negatives in league at the moment? lol.

 

[Wb1234]

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Highest ever ratings everywhere bar Sydney

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

V'landys and Abdo better not f**k this up........

FFS, V`landys and Abdo are responsible for these figures.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

The doubters on BF are already firing up, claiming the ratings system is rigged. Lol.

They better get used to it, because this is the future. Give Perth a decade, one day Adelaide, they`ll never touch us again.