2026 TV and Streaming Ratings thread

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The ratings were low, but as per the broadcast agreement the FTA simulcast was a two hour delay in limited markets. Anyone wanting to watch the game had already watched it on Fox/Kayo.

The equivalent is the NRL making Nine air the Dragons v Storm game on a 2 hour delay into Melbourne only. Of course the ratings would be low if that occurred, the dedicated fans would have already watched the game live on Fox/Kayo.

A hypothetical is not an equivalent.

 

[Wb1234]

AFL feels like it doesn't exist in Sydney

Outside of crowds it really doesn’t

Their bs about Auskick doesn’t mean anything either

 

[Pippen94]

I didn't troll anyone, you guys are the ones saying AFL ratings for a 2 hour delayed telecast in limited markets were poor. I merely pointed out the equivalent NRL ratings were zero.

All those Sydney based AFL fans didn't watch because it wasn't live. Don't watch when it's live either, lol!

 

[Pippen94]

Outside of crowds it really doesn’t

Their bs about Auskick doesn’t mean anything either

Seems to be less games happening too. Rugby seems on rise actually. Means more league player actually..

 

[Wb1234]

Seems to be less games happening too. Rugby seems on rise actually. Means more league player actually..

Super rugby crowds are still bad they don’t release crowd figures for lots of games but they are probably up a bit but still way down from the peak

Eg Waratahs were around 25k maybe 15k now (I suspect it’s actually 12k)

Reds aren’t too bad

Ratings have always been low for union

Lions tour and World Cup will get them a sugar hit but reckon they end up with two Australian super rugby teams down the track if the comp even survives

 

[Johnny88]

The NRL has got off to a flying start on the back of its third Las Vegas season launch a fortnight ago.
Thursday night’s Broncos-Eels thriller attracted an average of 772,000 viewers on Channel 9, trumping the AFL’s traditional Carlton-Richmond season-opener (675,000) at the MCG.
The NRL also claimed a win on Friday night as an average of 693,000 tuned in to watch Alex Johnston’s record-breaking feat in the Roosters-Rabbitohs grudge match while the AFL attracted 557,000 on Channel 7 for the Essendon-Hawthorn showdown.
V’landys said the NRL was riding a wave of momentum and it was head office’s job to continue it.
“The ratings have never been bigger than the last two weeks,” he said.
“We are killing the AFL by hundreds of thousands. We beat them on Thursday and Friday night.
“On Thursday they had a pretty serious AFL match, but the Brisbane-Parramatta game was so far ahead it’s not funny.
“Again on Friday night, it was phenomenal. Even the Canberra-Warriors game (on Fox League) was up 10 per cent on last year.”

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-to-investigate-biggest-finals-shakeup-in-118year-history-as-competition-heads-towards-20-teams/news-story/559bdc5f7f93154a57fdf442617e52d4?amp

 

[Pippen94]

Super rugby crowds are still bad they don’t release crowd figures for lots of games but they are probably up a bit but still way down from the peak

Eg Waratahs were around 25k maybe 15k now (I suspect it’s actually 12k)

Reds aren’t too bad

Ratings have always been low for union

Lions tour and World Cup will get them a sugar hit but reckon they end up with two Australian super rugby teams down the track if the comp even survives

Pro ranks are cooked. Local rugby team has many junior squads this year. Ten years ago very few. Just anecdotal. Rugby fans generally follow anyway.

 

[BuffaloRules]

This is an NRL ratings thread. Just to clarify, it's acceptable to discuss AFL ratings here but only if you take some sort of insular Sydneycentric pride in dissing them. Bringing up any counterpoints upsets people. Cool.

speaking of things that are “centric “ ..:I just heard Eddie McChins telling his southern audience that the FTA TV rights for the NRL are worthless beyond as a vehicle to getting the Origin rights ..:

Really ? No… but it’s the kind of BS the Melbourne media like to put out there to diminish the NRL to their audience…

 

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speaking of things that are “centric “ ..:I just heard Eddie McChins telling his southern audience that the TV rights for the NRL are worthless beyond as a vehicle to getting the Origin rights ..:

Really ? No… but it’s the kind of BS the Melbourne media like to put out there to diminish the NRL to their audience…

They love repeating this nonsense, yet the vast bulk of the rights money is fox which doesn’t even have origin. The NRL sustains origin, not the other way round. If people didn’t care about the nrl why would they care about origin?

 

[BuffaloRules]

They love repeating this nonsense, yet the vast bulk of the rights money is fox which doesn’t even have origin. The NRL sustains origin, not the other way round. If people didn’t care about the nrl why would they care about origin?

He might have been referring to FTA from memory …. I should have specified …still, something that is clearly untrue

 

[Barney Stubble]

Another total crushing for the fumblers on Sunday arvo
Both codes had national coverage yesterday across all markets
NRL 459K.. probs around 900K with STV
ALF 297K would have been lucky to crack 500K

Sunday 15 March 2026 | TV Tonight

National TV Reach: 1. MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT 3,136,000 2. 60 MINUTES 2,289,000 3. 9NEWS 2,211,000 4. SEVEN NEWS 2,141,000 5. AUSTRALIAN IDOL 1,993,000

tvtonight.com.au

 

[Wb1234]

297k wtf ?

 

[Barney Stubble]

5 city metro break down for last Thursday & regionals
ALF
Syd Melb Bris Adel Perth Reg
15K 301K 23k 70K 58K 207K

NRL
Syd Melb Bris Adel Perth Reg
229K 16K 217K NA NA 290K

Thursday 12 March 2026

Metro rankins Here is how the footy and other things went in the metro markets 5 Cities Rank Program Ntwk Average Total TV 1 9NEWS NINE 854,000 2 SEVEN NEWS SEVEN 794,000 3 ABC NEWS-EV ABC 623,000 4 THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE NINE 480,000 5 7.30-EV ABC 475,000 6 SEVEN’S...

forums.mediaspy.org

 

[Barney Stubble]

297k wtf ?

they don't call it awful for nothing

 

[nswarrior]

How come there are no PTV numbers?

 

[Barney Stubble]

How come there are no PTV numbers?

hasn't been reported on regularly for a few years now

 

[Pippen94]

Another total crushing for the fumblers on Sunday arvo
Both codes had national coverage yesterday across all markets
NRL 459K.. probs around 900K with STV
ALF 297K would have been lucky to crack 500K

Sunday 15 March 2026 | TV Tonight

National TV Reach: 1. MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT 3,136,000 2. 60 MINUTES 2,289,000 3. 9NEWS 2,211,000 4. SEVEN NEWS 2,141,000 5. AUSTRALIAN IDOL 1,993,000

tvtonight.com.au

Lol, we found a way for wookie to post less. NRL smashing AFL is all it took.

 

[Barney Stubble]

Lol, we found a way for wookie to post less. NRL smashing AFL is all it took.

after winning the first Thursday night game of the year....
they haven't won a thing since , or even gotten close

 

[Barney Stubble]

f**k
I just got informed the fumblers ratings weren't for one game televised nationally
it was for 3 games shown in different markets combined
early game shown in SA
middle game shown in Vic , NSW , ACT & QLD
late game shown in QLD & WA

 

[storm1999]

I just got informed the fumblers ratings weren't for one game televised nationally

Apples and oranges. On Sundays different markets get different AFL games on 7

The 297k rating is for Melbourne v St Kilda which was on in NSW and VIC at 3pm

SA got North Melbourne v Port Adelaide
QLD and WA got Gold Coast v West Coast