2025 Streaming and TV Ratings Discussion

[The_Wookie]

 

[Growthegame]

After last nights broadcast I'm begging Fox to get the simulcast rights lol.

Would it kill Andrew Johns, Darren Lockyer and Cam Smith to do a broadcasting course on how to eject some excitement into their voices during the call. Great minds of the game, I like listening to them on a panel talking footy. Not good commentators.

 

[The_Wookie]

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Being a dumbass

 

[Growthegame]

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[The_Wookie]

Origin 3 was the highest rating Origin on Nine since Origin 1, 2016, and even with consolidation wont break the record from Origin 3, 2013 (4.194m) - last night was the highest rating Game III since Origin 3, 2013.

I believe its the first time ever that the Sydney audience has hit 1m on Nine in all three matches, combining for 3.115m (ave 1.038m). Record audience in Brisane last night (915k), I believe with an aggregate of 2.646m (ave 882k). Adelaide may have equaled its best audience at 118k, equalling the 118k that watched Origin 1, 2023 at Adelaide oval.

978k is a new record BVOD audience in Australia, beating all previous including the Matildas in that segment

Last night It was the number 1 program everywhere except Adelaide (again).

 

[The_Wookie]

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Being a dumbass

 

[Diesel]

Brisbane 1/2 the population as Sydney and only 85k less. Is that accurate?

 

[The_Wookie]

From Nine

• State of Origin III - The Decider was Australia’s No. 1 program with Total People and all key demos. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 5.657 million and a Total TV Audience of 3.904 million - up 9.3% year-on-year.
• State of Origin III - The Decider was the highest rating Game 3 since 2013 and the highest rating of any game since 2016.
• State of Origin III - The Decider recorded the highest ever BVOD audience of all time with 978,000 watching on 9Now (beating FIFA Women’s World Cup Semi Final: Matildas v England by 8,000).
• State of Origin III - The Decider recorded a BVOD audience of 978,000 on 9Now - up 13.2% year-on-year.
• State of Origin III - The Decider was the No. 1 program of the night in:
  • Sydney - Total TV Audience of 1.000 million
  • Melbourne - Total TV Audience of 397,000 - up 28% on Game II
  • Brisbane - Total TV Audience of 915,000 - up 3% on Game II
  • Perth - Total TV Audience of 176,000
• State of Origin Game III was the No. 2 program of the night in:
  • Adelaide - Total TV Audience of 118,000 - up 23% on Game II

 

[Growthegame]

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[The_Wookie]

Brisbane 1/2 the population as Sydney and only 85k less. Is that accurate?

According to both VOZ and Nine, yes

 

[The_Wookie]

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Being a dumbass

 

[Growthegame]

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[The_Wookie]

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Being a dumbass

 

[Growthegame]

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[taste2taste]

Great ratings, will be interesting to see if the NRL sell the broadcast rights seperate to the season.

Only negative is that it wasnt a great advert for our game.

QLD played 'high percentage footy ' 5 hit ups and a kick and NSW looked more clunky than the local suburban u12 team.

 

[Wb1234]

Great ratings, will be interesting to see if the NRL sell the broadcast rights seperate to the season.

Only negative is that it wasnt a great advert for our game.

QLD played 'high percentage footy ' 5 hit ups and a kick and NSW looked more clunky than the local suburban u12 team.

Stan / nine could be getting the lot

 

[Perth Red]

Brisbane 1/2 the population as Sydney and only 85k less. Is that accurate?

I thought the same, 1m to 915k when Sydney has twice the population isnt very impressive from that city. Or its incredibly impressive from Brisbane!

 

[The_Wookie]

The 2025 Origin Series was the best rating series (aggregated averages) since 2014

 

[user_nat]

Brisbane 1/2 the population as Sydney and only 85k less. Is that accurate?

All rugby league games tend to over perform in Brisbane compared to Sydney. But yeah Origin is particularly the case.

That said, I believe the Brisbane TV catchment includes most of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. Which does make the population gap close to 3:2 instead of 2:1.

 

[Canard]

Origin 3 was the highest rating Origin on Nine since Origin 1, 2016, and even with consolidation wont break the record from Origin 3, 2013 (4.194m) - last night was the highest rating Game III since Origin 3, 2013.

I believe its the first time ever that the Sydney audience has hit 1m on Nine in all three matches, combining for 3.115m (ave 1.038m). Record audience in Brisane last night (915k), I believe with an aggregate of 2.646m (ave 882k). Adelaide may have equaled its best audience at 118k, equalling the 118k that watched Origin 1, 2023 at Adelaide oval.

978k is a new record BVOD audience in Australia, beating all previous including the Matildas in that segment

Last night It was the number 1 program everywhere except Adelaide (again).

The 2025 Origin Series was the best rating series (aggregated averages) since 2014

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When you consider the state of FTA now compared to 2014, this is an amazing result.

You just aren't going to get many FTA programs that average more than 1M these days let alone close to 4M