2018 NRL TV Ratings

[El Diablo]

why would you be surprised Aus v Tonga rated lower than Aus v NZ

 

[insert.pause]

it was on gem, it was always going to rate lower. The question is why 9 chose to bury it despite all the hype tonga has generated, they are typically out of touch.

 

[Perth Red]

572k for GEM and Fox. surprisingly lower than last week! gem obviously didn't help, but still...

Putting it on GEM was always going to destroy the ratings for it. Ch9 Home of RL! Kind of weird that 150k more tuned in for the after game show?

 

[El Diablo]

The question is why 9 chose to bury it despite all the hype tonga has generated, they are typically out of touch.

9 probably rang the AFL CEO and asked him which channel he wanted them to put it on

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Putting it on GEM was always going to destroy the ratings for it. Ch9 Home of RL! Kind of weird that 150k more tuned in for the after game show?

Please excuse my stupidity if I'm reading this incorrectly but did the post-game outrate the game itself? WTF?

 

[El Diablo]

could have gone past the Oztam scheduled finished time which is why they have preliminary figures which often change when they release consolidated figures

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Please excuse my stupidity if I'm reading this incorrectly but did the post-game outrate the game itself? WTF?

The match ratings are averaged over the +2hours whereas the post-game is only 30 or so minutes and has the lead in of all the people who tuned in to watch the end of the game.

Basically, the post-match ratings are a good indication of how many people were watching by the end.

 

[no name]

Putting it on GEM was always going to destroy the ratings for it. Ch9 Home of RL! Kind of weird that 150k more tuned in for the after game show?

Maybe some people didn’t account for the time difference and tuned in late?

 

[titoelcolombiano]

The match ratings are averaged over the +2hours whereas the post-game is only 30 or so minutes and has the lead in of all the people who tuned in to watch the end of the game.

Basically, the post-match ratings are a good indication of how many people were watching by the end.

Thanks mate

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Maybe some people didn’t account for the time difference and tuned in late?

Nah, its pretty standard across every game that the audience fluctuates.

Peak audience is usually about a million higher than average for the big games.

 

[Perth Red]

DId anyone compile the tv ratings this year into a table? Interested to see how the different time slots for Fox compared.

 

[El Diablo]

DId anyone compile the tv ratings this year into a table? .

 

[taipan]

He'd complain the table was not mahogany.And was made of balsa.

 

[Canard]

500k+ on a secondary channel at 5.45pm (And 4.45pm in QLD) is a kick arse number.

 

[Disinterested third party]

Perth Red needs to chow down on some hay and relax.

 

[Starkers]

the NZ game was also a better/closer contest. tonga reminded me of NZ 15 years ago - get blown away early then compose without pressure and rally a bit late.

i think a full pacific cup like they do in 6 nations rugby is in order going forward. aus, nz, png, fiji, tonga, samoa 5 week tournament would be good fun i reckon.

 

[RandyAndy]

i think a full pacific cup like they do in 6 nations rugby is in order going forward. aus, nz, png, fiji, tonga, samoa 5 week tournament would be good fun i reckon.

is the nrl setting a fixture of tonga samoa during the origin break next year?

 

[Starkers]

is the nrl setting a fixture of tonga samoa during the origin break next year?

off the top of my head i think NZ v Tonga next origin period. i am not sure where that leaves png, fiji and samoa. could be wrong though.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

off the top of my head i think NZ v Tonga next origin period. i am not sure where that leaves png, fiji and samoa. could be wrong though.

If true, it is a real indication that Tonga is being taken seriously as a future Tier 1 team.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

NZ v Tonga during rep round next year. All that will mean is that the Pacific tests will consist of:

Fiji v PNG
Samoa v Cook Islands (or England as an invitational side)

The other thing is the rumoured Pacific Championship is kicking off next year. Tonga v NZ, Fiji v PNG and Samoa v Cook Islands during rep round could just be round 1 of that tournament with the final rounds being played after the GF.