2025 Streaming and TV Ratings Discussion

[steeden.]

Free-to-air AFL and cricket could disappear from parts of SA and NSW

Regional residents in parts of South Australia and New South Wales could lose access to Seven Network channels on their TVs from next month after negotiations with WIN Network broke down.

www.abc.net.au

What a day. Dragons might be rubbish on the field but their part owner is doing the right thing

 

[eels4lifee]

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Shame we don’t have the pay tv figures as well till the end of the year

We're smashing the stumblers by 22 million

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Wb1234]

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We're smashing the stumblers by 22 million

More doesn’t include Foxtel

Probably closer to 40 million

 

[Vlad59]

Channel 7 eat your heart out. Origin 3 will rate its socks off. Greatest game of all. Rugby league you bloody beauty!

 

[steeden.]

Channel 7 eat your heart out. Origin 3 will rate its socks off. Greatest game of all. Rugby league you bloody beauty!

How big are we expecting the numbers to be tomorrow?

 

[Vlad59]

How big are we expecting the numbers to be tomorrow?

3.8 million is my guess or more. Unlike game 1 it was always in doubt. And the WA numbers will be very good.

 

[nko11]

3.8 million is my guess or more. Unlike game 1 it was always in doubt. And the WA numbers will be very good.

For comparison sake:

State of Origin I 2024 - 3.44 Million
State of Origin 2 2024 - 3.26 Million
State of Origin 3 2024 - 3.65 Million

State of Origin 1 2025 - 3.755 Million
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Given the expectation going into game 2, was a swept series, I think anything above 3.4 Million we should be happy with. 3.6M+ would be incredible. 3.8M+ would be out of this world and show that Origin is somehow on another growth phase.

From the increase in Game 1 this year, and the seeming buy in from WA and other markets so far this year. Hoping we can see 4M+ in game 3 - as long as it's a close contest.

 

[eels4lifee]

I've watched some amazing origins, but last nights game was beyond amazing, stick that up your AFL crap hahahaha.
The decider ratings is going to be so humongous that the network won't be able to handle it and probably will have a melt down.

 

[newc18]

I wonder if Rugby Australia regret putting their Brumbies-Lions game on the same night as Origin 3 lol.

 

[Wb1234]

Think origin can go back to over 4 million a game down the track with a Perth nrl team and the overall growth in fta audiences

Unlike our main rivals whose ratings are sinking, our are up around nine percent

 

[eels4lifee]

I wonder if Rugby Australia regret putting their Brumbies-Lions game on the same night as Origin 3 lol.

Silly buggers they never learn

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[Vlad59]

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Next one must go past 4 million

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[Wb1234]

Increase in fta ratings right before the tv deal is good

If Fox do get to stream future origins then it will break 4 million and probably push towards 4.4 million pg

 

[The_Wookie]

From 9PR

State of Origin Game 2 was the No. 1 program of the night in:

Sydney - Total TV Audience of 1.042 million
Melbourne - Total TV Audience of 308,000
Brisbane - Total TV Audience of 888,000
Perth - Total TV Audience of 190,000

State of Origin Game 2 was the No. 2 program of the night in:

Adelaide - Total TV Audience of 96,000

Perths Origin rating of 190,000 is almost certainly a record for Origin, and Brisbanes 888,000 is the highest I can see going back to 2013. In Both cases, certainly the highest ratings since VOZ began.

State of Origin II draws big crowd despite wet conditions, and even bigger TV ratings - SportsIndustryAU

A very tight fought game II has led to a drawn series heading into Game III.

footyindustry.com

Note: since I was asked on twitter – for comparison

The Western Derby rated 156k earlier in the year. standard AFL games rated around the 50k-100k mark, depending on time and teams playing. 2024 AFL Grand Final 344k (2024 NRL Grand Final 131k).

 

[nko11]

From 9PR

State of Origin Game 2 was the No. 1 program of the night in:

Sydney - Total TV Audience of 1.042 million
Melbourne - Total TV Audience of 308,000
Brisbane - Total TV Audience of 888,000
Perth - Total TV Audience of 190,000

State of Origin Game 2 was the No. 2 program of the night in:

Adelaide - Total TV Audience of 96,000

MASSIVE Perth ratings.

Difference between Game 1 and 2
Sydney: -31k
Melbourne: -8k
Brisbane: +45k
Adelaide: +4k
Perth: +22k - on an already record rating

The AFL Frand Final rated 344,000 in Perth last year for comparison.

57k crowd (80% locals) and 190k on TV - The West Australian are going to look more and more irrelevant if they keep putting out articles about no one caring about Rugby League in WA.

 

[Billythekid]

Yeah those Perth ratings are outstanding and a sign we need to push ahead with playing SOO there. Overall fantastic ratings and a great sign that we’re showing growth again.

 

[eels4lifee]

Let them put nonsense articles about it, its going back fire where it counts in the end