2026 TV and Streaming Ratings thread

[Colk]

Southern

Aussie ex pats

My point still stands. There aren’t 100 million of them.

 

[parrawentyfan]

My point still stands. There aren’t 100 million of them.

Yes nowhere near 100 million.

But to be fair. I am in China, and on AFL GF Day we regularly gather with a crowd of 200-300 in my city. If this plays out across China that is not small.

We don't do this for NRL but this is partly because those Aussie expats (me included) are more invested in the result and watch from home.

 

[Barney Stubble]

My point still stands. There aren’t 100 million of them.

it can stand
don't associate those wankers with aussies tho in future

got it ?

 

[Diesel]

UK, Ireland, EU, China, Japan, India, New Zealand, Fiji, UAE, Canada, Mexico, Brazil

New Zealand? Bahahahaha no Kiwi is watching a game called “Aussie rules”

 

[The_Wookie]

New Zealand? Bahahahaha no Kiwi is watching a game called “Aussie rules”

Id expect ratings to be about double the miniscule US TV Ratings. But theres never been any NZ data for AFL.

 

[DIOGENES]

Id expect ratings to be about double the miniscule US TV Ratings. But theres never been any NZ data for AFL.

I would think it may be more substantial given the number of Aussie expats and tourists who are in NZ at any given time, but who knows.

 

[Wb1234]

New Zealand? Bahahahaha no Kiwi is watching a game called “Aussie rules”

Wait till they include Nauru

 

[marlins2.0]

When the Hyderabad Hawks verse the Chennai Chargers in fumble it’s the game that stops the nation.

More of a Kolkata Ultra Kings (KUKs) man myself...

 

[marlins2.0]

Yes nowhere near 100 million.

But to be fair. I am in China, and on AFL GF Day we regularly gather with a crowd of 200-300 in my city. If this plays out across China that is not small.

We don't do this for NRL but this is partly because those Aussie expats (me included) are more invested in the result and watch from home.

Shed in Shanghai (Jingan location) used to pump for both finals, Origin as well.

 

[i0Nic]

AFL are bringing out Kylie in the hopes that females and lgbt population will tune in in droves to watch the fumble final.

its quite pathetic. First they leaked the idea about a twilight GF with Kylie to gauge fans reaction - they leaked it with the pitch of ‘Kylie will be the key to unlocking a twilight grand final’. they were hoping people would say “omg yesss so worth having a twilight grand final for Kylie” - they didn’t get that.

So now they’re trying to look like heroes by keeping it at day time. They still see Kylie as the key to helping beat the nrl ratings by attracting the non-fumble non-sport fan to watch.

By announcing it so early in the year they want to hype it up and get the female / lgbt crowd circling the afl grand final date on their calendar.

The nrl beating them last year has surely rattled them. nrl will still win even if we trotted out my mate from the pub as the entertainment

 

[storm1999]

Seriously. What on earth is wrong with booking Kylie as pre-match entertainment?

I don’t believe the choice of music act affects the ratings much for Grand Finals anyway. The key factors are the popularity of the teams involved and whether the game is a close contest.

 

[Frank Burge]

It’s actually very clever from the alf. All the rusted on fans will watch the game no matter the pre game entertainment and then they will attract the lgbt and women who normally wouldn’t watch it and hope they stay tuned in for the game

 

[Foreign Legion]

Seriously. What on earth is wrong with booking Kylie as pre-match entertainment?

I don’t believe the choice of music act affects the ratings much for Grand Finals anyway. The key factors are the popularity of the teams involved and whether the game is a close contest.

Kylie is the equivalent of Dolly Pardon, great icon with a fantastic music career but past her used by date in the 21st century.

 

[newc18]

Can't wait for when she starts singing 'on a night like this' in the middle of the day lol.

 

[storm1999]

Kylie is the equivalent of Dolly Pardon, great icon with a fantastic music career but past her used by date in the 21st century.

Actually she has achieved hit albums and singles in each of the past three decades.

 

[marlins2.0]

Be a good opportunity for the NRL to book someone prime and really stick it to em.

 

[storm1999]

Can't wait for when she starts singing 'on a night like this' in the middle of the day lol.

I think she will perform a post-match concert on the field starting about 7pm when it gets dark, like The Killers did in 2017.

 

[Billythekid]

Kylie seems like a pretty good choice tbh. I don’t think it impacts ratings all that much and the main thing it does is generate conversation which this announcement seems to have done. Prefer local singers as well.

Think there would be complaints no matter who it was.

 

[storm1999]

Be a good opportunity for the NRL to book someone prime and really stick it to em.

Who would top Kylie? Taylor Swift or BTS maybe but doubt they are gettable.

 

[marlins2.0]

Surely Brett Lee to try and catch some of the AFL's India demo?