2026 TV and Streaming Ratings thread

[The_Wookie]

Thanks for the honest and fair analysis. I agree with you.

Have the AFL ever broadcast a regular season WA derby into Melbourne?

Not that I can recall. Id have to have a look at the records.

 

[storm1999]

Have the AFL ever broadcast a regular season WA derby into Melbourne?

I believe they did once on a Saturday night on Channel 10.

 

[storm1999]

If on Sunday the AFL had only aired one game nationally - Demons vs Lions - or - Eagles vs Dockers - would it have beaten the NRL?

This is a moot question because if you understand anything about Perth sporting culture you'd know that the Western Derby is always going to air on FTA.

 

[stratocaster]

This is a moot question because if you understand anything about Perth sporting culture you'd know that the Western Derby is always going to air on FTA.

That's not the question I asked. The Wookie answered in a logical and unbiased way.

 

[stratocaster]

Had some AIs make some projections based on the cumulative AFL & NRL 2025 data & 2026 data/trends to date. I'll keep revising these through the season to see how accurate they are:​

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NRL 2026 projection: 235M – 245M total viewers
AFL 2026 projection: 145M – 158M total viewers​

NRL 2026 projection: 241 million
AFL 2026 projection: 161 million

 

[storm1999]

NRL 2026 projection: 241 million
AFL 2026 projection: 161 million

NRL (120 mins per game):
241 million × 120 = 28.92 billion minutes watched
AFL (180 mins per game):
161 million × 180 = 28.98 billion minutes watched

 

[The_Wookie]

NRL (120 mins per game):
241 million × 120 = 28.92 billion minutes watched
AFL (180 mins per game):
161 million × 180 = 28.98 billion minutes watched

Ratings are program length, not match length.
Fox programming tends to be shorter than Seven
Seven has different programming lengths for different days.

have fun with the calculation

 

[The_Wookie]

I believe they did once on a Saturday night on Channel 10.

My records go back to 2008

Year	Round	Match	SYD	MEL	BRIS	ADE	PTH
2008	3	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	202,000
2008	18	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	218,000
2009	6	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	206,000
2009	17	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	182,000
2010	6	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	214,000
2010	18	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	160,000
2011	8	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	220,000
2011	18	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	219,000
2012	9	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	209,000
2012	19	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	152,000
2013	1	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	161,000
2013	16	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	234,000
2014	7	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	182,000
2014	15	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	182,000
2015	3	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	211,000
2015	20	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	272,000
2016	3	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	182,000
2016	20	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	241,000
2017	6	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	236,000
2017	17	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	196,000
2018	6	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	266,000
2018	20	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	162,000
2019	4	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	228,000
2019	16	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	235,000
2020	7	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	262,000
2021	7	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	209,000
2021	22	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	164,000
2022	3	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	210,000
2022	22	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	149,000
2023	3	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	154,000
2023	22	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	155,000
2024	6	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	N/A
2024	20	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	N/A
2025	3	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	171,000
2025	20	Fremantle v West Coast	-	-	-	-	N/A
2026	6	Wst Coast v Fremantle	-	-	-	-	160,000

 

[storm1999]

My records go back to 2008

The game in question broadcast on Channel 10 was on Saturday 9 April, 2005.

 

[The_Wookie]

The game in question broadcast on Channel 10 was on Saturday 9 April, 2005.

It was on at the same time as a Lions v Swans game - which 10 almost certainly showed live - the entire premise of their half of the bid was to show the northern markets games live into NSW/QLD on Saturdays.

It was almost certainly shown in Round 20, 2005 - Nine showed the game on Friday night exclusively, and nationally. It was probably the only time.

I hate to be the one saying this...but too much AFL discussion now in this thread.

 

[Barney Stubble]

NRL (120 mins per game):
241 million × 120 = 28.92 billion minutes watched
AFL (180 mins per game):
161 million × 180 = 28.98 billion minutes watched

but but but

 

[Barney Stubble]

Well that’s right. NSW is much larger than Victoria. QLD is larger than WA, SA, Tas combined.

And the NRL's strategy atm among a few other minor projects , is to lock down NSW/ACT , QLD ... completely , first, eliminating all local threats ...
And they are succeeding spectacularly !!

 

[ouwet]

I had to go back around 5 pages to get what I was after with ratings! I think the majority of this thread belongs in the fight club!