NRL 2017 TV RATINGS!

[Perth Red]

The figures for Northern NSW are a con. The area includes Lake Macquarie 350k and Newcastle and Hunter 350 then all the way to the boarder. One million their. f**king Rats Arse 130k tuned in. CORRUPTION. Where is nine/NBN?

http://www.regionaltam.com.au/?page_id=14

If 326k tuned in from Sydney out of a population of 5million (6.5%) why does 130k out of 1million (13.2%) seem so out of kilter? What % of the NNSW population would you be expecting to tune in?

 

[Nerd]

102k v 10k. One could argue that getting ten times the audience NRL gets for expansion states is a decent return?

Considering the vast sums of money the AFL has pumped into QLD and NSW I'm glad you're not my financial adviser with a summation like that. Put it this way, they've decided on a business model that runs at a huge loss in the Northern states in an effort to promote their code. All good except at some stage you would expect a return on your investment. I know they go on about it being a long term plan but there's a name for a a business plan without an end date or achieved goals. It's called wishful thinking.

 

[Perth Red]

They claim the return on investment is $52million a year the ninth AFL game is worth, significantly more than the 2 expansion clubs have cost. They might also argue the significantly more revenue they generate in sponsorship is due to being a "national" game. As they will openly tell you this is part of a 50 year plan, not a 5 year concern.

And like I said their efforts have generated ten times more viewers than the NRL in expansion areas, lies, damn lies and stats, and all that.

 

[Brutus]

130k watched the Storm semi in Melb, while 130k watched the Swans in Sydney (Fox and FTA combined)

A dead heat.

 

[Perth Red]

Goes to show what can happen if you put effort and resources and a club into expansion cities doesn't it?

 

[colly]

If 326k tuned in from Sydney out of a population of 5million (6.5%) why does 130k out of 1million (13.2%) seem so out of kilter? What % of the NNSW population would you be expecting to tune in?

Well for a start it would be 1.5 to 1.75 million and we talking about regionals (get with program) but to give a hint city people have more to do thus a comparison to cities figures is speculative. A question to you, did the NRL for all intensive purposes get the same amount of annual/yearly $ money in the media rights deal? No yes?

 

[AuckMel]

130k watched the Storm semi in Melb, while 130k watched the Swans in Sydney (Fox and FTA combined)

A dead heat.

Just another fantastic result for the Storm. The promotion for the Eels game on 9 was way down on the Raiders game the week prior.

 

[Raiderdave]

lol, the tin foil is strong on here! You really think the independent TV ratings companies are going to fudge a channels ratings, there by destroying the thing of most value to them, because AFL asked them/paid them to? Seriously???

The lack of interest in NRL in Sydney compared to the AFL interest in Melbourne is the real story here. 615k v 326k is a shthouse effort by Sydney.

then maybe you can explain why in the space of a year
the VFLs numbers have gone from 50% of the NRL's
to 90% ..

thats absurd
there has to be a reason & anyone who thinks it isn't odd ... is kidding themselves

 

[The_Wookie]

then maybe you can explain why in the space of a year
the VFLs numbers have gone from 50% of the NRL's
to 90% ..

thats absurd
there has to be a reason & anyone who thinks it isn't odd ... is kidding themselves

There is a reason - less regionals appear to be watching the NRL finals for a start - AFL regionals barely rose from 2015 to 2016, and are down on average in 2017 after the first week of finals. If AFL regionals stay the same, and less NRL folks are watching then the percentages stll rise for the AFL.

In 2014 NRL regionals for Week 1 finals averaged 495,000. AFL Finals averaged 213,000. 530,000 people watched an all Sydney final (Sydney v Penrith) in the regions, while Brisbane v Nth Queensland pulled in 560,000 regional viewers. The 500k regional mark hasnt been crossed in a week 1 final since.

In 2015, NRL Week 1 average was 413,000, AFL week 1 average was 275,000.

IN 2016, NRL Week 1 regional average was 367,000. AFL week 1 average was 276,000. In 2016 no final except the Grand Final, passed the 500k mark for regional viewers.

In 2017 NRL week 1 regional average was 322,000. AFL week 1 average 247,000.

 

[Heritage XIII]

There is a reason - less regionals appear to be watching the NRL finals for a start - AFL regionals barely rose from 2015 to 2016, and are down on average in 2017 after the first week of finals. If AFL regionals stay the same, and less NRL folks are watching then the percentages stll rise for the AFL.

In 2014 NRL regionals for Week 1 finals averaged 495,000. AFL Finals averaged 213,000. 530,000 people watched an all Sydney final (Sydney v Penrith) in the regions, while Brisbane v Nth Queensland pulled in 560,000 regional viewers. The 500k regional mark hasnt been crossed in a week 1 final since.

In 2015, NRL Week 1 average was 413,000, AFL week 1 average was 275,000.

IN 2016, NRL Week 1 regional average was 367,000. AFL week 1 average was 276,000. In 2016 no final except the Grand Final, passed the 500k mark for regional viewers.

In 2017 NRL week 1 regional average was 322,000. AFL week 1 average 247,000.

Why are we then still persisting with outdated measuring systems for FTA? Perhaps it tells a different story? They now have the technology to know exactly what people (everybody who turns on a tv) are watching when they switched to digital.

 

[Raiderdave]

There is a reason - less regionals appear to be watching the NRL finals for a start - AFL regionals barely rose from 2015 to 2016, and are down on average in 2017 after the first week of finals. If AFL regionals stay the same, and less NRL folks are watching then the percentages stll rise for the AFL.

In 2014 NRL regionals for Week 1 finals averaged 495,000. AFL Finals averaged 213,000. 530,000 people watched an all Sydney final (Sydney v Penrith) in the regions, while Brisbane v Nth Queensland pulled in 560,000 regional viewers. The 500k regional mark hasnt been crossed in a week 1 final since.

In 2015, NRL Week 1 average was 413,000, AFL week 1 average was 275,000.

IN 2016, NRL Week 1 regional average was 367,000. AFL week 1 average was 276,000. In 2016 no final except the Grand Final, passed the 500k mark for regional viewers.

In 2017 NRL week 1 regional average was 322,000. AFL week 1 average 247,000.

oh
so they just stopped watching then
seems feasible

lol

 

[The_Wookie]

oh
so they just stopped watching then
seems feasible

lol

On TV it appears so at least. Maybe they've moved to other platforms. Mobile and streaming appear to have been taking a toll in recent times - take a look at Sydneys NRL averages this year.

 

[mongoose]

To be honest I would expect sydney ratings to have declined over the years as the demographics have changed so dramatically in the past 20 years. Even Melbourne doesn't quite have the large enclaves that Sydney has of foreign speaking immigrants. I'm surprised if regional NSW viewers have dropped though...

 

[Nerd]

There is a reason - less regionals appear to be watching the NRL finals for a start - AFL regionals barely rose from 2015 to 2016, and are down on average in 2017 after the first week of finals. If AFL regionals stay the same, and less NRL folks are watching then the percentages stll rise for the AFL.

In 2014 NRL regionals for Week 1 finals averaged 495,000. AFL Finals averaged 213,000. 530,000 people watched an all Sydney final (Sydney v Penrith) in the regions, while Brisbane v Nth Queensland pulled in 560,000 regional viewers. The 500k regional mark hasnt been crossed in a week 1 final since.

In 2015, NRL Week 1 average was 413,000, AFL week 1 average was 275,000.

IN 2016, NRL Week 1 regional average was 367,000. AFL week 1 average was 276,000. In 2016 no final except the Grand Final, passed the 500k mark for regional viewers.

In 2017 NRL week 1 regional average was 322,000. AFL week 1 average 247,000.

Thanks Wookie those figures are an eye opener and prove a point. It's just not believable that the NRL would drop 11% in the regionals year on year from 2015 to 2017. Even if the NRL was in massive decline a 2-5 % drop off year on year would be huge. Looks like movement to mobiles and streaming is much higher than anticipated. I now see why the NRL and AFL are spending big coin in getting their own production facilities up and running.

 

[colly]

http://www.regionaltam.com.au/?page_id=14

From the Regional TAM site.
"he Regional TAM panel currently comprises a total of 3,198 homes (Queensland 812, Northern NSW 700, Southern NSW 570, Victoria 651, Tasmania 285 and Regional West Australia 180) representing a potential audience of 7,750,000 individuals. These household figures are inclusive of the 50% scheduled panel expansion rollout which was finalised and live in the panel as of Sunday 18th June 2017. The increase represented an additional 1,063 homes distributed evenly across all Regional TAM markets."

Lets look at AFL regional states/population. WA 500k SA 500k TAS 600k VIC 1.2 ml Total 2.8 million
So 7.7million minus 2.8 ml equal/leaves 4.9 million for NSW /ACT and QLD Check it out on ABS website. So the amount of people who they SURVEY is plainly wrong. The panels need to be adjusted to equate to validated population. Then the NRL Regioal TV ratings will be correct. What they put out now FAKE RATINGS

 

[Perth Red]

Well for a start it would be 1.5 to 1.75 million and we talking about regionals (get with program) but to give a hint city people have more to do thus a comparison to cities figures is speculative. A question to you, did the NRL for all intensive purposes get the same amount of annual/yearly $ money in the media rights deal? No yes?

No

 

[Brutus]

Goes to show what can happen if you put effort and resources and a club into expansion cities doesn't it?

No arguments here.

 

[Stallion]

oh
so they just stopped watching then
seems feasible

lol

Something to do with the bunker!? Thats coincided with a frustration that i hear often from other viewers including myself. It also coincides with a downward trend in tv ratings? Maybe something in that?

 

[Raiderdave]

Something to do with the bunker!? Thats coincided with a frustration that i hear often from other viewers including myself. It also coincides with a downward trend in tv ratings? Maybe something in that?

yeah no
thats not it

 

[Stallion]

yeah no
thats not it

Part of it id suggest. Or is it coincidence! ?