In today's Daily Telegraph there is a story on page 11 titled "No rugby heaven for Seven"
The opening paragraph reads "Channel Seven's World Cup coverage is a debacle with the network scoring its lowest nightly ratings since the introduction of electronic people meters 12 years ago".
Seven came third in the ratings on sunday night, not too far ahead of the ABC. Nine got 36 percent, Ten 30.6 percent, Seven 16.1 percent, ABC 13.4 percent.
What a shame, there were a couple of good games on Sunday night.
Obviously the hype and excitment generated at the grounds are not translating to the mainstream. I'm sure the World Cup Soccer played in Asia was a much better TV performer here than the current tournament being played on our soil and with far greater promotion.
The opening paragraph reads "Channel Seven's World Cup coverage is a debacle with the network scoring its lowest nightly ratings since the introduction of electronic people meters 12 years ago".
Seven came third in the ratings on sunday night, not too far ahead of the ABC. Nine got 36 percent, Ten 30.6 percent, Seven 16.1 percent, ABC 13.4 percent.
What a shame, there were a couple of good games on Sunday night.
Obviously the hype and excitment generated at the grounds are not translating to the mainstream. I'm sure the World Cup Soccer played in Asia was a much better TV performer here than the current tournament being played on our soil and with far greater promotion.