RLWC TV Rating Thread

[Stallion]

It's a flaw in the ratings system - the game rated 847k on Channel 7 and 69k on 7Mate but because it isn't classified as a "simulcast" when it's on different channels, the ratings aren't combined (MediaWeek and other outlets do a good job at combining these when reporting but other places don't).

Compare that to the Bledisloe Cup which was broadcast live on Ten regardless of timezone last week, so there is no split.

So the figures are not like for like! Showing that rugby league even outdrawing other codes on free to air despite not having this greater number of actual figures being included! Something that should be sorted when doing FTA tv ratings comparisons!

 

[King Ben]

So the figures are not like for like! Showing that rugby league even outdrawing other codes on free to air despite not having this greater number of actual figures being included! Something that should be sorted when doing FTA tv ratings comparisons!

You use a lot of exclamation marks.

 

[Stallion]

You use a lot of exclamation marks.

Yes. Lol. Thought that when I did it.

 

[Irish-bulldog]

Well can't wait to see the overseas tv ratings, but clearly the interest is there in Australia.

 

[Foreign Legion]

Code in crisis

 

[Disinterested third party]

Good ratings to start; they will build as we go on...

 

[Stallion]

Code in crisis

Code can do much better should be the point.

 

[Ari Gold]

Great numbers

 

[LESStar58]

Impressive Melbourne numbers

193k on the main channel is a great effort.

 

[Evil Homer]

Any way we can get the overseas ratings
NZ/UK.

UK ratings in two weeks unless the comp or the RFL decide to announce them before.

 

[Stallion]

Great numbers

Rugby league should not be shocked at such numbers. It is clearly a supreme sports product. When I intimate that the game can do much better, I am referring to many things: like this game should have had a full house had it not been for inflated ticket prices and confusing purchasing sites that were concurrently online for unsuspecting purchasers whom were at times, told that tickets were exhausted etc. This is what I mean by things could be much better. Added to this, the free to air total calculation figure whereby two major Australian cities(Perth & Adelaide) are omitted from the figure for a rugby league game but these same cities are used for games featuring other codes like union or Aust. Rules. Just think these things can be improved upon.

 

[Raiderdave]

It's a flaw in the ratings system - the game rated 847k on Channel 7 and 69k on 7Mate but because it isn't classified as a "simulcast" when it's on different channels, the ratings aren't combined (MediaWeek and other outlets do a good job at combining these when reporting but other places don't).

Compare that to the Bledisloe Cup which was broadcast live on Ten regardless of timezone last week, so there is no split.

not sure its much of an issue when its fairly widely reported with all figures included

 

[Raiderdave]

Rugby league should not be shocked at such numbers. It is clearly a supreme sports product. When I intimate that the game can do much better, I am referring to many things: like this game should have had a full house had it not been for inflated ticket prices and confusing purchasing sites that were concurrently online for unsuspecting purchasers whom were at times, told that tickets were exhausted etc. This is what I mean by things could be much better. Added to this, the free to air total calculation figure whereby two major Australian cities(Perth & Adelaide) are omitted from the figure for a rugby league game but these same cities are used for games featuring other codes like union or Aust. Rules. Just think these things can be improved upon.

no one is shocked
& all the numbers are given for all capitals
anything else we can help you with ?

 

[Perth Red]

1.4mill is a great result and would be one of the top sports international rating games of the year I'd have thought? The game so needs to realise how important test rugby league could be.

 

[King Ben]

not sure its much of an issue when its fairly widely reported with all figures included

Too many lazy journos who don't go the extra mile when writing their articles.

 

[RoosTah]

That peak number is massive too

That’s actually a brilliant result - only matches that would beat it would be Orign and the AFL/NRL GFs. It actually makes the lack of local broadcaster interest in the comp all the more perplexing... seriously what the f**k were those morons at Fox thinking not getting a piece of that action?

 

[Heritage XIII]

That’s actually a brilliant result - only matches that would beat it would be Orign and the AFL/NRL GFs. It actually makes the lack of local broadcaster interest in the comp all the more perplexing... seriously what the f**k were those morons at Fox thinking not getting a piece of that action?

Murdoch arrogance

 

[Heritage XIII]

Watching the games on TV but also running the ch 7 online coverage from my laptop

https://7live.com.au/7live?channel-id=7Mate

 

[yakstorm]

Impressive figures. Any event which has a national peak of over 3 million is something that TV channels and advertiser's take note of (2.6m was Metro only, and we know that Regional had an average of almost 0.5m)

I'll be really keen to see today's ratings just to see what the appetite is for these other games.

 

[Stallion]

no one is shocked
& all the numbers are given for all capitals
anything else we can help you with ?

? The total figures do not have all capital cities included. Perth and Adelaide are not in the statistics used for the tv tonight total ratings figure.