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Nine dominates on Sunday with NRL Grand Final

1.67m metro viewers for Penrith Panthers win is the lowest since OzTAM ratings began.

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A 46.1% share is a beautiful set of numbers, but 1.67m metro viewers was the lowest NRL Grand Final since OzTAM began.

There were 837,000 viewers in Sydney, 391,000 in Brisbane and 252,000 in Melbourne -although again this excludes those watching in pubs and parties, and the rising numbers in BVOD. Total TV numbers will be available next week.

It follows the AFL Grand Final also drawing its lowest numbers a week earlier.

Nevertheless it sent other numbers down with Spicks & Specks at 361,000 then The Amazing Race Australia (291,000) and 7News Spotlight (284,000 from 7pm).

Later Savage River was 296,000 then Seven’s movie (yes!): The Devil Wears Prada (190,000).

Nine network dominated Sunday at 46.1% share then Seven 21.2%, ABC 13.3%, 10 11.4% and SBS 8.1%.

Nine News 729,000 while a late edition drew 252,000.

Seven News won its AEDT slot with 832,000.

On ABC it was ABC News (479,000), Silent Witness (182,000) and Compass (130,000).

The Sunday Project was 249,000 / 172,000 then 10 News First (202,000 / 144,000) with NCIS: Hawaii just 123,000 / 93,000.

On SBS it was SBS World News (187,000 / 126,000), Latest Secrets Of The Hieroglyphs (116,000) and Titanic’s Lost Evidence (108,000).

Insiders led multichannels at 123,000.

In Total TV numbers last Sunday were:

Savage River: 709,000
Silent Witness: 447,000
The Amazing Race: 543,000
Farmer Wants a Wife: 1.09m
The Block: 1.82m

OzTAM Overnights: Sunday 2 October 2022

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  1. The timing of the GF in both codes is getting very interesting. AFL fans and commentators are screaming to move their show piece from day to night. or twilight at worst, yet NRL fans and commentators are starting to beat the drums about moving their show piece from night to day. Go figure…

      1. That’s what I thought. Rugby League GF was always during the day (many many moons ago); I think people like the idea of daytime BBQ at home, having family/kids/friends over and watch the game on TV (if you’re not at the game itself, or down the pub) and not have a too late night. But then the AFL GF is on a Saturday during school holidays and NRL GF is always the Sunday night before the NSW Labour Day long weekend so it doesn’t really matter.

  2. Nine’s commentary was woeful!!!! Inane dribble most of the time and so many things missed. Whoever was the main commentator with Cameron Smith and Andrew Johns was dull and boring. Put no emotion in the call and he didn’t seem to know who the players were at times. Having presenters at a desk on the ground was a big failure as they couldn’t be heard properly over the crowd.
    Camera angles during coverage wereso bad that tries were hard to see being scored! Do not show a wide angle high shot from overhead camera when a player is about to score in the corner!
    Please stop this ridiculous rule giving nine exclusive live rights! Allow Foxtel and other streaming services to also show live. Foxtel commentators know what they are talking about and are far more proffesional!

    1. It was Mat Thompson, who is the main play-by-play caller for 9’s NRL coverage. He was the new replacement for Ray Warren as chief commentator.

  3. Be interesting to see how BVDO goes on this as Nine have it on 9Now, where as Seven don’t for the AFL until 2025, so may give an indication of what they can expect. And as I typed that I just realised that the AFL Grand Final is on 0% for BVDO (I read one that had 7 day time-shift and BVDO separated) because Seven didn’t have the rights for it on 7Plus and the replay was on Fox Footy.

  4. It was meant to be the real GF but unfortunately, the game has turned into a blowout. Some Parra fans have left the stadium, knowing that they will lose the match. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be an enjoyable game.

  6. Both footy grand finals were one-sided games which probably contributed to lower numbers. But broadcasting in primetime is where it matters, so wouldn’t be surprised if Seven asks ie ‘requests’ a twlight AFL grand final (5pm start) to help justify the massive price paid for the rights.

    1. Yeah they probably will, that Qualifying Final between Geelong and Collingwood that started at 4:35pm was a great time to start it, great time for people to get to and a great time to watch. Though Seven would be keen to get it as close to 6pm as possible with the way Ratings go and anything before 6pm wouldn’t count in the percentage share (NRL GF started at 7.30pm so the whole game is counted in that).

      1. Oh really? Hmm, given the AFL got more money, surely they can meet Seven halfway and put on a 4:30pm Grand Final? Not exactly prime time, but the audience should flow on to give it a better share% for the night in GF presentations etc which can be coded separately.

          1. And my recollection was the language was kind of strained/awkward in the new rights announcement when it said the AFL has final say as to the schedule, seven supported wholeheartedly whatever the AFL wanted to do, but the AFL will decide each year …. sort of falling over themselves to say we know the broadcasters want prime time, AFL doesn’t but we reserve the right to play around with the time. Twilight seems the most likely. AFL want good ratings also and starting at 5 or 5,30pm still seems the most likely start IMO.

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