Australian Football TV Ratings Season 2019-20


Australian Football TV Ratings Season 2019-20

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So 85,000 fewer attended, but only half of that were watching on TV

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bettega - 20 Mar 2020 11:46 AM
So 85,000 fewer attended, but only half of that were watching on TV

Actually, I'm wrong, just checkd the fox ratings, they look like big fox numbers, much bigger than normal

RankDescriptionChannel\Market(r) National STV
1LIVE: AFL RICHMOND V CARLTONFOX FOOTY339,000
2LIVE: NRL: BULLDOGS V COWBOYSFOX LEAGUE226,000
3LIVE: AFL POST GAME THURSDAYFOX FOOTY147,000
4LIVE: AFL PRE GAME THURSDAYFOX FOOTY107,000
5LIVE: THE LATE SHOW WITH MATTY JOHNSFOX LEAGUE101,000
6LIVE: NRL PRE GAME THURSDAYFOX LEAGUE66,000


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bettega - 20 Mar 2020 11:49 AM
bettega - 20 Mar 2020 11:46 AM

Actually, I'm wrong, just checkd the fox ratings, they look like big fox numbers, much bigger than normal

RankDescriptionChannel\Market(r) National STV
1LIVE: AFL RICHMOND V CARLTONFOX FOOTY339,000
2LIVE: NRL: BULLDOGS V COWBOYSFOX LEAGUE226,000
3LIVE: AFL POST GAME THURSDAYFOX FOOTY147,000
4LIVE: AFL PRE GAME THURSDAYFOX FOOTY107,000
5LIVE: THE LATE SHOW WITH MATTY JOHNSFOX LEAGUE101,000
6LIVE: NRL PRE GAME THURSDAYFOX LEAGUE66,000


So 1.024M on 7 and 339k on Fox

fark

But that number will drop massively as the games go on. 
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Footballer - 20 Mar 2020 12:37 PM
bettega - 20 Mar 2020 11:49 AM

So 1.024M on 7 and 339k on Fox

fark

But that number will drop massively as the games go on. 

I think it was 800k on 7, with 550k being in Melbourne.

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sports industray showing the ratings for NRL and AFL, but nothing for A-League at this stage:

FRIDAY @NRL RATINGS
#NRLBroncosSouths@Channel9 and 9Gem 382k Metro
599k Metro + Regional
@FOXNRL289k Metro + Regional
Combined Total  888k Metro + Regional
* Data does not include streaming.

Friday @AFL Ratings
#AFLDogsPies @channel7 and 7Mate464k Metro
620k Metro + Regional
@FOXFOOTY207k Metro + Regional
Combined Total 827k
*Data does not include streaming.

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Wait till you see Foxtel ratings for A league - wow lower than if crowd was watching. See mediaweek Twitter feed.
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https://www.mediaweek.com.au/tv-ratings-friday-march-20-2020/

The 2 A-league games rated terrible :( 

19k and 9k
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banzai - 21 Mar 2020 1:26 PM
https://www.mediaweek.com.au/tv-ratings-friday-march-20-2020/

The 2 A-league games rated terrible :( 

19k and 9k

At this rate Fox are going to pay out the A League and walk. 

Well I think we can say we have hit virtual zero in terms of public interest. 
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banzai - 21 Mar 2020 1:26 PM
https://www.mediaweek.com.au/tv-ratings-friday-march-20-2020/

The 2 A-league games rated terrible :( 

19k and 9k

9k

is that even a real number ?
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I didn’t even realise the CCM vs MCY match was on so early last night but surely those figures are wrong. 

Those numbers were unthinkable a few years back and with no crowds, something just doesn’t add up.

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charlied - 21 Mar 2020 2:42 PM
banzai - 21 Mar 2020 1:26 PM

At this rate Fox are going to pay out the A League and walk. 

Well I think we can say we have hit virtual zero in terms of public interest. 

Fuck me, I bet you got in early buying toilet paper.

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With record numbers of people staying in those are truly horrible numbers and reinforces the belief that nobody cares anymore.

by contrast Richmond v Carlton on Thursdsy night was the highest rating footy broadcast since 2009!
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southmelb - 21 Mar 2020 4:42 PM
With record numbers of people staying in those are truly horrible numbers and reinforces the belief that nobody cares anymore.

by contrast Richmond v Carlton on Thursdsy night was the highest rating footy broadcast since 2009!

That is a bit like saying no one cares about South Melbourne anymore.

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Eldar - 21 Mar 2020 5:01 PM
southmelb - 21 Mar 2020 4:42 PM

That is a bit like saying no one cares about South Melbourne anymore.

We haven’t been relevant since last Century! The A leagues decline in a period of a half decade is truly staggering,
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southmelb - 21 Mar 2020 5:07 PM
Eldar - 21 Mar 2020 5:01 PM

We haven’t been relevant since last Century! The A leagues decline in a period of a half decade is truly staggering,

Football isn't the one asking for government handouts to prop up its bloated TV/Gambling revenue model. Could be codes hit harder than Football by the impending implosion of Foxtel.

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Eldar - 21 Mar 2020 5:21 PM
southmelb - 21 Mar 2020 5:07 PM

Football isn't the one asking for government handouts to prop up its bloated TV/Gambling revenue model. Could be codes hit harder than Football by the impending implosion of Foxtel.

The reality is that football likely will likely have a hard landing but there’s next to no chance a govt will bankroll it, whereas Rugby League is in a stronger position to try that tactic. 

Sports across the world will need to evolve as sports rights become far more complicated. The fragmentation of viewer habits and preferences are becoming more and more apparent each year. 

Coronavirus will only likely see a speeding up of this process, which will see effects across all sectors well into the future. 

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Heart_fan - 21 Mar 2020 6:29 PM
Eldar - 21 Mar 2020 5:21 PM

The reality is that football likely will likely have a hard landing but there’s next to no chance a govt will bankroll it, whereas Rugby League is in a stronger position to try that tactic. 

Sports across the world will need to evolve as sports rights become far more complicated. The fragmentation of viewer habits and preferences are becoming more and more apparent each year. 

Coronavirus will only likely see a speeding up of this process, which will see effects across all sectors well into the future. 

No, Rugby League is in a far worse position because it barely exists as a participant sport, it exists as a TV product. Football might lose $30 mill TV money a year but people everywhere will still play it. Rugby League could lose $2-300 million a year and that will be pretty much it. AFL at least has strong participant and cultural influence in half of Australia.

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Eldar - 21 Mar 2020 5:21 PM
southmelb - 21 Mar 2020 5:07 PM

Football isn't the one asking for government handouts to prop up its bloated TV/Gambling revenue model. Could be codes hit harder than Football by the impending implosion of Foxtel.

Would almost guarantee it is, just not publicly.
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Eldar - 21 Mar 2020 6:46 PM
Heart_fan - 21 Mar 2020 6:29 PM

No, Rugby League is in a far worse position because it barely exists as a participant sport, it exists as a TV product. Football might lose $30 mill TV money a year but people everywhere will still play it. Rugby League could lose $2-300 million a year and that will be pretty much it. AFL at least has strong participant and cultural influence in half of Australia.

All sports are going to be hit really hard, but you would have to think the rugby codes are most vulnerable, and their words so far shows they know it.
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Eldar - 21 Mar 2020 3:19 PM
charlied - 21 Mar 2020 2:42 PM

Fuck me, I bet you got in early buying toilet paper.

So what is your take on those startling figures? 

I realise that question will involve you engaging your brain, which is obviously going to be problematic. 
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banzai - 21 Mar 2020 1:26 PM
https://www.mediaweek.com.au/tv-ratings-friday-march-20-2020/

The 2 A-league games rated terrible :( 

19k and 9k

The numbers are shocking but probably not a real surprise as in Melbourne the AFL has been flooding the media with their stories so with Covid as well HAL didn’t get much airtime. Also guessing this was similar in NRL states. But this is also symptomatic of iHAL this season where they don’t seem to have a marketing Dept and even as a football fan I wasn’t sure when there were games. 











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charlied - 21 Mar 2020 11:11 PM
Eldar - 21 Mar 2020 3:19 PM

So what is your take on those startling figures? 

I realise that question will involve you engaging your brain, which is obviously going to be problematic. 

My take? They are no different to what they have been for weeks. 19k is pretty average for a BRI/NEW game and 9k is just the games they normally don't bother announcing.
Twiiter trends indicated to me significant interest in the W-League Final and Sydney Derby. At over 1k tweets each that is on par with any NRL or AFL game that night, so there are people watching and engaging somewhere on a large scale.

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And no game today. What is the FFA doing?
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Footballking55 - 22 Mar 2020 8:48 AM
And no game today. What is the FFA doing?

Clueless...
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AJF - 22 Mar 2020 8:30 AM
banzai - 21 Mar 2020 1:26 PM

The numbers are shocking but probably not a real surprise as in Melbourne the AFL has been flooding the media with their stories so with Covid as well HAL didn’t get much airtime. Also guessing this was similar in NRL states. But this is also symptomatic of iHAL this season where they don’t seem to have a marketing Dept and even as a football fan I wasn’t sure when there were games. 



Did the people watching the games before this weekend forget there were going to be more games?




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Eldar - 22 Mar 2020 8:40 AM
charlied - 21 Mar 2020 11:11 PM

My take? They are no different to what they have been for weeks. 19k is pretty average for a BRI/NEW game and 9k is just the games they normally don't bother announcing.
Twiiter trends indicated to me significant interest in the W-League Final and Sydney Derby. At over 1k tweets each that is on par with any NRL or AFL game that night, so there are people watching and engaging somewhere on a large scale.

Unfortunately 1K twitter users wont pay the bills when a Fox tv deal dies








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bluebird - 22 Mar 2020 9:02 AM
AJF - 22 Mar 2020 8:30 AM

Did the people watching the games before this weekend forget there were going to be more games?

I know that I didn’t realize the CCM vs MCY match was even on so early as I made my way home from work. Was shocked to see it had already started. 

Who knows what the reason is but to go from the numbers we used to get to this is startling. This is the chance currently to get more eyeballs on the league, but I agree that there’s next to no marketing going on and interest therefore drops further. 

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AJF - 22 Mar 2020 9:03 AM
Eldar - 22 Mar 2020 8:40 AM

Unfortunately 1K twitter users wont pay the bills when a Fox tv deal dies

Well see, but in the future it could be exactly avid, tech-savy, younger, niche audiences that do pay the bills.

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The Foxtel numbers are BS. The Sydney Derby proves it. 16k my backside. 

They are either intentionally deflated or it simply does not even come close to reflecting the viewing pattern of football fans. 30k people would have attended that game live. There is no way, simply no way, that 16k viewership is correct. 


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Song - 22 Mar 2020 7:18 PM
The Foxtel numbers are BS. The Sydney Derby proves it. 16k my backside. 

They are either intentionally deflated or it simply does not even come close to reflecting the viewing pattern of football fans. 30k people would have attended that game live. There is no way, simply no way, that 16k viewership is correct. 


If you wanted to watch the game you can either go get FoxTel or Kayo. It’s the Kayo numbers that would spike, not Fox Sports. 
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