| By Roberts - 30 Sep 2013 7:42 PM 
 The ugly results have been registered in the worst possible year - the first of the NRL’s record $1.025 billion broadcast deal with Nine and Fox Sports
 
 Did the broadcasters pay too much--
 Fox sports
 2012   2013
 Sat 5.30pm    263,494 253,968    -3.6%
 Sat 7.30pm   289,898 274,655    -5.3%
 Sat 9.30pm    175,037 132,858           -24.1%
 Sun 2pm            208.754 179,285   -14.1%
 Mon 7pm            318,114 268,753   -15.5%
 Channel Nine
 Fri Night(Syd)   385,885 379,846   -1.6%
 Fri Night(Bris) 265,742 244,286   -8.1%
 Sun Aft (Syd)   300,777 237,586   -21.0
 Sun Aft (Bris)   165,073 138,544   -16.1%
 
 
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