Recreation one had 2.5 million viewers giving 9 47.6% of complete share. Positively one thing to brag about.
State of Origin, Recreation One: NSW lose 16-10 to Queensland and a pair of.51 million watch — about 200,000 lower than the large win by NSW a yr in the past (50-6), which was watched by 2.7 million and performed in Townsville within the depths of a COVID lockdown.
The relative isolation and lockdown helped increase the viewers. Final evening’s first sport of the collection was the primary “norm” sport since 2019. The two.5 million was OK, however ought to have been greater if the idea has the grip on rugby league followers the media claims. The metro viewers was 1.77 million, down from 1.9 million a yr in the past, and regional viewers totalled 741,000 — down from 797,000 a yr in the past. The Sydney viewers final evening was 736,000 and the Brisbane viewers 625,000, each weaker than a yr go — as was the 222,000 in Melbourne.
9 clearly gained the evening and can boast in regards to the figures; complete folks share was 47.6% towards 43.3% a yr in the past. Nice win for Queensland, and for 9, however it could have anticipated extra viewers. With star gamers out of the NSW aspect, there was at all times a sense the sport could possibly be shut or a loss. Did that maintain NSW followers away? Not from the Olympic Stadium in Sydney the place it was a sell-out.
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