The money is in TV rights these days.

What's wrong with having 20k at the ground and having the most watched shows on TV?

Here's something from last years SOO. NRL.com Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15For the second year in a row, Harvey Norman State of Origin has smashed ratings records with an average of 2.322 million viewers across the five capital cities tuning in to watch the first game of the 2009 series last night. This was more than 177,000 viewers ahead of the previous highest Origin television audience of 2.145 million in Game 3, 2008. A crowd of 50,967 was on hand at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium to witness the XXXX Queensland Maroons defeat the NSW Aussie Blues 28-18. Adding to the enormous metropolitan television audience was an impressive 1.156 million viewers in regional Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania. In Sydney, the match was the number one program of the night attracting an average of 991,000 viewers (2008 Here's 98 pages Rooster booster to get aquainted with OZ TAM and Regional TAM, and if that's not good enough, click the link in the first post and it'll take you to the first footy TV ratings thread which would have around a thousand pages. yes, we have been collecting the ratings for all sports in Australia since about 2004. It also has rating for SL, S14 from South Africa and NZ. forums.leagueunlimited.com/showt ... p?t=325494

Here's something from last years SOO. NRL.com Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15For the second year in a row, Harvey Norman State of Origin has smashed ratings records with an average of 2.322 million viewers across the five capital cities tuning in to watch the first game of the 2009 series last night. This was more than 177,000 viewers ahead of the previous highest Origin television audience of 2.145 million in Game 3, 2008. A crowd of 50,967 was on hand at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium to witness the XXXX Queensland Maroons defeat the NSW Aussie Blues 28-18. Adding to the enormous metropolitan television audience was an impressive 1.156 million viewers in regional Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania. In Sydney, the match was the number one program of the night attracting an average of 991,000 viewers (2008 Here's 98 pages Rooster booster to get aquainted with OZ TAM and Regional TAM, and if that's not good enough, click the link in the first post and it'll take you to the first footy TV ratings thread which would have around a thousand pages. yes, we have been collecting the ratings for all sports in Australia since about 2004. It also has rating for SL, S14 from South Africa and NZ. forums.leagueunlimited.com/showt ... p?t=325494

Anyone got any hard facts on that over the first two weeks of the comp?

TBF NRL crowds are increasing slowly but surely. Addition of GC has helped booost overall attendances and 2 or 3 clubs have shown some good growth but the rest are minor improvements and some clubs such as Raiders have gone backwards.

2000 2614665
2009 3084481 (10 extra games)

Crowds have yet to reach the levels achieved in 2005 so I suggest crowds have still a way to go

silly question

RL crowds are very good

rl ratings are brilliant

You are the most idiot apologist.

So according to this statement, we will never compare AFL or RL telecasts again.

The RL telecasts are always shown at pathetic times in the AFL states.

Identical situation.

382,000 remains shy te.

Re- the thread:-

Shame for Clive Woody, Little Graeme and Co, that rugby league's new show thrashed the opening game of the AFL season.

Tragedy.



Unfortunately, they have next to nothing as the world's premier rugby competition continues.



Rooster rooter seems to lack an idea when it comes to the TV ratings...

I really couldn't give a flying one, if you are happy with armchair speccies then so be it.

was the show any good? Wasn't on till 12.30am here so didn't get chance to see it.