Sadly, despite our crowds growing this year, a troubling trend is evidenced in the figures released by MediaWeek in relation to GF TV ratings:
"TV audiences in Sydney watching AFLGF
2005: 991k (win)
2006: 765k (loss)
2012: 610k (win)
2014: 551k (loss)"
Not too sure what to make of it..
Maybe the TV crowd knew more than we did!Originally Posted by Gezball
Assume that's an average and a whole bunch turned off when it became clear what a one sided contest it was going to be.
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Nop that's not so - it started low, rose a bit then went back to low. So there was not an initial surge that was lost.
I would've hoped the buddy factor would have made it at least rate higher than 2012
2005 - No Bruce McAvaney
2014 - Bruce McAvaney
Spot on. ch7 and there continued broadcasting in non HD. and of course McAvaney. He's so old school.
Yep agree with both of these comments.
McAvaney is such a pathetic excuse for a commentator. The only one he is better than is BT.
Does God believe in Atheists?
7 broadcast the footage in standard definition....morons.
If we all watched the game on an iphone 6 plus it would be fine but no, most households have huge tv's that make the deficiencies in SD stick out like the proverbial. Particularly in sport, even more particularly in a fast moving game like AFL.
http://www.sportal.com.au/afl/news/w...010oappbs87r6t
The display definition also applies to the commentary. 7 commentate in standard def while everyone else, including various radio stations, commentate in high def.
Most people in Sydney just aren't that into the AFL......
Almost no-one I know watches the GF, so may be some truth to that.
That's a huge drop in numbers though. I find myself wondering how they estimate viewers, whether the methods have changed, how big the errors are. Are more people watching on devices other than a TV? Or not watching live? Does it coincide with a big drop in cable subscriptions? Or is it really how it looks, just a big drop off?
That I agree with, but the decline surprises me.
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