TV ratings

[Gezball]

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..

[Jewels]

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!

[CJK]

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.

[Go Swannies]

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.

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.

[Gezball]

I would've hoped the buddy factor would have made it at least rate higher than 2012

[Big Al]

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..

2005 - No Bruce McAvaney
2014 - Bruce McAvaney

[Doctor J.]

Spot on. ch7 and there continued broadcasting in non HD. and of course McAvaney. He's so old school.

[goswannie14]

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.

[Steiger]

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/why-the-afl-grand-final-will-not-be-shown-in-hd/xozn90etxfh010oappbs87r6t

The display definition also applies to the commentary. 7 commentate in standard def while everyone else, including various radio stations, commentate in high def.

[jono2707]

Most people in Sydney just aren't that into the AFL......

[neilfws]

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?

[Gezball]

Most people in Sydney just aren't that into the AFL......

That I agree with, but the decline surprises me.

[stellation]

I honestly am not that bothered with the whole SD vs. HD thing, I'd be surprised if people actually opted to not watch the game because of it.

[cartman48]

More Grand Final Parties, BBQ's and events (GWS & Swans this year) mean less TV's on..... Pretty big turn outs at the fan viewing from what I'm told and plenty of pubs were fairly full on the day.

[Swandering]

A few people I mentioned it to, expressed surprised that it was on in the arvo, not night. Really weird as it has always been at the same time. I think that because the other code makes a big night time thing of the gf, that people here have come to expect all big events to be played at night.