AFL Grand Final hits 2.5m
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The 2007 AFL Grand Final has snared the biggest television audience of the year with 2.57m viewers.
But the Geelong vs Port Adelaide match was down on previous years of 2005 (3.39m), 2006 (3.15m), 2003 (2.96m), 2004 (2.80m). It was the lowest crowd in seven years.
The Grand Final traditionally nets a bigger viewing audience when non-Victorian teams play, because Melbourne fans watch the game regardless.
1.21m viewers watched in Melbourne alone, with 386,000 viewers in Perth, 378,000 in Adelaide, 321,000 in Sydney and 272,000 in Brissy. The peak audience was 2.88m.
Nevertheless the figure is a huge win for TEN, who will take out the top show of the week.
The 2.57m figure is just ahead of the premiere episode of Kath and Kim on 2.52m. Both figures are averages, the industry-standard.
Unfortunately for TEN the airing is out of prime-time, meaning in will not boost TEN’s weekly share. It is part of the reason the broadcaster had lobbied for an evening final, which Nine has tonight with the 2007 NRL Grand Final.
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