The Oztam viewings are in, last night’s State of Origin Round Two saw 2.616 million metro viewers see the Cockroaches (that’s the NSW team, not some bad 80s Australian band) beat the Maroons.
Sydney had the most eyeballs tuning in, with 1.096 million Sydneysiders watching the Blues kick butt. Brisbane came second (both in the game and off-field) with 812,000 viewers.
In good news for league down south, almost 500,000 Melbournites tuned in. Over in WA, 134,000 people in Perth tuned in on Gem.
The second State of Origin gave Nine an easy win with an audience share of 38.7 per cent.
Enjoy some of last night’s biffo here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX230cNmhwk
National
The Australian – Thursday 18 June 2015 #TheAustralian pic.twitter.com/pG5tgxVQfs
— Aus Front Page (@AusFrontPage) June 17, 2015
Australian Financial Review – Thursday 18 June 2015 #AFR pic.twitter.com/yZ6XzKBM4Q
— Aus Front Page (@AusFrontPage) June 17, 2015
NSW
The Sydney Morning Herald – Thursday 18 June 2015 #SMH pic.twitter.com/q5xcJr8sW8
— Aus Front Page (@AusFrontPage) June 17, 2015
The Daily Telegraph – Thursday 18 June 2015 #DailyTelegraph pic.twitter.com/HjX9zE5qoK — Aus Front Page (@AusFrontPage) June 17, 2015
QLD
The Courier Mail – Thursday 18 June 2015 #CourierMail pic.twitter.com/qDC3RjESmt
— Aus Front Page (@AusFrontPage) June 17, 2015
VIC
The Age – Thursday 18 June 2015 #TheAge pic.twitter.com/UL0TLrJLCv — Aus Front Page (@AusFrontPage) June 17, 2015
Herald Sun – Thursday 18 June 2015 #HeraldSun pic.twitter.com/xyyN5h3efM
— Aus Front Page (@AusFrontPage) June 17, 2015
NT
NT News – Thursday 18 June 2015 #NTNews pic.twitter.com/1IyLduPhlc — Aus Front Page (@AusFrontPage) June 17, 2015
SA
The Advertiser – Thursday 18 June 2015 #Advertiserpic.twitter.com/qbTAsN3kPA
— Aus Front Page (@AusFrontPage) June 17, 2015
The decider will be held in Queensland on July 8 with Channel Nine salivating at the potential audience.
