To no one’s surprise, Seven’s coverage of St Kilda’s AFL game against the Gold Coast Suns has topped the overnight TV ratings, with Nine’s Thursday night NRL coverage nipping at its heels.
Seven’s coverage drew a Total TV reach of 1.726 million while Nine’s coverage of the Storm versus the Panthers had a reach of 1.609 million.
However, the AFL, which saw St Kilda lose at home to the Suns had an average audience of 477,000 and a BVOD average of 65,000.
The NRL, meanwhile, had an average of 658,000 and a BVOD average of 153,000.
Channel 10’s top rating show was a repeat of The Dog House, which had a reach of 652,000 and an average of 302,000.
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