Rugby TV ratings 2015

[Braveheart81]

The main question is what can we do as a sport to improve TV ratings, which have been slipping this year and seem to be on a dangerous downward trajectory compared to other sports?

Go well in the RWC. The success of the Wallabies goes a long way to dictating the level of interest of casual fans.

The Reds being more successful again should also help. TV audiences in Qld will decline both for Reds games and other Super Rugby games when they're not doing well.

 

[Strewthcobber]

I kept a log of the ratings data posted here each week. If you'd like to know anything in particular let me know and I can see what I can do. For starters, here's a few bits of info. (For Foxsports only)

Average rating - 58k
Australian games - 63k
New Zealand games - 51k

Average rating for Australian team's home games
v Au teams - 68k
v NZ teams - 52k
v SA teams - 47k

 

[Miggie]

I think we need far more than that. Real structural change in the game.

Relying on the spasmodic exploits of the national team is too hit and miss as recent experience shows.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Average Home game ratings

Force

42​

Blues

45​

Hurricanes

49​

Chiefs

53​

Crusaders

53​

Highlanders

54​

Brumbies

64​

Rebels

64​

Reds

70​

Waratahs

77​

Grand Total

58​

 

[Strewthcobber]

Average Away Team rating

Cheetahs

35​

Lions

40​

Bulls

46​

Highlanders

47​

Blues

47​

Hurricanes

49​

Chiefs

53​

Stormers

53​

Rebels

54​

Sharks

56​

Crusaders

63​

Brumbies

66​

Force

70​

Reds

73​

Waratahs

78​

Grand Total

58​

 

[TOCC]

Popular spectator sports and popular sports for participation are very often different.

Fishing would be close to Australia's biggest participation sport. I don't see it pulling in heaps of TV viewers.

Deadliest Catch gets good ratings..


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[Braveheart81]

I think we need far more than that. Real structural change in the game.

Relying on the spasmodic exploits of the national team is too hit and miss as recent experience shows.

What are your ideas?

Australian rugby isn't really in a position financially to back out of their current arrangements and go it alone in an environment where rugby isn't particularly popular.

 

[half]

I kept a log of the ratings data posted here each week. If you'd like to know anything in particular let me know and I can see what I can do. For starters, here's a few bits of info. (For Foxsports only)

Average rating - 58k
Australian games - 63k
New Zealand games - 51k

Average rating for Australian team's home games
v Au teams - 68k
v NZ teams - 52k
v SA teams - 47k

Is this all the data because some weeks it seems not all matches are posted...

BTW great work ..

 

[Strewthcobber]

Is this all the data because some weeks it seems not all matches are posted.

BTW great work ..

Every game that cracks the top 20 games is there (which is all but a few early kiwi games I think).

@mediaweekaus has every game even if they don't get posted here

I excluded all SA home games

 

[p.Tah]

@MediaweekAUS: Sat STV #SuperRugby #FoxSports SF2 #HURvBRU 123k http://t.co/kV5LbDWuVV

@MediaweekAUS: Sat STV #SuperRugby #FoxSports SF1 #WARvHIG 174k http://t.co/YaF2GbzBTB

 

[Strewthcobber]

@MediaweekAUS: Sat STV #SuperRugby #FoxSports SF2 #HURvBRU 123k http://t.co/kV5LbDWuVV

@MediaweekAUS: Sat STV #SuperRugby #FoxSports SF1 #WARvHIG 174k http://t.co/YaF2GbzBTB

Not too shabby but the downward trend continues.
Corresponding games last year were 132k and 248k but there were two Aussie teams playing in the later game

Reds v Blues did 265k back in 2011

A-League semis this year -> 143+121 = 264k total & 171 + 100 = 271 Total (SBS + Fox)

 

[wamberal]

The trend is what counts.


Down, down, down. I bet whoever put the latest Fox Sports deal together is getting ready for the chop.

 

[boyo]

The trend is what counts.


Down, down, down. I bet whoever put the latest Fox Sports deal together is getting ready for the chop.

Have they got a job lined up at Coles?

 

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Every game that cracks the top 20 games is there (which is all but a few early kiwi games I think).

@mediaweekaus has every game even if they don't get posted here

I excluded all SA home games

Thanks

 

[Gagger]

I kept a log of the ratings data posted here each week. If you'd like to know anything in particular let me know and I can see what I can do. For starters, here's a few bits of info. (For Foxsports only)

Average rating - 58k
Australian games - 63k
New Zealand games - 51k

Average rating for Australian team's home games
v Au teams - 68k
v NZ teams - 52k
v SA teams - 47k

SC - would love to either use your data on the front page for a post, or have you write it.

Would need to make the trend clear and refer to some previous year data though.

Interested?

 

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Gagger & Strewthecobber

I would like to see if possible the ratings from all the super years and total number of games each year. Just for the Super matches. Especially the Australian ratings.


The National team as a separate list.

My gut tells me we peeked 2006 to 2011 however with no hard data its all guesses. For all we know we may not have a problem and then we may have a huge problem but we don't have the data to analyse.

 

[Gagger]

Gagger & Strewthecobber

I would like to see if possible the ratings from all the super years and total number of games each year. Just for the Super matches. Especially the Australian ratings.


The National team as a separate list.

My gut tells me we peeked 2006 to 2011 however with no hard data its all guesses. For all we know we may not have a problem and then we may have a huge problem but we don't have the data to analyse.

I'd like to see that too!

 

[Strewthcobber]

Gagger & Strewthecobber

I would like to see if possible the ratings from all the super years and total number of games each year. Just for the Super matches. Especially the Australian ratings.


The National team as a separate list.

My gut tells me we peeked 2006 to 2011 however with no hard data its all guesses. For all we know we may not have a problem and then we may have a huge problem but we don't have the data to analyse.

I don't think even foxtel knew what their ratings were before the late 00s. In any case I'm pretty sure its not publicly available.

 

[half]

So how far can we go back to look at something like this...

Year / Games Played/ Aust Ratings / add whatever else may be interesting

as an example

00 ..... 120 ..... 100k
01 ..... 120 .... 101 k
02 ...... 125 .... 99 K

 

[Strewthcobber]

So how far can we go back to look at something like this.

Year / Games Played/ Aust Ratings / add whatever else may be interesting

as an example

00 ... 120 ... 100k
01 ... 120 .. 101 k
02 .. 125 .. 99 K

f you want to trawl through the TVtonight TV blog rating archive you could probably get a pretty good idea from around 2011 onwards, maybe oztam have some of the earlier stuff, but it's a pretty massive job......Not something I'm going to volunteer for

I only have this year's data