AFL delivers ratings boost for Seven but Nine takes the week

The return of the AFL brought a timely boost to Seven last week, with a network share of 27.5% across the five metro markets, up from 24.7% the prior week.

It wasn’t enough to topple Nine though, which increased share by 0.2% to reach 30.4%, off the back of the continued dominance of Married at First Sight in prime time slots across the week and viewers tuning in to the recently launched 2021 NRL season.

Nine and Seven were first and second over the week, ahead of ABC with 17.6% and Ten with 16.4%.