AFL delivers Seven a Friday night TV ratings win

May 25, 2019 3:21

The AFL clash between Sydney Swans and Collingwood along with The Chase Australia and Better Homes and Gardens delivered a solid win for Seven in the Friday night TV ratings.

Across the five metro cities, the AFL topped the night’s non-news programs with 602,000 viewers, stablemates The Chase and Better Homes and Gardens recorded 551,000 and 519,000 respectively.

Despite the Swans playing in the Friday night AFL game, Sydney audiences were still indifferent to the coverage with only 60,000 tuning in with 207,000 of the city’s residents preferring the NRL, accounting for over half of the Rugby League’s total metro audience of 350,000.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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