AFL Grand Final lowest metro audience since 2001; Nine steals the week

September 26, 2022 10:00

Saturday’s AFL Grand Final on Seven – which saw the Geelong Cats beat the Sydney Swans with an 81-point win at the MCG – topped overall TV viewing over the weekend, also winning all three key advertising demos.

The footy game which saw 2.179 million metro viewers tune in and aired at the traditional 2:30pm timeslot, was the lowest rating decider since OzTAM began in 2001. It brought in 95,000 viewers on streaming platforms.

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Emma Shepherd

Emma Shepherd was the acting deputy editor at Mumbrella who has over seven years of print and digital experience in the industry and has previously worked as a reporter for media outlets Bauer Media (now Are Media), Yahoo Australia, and a content strategist and writer for various independent marketing agencies.

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