AFL scores nightly win for Seven, Gogglebox tops entertainment programs

Zanda Wilson

April 9, 2021 10:31

Seven’s coverage of the AFL continues to deliver strong television ratings for the network, with an average of 551,000 metro viewers watching Thursday night’s nail-biter between the Sydney Swans and Essendon Football Club.

That made it the #7 program of the night, and also helped Seven to a nightly win with a 31.3% network share, ahead of Nine’s 26.1%, Ten’s 19.9% and ABC’s 16.1%.

The AFL also continues to outperform the NRL, with Nine’s coverage of the Rabbitohs smashing the Broncos bringing in 379,000 metro viewers for Nine.

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Zanda Wilson

Zanda Wilson was a reporter and podcast producer at Mumbrella, specialising in radio reporting. He left Mumbrella in September 2021.