GWS win pulls 1.026m metro viewers and secures Seven a much-needed weekly victory

The AFL preliminary finals have propelled Seven to win week 30 of this year’s TV ratings survey, with 30.5% network share and 20.3% channel share for Channel Seven, narrowly ahead of Nine’s 28% and 19.9% respectively.

While Nine dominated the first half of the week, Seven won Thursday to Saturday, finishing with a 37.3% network share on Saturday thanks to another well-watched AFL prelim. 1.026m capital-city viewers watched the Greater Western Sydney Giants cling to their lead against the Collingwood Magpies in Saturday’s AFL preliminary final to progress to their first-ever grand final.

GWS defeated the Pies 56-52