Nine’s Thursday Night NRL Live sees viewers drop for 2018 opening

March 9, 2018 11:09

Last night saw the return of Rugby League and AFL coverage with Nine’s launch of the NRL season seeing 452,000 viewers tune in across both Sydney and Brisbane for the opener between St-George Illawarra and Brisbane.

The 2018 opening was down from the 506,000 viewers who tuned in to last year’s opening game, according to OzTAM’s overnight preliminary metro ratings.

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Abigail Dawson

Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.

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Nine’s Thursday Night NRL Live sees viewers drop for 2018 opening

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