NRL and Foxtel score highest audience ever for a regular season round with Magic Round

May 20, 2024 5:33

NRL’s Magic Round this past weekend has recorded the highest audience ever for a regular season round across the Foxtel Group.

On Monday, Foxtel confirmed that an average audience of 545,000 watched the eight games that took place at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium across Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now and Foxtel Go.

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs Canberra Raiders game at 6pm on Friday, the Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters game at 5.30pm on Saturday and the Melbourne Storm vs Parramatta Eels at 4pm on Sunday also recorded their highest audiences ever across the Foxtel Group for their respective timeslots.

On the back of these figures, Foxtel claims that the 2024 NRL season is on track to be the biggest ever.

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Neil Griffiths

Neil Griffiths is the Managing Editor of Mumbrella. He joined the company in October 2023.

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NRL and Foxtel score highest audience ever for a regular season round with Magic Round

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