Rugby League World Cup helps 7Mate to strong Friday showing as news dominates main channels

Josie Tutty

November 12, 2017 5:35

Rugby League World Cup viewers helped deliver strong East Coast viewership to secondary channel 7Mate on Friday night.

7Mate took a 9.3% share of Sydney viewing and 10.7% in Brisbane.

The tournament averaged 253,000 viewers across Australia’s five capital cities, including 113,000 in Sydney and 82,000 in Brisbane.

The move viewed program of the night was Seven News, with 814,000 metro viewers, while Nine News rated 751,000, according to OzTAM’s overnight metro ratings.

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Josie Tutty

Josie Tutty was Mumbrella's deputy editor. She worked on the publication between 2017 and 2019. She's previously written and edited in the UK for Jungle Creations and Trinity Mirror.

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Rugby League World Cup helps 7Mate to strong Friday showing as news dominates main channels

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