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State of Origin decider’s audience drops on first two games as the Ashes sees Gem outrate Ten

Last night’s State of Origin decider saw 2.207m metro viewers tune in to Nine to witness Queensland thump New South Wales 52-6 to win the series, while the start of the Ashes on Gem grabbed 678,000 metro viewers for the first session.

The final State of Origin game was up on last year’s final clash – which was a dead rubber – which was watched by 2.1m metro viewers.

Despite predictions it might break ratings records it was well down on the first two matches for this year, with game one watched by 2.432m metro viewers and game two rising to 2.616m metro viewers. OzTam ratings don’t measure out of home viewing meaning viewers watching from pubs and clubs are not counted.

Figures suggest NSW fans tuned out before the end of the match with an average audience of 847,000 in Sydney well down on game two’s average of 1.096m for the city. Brisbane viewing was higher, with 845,000 for last night’s game compared to 812,000 for game two.

The pre-match broadcast was watched by 1.403m viewers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, with 1.168m tuning in for the post-match broadcast in all the metro cities.

The State of Origin delivered Nine an audience share of 32 per cent, while Gem grabbed 12.1 per cent, beating Ten’s share of 11.9 per cent, handing the Nine network a total share of 46.7 per cent.

Session two of the Ashes, from 10.30pm, was watched by 484,000.

It was a night heavy with sport, with 7Two’s broadcast of the Wimbledon men’s singles quarter final from 10pm watched by 176,000, with 222,000 watching the late broadcast, and SBS’s Tour de France, also airing from 10pm, pulling in 167,000. 7Two grabbed an audience share of 3.1 per cent while SBS managed a share of 4.4 per cent.

Meanwhile, Ten’s Masterchef, on from 7.30pm, was watched by 937,000 down from last week’s audience of 1.173m. When it aired against State of Origin I the cooking show grabbed 937,000 and against State of Origin II it pulled 875,000 metro viewers.

On Seven, Border Security – Australia’s Front Line, airing at 7.30pm, pulled in 697,000 metro viewers and Highway Patrol, on at 8pm, grabbed 650,000.

Criminal Minds, airing at 8.30pm, was watched by 528,000, out-rating Ten’s Madam Secretary which attracted 452,000 metro viewers. Seven claimed an audience share of 13.8 per cent.

On the ABC, 7.30 was watched by526,000, QI (8pm) pulled in 378,000 and The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (8.30pm) grabbed 456,000 viewers. The ABC managed an audience share of 8.7 per cent.

In news, Nine News at 6pm was watched by 1.215m, dipping to 1.037m from 6.30pm. Seven News pulled in 1.037m metro viewers at 6pm, sliding to 966,000 from 6.30pm.

Top 15 Shows:

1 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE QLD V NSW 3RD – MATCH Network 9 2,207,000
2 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE QLD V NSW 3RD – PRE MATCHNetwork 9 1,403,000
3 NINE NEWS Network 9 1,215,000 301,000
4 STATE OF ORIGIN RUGBY LEAGUE QLD V NSW 3RD – POST MATCHNetwork 9 1,168,000
5 NINE NEWS 6:30 Network 9 1,107,000
6 SEVEN NEWS Network 7 1,037,000
7 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT Network 7 966,000
8 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA WED Network TEN 936,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Network 9 920,000
10 ABC NEWS-EV Network ABC 808,000
11 HOME AND AWAY Network 7 717,000
12 BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE Network 7 697,000
13 THE MID-YEAR ASHES: FIRST TEST-ENG V AUS SESSION 1 -D1 Network Gem 678,000
14 TEN EYEWITNESS NEWS FIRST AT FIVE Network TEN 664,000
15 HOT SEAT Network 9 654,000

Audience Share:

Network 9 32.0%
Network 7 13.8%
Network Gem 12.1%
Network TEN 11.9%
Network ABC 8.7%
Network SBS ONE 4.4%
Network 7TWO 3.1%
Network GO! 2.7%
Network ELEVEN 2.6%
Network 7mate 2.3%
Network ABC2 2.3%
Network ONE 1.7%
Network SBS 2 0.9%
Network ABC News 24 0.8%
Network ABC3 0.6%
Network NITV 0.2%

Total Audience Share:

Network 9 TTL 46.7%
Network 7 TTL 19.2%
Network TEN TTL 16.2%
Network ABC TTL 12.4%
Network SBS TTL 5.4%

Data © OzTAM Pty Limited 2015. The Data may not be reproduced, published or communicated (electronically or in hard copy) in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of OzTAM.

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