State of Origin dominates with 2.43 million viewers

June 6, 2013 11:08

The first State of Origin broadcast on Channel Nine drew 2.43 million viewers, with the pre and post games taking 1.78 and 1.47 million viewers respectively.

A good result for the network however, the numbers were down on 2012’s debut game which drew 2.51m.

Nine continued its strong numbers with The Block Sky High bringing in 1.3 million viewers, and both Nine News and A Current Affair bringing in 1.3 million and 1.1 million viewers respectively.

Seven News was at 1.28 million viewers while ABC News had 885,000 viewers.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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