State of Origin II brings 1.654m metro viewers, up slightly on game one
The second match of the 2020 State of Origin series saw 1.654m viewers tuning into Nine on Wednesday night, a slight rise in viewership compared with the 1.598m who watched game one last week (the lowest metro audience for any Origin game since 2001).
The game, which saw NSW level the series against Queensland, brought in a combined 2.434m viewers nationally to easily be the most-watched program of the evening. Meanwhile, the pre-game show brought in 771k metro viewers and 1.007m nationally.

State of Origin Game II
