Sydneysiders turn away from State Of Origin while Gruen makes a solid return

Tim Burrowes

June 17, 2010 2:08

New South Wales’ pounding in State Of Origin last night was a turn-off for Sydneysiders , overnight metro TV ratings from OzTam suggest.

Whereas Origin 1 saw an overnight Sydney audience of 1,179,000, that declined to 946,000 for Wednesday night’s second bout, according to OzTam’s figures.

However, despite the one-sided nature of the contest – which Queensland won 34-6 – Brisbanites were still happy to tune in. The Brisbane audience rose from 824,000 in Origin 1 to 849,000 for Origin 2.

Overall, metro ratings for the game were just under 2.2m, compared to 2.5m for the first game.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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GreatStrategy 17 Jun 10

love the Gruen!

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