TV ratings: Big Bash League final beats Australian Open quarter-finals

Nathan Jolly

January 25, 2024 10:00

The finale of the Big Bash League on Seven outrated the Australian Open on Nine last night, the first time the BBL has managed to topple the tennis this year.

The final, between the Brisbane Heat and the Sydney Sixers scored 471,000 viewers across the five metro areas, pipping the Australian Open’s 471,000.

Interestingly, in Melbourne the tennis trumped the cricket (219,000 vs 104,000), while in competing cities Brisbane and Sydney, cricket viewers far outweighed tennis fans.

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Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.