2020 crowds and ratings

[TheHaydog]

Round 2 Super Rugby Crowds 5/7 reported

All official crowd numbers linked on Wikipedia

Brumbies vs Reds 7,098
Chiefs vs Crusaders 13,611
Waratahs vs Blues 7,491
Stormers vs Bulls 27,301
Jaguares vs Hurricanes 8,540

 

[RoffsChoice]

I'd be interested to see the breakdown of Brumbies crowds on Fridays vs on Saturdays. I can say anecdotally that Fridays always get smaller crowds in Canberra, but stats trump anecdotes.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Super Rugby Fox Sports
Rebels v Waratahs 55,000
Blues v Crusaders 24,000

 

[swingpass]

the answer to dwindling crowds in australia

 

[Strewthcobber]

Super Rugby Fox Sports

Brumbies v Highlanders 40,000
Hurricanes v Sharks 35,000
Sunwolves v Chiefs 19,000

 

[Ignoto]

Curious, do we have any stats on what the Argies are bringing to the table in viewers and crowd wise? That stadium looked like it had 10 - 13,000 people. How many eyeballs are they getting to justify being in the comp?

 

[TheHaydog]

3/7 Super Rugby Crowds for Round 3

articles linked on Wikipedia as proof

Sunwolves vs Chiefs 18,708
Brumbies vs Highlanders 7,270
Jaguares vs Reds 8,100

Jaguares average attendance after 3 games sits at 7,820 which is higher than the Brumbies who have an average of 7,268.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Some interesting ratings info in the SMH today
https://amp.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-...0200214-p540x2.html?__twitter_impression=true

Shute Shield television ratings crashed 67 per cent over the five years Club Rugby TV and Seven held the broadcast rights to rugby's heartland club competition, the Herald can reveal. On the same day Rugby Australia's $3.7 million deal to buy back Sydney's club rugby rights was hailed as a "game changer" by club figures, it emerged how poorly the competition was rating on Seven's digital channel 7TWO, its home since the ABC dropped it in 2014.


Last season attracted an average audience of 13,000 people on the free-to-air network's digital channel, down from 40,000 in the final year of the ABC's long-running broadcast. According to figures given to the Herald and sourced from OzTAM, the competition's television audience dropped year on year over its five years on Seven, apart from a small spike in 2016 - the year Northern Suburbs broke a 41-year hoodoo to claim the title. It dropped to an average of 28,000 viewers in 2015, rose to 29,000 the next year, fell to 19,000 in 2017, 16,000 in 2018 and dropped to 13,000 last season. For the past two seasons, Foxtel has broadcast a replay of the match of the round.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

According to the NZHurld, Blues v Crusaders at Eden Park Friday night drew ~11K, A-League match the following night ~13K. First A-League game in Auckland for several years but that's still very disappointing.

 

[Strewthcobber]

11,798 at Suncorp for Reds v Sunwolves

 

[dru]

11,798 at Suncorp for Reds v Sunwolves

Not too bad.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Not too bad.

Yeah, a bit higher than last year's average (11.3k)
Reds turning a profit with those crowds sure puts to bed the old rumours about what you need to run in the black at Suncorp

 

[Strewthcobber]

Super Rugby: Fox Sports
Chiefs v Brumbies 56,000
Reds v Sunwolves 49,000
Rebels v Sharks 39,000

Pretty massive day of sport.
Full list down the bottom of this page
https://www.mediaweek.com.au/tv-ratings-february-22-2020/

 

[Strewthcobber]

Deleted - see below

 

[Ignoto]

11698 at Suncorp for Reds v Sharks

The announcer said over 13,000 and then this Rugby Aus website confirms it as 13,323.

 

[Strewthcobber]

The announcer said over 13,000 and then this Rugby Aus website confirms it as 13,323.

Thanks. Usual source initially posted last week's number

 

[ForceFan]

Super Rugby Australian Crowds to end Round 5 (from AUSTADIUMS)
Brumbies v Reds 7,536
Brumbies v Rebels 7,098
Waratahs V Blues 7,491
Rebels v Waratahs AAMI* - TBA
Brumbies v Highlanders 7,270
Rebels v Sharks MARS* - TBA
Reds v Sunwolves 11,798
Waratahs v Lions BANKWEST* - TBA
Reds V Sharks 13,323

* AAMI, MARS & BANKWEST seem to have no trouble reporting crowds for other sporting codes.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Pay TV numbers

Tahs v Lions 49k
Highlanders v Rebels 25k
Hurricanes v Sunwolves 17k
Reds v Sharks 32k

 

[KevinO]

Pay TV numbers

Tahs v Lions 49k
Highlanders v Rebels 25k
Hurricanes v Sunwolves 17k
Reds v Sharks 32k

The 5pm kick offs in NZ is not helpful, bloody hard to get in front of the TV straight after work on a Friday with traffic.

Really think they should have left Friday's the same and made the Saturday kick offs earlier.

 

[Strewthcobber]

The 5pm kick offs in NZ is not helpful, bloody hard to get in front of the TV straight after work on a Friday with traffic.

Really think they should have left Friday's the same and made the Saturday kick offs earlier.

I guess we aren't the target audience for that one