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Peter Sullivan (51)
When will the broadcasts have the countdown timer for scrums, lineouts and conversions? I am sure it was meant to be this season but I cannot recall it all weekend.
StrewThey've changed the way they report ratings this year. That 736k is "reach", measures anyone who watched for 1 min while the show was on.
The 166k is closer to what the ratings would have been reported last year and previously.
Unfortunately, it means a lot of people watched a little bit, and not very many watched a lot. But 166k is better than what it would have got on Gem.
Matildas did 1.4m reach and 666k total audience as a comparison
166k is pretty good for Super Rugby on FTA, but it's shockingly bad for that timeslot on the main channel, even if it's for NSW and qld. So the answer is mixedStrew
166K on a Saturday night seems great news, my recollection is last year numbers were nowhere 166K. If we keep these ratings the next media deal should be an improvement on the last one.
I want to see how it tracks when the NRL is also on.
I know a few people that turned it on because it’s a dead spot right now. Probably the only game they’ll watch all year.
Tavs v Rebels in May 2023 was on the main channel, but only in Sydney. When they do that kind of city split it's usually impossible to find the ratingsNot sure exactly how closely that average of 166k compares to last years ratings model, but the numbers I could find for last years FTA games were from 67k-76k (5 City Metro). These were all games on GEM so the comparison isn't as direct, but it's still a pretty big jump overall, particularly given it was a late switch.
I want to see how it tracks when the NRL is also on.
I know a few people that turned it on because it’s a dead spot right now. Probably the only game they’ll watch all year.
The scheduling of the next Reds game isn't great either. Directly clashes with the Broncos kicking off their season on Sunday over in Vegas.
Surely this is something that could have been avoided? All the Super Rugby are playing out of the same stadium and there are only 2 NRL games the entire weekend and they've been locked in for months. Chuck the Reds on Friday or Saturday and there are no issues.
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tbh - need to get over super rugby clashes with other sports and do our best to put best product on the paddock… super rugby scheduling is a little more difficult then the other codes (who usually have controlling interest on stadium infrastructure in this country) … if rugby scheduled the reds fixture after the Vegas announcement - then the faults on RA but let’s not bend over backwards and change our games orders just to appease a couple of extra league eyeballs (won’t even be on 9gem the reds game)
Agree no one should be bending over backwards but I disagree that it's just 'league eyeballs' who get affected when there are clashes in games.
The reality is the Super Rugby product is deteriorating but there is still an appetite for sports and entertainment. Those eyeballs usually flick over to league here in Australia. I will never consider myself anything except a rugby boy and will never support anything grassroots except my rugby club. However, I also want to be entertained and watch something with my kids and if that happens to be the NRL or AFL then so be it. The reality of this weekend is now I will likely be watching the Broncos game live and recording the Reds to watch later that night. Not the end of the world.
A bit of a dribble there from me but essentially, I think the gap between a 'league fan' and a 'rugby fan' has been closing in recent years (in terms of what people are watching on tv) and things like schedule clashes for local teams should try and be limited.
I called out the scheduling for this weekend because all the teams are playing at the same venue so the Super Rugby organisers would have more ability to move the Reds to a slot where it wasn't head-to-head with a local rival team.
people book flights for super rugby round.
Springing a hurricanes fan who’s travelled from NZ to Melbourne with a last minute game change because the “broncos are playing” is just bad look for everyone involved in rugby (except the broncos)