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[iSky Sports 1
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1 FL 72 LIVE - DERBY V QPR (MON 1930) 475
2 FL72 LIVE - QPR V READING (SUN 1500) 296
3 GILLETTE SOCCER SPECIAL (TUE 1930) 232
=#FF00004 LIVE SUPER LEAGUE (THU 1931) 219
5 LIVE SUPER LEAGUE (FRI 1930) 215
6 GILLETTE SOCCER SPECIAL (WED 1900) 193
7 FOOTBALL FIRST-MATCH CHOICE (TUE 2200) 142
8 BARCELONA V RAYO VALLECANO-LIVE (SAT 1856) 131
9 CELTIC V ST JOHNSTONE - LIVE (SUN 1230) 114
10 FOOTBALL FIRST-MATCH CHOICE (WED 2200) 106
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[iSky Sports 2
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=#FF00001 LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS/#PREMIER LEAGU (THU 1900) 243
2 ATLETICO V REAL MADRID-LIVE (TUE 1900) 161
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[iBT Sport 1
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1 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE (WED 1900) 1,118
2 FA CUP (SUN 1515) 1,097
3 FA CUP (SAT 1200) 401
4 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE (TUE 1900) 359
=#FF00005 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (SAT 1505) 120
6 LIFE'S A PITCH (WED 2203) 96
7 EUROPEAN FOOTBALL SHOW LIVE (SUN 1832) 94
8 1-BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE WORLD (WED 1830) 75
=#FF00009 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (FRI 1900) 69
10 SERIE A (SUN 1941) 49
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=#FF00001 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (SUN 1300) 69
2 SERIE A (FRI 1930) 33
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Haven't these all been dismissed as witchcraft by the moonie brigade?

69'000 for a live Friday night, lol.

Not bad figures for SL.

Their Saturday & Sunday figures are just as bad. Pretty embarrassing really.

BT need to start sending out free subscriptions, champers & sausage rolls to the Union "fans".
Viewing figures will rocket

Are they counting the TV screens in the back of the range rovers?

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1 LIVE FORD SUPER SUNDAY (SUN 1531) 1,348
2 FORD SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LIVE (SAT 165icon_cool.gif 1,240
3 ARSENAL V BAYERN MUNICH-LIVE/#CHAMPIONS (WED 1900) 1,119
4 LIVE FORD SUPER SUNDAY - MATCH (SUN 1230) 967
5 FL72 LIVE - MBORO V LEEDS (SAT 1200) 302
6 GILLETTE SOCCER SATURDAY 09-10 (SAT 1500) 257
7 WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER - LIVE (SUN 2500) 229
=#FF00008 LIVE SUPER LEAGUE (FRI 1930) 187
9 SWINDON V PETERBOROUGH-LIVE/#JOHNSTONES (MON 1930) 159
10 GOALS ON SUNDAY (SUN 1030) 150
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Thursday night televised SL fixture between Wakefield and Bradford did not make the Top 10 therefore viewing figures were less than 150k.

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[iSky Sports 2
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1 LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS (THU 1900) 206
=#FF00002 LIVE WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE (SAT 0830) 159
3 HEARTS V CELTIC - LIVE (SAT 1230) 110
4 FIGHT NIGHT LIVE (SAT 2010) 88
5 WWE LATE NIGHT SMACKDOWN (FRI 2200) 78
6 LIVE TEST CRICKET: SAV AUS (SUN 0825) 72
7 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW (THU 2230) 42
8 LIVE RUGBY: ENG U20 V IRE U20 (SAT 1801) 41
9 FIGHT NIGHT (SUN 1702) 40
10 LIVE TEST CRICKET: SAV AUS (FRI 0831) 37
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[iBT Sport 1
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1 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE (SAT 1200) 616
2 FA CUP (MON 1900) 240
=#FF00003 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (SUN 1502) 98
4 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (SUN 1200) 87
5 SCOTTISH PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (FRI 1900) 54
6 NBA (SAT 1506) 46
7 SERIE A (SUN 1726) 43
8 LIFE'S A PITCH (MON 2201) 40
9 UFC (SAT 2500) 35
10 UFC (SAT 2700) 33
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Quote ="loiner81"Their Saturday & Sunday figures are just as bad. Pretty embarrassing really. BT need to start sending out free subscriptions, champers & sausage rolls to the Union "fans". Viewing figures will rocket '" As of Oct 13 BT Sport had 2 million subscribers in addition to those who recieve it as part of their Virgin Media package, although since they have around 7 million broadband subscribers there's an awful lot of people who perhaps don't want/can't access free BT Sport. www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20 ... -fttc.html

Quote ="loiner81"Their Saturday & Sunday figures are just as bad. Pretty embarrassing really. BT need to start sending out free subscriptions, champers & sausage rolls to the Union "fans". Viewing figures will rocket '" As of Oct 13 BT Sport had 2 million subscribers in addition to those who recieve it as part of their Virgin Media package, although since they have around 7 million broadband subscribers there's an awful lot of people who perhaps don't want/can't access free BT Sport. www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20 ... -fttc.html

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[iSky Sports 1
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000's[/i
1 FORD SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LIVE (SAT 165icon_cool.gif 1,247
2 LIVE CAPITAL ONE CUP FINAL (SUN 1230) 1,246
3 GALATASARAY V CHELSEA-LIVE (WED 1900) 1,010
4 FL72 LIVE - QPR V LEEDS (SAT 1200) 500
5 GILLETTE SOCCER SATURDAY 09-10 (SAT 1500) 277
=#FF00006 LIVE SUPER LEAGUE (FRI 195icon_cool.gif 216
7 THE SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT (SUN 1130) 197
8 FOOTBALL LGE GOLD (SUN 1644) 184
9 ZENIT V DORTMUND - LIVE (TUE 1645) 168
10 SOCCER AM (SAT 1000) 152
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Thursday night televised SL fixture between Salford and St Helens did not make the Top 10 therefore viewing figures were less than 152k. That is now two weeks running the Thursday night SL game on Sky has not made it into the top 10 viewing events.

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1 LIVE ODI CRICKET: WI V ENG (SUN 1300) 274
2 LIVE ODI CRICKET: WI V ENG (FRI 1300) 265
=#FF00003 LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS/#PREM LEAG (THU 1900) 206
4 FIGHT NIGHT - LIVE (SAT 1900) 153
5 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW - LIVE (MON 2500) 135
6 WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER (MON 2100) 84
7 ICC U19 CRICKET WORLD CUP (MON 1901) 55
8 LIVE TEST CRICKET: SA V AUS (SAT 0825) 54
9 THE FANTASY FOOTBALL CLUB (FRI 2200) 42
10 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW (THU 2230) 37
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No viewing data reported for BT Sport.

Good figures.

Would be interesting to see what a Sunday afternoon game would rate?

Sky must be pretty pleased with that. Nearly 160,000 tune in at 8.30am on a Sat morning, impressive. Would be good to know how the Aussie viewing figures compared to their normal domestic matches...

Surprised that the Thursday night games are not making the top 10, what else do people do on a Thursday night.

I am really enjoying these games and for me it's a really good decision to put the games on a Thursday.

Thursday night RL is not making top ten for Sky Sports 1 channel. If it was on Sky Sports 2 it would be top 4. The viewing figures are very impressive. Only sport thay is holding its own again football (except the darts)

There appears to have been a distinct lack of enthusiasm resulting in a news blackout with regards to announcements of TV viewing figures for SL fixtures on Sky Sports in recent weeks. I therefore decided to pop along to the BARB website to identify what all the lethargy, non-fuss and can't-be-dness of recent weeks was all about. And here's what I discovered...

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1 MANCHESTER UTD V OLYMPIAKOS-LIVE (WED 1900) 1,438
2 FORD SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LIVE/#WEST (SAT 1659) 1,327
3 REAL MADRID V BARCELONA-LIVE (SUN 1930) 987
4 LIVE FORD SUPER SUNDAY/#ASTON VILLA V ST (SUN 1530 922
5 LIVE FORD SUPER SUNDAY - MATCH (SUN 1230) 833
6 GILLETTE SOCCER SATURDAY 09-10 (SAT 1500) 377
7 FL 72 LIVE - DERBY V NOTTM FOREST/#DERBY (SAT 1200 252
8 REAL BETIS V ATLETICO/#REAL BETIS V ATLE (SUN 1830 216
9 SNF - GAME OF THE DAY (SAT 2002) 213
10 SOCCER AM/#SOCCER A M # 32 (SAT 1000) 174

Nope... nothing there...

Neither Warrington V Wigan (Thu 20 Mar) or Leeds V London (Fri 21 March) made the Top 10 on Sky Sports 1 that week.

However, Catalan V Hudds did make the Top 10 on Sky Sports 2 that week with a whopping 87K tuning in...





[iSky Sports 2
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1 LIVE ICC WORLD T20 : ENG V NZ/#I C C WOR (SAT 1321 344
2 LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS/#PREMIER LEAGU (THU 1900 246
3 LIVE ICC WORLD T20: IND V WI/#I C C WORL (SUN 1315 226
4 LIVE ICC WORLD T20: AUS V PAK/#I C C WOR (SUN 0900 220
5 LIVE ICC WORLD T20 : SA V SL/#I C C WORL (SAT 0900 171
6 LIVE ICC WORLD T20 : IND V PAK/#I C C WO (FRI 1300 109
7 LIVE ICC WORLD T20 WARM-UP (WED 1300) 102
8 LIVE ICC WORLD T20 WARM-UP (MON 1327) 87
=#FF00009 LIVE SUPER LEAGUE/#CATALANS V HUDDS (SAT 1725) 87
10 LIVE ICC WORLD T20 (THU 1300) 84

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So, what about Round 7?

[iSky Sports 1
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000's[/i
1 LIVE FORD SUPER SUNDAY/#LIVERPOOL V TOTT (SUN 1527 1,840
2 LIVE FORD FOOTBALL SPECIAL/#MANCHESTER U (TUE 1900 1,740
3 FORD SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LIVE/#ARSEN (SAT 1700 1,405
4 LIVE FORD FOOTBALL SPECIAL (WED 1930) 1,207
5 LIVE FORD SUPER SUNDAY/#FULHAM V EVERTON (SUN 1230 713
6 FORD FOOTBALL SPECIAL/#ARSENAL/SWANSEA (TUE 2224) 421
7 DANIEL STURRIDGE/#DANIEL STURRIDGE : LOV (SUN 1831 342
8 GILLETTE SOCCER SATURDAY 09-10 (SAT 1500) 268
9 FL 72 LIVE: BURNLEY V LEICESTER/#BURNLEY (SAT 1200 254
10 FORD FOOTBALL SPECIAL/#WEST HAM UNITED V (WED 2230 226

Nope, nothing showing for London V Castleford (Thu 27 Mar) or St Helens V Leeds (Fri 28 Mar) with neither making the Top 10.

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It is to be hoped the early-season enthusiasm for addressing TV viewing figures on Sky Sports by the RFL, RL media and SL supporters alike is rediscovered sooner rather than later.

For all those who enjoy laughing out loud at Union viewing figures on BT Sport, here... fill yer boots!

[iBT Sport 1
w/e 23 Mar 2014
000's[/i
1 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE (SAT 1159) 764
=#FF00002 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (SAT 1510) 205
3 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (SUN 1300) 117
4 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (SAT 1720) 80
5 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (FRI 1859) 67
6 BUNDESLIGA (SUN 1615) 35
=#FF00007 RUGBY TONIGHT (WED 2000) 31
8 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE (THU 195icon_cool.gif 27
9 MOTOGP 2014 (WED 2130) 27
10 THE SKRILL PREMIER (MON 1930) 23

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[iBT Sport 1
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000's[/i
1 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE (SAT 1200) 568
=#FF00002 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (SAT 150icon_cool.gif 151
3 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (FRI 1900) 71
4 SERIE A (SUN 1944) 50
=#FF00005 RUGBY TONIGHT (WED 2001) 46
6 AVIVA PREMIERSHIP RUGBY (SUN 1300) 36
7 THE SKRILL PREMIER (THU 1930) 33
8 THE SKRILL PREMIER (MON 1930) 33
9 SCOTTISH PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (TUE 1930) 26
10 BUNDESLIGA (SAT 172icon_cool.gif 24

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Should the above not be on "Other Sports"?

[url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/29472/records-fall-as-first-utilityRalph Rimmer at the RFL likes to mention Rugby Union TV ratings[/url.

[url=http://www.totalrl.com/web/grounds-optimism-tv-audiences/So does Martyn Sadler at League Express[/url.

Perhaps they should both be consigned to a Sin Bin with photoshop software and a box of crayons for the next 48 hours as penance for their thought crimes?

Isn't that their job? Well done to both of them. I'd be concerned if they spent their time trying to rubbish the game like some on here do day after day, month after month, year after year...

Do you even have a job?

So let's see what Martyn Saddler actually wrote then...



So is that really the best you can come up with? Someone comparing viewing figures on one Sky Sports channel with viewing figures for the same time slot on other Sky Sports channels, one of which happened to be showing an RU game.









Desperate much?

3 union games make it into 6 figure viewing figures! The RFL must be quaking in their boots! RL is still comfortably beating union figures.

Could used union attendances but with union using magical 00 attendances you love so much not really accurate is it.

All would be valid had I said your post was a crime. But i didn't. I just asked a simple question, whether a post about other sports shouldn't be in Other Sports.

You then proceeded to twist and wet your knickers.

Slip showing, Billy!

Sky Sports viewing figures in "higher than BT Sports viewing figures" shock!

Super League by plenty! (Even when they fail to make the Top 10)

So the 10th placed viewing figure on Sky Sports 1 for w/e 30th March was 226,000.

How do we know SL didn't pull 225,000, comfortably beating everything apart from football on BT (as it always has and always will). I highly doubt Leeds/Saints pulled less than 151,000 which was the top RU figure.

Yeah, so like you say.. Sky Sports by plenty. Even when they don't make the top 10.

And how come you haven't added 9th & 16th March figures? Do they not suit your agenda?

Couldn't remember the latin phrase, eh?



[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RfUj09pWfMDon't forget to pay allegiance to the new owner and hold a collection at the next BullBuilders meet![/url

A quick google search suggests he owns an online Rugby Union store. Who'd have thought it eh!

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