The second bits not needed eels.

Is soo shown nation wide?

Delayed in WA and SA till 10:30.

And the second bit was needed

Quote State of Origin opener a ratings winner for Channel Nine Last night’s State of Origin opener drove Channel Nine to a smashing ratings victory with the highest rating program of the year. A total of 3,502,000 viewers (5 City Metro plus Regional) across Australia watched the XXXX Queensland Maroons draw first blood in the 2011 Harvey Norman State of Origin Series with a 16-12 win against the VB New South Wales Blues. The game recorded a peak national audience of 4,081,000. A peak audience of over 2,500,000 (Total People) watched the game in the 5 City Metro market, with an average of 2,236,000. State of Origin was the number one program for Total People in the 5 City Metro market, along the East Coast, in Sydney and Brisbane. The game also led Total People and all three key demographics: 25-54s, 18-49s and 16-39s. Nine’s State of Origin coverage was the top performing program of the year to date based on Total People, East Coast, People 25-54, 18-49s and 16-39s. The game pulled in 143 per cent more audience than its closest competitor overnight. The result drove Channel Nine to a commanding victory for Wednesday night in Total People, with a 34.5 per cent audience share in the 5 City Metro, 38.8 per cent of the East Coast, 44.7 per cent in Sydney and 52.6 per cent in Brisbane. Nine also blitzed the competition in People 25-54 with a 37.1 per cent share in the 5 City Metro, 41.8 per cent on the East Coast, 48.0 per cent in Sydney and 54.3 in Brisbane. Origin I averaged 1,266,000 viewers in regional areas, up 8.3 per cent from 1,169,000 for game one in 2010. The pre-match Origin Countdown averaged 1,496,000 (Total People) across the 5 City Metro for Total People, 25-54s, 18-49s and 16-39s. The post-match wrap-up averaged 1,087,000 viewers. In Sydney, the game attracted a peak audience of 1,149,000 in Total People and was the number one program on Wednesday night with an average of 1,060,000 viewers – a massive 56.9 per cent audience share. Across People 25-54 it peaked at 611,000, with an average of 561,000 and a 57.7 per cent share of the Sydney audience. Game one, the pre-match show and the post-match program claimed the top three spots for the night respectively in Sydney. In Brisbane, Nine’s coverage drew a peak audience of 907,000 in Total People, with an average of 821,000 and a huge 64.6 per cent audience share. In People 25-54 it peaked at 454,000, with an average of 399,000 and a share of 63.9 per cent. Game one, the pre-match show and the post-match program also nailed the top three spots for the night respectively. Nationally, Nine’s State of Origin telecast was Wednesday’s number one program. It screened live along the East Coast and in Tasmania and the Northern Territory, and on delay in South Australia and Western Australia. The Nine Network will broadcast game two of the 2011 Harvey Norman State of Origin Series on Wednesday, June 15, live from 7.30pm AEST.'" www.throng.com.au/node/27239

Quote State of Origin opener a ratings winner for Channel Nine Last night’s State of Origin opener drove Channel Nine to a smashing ratings victory with the highest rating program of the year. A total of 3,502,000 viewers (5 City Metro plus Regional) across Australia watched the XXXX Queensland Maroons draw first blood in the 2011 Harvey Norman State of Origin Series with a 16-12 win against the VB New South Wales Blues. The game recorded a peak national audience of 4,081,000. A peak audience of over 2,500,000 (Total People) watched the game in the 5 City Metro market, with an average of 2,236,000. State of Origin was the number one program for Total People in the 5 City Metro market, along the East Coast, in Sydney and Brisbane. The game also led Total People and all three key demographics: 25-54s, 18-49s and 16-39s. Nine’s State of Origin coverage was the top performing program of the year to date based on Total People, East Coast, People 25-54, 18-49s and 16-39s. The game pulled in 143 per cent more audience than its closest competitor overnight. The result drove Channel Nine to a commanding victory for Wednesday night in Total People, with a 34.5 per cent audience share in the 5 City Metro, 38.8 per cent of the East Coast, 44.7 per cent in Sydney and 52.6 per cent in Brisbane. Nine also blitzed the competition in People 25-54 with a 37.1 per cent share in the 5 City Metro, 41.8 per cent on the East Coast, 48.0 per cent in Sydney and 54.3 in Brisbane. Origin I averaged 1,266,000 viewers in regional areas, up 8.3 per cent from 1,169,000 for game one in 2010. The pre-match Origin Countdown averaged 1,496,000 (Total People) across the 5 City Metro for Total People, 25-54s, 18-49s and 16-39s. The post-match wrap-up averaged 1,087,000 viewers. In Sydney, the game attracted a peak audience of 1,149,000 in Total People and was the number one program on Wednesday night with an average of 1,060,000 viewers – a massive 56.9 per cent audience share. Across People 25-54 it peaked at 611,000, with an average of 561,000 and a 57.7 per cent share of the Sydney audience. Game one, the pre-match show and the post-match program claimed the top three spots for the night respectively in Sydney. In Brisbane, Nine’s coverage drew a peak audience of 907,000 in Total People, with an average of 821,000 and a huge 64.6 per cent audience share. In People 25-54 it peaked at 454,000, with an average of 399,000 and a share of 63.9 per cent. Game one, the pre-match show and the post-match program also nailed the top three spots for the night respectively. Nationally, Nine’s State of Origin telecast was Wednesday’s number one program. It screened live along the East Coast and in Tasmania and the Northern Territory, and on delay in South Australia and Western Australia. The Nine Network will broadcast game two of the 2011 Harvey Norman State of Origin Series on Wednesday, June 15, live from 7.30pm AEST.'" www.throng.com.au/node/27239

How can you over hype something, aren't people always saying we don't promote our game enough?

Touche

Hey...I am all for promoting the game to a larger audience, but the SoO build up and 40 million US comment were cringeworthy......SoO is a great concept, but it's not the "biggest thing on the planet" as was being said last night.....I would suggest the best team in the world would have to be there for that.....and they weren't.

40,000,000 viewers in the US......

4 billion

So what should they say?

"Where televising to America, the games avaiable to 40 million people over there! But it's 3 in the morning so we'll be lucky if a million bother. Oh and the kiwis are world champs."

And I say it is the biggest thing on the planet for Qld and NSw fans.

So's the boat race to the select few who attend the Oxbridge colleges...and more people watch that on TV


Not 'avin a pop.......just saying it was a bit cheezy last night....Rugby League doesn't need fluffing.

I'd say promotion of the game is very needed.

How can we say we don't do it enough then complain when we do?

Surely the club you support is the biggest thing - SOO is short mid-season divergence from regular season Rugby.

Or are you saying that you get a lot of band wagoners for whom this is the only game they attend each year?

On the US viewing figures it would have been 5 in the morning east coast but if you can only get 14% of the available in the country in matters most too how many do you honestly think you will get in a country that has even heard of the sport?

Some might not support nrl clubs but be fans of rl (and fans of nsw and qld) tbh I'm to busy to do polls outside the ground.

You don't have transport in Australia? My son is going to origin 2 that 16,900 kms away from where he lives

- no wonder NRL attendances are so poor.

That is the difference here even if you support a junior club you still have an affiliation to a pro side - I suppose the distance is also an issue in Queensland.

That should keep the trolls shut for awhile....





Far out can't wait for the second one.

Well you could take Broncos, Titans and the Cowboys averages and wonder why more fans don't go to the game.

Same in Sydney with Rooster, Souths, Dragons, Sharks, Knights, Bulldogs, Eels, Panthers and the Sea Eagles.

Yeah...especially the AFL ones.....coz they're busy counting their cash




agree, but let's hope it's a better game

Good for him.

I guess he's not on a pension thus he can afford the trip huh?

We even had SoO burgers selling at out local pub yesterday,the place was packed.They made a killing yesterday good on them.

Not everything is about money u know.

No he worked to save up the money did without a lot of other stuff so he could go to the game - sacrifices some make to watch live rugby.

Well done and respect to him for doing the hard yards so he can get to do the things he enjoys.

But for some of us it aint that simple.

I go to footy matches when I can, probably more local stuff though.

Nothing wrong with that, lower leagues need support too.

Melbourne loves Rugby League


Record audience watches Origin I

Average: 328,000
Peake: 412,000

I'm watching the replay on fox now,can't get enough.