AFL Finals ratings on Channel 7 fly high – The 2023 AFL Finals Series continues to score with viewers on the Seven Network, with the Friday and Saturday night Preliminary Finals reaching a combined 3.92 million viewers nationally.
Friday night’s Semi-Final between Melbourne and Carlton at the MCG was watched by 1.13 million broadcast viewers nationally and dominated its timeslot in all people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
The match was the #1 program of the week in 16 to 39s and scored the biggest AFL national audience this year. The average audience was up 83% on the 2023 regular season Friday night average audience and the game reached 2.59 million people nationally.
Melbourne’s audience soared 94% on the 2023 season to-date Friday night match average audience, Brisbane was up 92%, Sydney up 70%, Perth up 69% and Adelaide up 64%.
Seven was #1 in prime time on Friday night with a dominant 54.6% commercial audience share nationally in all people, 54.1% in 25 to 54s and 56.2% in 16 to 39s.
Saturday night’s high-stakes clash between Port Adelaide and GWS GIANTS scored an average of 1.01 million viewers. It was up 93% on the 2023 season to-date average Saturday night average, up 272% in Sydney, up 196% in Brisbane, up 90% in Adelaide, up 75% in Melbourne and 55% in Perth.
Seven’s live and free coverage of the GWS GIANTS’ victory over Port at Adelaide Oval was #1 in its timeslot in total people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s and reached 2.98 million people.
The Seven Network was #1 in prime time on Saturday with a 45.4% commercial audience share nationally in all people, 41.2% in 25 to 54s and 41.1% in 16 to 39s.
Seven’s AFL Finals coverage captured 71% of the overall AFL broadcast TV audience across the two games, including 72% of all viewers in regional Australia.
Seven’s AFL coverage helped power Seven to a dominant weekly win across the week ending 17 September, with an unrivalled 45.4% commercial share across all people nationally – marking Seven’s 10th week in a row as the most-watched network.
Seven Network is #1 nationally and in the capital cities so far in the OzTAM 2023 survey year, and #1 nationally in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
And for the first time, the Seven Network is making the AFL Grand Final and the Brownlow Medal more accessible than ever before for fans, with both major events available live, free and exclusive across the screens of Seven including 7plus in 2023. The new streaming rights underscores Seven’s commitment to connect viewers with the nation’s biggest and best masscultural moments.
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AFL Finals ratings on Channel 7 fly high
