In the AFL, eighth placed Carltons home match against a fourth placed Melbourne at the MCG, delivered an attendance of 58,472 to the MCG on a wet and rainy night. Carlton now have a home attendance average of 63,494 for the season, while Thursday night AFL attendances average 47,657 for the season and 63,742 at the MCG.
The match rated 654,000 on Seven – the biggest Thursday night audience since Round 3 (or Round 4 depending on how you view Opening Round). The average Thursday night audience for the AFL in 2024 is 618,000.
In the metro ratings zones, the AFL rated 433,000 (Syd 14k Mel 266k Bri 24k Ad 97k Per 32k). AFL ratings in Melbourne on Thursdays average 238,000, while Adelaide averages 80,000.
The match reached 1.790m, the biggest reach figure since Round 5 (or 6 see above), and the average Thursday night AFL reach is 1.823m.
Foxtel data is unavailable until next Tuesday. While Foxtel set top box data will be completely unavailable, the average rating on streaming this season for Thursdays is 215,000.
Up North, and in the NRL, the 4th placed Dolphins took on the 6th placed Manly in the wet at Suncorp Stadium in front of 14,059 (pending confirmation) hardy souls. The Dolphins average 19,326 for the season and 21,655 at Suncorp Stadium, while the NRLs Thursday night attendance average is 21,035 and 24,783 at Suncorp Stadium.
The match rated 602,000 on Nine, ahead of the season average of 592,000 on a Thursday night.
The broadcast reached 1.359m viewers, just below the season average of 1.409m. The match rated 202,000 in Sydney (season ave 193k) and 144,000 in Brisbane (season ave 143k).
Foxtel data is unavailable until next Tuesday. While Foxtel set top box data will be completely unavailable, the average Fox streaming rating this season on Thursday is 238,000.
