In the AFL, the Power hosted the Blues at Adelaide Oval in front of 40,532. The match saw an average audience of 608,000 on the Seven Network, with a reach of 1.781 million.
So far 8.021 million people have watched the AFL on Thursday night on Seven (cumulative average to date) at an average of 617,000 per match, with an average reach of 1.841 million.
In the NRL, the Eels hosted the Sharks at Commbank Stadium in front of 11,665. The match saw an average audience of 578,000, including 62,000 on BVOD, while achieving a reach audience of 1.339 million.
So far 7.962 million people have watched the NRL on Thursday night on Nine (cumulative average to date) at an average of 612,000 per game with an average reach of 1.416 million.
In TV demographics, the NRL beat the AFL in People 25-34 (213,000 to 212,000) and in People 16-39 (103,000-100,000), while the AFL triumphed with grocery shoppers (450,000-440,000).
