Ratings are sourced from VOZ, Nine Network, Foxtel or Mediaspy with occasional input from Media Reports. Please note Foxtel and Kayo data is not available daily.
All Stars
- Rugby League All Stars 437k (Rch 1.193m) [2024: 486k (1.35m)]
Round 1 – Vegas
Foxtel reports that Sunday 2 March was the most streamed day ever for the channel with 144 million minutes streamed. Expanding the rugby league schedule to include an international women’s game and a Super League game saw the Jillaroos achieving their biggest audience ever across Foxtel and Kayo Sports in their victory over the Lionesses. The Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves game also soared to the top of the most watched Super League game of all time across Foxtel and Kayo Sports. The Penrith Panthers v Cronulla Sharks game was the most-watched game over the weekend, with the game also being the most watched regular season Panthers game ever across Foxtel Group.
Internationally, Nielson in the USA is reporting 371,000 total viewers for the Raiders/Warriors in Vegas on Fox in the US.
- Thu – Roosters/Broncos/ Ave789,000 (BVOD 130k) Reach 1.893m
- Syd 195k Mel 56k Bri 259k Ade 14k Per 8k
- Fri – Dolphins/Rabbitohs Average 600,000 (BVOD 90,000) Reach 1.441m
- Sun – Storm/Eels 516,000 (BVOD 70,000) reach 1.366m
- Storm/Eels National 516k Syd 155k Bris 101k Mel N/A (sub 51k) Adl/Per N/A
Round 2
- Thu – Knights/Dolphins Average 555,000 (BVOD 86,000) Reach 1.488m
- National 555k (Metro 317k Reg 238k) Syd 158k Bris 135k GEM 24k (M/A/P)
- Fri – Panthers/Roosters Average 587,000 (BVOD 86,000) Reach 1.378m
- Sun 16/3 – Eels/Tigers 419k (BVOD 61k) Rch 1.034m
- Syd 138k
To date: #NRLonNine
- 2025 NRL FTA Aggregated Audience – 4.199m (includes Allstars, but not NRLW) for direct comparison
- 2025 NRL FTA Aggregated Audience – 4.552m (all inclusive)
- 2024 NRL FTA Aggregated Audience – 4.013m (includes Allstars,)
- Aggregated FTA Ratings on Nine are up 4.54% without the NRLW match and up 13% with the womens international included.
Round 3
- Thu 20/3 – Storm/Panthers Nine Ave 718k (BVOD 116k) Rch 1.7m
- Metro 437k
- Syd 216k Mel 44k Bri 166k Ade 4k Per 6k
- Fri 21/3 – Nine 646k (BVOD 92k) Rch 1.41m
- Sun 23/3 – Eels/Bulldogs 528k (BVOD 65k) Rch 1.096m
- Syd 202k Bris 99k
Round 4
- Thu 27/3 – Rabbitohs/Panthers Nine 650k (BVOD 99k) Rch 1.482m
- Metro 404k Reg 246k
- Syd 220k Bri 148k GEM 36k (M/A/P)
- Fri 28/3 – Dolphins/Broncos Nine 583k (BVOD 90k) Rch 1.392m
- Sun 30/3 – Sea Eagles/Eels Nine 491k (BVOD 61k) Rch 1.023m
- Syd 168k Bri 99k
Round 5
- Thu 3/4 – Raiders/Sharks Nine 575k (BVOD 82k) Rch 1.383m
- Metro 343k Reg 232k
- Syd 178k Bri 132k GEM (M/A/P) 33k
- Fri 4/4 – Rabbitohs/Roosters Nine 600k (BVOD 86k) Rch 1.283m
- Sun 6/4 – Sea Eagles/Storm Nine 512k (BVOD 68k) Rch 1.425m
- Metro 300k 212k
- Syd 142k Mel 39k Bri 103k GEM 16k (A/P)
Round 6
- Thu 10/4 – Dolphins/Panthers Nine 669k (BVOD 95k) Rch 1.435m
- Fri 11/4 – Broncos/Roosters Nine 600k (BVOD 91k) Reach 1.304m
Season to date
Thursday night NRL ratings on Nine are up 10.58% to 669,000 per game. Total Thursday NRL ratings on Nine are up over 4m, from 3.6m at the same time in 2024. Average NRL reach is up 11.6% on Thursday nights to 1.548m YoY.
Friday Night #NRL on Nine is up 1.1% on average to 612k per game, and up 1.1% in total to 3.67m. Average reach is down 2.24% to 1.356m.
This season on Nine, the NRL season is up 7.82% to an average audience of 585k per game, and a total of 11.699m per game.
No Foxtel data available.
Round 6 Continued
- Sun 13/4 – Knights/Tigers Nine 475k (BVOD 56k) Rch 1.152m
- Syd 135k Bris 101k
Round 7 – Easter
- Thu 17/4 – Sea Eagles/Dragons Nine 561k (BVOD 78k) Reach 1.24m
- Corresponding Easter Thursday in 2024 drew 575k with a reach of 1.276m
- Fri 18/4 – Dolphins/Storm Nine 577k (BVOD 73k) Reach 1.309m
- Fri 18/4 – Bulldogs/Rabbitohs Nine 473k (BVOD 60k) Reach 1.081m
- NRL on Good Friday was shown nationally, and was up 20% on 2024, to its highest rating since 2022. The evening match dropped 5% on 2024, but the aggregate ratings gave 2025 the edge.
- Sun 20/4 – Knights/Sharks Nine 358k (BVOD 44k) Reach 867k
- 358k for the #NRL was the lowest Sunday afternoon rating on Nine this season – however its inline with easter sunday last year (354k) .
Season to date
- 358k for the #NRL was the lowest Sunday afternoon rating on Nine this season – however its inline with easter sunday last year (354k) . 4.032m have watched Sunday NRL on Nine (+385k for NRLW in Vegas) at an average of 504,000 per game – up from 479,000 at the same time last year (including Vegas) for an increase of 5.2% YoY
- 4.032m have watched Sunday NRL on Nine (+385k for NRLW in Vegas) at an average of 504,000 per game – up from 479,000 at the same time last year (including Vegas) for an increase of 5.2% YoY
- At the close of Round 7, aggregated average #NRL ratings on Nine have reached 14.171m at an average of 567,000 for the year – up 9.5% YoY in total and 5.19% on average. BVOD audiences account for 14% of viewers, averaging 80k per game, while the average reach is 1.306m viewers.
Round 8 – ANZAC Round
- 24/4 – Broncos/Bulldogs Nine 712k (BVOD 108k) Rch 1.794m
- 25/4 – Dragons/Roosters Nine 512k (BVOD 66k) Reach 1.185m
- ANZAC Day NRL on Nine was watched by 512,000 – up 18% on 2024 and the highest FTA rating since 2019. (Kayo introduced Nov 2018)
- 25/4 – Storm/Rabbitohs Nine 588k (BVOD 71k) Reach 1.384m
So far this NRL season, 16.007m have watched matches on the Nine network (agg ave up) with an average audience of 572,000. This is up 6% YoY 14% of NRL FTA audiences are watching on 9NOW with an average audiences of 81,000. Average Reach audiences are 1.312m.
