Origin 1 rated higher than all 3 Origins in 2025, highest under VOZ, and the highest since 2014. (overnight data)
NSW/QLD
Nine 3.995m (BVOD 1.521m) Rch 5.771m (+6.5% YoY)
State of Origin I 2026 on Channel 9 was Australia’s No. 1 program with Total People and all key demos. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 5.771 million and a Total TV Audience of 3.995 million – up 6.2% year-on-year, and the highest Total TV result for the State of Origin in VOZ history .
State of Origin I 2026 on 9Now recorded the highest ever BVOD audience of all time with 1.521 million streaming on 9Now (beating the previous overnight record of 978,000 set in Origin III 2025, which surpassed The Matildas v England World Cup semi-final).
State of Origin I 2026 recorded a BVOD audience of 1.521 million on 9Now – up 57.6% year-on-year .
State of Origin I 2026 was the highest rating audience for a State of Origin game since State of Origin II 2014 , when the NSW Blues broke Queensland’s run of eight series wins in succession.
State of Origin I 2026 post match coverage was up 54.1% year-on-year for Total TV and a staggering 128% year-on-year for BVOD on 9Now.
State of Origin I 2026 was the No. 1 program of the night in:
* Sydney – Total TV Audience of 1.067 million
* Brisbane – Total TV Audience of 987,000
* Melbourne – Total TV Audience of 302,000
State of Origin I 2026 was the No. 2 program of the night in:
* Perth – Total TV Audience of 160,000
* Adelaide – Total TV Audience of 103,000
Data: VOZ, Nine PR, NRL.com
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