Origin II had the highest overnight rating in the VOZ era, as well as the highest reported rating in the Oztam era, finally overcoming the mighty 4.194m rating from Origin III, 2013
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Origin II #Queenslander
Nine 4.294m [BVOD 1.715m] Reach 6.173
This is the highest Origin rating of all time.
From NinePR:
- State of Origin II 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 6.173 million and a Total TV Audience of 4.294 million – up 14.2% year-on-year Origin II 2025, and up 7.5% on the opening game of 2026 series (3.995 million). It was the highest Total TV result for the State of Origin in VOZ history. State of Origin ll 2026 on Channel 9 was the highest Total TV result for a State of Origin game in history (*VOZ/TAM/VPM Ratings System).
- State of Origin II 2026 on 9Now recorded the highest ever BVOD audience of all time with 1.715 million streaming on 9Now beating the previous overnight record of 1.521 million set in Origin I 2026.
- State of Origin II 2026 recorded a BVOD audience of 1.715 million – up 78.8% year-on-year, compared to Origin II 2025 played in Perth.
- State of Origin II 2026 post match coverage was up 49.5% year-on-year for Total TV and a huge 125% year-on-year for BVOD on 9Now.
State of Origin II 2026 was the No. 1 program of the night in:
Sydney – Total TV Audience of 1.177 million (up 10.9% on Origin I 2026)
Brisbane – Total TV Audience of 982,000
Melbourne – Total TV Audience of 363,000 (up 19.4% on Origin I 2026)
Adelaide – Total TV Audience of 126,000 (up 22.3% on Origin I 2026)
Perth – Total TV Audience of 178,000 (up 10.6% on Origin I 2026
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