Across 14 rounds of the 2024 competition and finals series, 366,222 spectators walked through the gates of venues across Australia, delivering not only a 25 per cent increase on 2023 crowds, but the title of the most attended female league in Australian sporting history.
“Suncorp Super Netball also attracted the highest average crowd in Australian women’s sport, with an average of 6097 fans attending each match – up from 5069 in 2023.’’
Ms West said 2024 was also the best performing Suncorp Super Netball season of all time on Kayo and Foxtel, and the third consecutive year of record-breaking audience growth for these channels.
The 2024 season was up 18 per cent year on year, with an average audience of 57,000 per match.
The 2023 Grand Final – which was competing for the first time in the Saturday night primetime slot against the AFL, NRL and The Ashes – was also the most watched Suncorp Super Netball match ever on Foxtel, with Fox Sports linear audiences up 14 per cent compared to last year’s decider.
The match was also available to stream free on Kayo Freebies and was the second most streamed Suncorp Super Netball match of all time.
Fox Sports Australia provided live and on-demand coverage of every match of the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season via Foxtel and Kayo Sports, with viewership this season up 10 per cent compared to 2022. This growth included a nine per cent increase in audiences watching Fox Sports on Foxtel and an 11 per cent increase in streaming audiences across Kayo Sports and Foxtel Go/Now. In addition, viewership of Kayo Minis doubled compared to the 2022 season and the audience watching matches available on Kayo Freebies grew 18 per cent.
International fans’ interest in Suncorp Super Netball ascended in 2023 with 144 countries accessing matches via Netball Australia TV, 23 more than last year. Viewership via the streaming service was up 202 per cent compared to the 2022 season, and an increase of 274 per cent to the minutes watched.
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- https://netball.com.au/news/record-crowds-power-financial-results
- https://www.mediaweek.com.au/2023-suncorp-super-netball-season-breaks-viewership-records-across-foxtel-and-kayo/
