2.178m metro viewers tune in to Nine for first State of Origin clash

June 6, 2019 10:46

The first State of Origin clash for the year between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons has brought in 2.178m metro viewers for Nine, which is down on last year’s first match which saw 2.535m viewers tune in.

The pre-match coverage delivered 1.187m, while Nine’s post-match coverage brought in 908,000 metro viewers.

There was some backlash online about the State of Origin stream available through Nine’s 9Now, which got off to a rocky start, but improved by the end of the game.

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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