AFL grand final crowned the favourite TV program for 2016 as Seven won the year

February 6, 2017 8:19

Seven’s AFL grand final for 2016 was the most popular TV program last year, managing 3.201m to take Seven to a win with an overall audience share of 20.5%.

The Sydney versus Western Bulldogs final – where the underdogs (the Bulldogs) took home the trophy – pulled 3.081m for the game and 3.201m for the post-game presentations, according to OzTAM’s consolidated metro figures.

The Melbourne audience was the highest for the sports program as 1.623m tuned in compared with 460,000 in Sydney. The post-match for the grand final averaged 2.342m viewers, with 1.294m of those viewers being in Melbourne.

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Abigail Dawson

Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.