AFL outrates Wallabies England battle

June 12, 2016 5:07

The battle between the Wallabies and England on Ten saw nearly half a million metropolitan views tunes in to the clash, but it wasn’t enough for Ten to win the night as the game drew 439,000 viewers, while Seven’s telecast of the AFLtook the honours.

Rugby The test drew an audience of 439,000 while Seven’s telecast of the match between Geelong and North Melbourne drew 451,000.

However the ABC won the night with the best non-news show, drawing 661,000 for Father Brown at 7.30pm.

Other shows making the top 10 included Getaway on Nine at 5.30pm with 441,000 and Border Security on Seven also at 5.30pm.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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Peter 12 Jun 16

Worth remembering that regular followers of rugby union are likely to have watched the Test match on Fox Sports which has fewer ads in play (foxtel has exclusive rights to the provincial super rugby tournament)

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