AFL semi brings 850,000 to Seven, giving it the edge on Friday night
The Friday night TV battle on the commercial free-to-air networks was all about sport, with the AFL semi-finals, NRL quarter finals and day two of the fifth Ashes test all going to air.
The AFL semi-final match between the West Coast Eagles and Geelong Cats had the largest audience, with 850,000 tuning in across the Seven Network to watch the match, according to OzTAM’s preliminary overnight figures.
The Geelong Cats triumphed 88 to 68 over the West Coast Eagles
The match was most popular in Melbourne, with 447,000 viewers. In Perth, the home of the West Coast Eagles, the match also went to air on Seven’s primary channel, with 223,000 tuning in. The match also went to air on Seven’s primary channel in Adelaide to 104,000.
