News, entertainment, and AFL combine to give Seven a comfortable Friday night win
Seven has comfortably won the Friday night TV ratings, taking out a primary channel share of 22.9% ahead of Nine’s 15.7% thanks to its news, entertainment and AFL offering.
The network’s AFL coverage came in ahead of Nine’s Women’s State of Origin, with 582,000 metro viewers compared to 384,000. 81,000 Sydneysiders, 86,000 Adelaidians and 328,000 Melburnians watched the Sydney Swans beat the Hawthorn Hawks on Seven.

The Sydney Swans took on the Hawthorn Hawks in Friday night’s AFL game