Nine claims another Origin week victory despite Seven winning majority of nights

The utter dominance of Nine’s State of Origin coverage on Wednesday night handed the network victory for the week, despite Seven beating it on four of the seven nights.

The dead rubber third test between the Wallabies and England was less attractive to viewers for Ten

Saturday saw Seven pull in 22.2%, with Nine in third with 10.9% behind the ABC with 13.8%, and Ten had 10.1% according to OzTam overnight metro ratings.

With 990,000 viewers Seven News at 6pm was the biggest show of the night, with Nine lagging on 859,000 viewers.