AFL Grand Final draws 2.19m metro viewers for Seven

Josh McDonnell
By Josh McDonnell | 30 September 2019
 

The AFL Grand Final has drawn 2.19m viewers over the weekend, as Richmond took home the 2019 title over Greater Western Sydney in a resounding 114-25 defeat.

The coverage of the entire day was split into five parts including the main game, presentations, on the ground, post-match and pre-match.

Presentations were the next highest rated part of the day, drawing in 1.99m metro viewers, while On the Ground drew in a further 1.6m viewers.

The post and pre-match coverage added another 1.38m and 770,000 viewers for the network, respectively.

The average national audience for the game was 2.93m down from 2018's Grand Final, which had 3.378 million viewers nationally.

Across the day reach for the final was 6.15m nationally and 4.4m metro viewers, with Seven taking an 89% commercial share across the five-city metro regions.

The Front Bar's Grand Final edition also drew 660,000 national viewers and 502,000 metro for its last episode for the year.

Throughout the weekend, Nine also aired the two semi-final games for the year to decided the two team to progress to the 2019 Grand Final.

Canberra Raiders defeated South Sydney on Friday night, 16-10, while the Sydney Roosters toppled the minor premiers, Melbourne Storm, 14-6 on Saturday.

Friday night's game drew 770,000 metro viewers, while Saturday night's clash drew 848,000. This Sunday will see the Roosters take on the Raiders on Nine to decide the 2019 premiers.

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