The AFL grand final was a ratings success for the Seven Network, putting the pressure on the Nine Network to deliver a similar ratings result with the NRL decider on Sunday night.
The metro ratings show 2.635 million viewers tuned in to watch Hawthorn beat West Coast on Saturday, to win the premiership for the third time in a row.
This figure is down from 2.828 million viewers for last year’s AFL decider – the most watched show on OzTAM’s overnight five-city metro ratings in 2014.
The NRL grand final, the fourth most watched show last year with 2.621 million viewers, will air on Nine on Sunday night.
Both networks – just like the codes – want the bragging rights for having the most watched sporting event and biggest program of the year.
But, unlike last year when the AFL decider was held on the last Saturday in September, this year it has been staged on the same weekend as the NRL finale.
The two stations, and codes, will know by Monday morning who won.
