The Friday night footy winners last week – Melbourne and Wests Tigers – won their Friday night hit-outs again and helped AFL and NRL host broadcasters win the TV ratings.
Seven was a clear TV ratings winner with a dominant network share and #1 primary and multichannel shares.
Seven’s AFL clash saw the Brisbane Lions end the first half the better team. However the small but passionate crowd at Giants Stadium and the much bigger TV crowd saw a remarkable second-half turnaround for the Demons, now firm premiership favourites.
The Seven crowd of 623,000 was short of the previous week’s 2021 Friday record of 679,000 tuning in.
Better Homes and Gardens also contributed to Seven’s TV ratings win with 521,000.
Wests Tigers were clear winners in another one-sided NRL match with 368,000 watching on Nine and 9Gem. Nine was a winner in Sydney. The contest in Brisbane was closer between Nine and Seven, but Nine still ranked #1 despite the Brisbane Lions taking part in the AFL Friday showcase game on Seven. As soon as the NRL ended, the AFL later finish ranked #1 in Brisbane for Seven.
10’s best was The Project 7pm on 406,000 followed by The Living Room on 386,000.
Vera was just short of half a million with 491,000 watching the ABC after 8.30pm. Gardening Australia had an audience of 456,000.
The best for SBS was a repeat of Life and Death in Herculeam on 159,000.
See also: Weekend TV ratings Friday May 28, 2021
Friday TV ratings metro shares primary and network
ABC 13.1% (17.2%)
Seven 24.2% (34.9%)
Nine 17.6% (24.7%)
10 8.8% (15.5%)
SBS 4.3% (7.6%)
Friday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 955,000 |
| 2 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 934,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 885,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 874,000 |
| 5 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 642,000 |
| 6 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate, Channel 7 | 623,000 |
| 7 | ABC NEWS | ABC TV | 603,000 |
| 8 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | 7TWO, Channel 7 | 521,000 |
| 9 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Channel 7 | 507,000 |
| 10 | VERA (R) | ABC TV | 491,000 |
| 11 | HOT SEAT | Channel 9 | 480,000 |
| 12 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE MATCH | 7mate, Channel 7 | 475,000 |
| 13 | GARDENING AUSTRALIA | ABC TV | 456,000 |
| 14 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Channel 10 | 406,000 |
| 15 | THE LIVING ROOM | Channel 10 | 386,000 |
| 16 | FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | GO!, Channel 9 | 368,000 |
| 17 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 350,000 |
| 18 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA 5PM | Channel 7 | 336,000 |
| 19 | HOT SEAT 5PM | Channel 9 | 317,000 |
| 20 | NINE’S AFTERNOON NEWS | Channel 9 | 304,000 |
Friday TV Sports FTA and STV
NRL
#NRLTigersPanthers
Nine/Gem 569,000 (Metro 368,000 Regional 201,000)
Fox League 226,000
AFL
#AFLDeesLions
Seven/7mate 822,000 (Metro 623,000 Regional 199,000)
Fox Footy 241,000
A-League Fox Sports
#MACvWEL 11,000
Cricket
#ENGvNZL Fox Cricket
1st Test Day 3: 14,000
Formula 1
Azerbaijan Grand Prix Practice 29,000
