How did Game One stack up? 22 years of State Of Origin ratings

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State Of Origin ratings from every year since OzTAM took over management of TV ratings

Mediaweek has compiled a list of the audiences Nine and its regional broadcast partners have been attracting for the three State Of Origin matches every year since OzTAM took over management of TV ratings in 2001, as well as the highs and lows of those numbers.

2001

Game I
Metro: 1,571,376
Regional: N/A
Combined: 1,571,376

Game II
Metro: 1,430,205
Regional: N/A
Combined: 1,430,205

Game III
Metro: 1,460,808
Regional: N/A
Combined: 1,460,808

2002

Game I
Metro: 1,679,598
Regional: N/A
Combined: 1,679,598

Game II
Metro: 1,686,521
Regional: N/A
Combined: 1,686,521

Game III
Metro: 1,995,605
Regional: N/A
Combined: 1,995,605

2003

Game I
Metro: 1,929,720
Regional: 1,363,143
Combined: 3,292,863

Game II
Metro: 1,741,266
Regional: 1,292,219
Combined: 3,033,485

Game III
Metro: 1,570,976
Regional: 1,152,805
Combined: 2,723,781

2004

Game I
Metro: 1,670,345
Regional: 1,160,129
Combined: 2,830,474

Game II
Metro: 1,833,634
Regional: 1,255,170
Combined: 3,088,804

Game III
Metro: 1,781,218
Regional: 1,284,179
Combined: 3,065,397

2005

Game I
Metro: 1,733,363
Regional: 1,230,280
Combined: 2,963,643

Game II
Metro: 1,757,542
Regional: 1,245,004
Combined: 3,002,546

Game III
Metro: 1,861,270
Regional: 1,236,553
Combined: 3,097,823

2006

Game I
Metro: 1,876,172
Regional: 1,242,574
Combined: 3,118,746

Game II
Metro: 1,644,173
Regional: 1,255,337
Combined: 2,899,510

Game III
Metro: 2,019,141
Regional: 1,300,606
Combined: 3,319,747

2007

Game I
Metro: 2,020,403
Regional: 1,266,614
Combined: 3,287,017

Game II
Metro: 1,961,033
Regional: 1,312,100
Combined: 3,273,133

Game III
Metro: 1,889,862
Regional: 1,107,427
Combined: 2,997,289

2008

Game I
Metro: 2,091,768
Regional: 1,270,284
Combined: 3,362,052

Game II
Metro: 2,083,724
Regional: 1,233,569
Combined: 3,317,293

Game III
Metro: 2,145,058
Regional: 1,260,289
Combined: 3,405,347

2009

Game I
Metro: 2,322,075
Regional: 1,156,319
Combined: 3,478,394

Game II
Metro: 2,134,173
Regional: 1,113,120
Combined: 3,247,293

Game III
Metro: 1,907,129
Regional: 1,049,735
Combined: 2,956,864

2010

Game I
Metro: 2,454,880
Regional: 1,168,538
Combined: 3,623,418

Game II
Metro: 2,160,088
Regional: 1,066,840
Combined: 3,226,938

Game III
Metro: 1,782,106
Regional: 1,063,407
Combined: 2,845,513

2011

Game I
Metro: 2,235,234
Regional: 1,282,824
Combined: 3,518,058

Game II
Metro: 2,158,876
Regional: 1,262,073
Combined: 3,420,949

Game III
Metro: 2,475,263
Regional: 1,311,535
Combined: 3,786,798

2012

Game I
Metro: 2,515,321
Regional: 1,444,847
Combined: 3,960,168

Game II
Metro: 2,498,094
Regional: 1,375,573
Combined: 3,873,667

Game III
Metro: 2,679,313
Regional: 1,360,610
Combined: 4,039,923

2013

Game I
Metro: 2,506,643
Regional: 1,442,731
Combined: 3,949,374

Game II
Metro: 2,346,396
Regional: 1,389,310
Combined: 3,735,706

Game III
Metro: 2,698,574
Regional: 1,496,162
Combined: 4,194,736

2014

Game I
Metro: 2,616,166
Regional: 1,439,767
Combined: 4,055,933

Game II
Metro: 2,698,808
Regional: 1,460,371
Combined: 4,159,179

Game III
Metro: 2,136,889
Regional: 1,211,255
Combined: 3,348,144

2015

Game I
Metro: 2,459,948
Regional: 1,228,445
Combined: 3,688,393

Game II
Metro: 2,638,898
Regional: 1,296,052
Combined: 3,934,950

Game III
Metro: 2,213,816
Regional: 1,101,317
Combined: 3,315,133

2016

Game I
Metro: 2,708,000
Regional: 1,243,000
Combined: 3,951,000

Game II
Metro: 2,404,000
Regional: 1,143,000
Combined: 3,547,000

Game III
Metro: 2,111,000
Regional: 953,000
Combined: 3,064,000

2017

Game I
Metro: 2,348,000
Regional: 1,179,000
Combined: 3,527,000

Game II
Metro: 2,380,000
Regional: 1,103,000
Combined: 3,483,000

Game III
Metro: 2,488,000 
Regional: 1,165,000
Combined: 3,653,000

2018

Game I
Metro: 2,353,000
Regional: 1,103,000
Combined: 3,456,000

Game II
Metro: 2,122,000
Regional: 1,057,000
Combined: 3,179,000

Game III
Metro: 1,744,000
Regional: 909,000
Combined: 2,683,000

2019

Game I
Metro: 2,178,000
Regional: 1,029,000
Combined: 3,207,000

Game II
Metro: 1,960,000
Regional: 840,000
Combined: 2,799,000

Game III
Metro: 2,002,000
Regional: 887,000
Combined: 2,889,000

2020

Game I
Metro: 1,598,000
Regional: 780,000
Combined: 2,378,000

Game II
Metro: 1,654,000
Regional: 780,000
Combined: 2,434,000

Game III
Metro: 1,882,000
Regional: 850,000
Combined: 2,732,000

2021

Game I
Metro: 1,911,000
Regional: 797,000
Combined: 2,708,000

Game II
Metro: 1,862,000
Regional: 840,000
Combined: 2,702,000

Game III
Metro: 1,764,000
Regional: 774,000
Combined: 2,520,000

2022

Game I
Metro: 1,771,000
Regional: 741,000
Combined: 2,512,000

Game II
Metro: 1,797,000
Regional: 812,000
Combined: 2,609,000

Game III
Metro: 1,792,000
Regional: 796,000
Combined: 2,588,000

2023

Game I
Metro: 1,981,000
Regional: 904,000
Combined: 2,885,000

State Of Origin Highs and Lows

Highs
Metro: 2016 Game I – 2,708,000
Regional: 2013 Game III – 1,496,162
Combined: 2013 Game III – 4,194,736

Lows
Metro: 2001 Game II – 1,430,205
Regional: 2022 Game I – 741,000
Combined (excluding games where regional numbers were N/A): 2020 Game I – 2,378,000

State Of Origin Game II kicks off on Wednesday, June 21st

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