TV ratings: Seven
The first AFL final was a very one-sided affair with Geelong unable to kick goals. Port Adelaide was far too strong and now Geelong gets a second chance next weekend. The audience turned out big time with 841,000 in metro markets – 476,000 in Melbourne, 99,000 in Perth and 177,000 in Adelaide.
The numbers were subsequently down a little for Better Homes and Gardens with 347,000.
Nine
A Current Affair had a good Friday outing with 633,000 with 259,000 of them in Melbourne.
The NRL saw Souths way too good for the Roosters with 343,000 tuning in – 221,000 in Sydney and 93,000 in Brisbane.
10
The biggest Friday audience was watching 10 News First at 5pm – 344,000.
The Project 7pm was not too far behind with 337,000.
The Living Room just failed to crack 300,000 to 294,000.
ABC
Gardening Australia was down a little on a footy final Friday with 425,000 after two weeks close to half a million.
A repeat of Midsomer Murders then did 356,000.
SBS
Secrets of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings again had the best crowd non-news numbers with 151,000, up from 139,000 week-on-week.
Friday TV ratings metro shares primary and network
ABC 10.5% (15.2%)
Seven 26.2% (41.1%)
Nine 16.6% (23.2%)
10 7.1% (13.1%)
SBS 3.6% (7.4%)
See also: Weekend TV ratings Friday August 20, 2021
Friday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 1,031,000 |
| 2 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 974,000 |
| 3 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 910,000 |
| 4 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 875,000 |
| 5 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS | 7mate, Channel 7 | 841,000 |
| 6 | ABC NEWS | ABC TV | 646,000 |
| 7 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 633,000 |
| 8 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS – PRE MATCH | 7mate, Channel 7 | 525,000 |
| 9 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Channel 7 | 520,000 |
| 10 | HOT SEAT | Channel 9 | 481,000 |
| 11 | GARDENING AUSTRALIA | ABC TV | 425,000 |
| 12 | MIDSOMER MURDERS (R) | ABC TV | 356,000 |
| 13 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM | Channel 7 | 349,000 |
| 14 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | 7TWO, Channel 7 | 347,000 |
| 15 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 344,000 |
| 16 | FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Gem, Channel 9 | 343,000 |
| 17 | HOT SEAT -5PM | Channel 9 | 342,000 |
| 18 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Channel 10 | 337,000 |
| 19 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS – POST MATCH | 7mate, Channel 7 | 335,000 |
| 20 | TIPPING POINT | Channel 9 | 306,000 |
Friday TV Sports FTA and STV
NRL
#NRLRoostersSouths
Nine/Gem Metro 557,000 (Metro 343,000 Regional 214,000)
Fox League 287,000
#NRLWarriorsRaiders
Fox League 214,000
AFL
#AFLfinals
Seven/7mate 1,049,000 (Metro 841,000 Regional 208,000)
Fox Footy 263,000