Although rugby league is the premier sporting event in Origin week, it was AFL again last night that dominated the TV ratings and led Seven to victory.
The biggest TV audiences of the day came out of Melbourne as the city returns to normal after another lockdown.
News viewing was huge with audiences close to 350,000 for Seven and Nine in Melbourne after 6pm.
The AFL Friday TV ratings were 539,000 metro which was a clear winner for Seven as Hawthorn surprised the Swans. The numbers were down on the previous two weeks where Melbourne victories had audiences of 679,000 and 623,000.
On Nine, A Current Affair Friday was just under 600,000. The NRL audience watching the Sharks win a thriller was 289,000 which was down on 368,000 a week ago.
10’s best was The Project 7pm on 386,000 followed by The Living Room on 371,000.
Vera on 468,000 and the Gardening Australia with 456,000 were the best for ABC.
A repeat on SBS of Extreme Railway Journeys did 154,000.
Friday TV ratings metro shares primary and network
ABC 14.4% (18.8%)
Seven 21.3% (33.2%)
Nine 16.8% (25.2%)
10 9.2% (15.8%)
SBS 4.5% (7.1%)
See also: Weekend TV ratings Friday June 4, 2021
Friday TV ratings Metro top 20 all people
| 1 | SEVEN NEWS | Channel 7 | 923,000 |
| 2 | NINE NEWS | Channel 9 | 903,000 |
| 3 | SEVEN NEWS AT 6.30 | Channel 7 | 857,000 |
| 4 | NINE NEWS 6:30 | Channel 9 | 839,000 |
| 5 | ABC NEWS | ABC TV | 636,000 |
| 6 | A CURRENT AFFAIR | Channel 9 | 582,000 |
| 7 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 7mate, Channel 7 | 539,000 |
| 8 | HOT SEAT | Channel 9 | 480,000 |
| 9 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA | Channel 7 | 480,000 |
| 10 | VERA (R) | ABC TV | 468,000 |
| 11 | GARDENING AUSTRALIA | ABC TV | 456,000 |
| 12 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS | 7TWO, Channel 7 | 418,000 |
| 13 | THE PROJECT 7PM | Channel 10 | 386,000 |
| 14 | THE LIVING ROOM | Channel 10 | 371,000 |
| 15 | 10 NEWS FIRST | Channel 10 | 326,000 |
| 16 | THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM | Channel 7 | 322,000 |
| 17 | SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – PRE MATCH | 7mate, Channel 7 | 312,000 |
| 18 | HOT SEAT 5PM | Channel 9 | 310,000 |
| 19 | NINE’S AFTERNOON NEWS | Channel 9 | 291,000 |
| 20 | FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE | Gem, Channel 9 | 289,000 |
Friday Sports FTA and STV
#NRLSharksPanthers
Nine/Gem 468,000 (Metro 289,000 Regional 179,000)
Fox League 213,000
#NRLManlyCowboys
Fox League 192,000
#AFLSwansHawks
Seven/7mate 702,000 (Metro 539,000 Regional 163,000)
Fox Footy 180,000
Cricket
#ENGvNZL Fox Cricket
2nd Test Day 2: 19,000