The return of Sonny Bill Williams to the NRL in the Roosters vs Raiders NRL Grand Final rematch has earned record numbers for Foxtel across the weekend.
468,000 viewers tuned into the game LIVE on Foxtel on linear television, plus streaming services Kayo, Foxtel Go and Foxtel Now to become the #3 ranked game of the 2020 NRL Telstra Premiership season to date.
Viewership on streaming across the Foxtel Group services ranked #1 for an NRL match ever with 161,000 watching the action unfold.
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“The great thing is this is just the beginning of SBW’s comeback to the NRL. It’s like a snowball rolling down the mountain, picking up pace and size as it goes. In sport you can’t go wrong with genuine superstars, and Sonny Bill, even at 35, is still a genuine superstar,” said Steve Crawley, Executive Director, Fox Sports.
SBW NRL RETURN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
| ROUND & TEAMS | Total LIVE Viewing | Foxtel Linear | Foxtel Now, Foxtel GO, Kayo |
| RD 17: RAIDERS VS ROOSTERS | 468,000 | 307,000 | 161,000 |
Source: OzTAM National Panel & OzTAM VPM Data, Total People, Overnight Average Audience & Preliminary VPM Rating. Live Match. Kayo: Internal Data, Average Audience, Live + DVR (up to 7 Days)
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