State of Origin kicks ratings goals
Queensland's 11-10 win in the State of Origin opener against NSW has scored top points in the television ratings.
Some 2.432 million Aussies tuned into the Nine Network to watch the tussle on Wednesday night, with 1.549 million watching the pre-match and 1.019 million people seeing the post-match broadcast.
MasterChef was the only non-news or sport program to make the top ten programs, attracting 937,000 viewers, according to OzTAM.
WEDNESDAY'S MOST WATCHED TV SHOWS:
1. State of Origin Rugby League QLD vs NSW first match (Nine) - 2.432 million
2. State of Origin Rugby League QLD vs NSW first match pre-match (Nine) - 1.549 million
3. A Current Affair (Nine) - 1.197 million
4. Nine News (Nine) - 1.099 million
5. Nine News 6:30 - 1.081 million
6. State of Origin Rugby League QLD vs NSW first match post-match (Nine) - 1.019 million
7. Seven News (Seven) - 999,000
8. MasterChef (Ten) - 937,000
9. Seven News/Today Tonight (Seven) - 929,000
10. Home and Away (Seven) - 743,000
Source: OzTAM
