Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:50 am  

2013 - 183,333 average for the first 3 games
2012 - 225,000 average for the first 10 games
2011 - 148,200 average for the first 10 games (magic weekend not included)
2010 - 183,300 average for the first 10 games
2009 - 150,300 average for the first 10 games

*these are the first 10 games I could find the viewing figures for and not the first 10 games shown, each average would probably be lower otherwise.

Again it seems we just had a really good 2012 again and 2013 is by no means a disaster when comparing to other previous years (thats if you're not too lazy or agenda driven to do so )

Maybe the trucks worked after all
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Recent Grand Finals

2012 - 324,000
2011 - 319,000
2010 - 299,000

Funny how the best viewed GF recently was the one where those bloody charlatans from Headingley turned up and pinched the title off 'more deserving' teams.........and from what I was lead to believe, Leeds winning from 5th AGAIN was going to ruin the sport

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:45 pm  

William Eve wrote: Super League viewing figures on Sky are down by over a quarter compared to last year! Leeds V Hull (Fri) Round 1 2013... Viewers=188,000 Widnes V Wakefield (Fri) Round 1 2012... Viewers=251,000 % fall in viewing figures = -25.10% Wigan V Warrington (Fri) Round 2 2013... Viewers=206,000 St Helens V Salford (Fri) Round 2 2012... Viewers=278,000 % fall in viewing figures = -25.90% Other viewing figures available... St Helens V Huddersfield (Sat) Round 1 2013... Viewers=168,000 Wigan V Leeds (Sat) Round 2 2012... Viewers=220,000 *Source of data... http://www.barb.co.uk To be fair in 2012 those games are Widnes first game back in superleague, Saints first game at the new stadium and Wigan v Leeds are the two biggest supported clubs in the league, which will have had an effect. But still a slightly concerning decrease all the same.

William Eve wrote: Super League viewing figures on Sky are down by over a quarter compared to last year! Leeds V Hull (Fri) Round 1 2013... Viewers=188,000 Widnes V Wakefield (Fri) Round 1 2012... Viewers=251,000 % fall in viewing figures = -25.10% Wigan V Warrington (Fri) Round 2 2013... Viewers=206,000 St Helens V Salford (Fri) Round 2 2012... Viewers=278,000 % fall in viewing figures = -25.90% Other viewing figures available... St Helens V Huddersfield (Sat) Round 1 2013... Viewers=168,000 Wigan V Leeds (Sat) Round 2 2012... Viewers=220,000 *Source of data... http://www.barb.co.uk To be fair in 2012 those games are Widnes first game back in superleague, Saints first game at the new stadium and Wigan v Leeds are the two biggest supported clubs in the league, which will have had an effect. But still a slightly concerning decrease all the same.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:21 pm  

Can we please just leave this troll thread to die quietly, jesus wept..

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:35 pm  

No I quite like seeing him proved to be an asshat time and time again

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:12 pm  

SL Round 4 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

Bradford V St Helens in 2013 = 8,203
Bradford V St Helens in 2012 = 11,360
Percentage drop in attendance = -27.80%

Hull V Warrington in 2013 = 10,712
Hull V Warrington in 2012 = 12,710
Percentage drop in attendance = -15.72%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:29 pm  

Hull-v-Warrington was first game of season last year and wasn't televised in the graveyard slot. Bradford last year were dishing out silly tickets, and this is on the same weekend that Bradford City are playing in their first final in a hundred years.

Could you pop on tomorrow and comment on how the Wakey game has the biggest attendance for that fixture please. Thank you. But you won;t.

On the basis that is what you want, can't you just come back in September. As you say, none of this stuff matters.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:36 pm  

17 out of 23 SL fixtures played this season thus far have witnessed a decrease in attendances compared to the same fixtures last year. Hopefully, the Wakey game at home to Hudds tomorrow will buck that trend.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:50 pm  

William Eve wrote:

SL Round 4 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

Bradford V St Helens in 2013 = 8,203
Bradford V St Helens in 2012 = 11,360
Percentage drop in attendance = -27.80%

Hull V Warrington in 2013 = 10,712
Hull V Warrington in 2012 = 12,710
Percentage drop in attendance = -15.72%

Hull vs Warrington

2013 = 10,712......Shown on TV, on a Saturday night in February
2012 = 12,710......Not shown on TV, on a Sunday afternoon
2011 = 10,845......Shown on TV, on a Friday night in September
2010 = 14,131......Easter Monday
2009 = 10,997......Shown on TV, on a Saturday night in May

*I make no apologies for adding some context, unlike some people who clearly still haven't gotten over being bullied when they were at school.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:59 pm  

Out of interest, are Sunday afternoon games statistically better attended? If so, it begs the question....

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:17 pm  

RLBandit wrote:

Out of interest, are Sunday afternoon games statistically better attended? If so, it begs the question....

I think it's to do with better corporate numbers for night games. Also obviously Sky usually have big football matches showing on Sunday afternoons whereas Friday and Saturday night they don't. Because of the WCC we do have a Sunday game on Sky but it's at a much later kick-off of 6pm instead of 3pm to accomodate the football they'll be showing first.