The GGA's woeful TV ratings- Why so

[TreatyStones]

Don’t tell the Bride. Fuckin hell.

[Tim_Riggins]

Ffs sakes

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

There’s Something About Mary still drawing in the viewers.

[Tim_Riggins]

That’s a classic of the old Network Two Thursday night film fare.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

RTÉ 2

Adults
No. Programme Start Time Day TVR 000’s
1 World Cup Qualifier 2018 - Live Play:
Republic of Ireland v Austria 17:00 Sun 12.6 423
2 World Cup Qualifier 2018 - Post Match:
Republic of Ireland v Austria 18:49 Sun 11.0 369
3 The Sunday Game 21:00 Sun 4.5 151 **
4 Saturday Game Live - Live Play:
** Cork v Tipperary 17:02 Sat 4.4 149
5 FILM: Kangaroo Jack 19:26 Sun 4.0 132

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

miserable ratings again for the GGA

a big drop from the Ulster championship to the Munster & Connaught ones but at 150k the GGA certainly hasn’t caught the imagination of the popualce

[PhattPike]

For a moment I was under the assumption that this was the hurling (or “stick hurling”) game from earlier in the month.

I’m very impressed that RTE managed to sway a whole 149 people to watch Cork play Tipp in football (or “GGA football”)

[croppy_boy]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

miserable ratings again for the GGA

a big drop from the Ulster championship to the Munster & Connaught ones but at 150k the GGA certainly hasn’t caught the imagination of the popualce

Interesting to see a domestic sport rank involving two teams from small pockets of Ireland do so well in the rankings compared to the International Soccer games for the side that represents the entire country.

Now tell me, what are the viewing figures like the the domestic soccer game on RTE and eir Sport?

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@croppy_boy

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

miserable ratings again for the GGA

a big drop from the Ulster championship to the Munster & Connaught ones but at 150k the GGA certainly hasn’t caught the imagination of the popualce

Interesting to see a domestic sport rank involving two teams from small pockets of Ireland do so well in the rankings compared to the International Soccer games for the side that represents the entire country.

Now tell me, what are the viewing figures like the the domestic soccer game on RTE and eir Sport?

for all the hype about the GGA & TV they are only getting 150k to watch the much hyped and loved championship

pitiful

@Tim_Riggins this chump is looking for me to use my stats against myself

[croppy_boy]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

this chump is looking for me to use my stats against me

I was asking you an honest question. if you don’t know the answer or are too embarrassed to say then that’s fine.

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

for all the hype about the GGA & TV they are only getting 150k to watch the much hyped and loved championship

Indeed, boasting the 3rd and 4th most viewed programmes on that list. They were beaten only by a pivotal qualifier the the World Cup. Not bad for the early rounds of the Championship.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@croppy_boy

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

this chump is looking for me to use my stats against me

I was asking you an honest question. if you don’t know the answer or are too embarrassed to say then that’s fine.

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

for all the hype about the GGA & TV they are only getting 150k to watch the much hyped and loved championship

Indeed, boasting the 3rd and 4th most viewed programmes on that list. They were beaten only by a pivotal qualifier the the World Cup. Not bad for the early rounds of the Championship.

A big football game gets 10 times that amount mate

A GGA Fan

1. the pre season cups don’t matter
2. The league doesn’t matter
3. The early round of the championship doesn’t matter

[croppy_boy]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

3. The early round of the championship doesn’t matter

I never said it doesn’t matter, just that it wouldn’t, typically, draw as large an audience as the latter stages of the Championship.

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

A big football game gets 10 times that amount mate

And a big GAA match gets watch by almost 8 times that amount…mate.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

not sure about that mate

700k the all Oireland finals get and you would be lucky to get 400k for a semi final

Rugby & football steamroll the GGA in terms of viewing numbers

[croppy_boy]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

700k the all Oireland finals get and you would be lucky to get 400k for a semi final

Rugby & football steamroll the GGA in terms of viewing numbers

No that’s not correct. See below and remember that Sky Sports get around 40-50k viewers (not taking the UK viewing figures and Sky Go into account) for the big games, See here http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/columnists/paul-rouse/go-figure-how-the-gaas-sky-numbers-really-stack-up-377396.html

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

sorry mate, I go by the Nielsens ratings

No GGA semi finals in your list??

Are you really saying to me only the All Ireland finals are popular amongst Irish people and there are no other big games

a shocking admission

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

sorry mate, I go by the Nielsens ratings

No GGA semi finals in your list??

Are you really saying to me only the All Ireland finals are popular amongst Irish people and there are no other big games

a shocking admission

Check Mate

[Mac]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

RTÉ 2

Adults
No. Programme Start Time Day TVR 000’s
1 World Cup Qualifier 2018 - Live Play:
Republic of Ireland v Austria 17:00 Sun 12.6 423
2 World Cup Qualifier 2018 - Post Match:
Republic of Ireland v Austria 18:49 Sun 11.0 369
3 The Sunday Game 21:00 Sun 4.5 151 **
4 Saturday Game Live - Live Play:
** Cork v Tipperary 17:02 Sat 4.4 149
5 FILM: Kangaroo Jack 19:26 Sun 4.0 132

Does it surprise you that a game involving 2 minority counties would attract a third of the audience of a pivotal world cup qualifier of the national soccerball team?

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@Mac

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

RTÉ 2

Adults
No. Programme Start Time Day TVR 000’s
1 World Cup Qualifier 2018 - Live Play:
Republic of Ireland v Austria 17:00 Sun 12.6 423
2 World Cup Qualifier 2018 - Post Match:
Republic of Ireland v Austria 18:49 Sun 11.0 369
3 The Sunday Game 21:00 Sun 4.5 151 **
4 Saturday Game Live - Live Play:
** Cork v Tipperary 17:02 Sat 4.4 149
5 FILM: Kangaroo Jack 19:26 Sun 4.0 132

Does it surprise you that a game involving 2 minority counties would attract a third of the audience of a pivotal world cup qualifier of the national soccerball team?

it certainly does, I was led to believe that the GGA was popular in Oireland

[croppy_boy]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

sorry mate, I go by the Nielsens ratings

No GGA semi finals in your list??

Are you really saying to me only the All Ireland finals are popular amongst Irish people and there are no other big games

a shocking admission

I have the figures from the newspaper of record for 2015. http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/all-ireland-final-the-most-watched-programme-this-year-1.2360468

Top 10 Irish viewed programmes 2015

1. Sunday Game Live (Football Final: Dublin v Kerry) RTÉ2 Sunday 20th September 875,300
2. RBS 6 Nations (Ireland v England) RTÉ2 Sunday 1st March 756,200
3. Sunday Game Live (Hurling Final: Kilkenny v Galway) RTÉ2 Sunday 6th September 739,600
4. RTE News: Nine O’clock RTÉ One Sunday 18th January 729,000
5. Charlie (Episode 1) RTÉ One Sunday 4th January 726,300
6. RBS 6 Nations (Ireland v Scotland) RTÉ2 Saturday 21st March 697,00
7. RBS 6 Nations (Ireland v France) RTÉ2 Saturday 14th February 690,200
8. Saturday Game (Football semi-final replay: Dublin v Mayo) RTÉ2 Saturday 5th September 677,700
9. Sunday Game Live (Football semi-final: Dublin v Mayo) RTÉ2 Sunday 30th August 677,00
10. The Voice Of Ireland RTÉ One Sunday 22nd February 673,400

Some 2014 figures from RTE

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@croppy_boy

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

sorry mate, I go by the Nielsens ratings

No GGA semi finals in your list??

Are you really saying to me only the All Ireland finals are popular amongst Irish people and there are no other big games

a shocking admission

I have the figures from the newspaper of record for 2015. http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/all-ireland-final-the-most-watched-programme-this-year-1.2360468

Top 10 Irish viewed programmes 2015

1. Sunday Game Live (Football Final: Dublin v Kerry) RTÉ2 Sunday 20th September 875,300
2. RBS 6 Nations (Ireland v England) RTÉ2 Sunday 1st March 756,200
3. Sunday Game Live (Hurling Final: Kilkenny v Galway) RTÉ2 Sunday 6th September 739,600
4. RTE News: Nine O’clock RTÉ One Sunday 18th January 729,000
5. Charlie (Episode 1) RTÉ One Sunday 4th January 726,300
6. RBS 6 Nations (Ireland v Scotland) RTÉ2 Saturday 21st March 697,00
7. RBS 6 Nations (Ireland v France) RTÉ2 Saturday 14th February 690,200
8. Saturday Game (Football semi-final replay: Dublin v Mayo) RTÉ2 Saturday 5th September 677,700
9. Sunday Game Live (Football semi-final: Dublin v Mayo) RTÉ2 Sunday 30th August 677,00
10. The Voice Of Ireland RTÉ One Sunday 22nd February 673,400

So well below the Euros and a huge loss of interest year on year for the GGA

it gets worse

btw, don’t give me RTE massaged figures in future