49ers and Rams draw Seven's biggest-ever NFL audience in Melbourne
The 49ers v Rams match at the MCG reached 2.19 million Australians, making it Seven's highest-rated NFL broadcast ever.
The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams played the first regular season NFL game on Australian soil at the MCG on Friday. A crowd of more than 100,000 filled the stadium.
The match reached 2.19 million Australians across Seven and 7plus Sport. The national TV audience was 938,000, the biggest NFL game Seven has ever broadcast, ahead of all previous Super Bowls.
More than 155,000 watched on the 7plus Sport streaming platform alone, a record for NFL on that service.
- 2.19 million Australians
- Total audience
- 938,000
- National TV audience
- More than 100,000
- Stadium crowd
- 155,000+
- 7plus Sport viewers
Why it mattersThe ratings prove Australian appetite for live NFL sport, shaping whether future regular season games come to Australia and how broadcast rights are valued.
AustraliaStrong local ratings for the MCG event support Seven's new exclusive NFL deal and may attract more US sporting events to Australian stadiums.
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