Sport
NRL audience plummets by more than 1 million since restart – Sydney Morning Herald
The NRL has lost a quarter of its television audience since the competition restarted as the Broncos and blowouts prove a ratings disaster.
At the same time, the AFLs decision to revert to 16-minute quarters has led to tighter tussles. The quality of the spectacle, however, has been widely questioned. Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is one of several luminaries lamenting the state of the game, describing it as dreadful as contests degenerate due to regular stoppages and predictable ball movement.
A consequence has been a series of tighter contests, with a greater number of viewers tuning in until the end of games as they go down t…
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