What is the most watched sport on TV in Australia?

Most Watched Broadcasts in 2019

Rank Broadcast Genre
1 2019 AFL Grand Final Sport
2 2019 State of Origin (Rugby League) — Match 1 Sport
3 Married at First Sight – Finale Reality
4 2019 State of Origin (Rugby League) — Match 3 Sport

What is the most played sport in Australia?

According to the National Cricket Census, a record 1,311,184 people played Cricket across Australia in 2015–16, an 8.5 percent increase on 2014–15 – placing cricket at No.1 as the current top participation sport in Australia.

What is the most popular sport on TV?

American football is the most popular spectator sport to watch in the United States, followed by baseball, basketball, ice hockey, and soccer, which make up the “Big Five”.

Is AFL or NRL more popular in Australia?

Popularity: A study by Roy Morgan found that 7.5 million Australians watched the AFL at least occasionally in 2020, 1.8 million more people then the NRL had at 5.7 million.

What is Australia’s number 1 sport?

1. Swimming. Swimming is Australia’s most popular sport, with a HUGE 3.1 million people regularly involved in it.

Is rugby more popular than cricket?

According to website mostpopularsports.net, cricket sits third behind basketball and football as the world’s most popular sport with 2.5 billion followers world-wide. Rugby comes in a distant but commendable 10th , behind those sporting powerhouses badminton and volleyball.

What is the most popular sport in Australia 2019?

Football
The latest AusPlay survey released by Sport Australia has confirmed football’s position as the number one organised sport in Australia, with more than 1.76 million participants.

Is AFL more popular than rugby?

The AFL increased its lead over northern rival the NRL in 2020 with overall TV viewership of the NRL including the NRL Regular Season, NRL Finals, NRL Grand Final and the showpiece NRL State of Origin down 208,000 (-3.5%) to 5,763,000.