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TELEVISION AUDIENCE FOR RWC FINAL - SUNDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2011

TELEVISION AUDIENCE FOR RWC FINAL - SUNDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2011

NZ v FRANCE

TV ONE 687,200
Sky TV 599,800
TV 3 472,000
Maori Television 225,600

TOTAL viewing audience in 000s

1,984,600


CLOSING CEREMONY

TV ONE 649,300
Sky TV 452,300
TV 3 361,100
Maori Television 124,800

TOTAL viewing audience in 000s

1,587,500

- The RWC Final was watched by 11,400 more viewers than the semi-final between NZ v Australia.

- The RWC Opening Game between NZ v Tonga was watched by an average audience of 1,635,800.

SOURCE: Nielsen TAM (Measurement: All people 5 years and over – average daily audience nationwide).

Note: NZ television’s TOP 10 MOST WATCHED PROGRAMMES is determined by a different audience measurement than the ‘average audience’ measurement quoted above and therefore can’t be compared.

ENDS