how many people watch the afl grand final

The 2025 AFL Grand Final was watched by a national total TV audience of 4.076 million viewers, according to Seven Network’s live broadcast. Including digital streaming on 7plus Sport (969,000 viewers), the total audience reached over 6.1 million Australians across broadcast and digital platforms. This made it the most-watched program of 2025 in Australia, slightly increasing from 4.02 million viewers in 2024 and marking the highest viewership since 2016. The post-match presentations attracted 3.8 million viewers, and the pre-game entertainment drew around 3.9 million as well.