According to Love Rugby League, the average number of people who watched the Super League Grand Final was 374,000, which is over 40% more than the previous year.

Wigan Warriors completed an extraordinary and historic quadruple on Saturday night at Old Trafford, defeating Hull KR 9-2 to keep the title they won a year ago.

It is also known that a sizable audience watched the game on television, as it was broadcast on both Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+.

When the two channels were combined, the game’s top viewership was 479,000. Additionally, the average viewership for the broadcast was 374,000, which was a significant increase over the previous year’s event.

According to Love Rugby League, the average attendance for the 2023 final was 267,200, which is a significant increase for the competition year over year.

It is the most recent positive TV viewership statistic during a Super League playoff campaign that has been a huge success overall. Due to its broadcast on both the BBC and Sky Sports, the Wigan Warriors’ victory over the Leigh Leopards now holds the record for the largest playoff audience, breaking the competition’s own record twice.

And Super League fans watched the event more intently than ever before as the Warriors made history by winning all four trophies in a straight sweep.

IMG, who are just beginning their 12-year contract to try to change the sport’s long-term fortunes, will be especially encouraged by the news.

The ultimate aim, given the watching numbers, is that the competition will be able to land a larger broadcast agreement in the upcoming years, which will ultimately result in more money trickling down to clubs—a figure that has sharply declined in recent seasons.

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