Sport continues to be the most popular genre on subscription television, with 550,000 viewers tuning into the World Cup qualifier played between Australia and Iraq in June.

The 50 most watched sport broadcasts this year included soccer, cricket, AFL, rugby union and NRL matches.

2013 Top Sport Programs Program Channel Date Time Avg. Audience LIVE: FOOTBALL: WCQ: AUSTRALIA V IRAQ FOX SPORTS 3 Tuesday, 18 June 2013 19:30 – 21:29 550,036 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 1ST TEST DAY 5 S1 FOX SPORTS 2 Sunday, 14 July 2013 19:59 – 22:32 495,860 LIVE: AFL PF, HAWTHORN V GEELONG FOX FOOTY Friday, 20 September 2013 19:46 – 22:28 465,413 LIVE: RUGBY UNION: LIONS TOUR: AUS V LIONS FOX SPORTS 2 Saturday, 6 July 2013 19:55 – 21:59 439,567 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 1ST TEST DAY 2 S1 FOX SPORTS 2 Thursday, 11 July 2013 19:59 – 22:33 430,015 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 2ND TEST DAY 1 S1 FOX SPORTS 2 Thursday, 18 July 2013 20:15 – 22:16 426,876 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 1ST TEST DAY 1 S1 FOX SPORTS 2 Wednesday, 10 July 2013 20:00 – 22:03 425,419 LIVE: RUGBY UNION: LIONS TOUR: AUS V LIONS FOX SPORTS 2 Saturday, 29 June 2013 20:00 – 21:59 422,648 LIVE: AFL SF, SYDNEY V CARLTON FOX FOOTY Sat, 14 September 2013 19:41 – 22:20 422,217 LIVE: AFL PF, FREMANTLE V SYDNEY FOX FOOTY Sat, 21 September 2013 19:45 – 22:21 422,047 LIVE: AFL EF, RICHMOND V CARLTON FOX FOOTY Sunday, 8 September 2013 15:20 – 17:57 416,603 LIVE: AFL SF, GEELONG V PORT ADELAIDE FOX FOOTY Friday, 13 September 2013 19:46 – 22:22 414,969 LIVE: RUGBY UNION: LIONS TOUR: AUS V LIONS FOX SPORTS 2 Saturday, 22 June 2013 20:00 – 21:57 413,712 LIVE: AFL ESSENDON V COLLINGWOOD FOX FOOTY Thursday, 25 April 2013 14:45 – 17:29 398,391 LIVE: AFL QF, HAWTHORN V SYDNEY FOX FOOTY Friday, 6 September 2013 19:50 – 22:19 388,133 LIVE: NRL RABBITOHS V STORM FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, 13 April 2013 19:30 – 21:24 382,800 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 1ST TEST DAY 5 S2 FOX SPORTS 2 Sunday, 14 July 2013 22:33 – 23:30 381,498 LIVE: NRL EELS V BRONCOS FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, 11 May 2013 19:30 – 21:25 375,043 LIVE: FOOTBALL: WCQ: AUSTRALIA V JORDAN FOX SPORTS 1 Tuesday, 11 June 2013 19:00 – 20:52 364,645 LIVE: CRICKET: BIG BASH LEAGUE SF 2 SCORCHERS V STARS FOX SPORTS 2 Wed, 16 January 2013 20:00 – 23:46 359,286 LIVE: AFL CARLTON V HAWTHORN FOX FOOTY Friday, 14 June 2013 19:50 – 22:33 357,040 LIVE: NRL ROOSTERS V STORM FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, 25 May 2013 19:30 – 21:22 354,197 LIVE: RUGBY UNION: BLEDISLOE CUP GAME 1 FOX SPORTS 2 Saturday, 17 August 2013 20:00 – 21:52 352,501 LIVE: AFL QF, GEELONG V FREMANTLE FOX FOOTY Saturday, 7 September 2013 14:20 – 16:52 349,608 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 3RD TEST DAY 1 S1 FOX SPORTS 2 Thursday, 1 August 2013 20:00 – 22:04 348,777 LIVE: NRL STORM V SEA EAGLES FOX SPORTS 1 Monday, 20 May 2013 19:02 – 21:01 346,833 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 1ST TEST DAY 2 S2 FOX SPORTS 2 Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:34 – 24:43 346,759 LIVE: AFL WEST COAST V RICHMOND FOX FOOTY Monday, 3 June 2013 19:39 – 22:17 346,223 LIVE: NRL SEA EAGLES V STORM FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, 31 August 2013 19:30 – 21:34 346,124 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 2ND TEST DAY 2 S1 FOX SPORTS 2 Friday, 19 July 2013 19:59 – 22:03 345,010 LIVE: AFL ST KILDA V SYDNEY FOX FOOTY Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:30 – 20:31 344,920 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 1ST TEST DAY 3 S1 FOX SPORTS 2 Friday, 12 July 2013 20:00 – 22:03 344,590 LIVE: AFL CARLTON V COLLINGWOOD FOX FOOTY Friday, 5 July 2013 19:50 – 22:29 340,873 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 3RD TEST DAY 5 S1 FOX SPORTS 2 Monday, 5 August 2013 20:29 – 22:02 340,391 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 3RD TEST DAY 4 S1 FOX SPORTS 2 Sunday, 4 August 2013 19:59 – 22:00 338,692 LIVE: NRL SHARKS V DRAGONS FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, 30 March 2013 19:30 – 21:29 337,633 LIVE: AFL SYDNEY V ESSENDON FOX FOOTY Saturday, 1 June 2013 16:30 – 19:37 337,255 LIVE: NRL COWBOYS V STORM FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, 16 March 2013 19:30 – 21:33 337,136 LIVE: AFL ESSENDON V CARLTON FOX FOOTY Friday, 7 June 2013 19:51 – 22:25 336,064 LIVE: AFL NTH MELBOURNE V COLLINGWOOD FOX FOOTY Sunday, 31 March 2013 16:35 – 19:29 329,859 LIVE: NRL WESTS TIGERS V BRONCOS FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, 27 April 2013 19:30 – 21:37 329,355 LIVE: AFL GEELONG V ESSENDON FOX FOOTY Friday, 10 May 2013 19:51 – 22:27 326,611 LIVE: CRICKET: THE ASHES 1ST TEST DAY 4 S2 FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, 13 July 2013 22:01 – 24:40 324,605 LIVE: NRL SHARKS V RABBITOHS FOX SPORTS 1 Monday, 27 May 2013 19:02 – 20:51 322,229 LIVE: NRL RABBITOHS V SHARKS FOX SPORTS 1 Monday, 18 March 2013 19:03 – 20:48 319,976 LIVE: NRL BULLDOGS V COWBOYS FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, 9 March 2013 19:30 – 21:20 318,426 LIVE: NRL SEA EAGLES V ROOSTERS FOX SPORTS 1 Monday, 13 May 2013 19:02 – 20:52 317,828 LIVE: AFL FREMANTLE V ESSENDON FOX FOOTY Friday, 12 April 2013 20:39 – 23:25 317,001 LIVE: AFL COLLINGWOOD V SYDNEY FOX FOOTY Friday, 24 May 2013 19:50 – 22:27 315,675 LIVE: AFL SYDNEY V CARLTON FOX FOOTY Friday, 28 June 2013 19:50 – 22:33 315,316 Source: OzTAM National Panel, Weeks 1-49 2013, S-S 0200-0200, Projections, consolidated to 08/12/2013.

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