The Brisbane Lions’ victory over the Sydney Swans captured a massive commercial audience share of 89.9% in its timeslot.

Brisbane have exorcised last year’s demons to destroy Sydney by 60 points in the grand final and claim their first premiership since 2003.Having gone down by four points in the decider last year, the Lions left nothing to chance this time around,

The Brisbane Lions’ 60-point AFL Grand Final victory over the Sydney Swans delivered free-to-air broadcaster Channel 7 its biggest audience for a premiership decider in eight years.

The Seven Network’s coverage of the 2024 AFL Grand Final reached 6.09 million Australians, becoming the most-watched program of 2024. That was over a million more viewers than the 2023 Grand Final, which reached a national audience of 4.

Brisbane’s thumping victory over the Sydney Swans was seen by more than 6 million viewers, making it the most-watched program on Australian screens this year.