TV boost for Wakefield Trinity: win v Hull KR was most-viewed game of Super League season
Wakefield Trinity’s dramatic 26-24 victory against Hull KR proved a smash hit with BBC TV viewers.
Saturday’s showdown featured two red cards and ended in thrilling fashion when Trinity half-back Mason Lino levelled the scores with a try in the final moments and booted the conversion to snatch a precious win from the defending champions’ grasp. The RFL have now confirmed it was the most-watched Betfred Super League fixture this year - and the fourth-highest on record for a regular-season match.
The top-three most watched regular season games since 2015 are: 2022 Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves (Channel 4, 755,100), 2022 Hull FC v St Helens (Channel 4 624,000), 2024 Castleford Tigers v Wigan Warriors (Sky Sports Action/BBC2, 560,200).
The peak viewing figure for last Saturday’s game on BBC 2 was 523,100 That was 4.84 per cent of the total audience and the average number of viewers throughout the coverage was 379,300.
Wakefield’s ninth win of the campaign left them third in the table, just two points behind leaders Leeds Rhinos at the half-way point of the campaign. Tributes were paid before kick-off to former Trinity coach and BBC TV pundit John Kear who died suddenly the previous weekend.