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101+ million: the Fanatics.TV 2026 NRL season in numbers

Clubhouse Writers
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October 12, 2026

It's been one hell of a season at Fanatics.TV with our rugby league shows watched or listened 101,536,470 times this season. Here is what that looks like.

An aerial view of Sydney filled with copies of Accor Stadium, with the number 101,536,470 across the middle

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