Their average revenues per household or per user continue to climb; in Europe, where wireless carriers face much more competition, average revenues per user have fallen by 15 percent over the past five years.
Compared with the Super League competition average of 12,347 and the nearby Newcastle Knights had an average of 14,257 home attendances.
The singing competition averaged 15.6 million viewers in its last half-hour.
The fashion designer competition averaged 2.7 million total viewers according to Nielsen, making small gains over the premiere from last season.
Last season, the summer competition averaged about 7.3 million viewers a week, a sizable amount for a show during the warmer months.
The 90-minute dancing competition averaged 21.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen's estimates, lifting ABC to No. 1 for the night.
According to Nielsen estimates, the singing competition averaged just over 17 million viewers, although it suffered another slight drop in the 18-to-49-year-old 18-to-49-year-old 18-to-49-year-old 18-to-49-year-old 18-to-49-year-old
That ABC reality competition averaged 20.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen's estimates, followed by the premiere of the comedy "Romantically Challenged" (11.6 million), starring Alyssa Milano.
The weight-loss competition averaged a modest 11.8 million total viewers, but its ratings in the 18-to-49 18-to-49 18-to-49gheseton a Tuesday since December 2005, excluding the Olympics.
At 9 p.m., when CBS and NBC turned to scripted shows, Fox's "American Idol" easily beat the competition, averaging 26.7 million viewers and a 10.1 rating in the 18-to-49 18-to-49 18-to-49
