The Front Bar vs The Footy Show 4: With A Vengeance

The ratings are in for footy's greatest rivalry, and after losing out last week, The Front Bar is back on top.

Despite Sam Newman's stroppy antics being the talk of social media last night, it couldn't stop The Footy Show slumping to it's third defeat in four weeks.

The Front Bar averaged 177,000 viewers in Melbourne last night, compared to 155,000 for The Footy Show.

Combining the audience of South Australia, Western Australia and the rest of Victoria where both shows air at prime time, The Front Bar also won the time-slot 232,000 to 227,000.