England and Spain‘s nail-biting Euro 2024 last was watched by a peak of round 24 million viewers final evening, failing to match the England vs Italy last three years in the past.
The protection on each the BBC and ITV averaged round 15 million throughout its hours-long run time, which was simply forward of the semi-final victory over the Netherlands.
In accordance with Barb knowledge provided by overnights.television, the sport was considered by 11.3 million on BBC One and an extra 3.7 million on ITV, with a share simply shy of 75% of general viewers. In all probability, the ranking was greater as viewing in pubs isn’t taken under consideration by Barb.
The published turns into the most-watched of the 12 months to date however was behind England’s earlier last in 2021 in opposition to Italy, which was watched by a peak of 31 million. Different top-rated TV occasions of the current previous embrace the funerals of Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II, and Boris Johnson’s Covid-19 addresses.
Final evening offered extra heartbreak for Gareth Southgate’s embattled England, who misplaced 2-1, with Mikel Oyarzabal placing the decisive ball within the internet simply 4 minutes earlier than the top of the match.
Spain have been the perfect facet all through the match and their victory was deserved. England captain and talisman Harry Kane was as soon as once more substituted and pictures of him wanting forlorn close to the winner’s trophy have been doing the rounds on social media final evening.
