BBC presenter Gary Lineker has revelled within the viewers figures for England’s quarter-final match in opposition to Switzerland, within the Euros 2024 soccer match.
Lineker shared on X (previously Twitter) that just about 17million viewers tuned in on linear channel BBC One to observe a tightly fought contest culminating in a 1-1 draw earlier than England got here by way of on penalties within the ultimate minutes.
Former participant turned presenter Lineker wrote:
“Staggering viewing figures for final night time’s England recreation: a peak viewers (penalties obvs) of virtually 17million on @BBCOne and eight.9m on-line (@BBCiPlayer and BBC web site). A mixed whole of almost 26m. And @England received. What a time to be alive.”
The BBC reported that a median viewers of 13.6million tuned in – a 77% share of all these watching TV that night.
These figures are very a lot within the ballpark for UK TV audiences all through the competitors up to now. Three weeks in the past, after they started their Euros marketing campaign in opposition to Serbia on the BBC, the viewers reached a peak of 15million.
Then, when England performed Denmark the identical week, the viewers topped 13.1million, additionally on the BBC. The UK’s different fundamental broadcaster ITV acquired to air the ultimate group recreation for England in opposition to Slovenia, with an viewers peaking at 15.4million.
Staying on ITV for the final 16 knockout match in opposition to Slovakia final weekend, the viewers reached 18.4million.
England will play the Netherlands within the semi-final on Wednesday at 2000 BST, a match to be aired on ITV. Ought to the England staff proceed to subsequent Sunday’s ultimate, the match will likely be aired each on BBC and ITV.
England made the ultimate again in 2021, a match watched by 31million throughout the 2 channels.
