LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) – A peak of 13 million folks tuned in to ITV’s tv and on-line protection to see Wales clinch a draw in opposition to the USA of their opening sport on the World Cup on Monday, the British broadcaster mentioned.
From kick off to last whistle, the match was watched by a mean of practically 10 million viewers, it mentioned, including that the sport contributed to its most watched Monday night time since England’s Euro 2016 exit in opposition to Iceland.
England’s opening match – a 6-2 victory over Iran on Monday afternoon when many individuals had been at work – was streamed a file 8 million instances, the BBC mentioned, making it the broadcaster’s largest ever streamed occasion in a 24 hour interval.
The match pulled in a peak viewers of 8.1 million on tv and a mean viewers of seven.4 million, the BBC mentioned, citing figures from scores compiler Barb.
Reporting by Paul Sandle
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