This is a record audience for a World Cup since 2006, said the TF1 group, which recorded a peak audience this Wednesday evening at 23.3 million viewers.
The victory of the Blues against Morocco (2-0) in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup brought together 20.69 million viewers on Wednesday evening on TF1, which recorded a new audience record, according to data from Médiamétrie published on Thursday . This is a record audience for a World Cup since 2006, the TF1 group told AFP, which recorded a peak audience of 23.3 million viewers on Wednesday evening.
This audience success comes close to, without exceeding, the record recorded by M6 during the Euro-2016 final between France and Portugal, which attracted 20.8 million viewers. Since the start of the competition in Qatar, TF1 has been delivering audience ratings. The victory of the France team against England (2-1) in the quarter-finals was thus followed on Saturday evening by 17.7 million viewers.
Ten million more than some other appointments
The France-Poland (3-1) match in the round of 16 of the Mondial-2022 had already been watched by 14.3 million viewers on December 4 on TF1, the only channel to broadcast the Mondial-2022 in clear in France, also broadcast on beIN Sports for a fee.
The first match of the Blues against Australia (4-1) had gathered 12.5 million viewers on the first channel. Their next match in the final against Argentina will air on Sunday at 4 p.m.