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Euro 2012: 23 million watch England defeat | Euro 2012: 23 million watch England defeat |
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A peak audience of 23.2 million watched the England football team get knocked out of the Euro 2012 tournament. | A peak audience of 23.2 million watched the England football team get knocked out of the Euro 2012 tournament. |
Figures for Sunday night's match on BBC One peaked during the five minutes containing the penalty shoot-out, attracting a 77% share of the audience. | Figures for Sunday night's match on BBC One peaked during the five minutes containing the penalty shoot-out, attracting a 77% share of the audience. |
England's defeat by Italy was the most watched event on TV so far this year and had the highest peak viewing figure for any channel in eight years. | England's defeat by Italy was the most watched event on TV so far this year and had the highest peak viewing figure for any channel in eight years. |
The previous peak came when England lost to Portugal in Euro 2004. | The previous peak came when England lost to Portugal in Euro 2004. |
An average of 17.4 million watched the BBC's coverage of the match in Kiev, which was settled by a penalty shoot-out at 10:20 BST after it ended 0-0 after extra time. | |
England's previous match in Euro 2012, a 1-0 victory over Ukraine last week, was watched by an average of 16.1 million. | England's previous match in Euro 2012, a 1-0 victory over Ukraine last week, was watched by an average of 16.1 million. |
The 23.2 million peak audience beat the 19.9 million peak achieved by last year's Royal Wedding coverage on the BBC. | The 23.2 million peak audience beat the 19.9 million peak achieved by last year's Royal Wedding coverage on the BBC. |
However, more people overall saw that event in April 2011 as it was also shown by other UK broadcasters. | However, more people overall saw that event in April 2011 as it was also shown by other UK broadcasters. |
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