7.8 Million Tune In To ITV’s FA Cup Coverage

An average of 7.8 million people (65% share) watched the FA Cup Final between Newcastle and Arsenal on ITV on Saturday afternoon, according to unofficial figures from the Network Centre. The audience peaked at 8.9 million viewers. This is down from last year when BBC1’s coverage was watched by a peak of 10.9 million.

This year ITV competed with Sky Sports’ coverage, which is estimated to have attracted just under 900,000 viewers.