England v Luxembourg Gives C5 Record Audience

Channel 5’s coverage of the European Championships qualifier between Luxembourg and England last night was watched by an average of 5.31 million people, with a peak audience between 9pm and 9:15pm of 6.13 million, according to unofficial overnight terrestrial viewing data.

This figure is the highest audience that Channel 5 has received since it came on air last year, beating the previous peak, of 3.9 million, set by England’s World Cup qualifier against Poland.

Channel 5’s controller of sport, Robert Charles, said: “This is a fantastic result all round and confirms Channel 5’s position as a supplier of top quality free-to-air football coverage.”

The channel also has exclusive coverage of England’s home game against Bulgaria on 9 June 1999, and the final qualifying game against Poland on 8 September next year.

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