Unofficial BARB figures report that Channel 5 achieved its best ever week in terms of viewing figures for the week ending 22 March.
The channel averaged a 4.6% audience share, beating its previous best of 4.2%. Thursday’s The Real Monty is being hailed as C5’s highest rating ‘documentary’, attracting 2.2 million viewers – a 12% viewing share.
The viewing peak, however, came during the channel’s broadcast of Chelsea versus Real Betis. The Cup Winners’ Cup game attracted an average of 3.2 million viewers and an audience share of 13.5% across the whole game; viewing peaked at 6.7 million people.
This strong performance comes just a week before Channel 5 celebrates its first birthday on 30 March.
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