Overnight viewing figures for the weekend’s sports coverage show that the BBC’s coverage of the FA Cup Final on Saturday achieved a significantly higher audience than ITV’s coverage of the Endsleigh League play-off between Charlton and Crystal Palace on Sunday.
First indications show however that this year’s Cup Final was not as widely viewed as 1994’s final when Manchester United again won the double: consolidated ratings for ABC1 Men were 37.5 and 37.4 for Men.
Weekend Sport Ratings 11/12 May 1996
Audience
BBC1 TVR (Sat)
ITV TVR (Sun)
Men
34.2
7.9
ABC1 Men
34
5.3
16-34 Adults
23.5
5.6
C2DE Adults
25.4
7.6
Women
18.2
3.5
Ratings rose slightly at 1630, with Men reaching a high of 37.8 and ABC1 Men 37.5 – just before Cantona scored the winning goal. In the Granada region, home to both teams, men took an 89% share of viewing and ABC1 Men a 93% share. The average ratings were also higher than the network, with Men achieving a rating of 39.3 and ABC1 Men 41.0.
In terms of the Sunday game Men had the highest share of viewing with 34.9% compared to 31.7% of ABC1 Men.
Source: Leo Burnett
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