Football scores over 8m viewers

ITV1’s coverage of the England v Germany match pulled in more than 8.3 million peak viewers last night.

The Live International Football, which saw England win 2 – 1, attracted 7.2 million average viewers with a 31% audience share between 7.30pm and 10.10pm.

ITV managed to hold the peak audience all evening, with Emmerdale securing a 32% audience share with just under 7 million viewers in the half hour slot before the big game.

BBC One’s Crimewatch banked over 5 million peak viewers and gained a 16% average audience share between 9pm and 10pm, while Channel 4’s new drama, The Devil’s Whore, picked up almost 3 million viewers with a 12% audience share.

The new series, which tells the story of the English Civil War through the eyes of Angelica Fanshawe, was the first of four parts.

Overnight data is available each morning in mediatel.co.uk’s TV Database, with all BARB registered subscribers able to view reports for terrestrial networks and key multi-channel stations.

ITV: 020 7843 8000 www.itv.com BBC: 020 8743 8000 www.bbc.co.uk Channel Four: 020 7396 4444 www.channel4.com