| | |   |  | | | | TV audiences of the Top 5: FC Bayern Munich - Bayer 04 Leverkusen posts best audience of 2017-18 | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | Reg, Media - Paris - Friday, June 8 2018 - News #121124 | | | | | | In Germany, FC Bayern Munich - Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3-1), the opening match of the 2017-18 Bundesliga season, broadcast on the public-TV channel ZDF, drew 7.94 million viewers (audience share: 29.3%), on 18/08/2017 (kick-off at 20:30 CET). This was the best TV audience among the Top 5 European leagues (Premier League, LaLiga Santander, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM and Ligue 1 Conforama), all channels combined. On pay-TV, Borussia Dortmund - FC Bayern Munich (1-1, Matchday 11) posted the best audience of the 2017-18 Bundesliga season with 1.78 million viewers on Sky Bundesliga, on 04/11/2017 (kick-off at 18.30 CET).
In France, Olympique de Marseille - Paris Saint-Germain (2-2, Matchday 11 of the Ligue 1 Conforama 2017-18), which drew 2.57 million viewers (audience share: 10.1%), on Canal+ on 22/10/2017, posted the best TV audience for a single pay-TV channel, for a match of the Top 5 European leagues in 2017-18. The game also posted the best audience for a Ligue 1 match since April 2015.
In Italy, Juventus - SSC Napoli (0-1, Matchday 34), which drew 3,356 million viewers on 22/04/2018 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), posted the best cumulative TV audience (two pay-TV channels) of the Top 5 (2.341 million on Sky Italia and 1.014 million on Mediaset).
In Spain, FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF (2-2, Matchday 36) posted the best TV audience of the 2017-18 LaLiga Santander season drawing 2.357 million viewers on the pay-TV channel Movistar Partidazo (Telefonica group), on 06/05/2018 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). Audience share: 14.2%.
In the UK, Manchester United - Manchester City FC (1-2, on 10/12/2017 at 16:30 local time, 17:30 CET), broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, drew the best TV audience of the 2017-18 season with 2.176 million subscribers (1.571 million on Sky Sports Main Event, 605,000 on Sky Sports Premier League). Total audience share: 11.2%. | | | | | | | | | For more enjoyable reading, continue on the site | | | | | | | Find the TV audiences of the 2017-18 Bundesliga matches in our Data Center by clicking here
Bundesliga: opening match of the 2017-18 season, broadcast on the public channel ZDF, achieved the best TV audience of the Top 5 leagues | Match | Matchday | Date | Kick-off (local time) | Broadcaster | Average audience | | Bayern Munich - Leverkusen (3-1) | 1 | 18/08/2017 | 20 h 30 | ZDF | 7,940,000 |
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2017-18 Ligue 1 Conforama: Marseille - PSG (2-2, Matchday 11), best audience for a pay-TV channel among the Top 5 in 2017-18 | Match | Broadcaster | Date | Kick-off (local time) | Audience (millions of viewers) | Audience share | Subscriber share | | Olympique de Marseille - Paris Saint-Germain (2-2) | Canal + | 22/10/2017 | 21 h 00 | 2.57 | 10.1 | 41.5 | | Total | | | | 2.57 | | | | Average | | | | 2.57 | 10.1 | 41.5 | Sources: News Tank Football
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2017-18 Serie A TIM: Juventus - SSC Napoli (0-1, Matchday 34), best cumulative audience on pay-TV in the Top 5 in 2017-18 | 2017-18 Serie A TIM: TV audiences of the season | Matchday | Average audience on Sky | Average audience on Mediaset | Cumulative average audience | Cumulative audience share | | Juventus - Napoli (0-1, 22/04/2018, 20:45) | 34 | 2,341,533 | 1,014,756 | 3,356,289 | 13.5 | | Total | | 2,341,533 | 1,014,756 | 3,356,289 | | | Average | | 2,341,533 | 1,014,756 | 3,356,289 | |
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2017-18 LaLiga Santander: FC Barcelona - Real Madrid (2-2, Matchday 36), best audience of the season in Spain | LaLiga Santander 2017-18 : audiences des rencontres | Matchday | Date | Kick-off | Broadcaster | Average audience | Audience share | | FC Barcelona - Real Madrid (2-2) | 36 | 06/05/2018 | 20 h 45 | beIN LaLiga (pay-TV) | 2,357,000 | 14.2 | | Total | | | | | 2,357,000 | | | Average | | | | | 2,357,000 | |
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2017-18 Premier League: Manchester United FC - Manchester City FC (1-2, Matchday 16), best audience of the season in the UK | Match | Date | Kick-off (local time) | Broadcaster | Average audience (subscribers) | Audience share | | Manchester United - Manchester City FC (1-2) | 10/12/2017 | 16 h 30 | Sky Sports Main Event | 1,571,000 | 8.1 | | Manchester United - Manchester City FC (1-2) | 10/12/2017 | 16 h 30 | Sky Sports Premier League | 605,000 | 3.1 | | Total | | | | 2,176,000 | | | Average | | | | 1,088,000 | 5.6 |
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Sources: itvmedia.co.uk
Top 5 leagues: last contracts signed for TV rights Further reading
- 2017-18 Serie A TIM: a cumulative TV audience of 299 million subscribers (-2.4%) on Sky and Mediaset
- 2017-18 LaLiga Santander: a cumulative audience of 189.31 million viewers (+8.2%) on the season
- 2017-18 Bundesliga: a cumulative audience of 131.95 million viewers on Sky Deutschland
- 2017-18 Ligue 1 Conforama: a cumulative TV audience of at least 112.3 million subscribers (+25%)
- 2017-18 Premier League: a cumulative TV audience of at least 92.98 million subscribers
- Premier League: TV audiences of games since the 2016-17 season
- Bundesliga: TV audiences broadcast on Sky Bundesliga since the 2016-17 season
- LaLiga Santander: TV audiences since the 2016-17 season
- Serie A TIM: audiences since the 2016-17 season
- Ligue 1 Conforama: TV audiences of games broadcast on Canal+ for the 2017-18 season
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