2020-21 Bundesliga: 6.68 million viewers for Bayern Munich - Schalke 04 (Matchday 1) on ZDF

News Tank Football - Paris - News #193676 - Published on 22/09/20 at 17:20
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FC Bayern Munich - Schalke 04 (8-0), opening match of the 2020-21 Bundesliga, drew an average of 6.68 million viewers in Germany on the public TV channel ZDF, on Friday 18/09/2020 (kick-off at 20:30 CET).

This figure represented an audience share of 29.2% and enabled ZDF to post the best audience share in the German television market for prime time on 18/09/2020.

ZDF acquired the free-to-air rights to six matches per season from the DFL for the 2017-2021 cycle, including three Bundesliga matches (Matchdays 1, 17 and 18), on 09/06/2016.

  • The free and pay TV group ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired the Bundesliga's free TV rights (nine matches per season including three Bundesliga matches) over the 2021-2025 cycle and will thus replace the public TV group ZDF.

2019-20 Bundesliga: an average of 6.1 million viewers for the three free-to-air matches on ZDF

Note: Saturday multiplex at 15:30: the average audience for each match is prorated to the audience for that match broadcast on one of the additional channels.
Ex: the multiplex had 700,000 subscribers and the five games had a…

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