Women's World Cup 2023: an average of 13.2 million viewers for ESP-ENG on BBC & ITV, 5.59 M on La 1

Spain - England (1-0), final of the Women's World Cup 2023, drew an average of 13.23 million viewers on the British public TV channel BBC One (10.76 million) and the private free-TV channel ITV 1 (2.46 million) in the UK, according to data from the audience measurement institute BARB (Broadcasters' Audience Research Board).

"The Women's World Cup final on Sunday (20/08/2023) was watched by a peak audience of 12 million viewers on BBC One. The final was also viewed 3.9 million times on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. Overall, an audience of 21.2 million watched the BBC's television coverage of the tournament," said the BBC.

In Spain, the match drew an average of 5.599 million viewers on the public TV channel La 1 (RTVE), according to data from the audience measurement institute Kantar. Audience share: 65.7%. This was the best audience of the day in Spain, all programmes combined, on 20/08/2023, and the best audience in the country for a women's sporting event since the beginning of 2023, just ahead of the semi-final Spain - Sweden (an average of 1.921 million viewers…