Women's World Cup 2023: 31.6 million viewers followed the competition on France Télévisions

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Australia - France (0-0 then 7-6 on penalties), 12/08/2023 - ©  Equipe de France féminine / Twitter

"31.6 million viewers, i.e. 55% of the population (in France), watched the matches of the Women's World Cup 2023 broadcast on France Télévisions," announced the French public broadcasting group, exclusive broadcaster of 32 matches of the competition, on 22/08/2023. The kick-off times for all the matches were between 03:00 and 14:30 CET.

The France Télévisions platforms (france.tv, francetvsport and franceinfo) recorded 5 million live and replay video views, according to the group.

The quarter-final between Australia and France (0-0 then 7-6 on penalties) drew an average of 5.69 million viewers, with a peak of 8.2 million on the public TV channel France 2 on Saturday 12/08/2023 (kick-off at 09:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie (audience share: 69.6%). This was the best audience in France for a Women's World Cup 2023 match.

Spain - England (1-0), the World Cup final, drew an average of 3.07 million viewers on France 2 on Sunday 20/08/2023 (kick-off at 12:00 CET), according to data from Médiamétrie. Audience share: 26.9%.

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Australia - France (0-0 then 7-6 on penalties), 12/08/2023 - ©  Equipe de France féminine / Twitter

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