Spain: Telecinco has best TV audience of 2014 with Spain - Chile (13.2 million viewers)

The 20 best TV audiences in 2014 in Spain were all football matches, according to the annual report of Barlovento Comunicación, the Spanish consulting firm specialising in broadcasting, published on 02/01/2015, in collaboration with Kantar Media.

The largest audience of the year was achieved private free-TV channel Telecinco (Mediaset España group) with the Spain - Chile (0-2 on 18/06/2014) during the group stage of the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), which garnered 13.229 million viewers on average during the match, for an audience share of 67.6%.

Football accounted for 34 of the 50 best audiences in Spain in 2014: 21 games (or programmes) of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (which include the top three audiences), six matches of the Champions League, three of the Europa League, two friendlies of the Spanish national team, and two matches of the Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup). Outside of football, no other sport is in the Top 50.

• The Mediaset España group held the broadcasting rights, in Spain, to 25 of the 64 matches of the 2014 World Cup, including those of the…