Paris 2024: over 22 million viewers in France for Day 1 of the Olympic Games on France Télévisions

"More than 22 million French people" watched the first day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on France Télévisions, on Wednesday 24/07/2024, according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie communicated by the public broadcasting group.

The first evening of the Olympic Games drew an average of 4.42 million viewers in France on the public TV channel France 2 (from 20:42 to 23:12 CET), according to Médiamétrie. Audience share: 26.3%. The channel broadcast the end of the Rugby Sevens match between Fiji and the United States (38-12), followed by the entire match between the French men's football team and the United States (3-0).

The Olympic Games drew an average of 1.29 million viewers on France 2 (from 13:50 to 19:57 CET) and 2.3 million on France 3 (from 19:55 to 20:44) on 24/07. Audience share: 15.7% and 13.5% respectively (Médiamétrie data). Among the matches broadcast were the French Rugby Sevens team's two matches against the United States (12-12, 16:30) and then against Uruguay (19-12, 20:00).

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games kicked off on Wednesday 24/07/2024 with…