France: TF1 accounts for 95 of the 100 best audiences in 2014, with French national team at the top

The private free-TV channel TF1 accounted for 95 of the 100 best TV audiences in France in 2014, with the top five best audiences being the five matches of the French national team during the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), according to the ranking established by the French audience measurement institute Médiamétrie on 29/12/2014.

The World Cup 2014 quarter-final between France - Germany (0-1 on 04/07/2014) was the most watched program of 2014 in France, with 16.9 million viewers on average during the match, and average audience share of 71.8% for TF1.

Top TV audiences in France in 2014: football accounts for 22 out of the top 100 programmes

• A total of 22 dedicated football matches or programmes were among the 100 best TV audiences of 2014 in France, all broadcast on TF1:
  
  • 17 matches of the 2014 World Cup.
  • The opening ceremony and closing ceremony of Brazil 2014.
  • The "2014 World Cup - The Mag" magazine programme before the France - Switzerland group stage match on 20/06/2014.
  • 2 friendly matches in preparation for the World Cup, France - Netherlands (on…