DFB-Pokal: 10.2 million viewers for Bayer Leverkusen - Bayern Munich on ARD (audience share: 33.9%)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC Bayern Munich (0-0, 3-5 on penalties) the last quarter-final of the 2014-15 DFB-Pokal, broadcast live in Germany by Das Erste (ARD), saw the German public TV channel attract 10.22 million viewers on average during the match on Wednesday 08/04/2015 (programme beginning at 20:15 CET, kick off at 20:30).

This is the largest audience recorded for a DFB-Pokal game since the start of the 2014-15 season. This mark represents a 33.9% audience share across the entire German TV audience at the time. It meant that ARD achieved the best performance in the German TV market for primetime on Wednesday 08/04/2015.

Bayer Leverkusen - Bayern Munich also saw ARD achieve the best performance amongst younger viewers

• Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC Bayern Munich attracted an average of 3.02 million viewers aged 14 to 49, an audience share 27.9% of that target demographic.
• The quarter-final attracted an average of 4.78 million viewers aged 14 to 59 years, an audience share of 28.8% of that target demographic.
  • ARD achieved the best performance on the German TV market for primetime…