DFB-Pokal: 7.02 million viewers for Arminia Bielefeld-Wolfsburg on ARD (audience share: 23.9%)

DSC Arminia Bielefeld (3. Liga, German third division) - VfL Wolfsburg (0-4), the second semi-final of the 2014-15 DFB-Pokal, which was broadcast live in Germany by ARD (Das Erste), saw the German public broadcaster attract 7.02 million viewers on average during the match (kick-off at 20:30 CET) on Wednesday 29/04/2015.

This score represents a 23.9% audience share and meant that ARD achieved the best performance in the German TV market for the entire day of Wednesday 29/04/2015. FC Bayern Munich - Borussia Dortmund (1-1, 0-2 on penalties), the first semi-final of the German cup, had drawn an audience of 12.87 million viewers on average to ARD during the 135 minutes of the match (kick-off at 20:30 CET) on Tuesday 28/04/2015, an 83% higher average audience than that of Arminia Bielefeld - Wolfsburg.

• DSC Arminia Bielefeld - VfL Wolfsburg was also broadcast live in Germany by the pay-TV channel Sky Sport 1, whose audience figures were not disclosed.
• The final of the 2014-15 DFB-Pokal 2014-15 is VfL Wolfsburg against Borussia Dortmund, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Saturday…