FA Cup: 2015 final between Arsenal and Aston Villa draws 8 million viewers on BBC One

Arsenal FC - Aston Villa FC (4-0 at Wembley Stadium in London), the 2014-15 final of the FA Cup, broadcast live in the UK by BBC One, allowed the British public TV channel to garner 8 million viewers on average during the match (kick-off at 17:30 GMT) on Saturday 30/05/2015, according to The Guardian.

According to other specialised media, the BBC broadcast -- which broadcast the match for the first time since 2008 -- recorded an average audience of 7.47 million viewers during the programme (beginning at 17:15 GMT) for an audience share of 43.8%. This was the best performance in the British television market for the entire day of 30/05/2015. The 2014-15 FA Cup final registered a peak audience of 8.8 million viewers.

• Traditionally, the start of the final of the FA Cup was on Saturday at 15:00 GMT.
• Between 2012 and 2014, the kick-off was at 17:15 GMT.
• The kickoff of the 2014-15 final was at 17:30 GMT.

• The private free-TV channel ITV held the…