Canada 2015: France - England draws 1.45 million viewers on average in France, 1.5 million in the UK

France-England (1-0), the first match in Group F of the 2015 Women's World Cup (at Moncton Stadium, New Brunswick, CAN), which was broadcast live by W9 in France, saw the free-TV channel, which belongs to the Groupe M6, attract 1.45 million viewers on average during the match (kickoff at 19:00 CET) on Tuesday 09/06/2015.

This score represents a 7.3% audience share, and allowed W9 to achieve the best audience on DTT channels in France throughout the day on Tuesday 09/06/2015. France - England on W9 drew 13% of the male audience under 50, and achieved a peak audience of 2.5 million viewers late in the game.

In England, the match -- including the 30-minute "Match of the Day" programme which preceded kick-off -- drew 1.5 million viewers on average in the UK on the public-TV channel BBC2. This score represents a 9.1% audience share, and the match included a 5-minute period with a peak audience of 2.4 million viewers in the UK.

• In both France and the UK, the France - England match was co-broadcast live by the pay-TV channel Eurosport, whose audiences have not yet been disclosed.

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