Euro 2016: Ireland - Germany (1-0) draws 11.24 million viewers in Germany on RTL

The Euro 2016 qualifying match between Republic of Ireland - Germany (1-0, Group D, Matchday 9), drew an average of 11.24 million viewers in Germany on the private free-TV channel RTL on Thursday 08/10/2015 (kick off at 20:45 CET).

The match, held at the Aviva Stadium (50,000 seats) in Dublin (IRE), achieved a 35.8% audience share across all demographics aged three and over, and allowed RTL to achieve the best performance of the day in the German TV market. In Ireland, the match was aired on state broadcaster RTÉ 2, however the viewing figures had not been disclosed as of early afternoon on 09/10/2015.

Leading Group D with 19 points, Germany still need a point against Georgia on Sunday 10/11/2015, (kick-off at 20:45 CET), to ensure direct qualification for Euro 2016. Meanwhile, Poland and Ireland, both on 18 points, will compete for the second automatic qualifying spot.

• The German broadcaster RTL Gmbh acquired the broadcasting rights, in Germany, to the qualifying matches of the German national team for Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup on 11/07/2013.
• Ireland - Germany (1-0) is the…