Germany: MSV Duisburg's relegation to 3.Liga was watched by 4.2 million viewers on ARD

The second leg of the promotion/relegation play-off, MSV Duisburg (16^th in the 2.Bundesliga) - Würzburger Kickers (3^rd in the 3.Liga) (1-2, 1-4 on aggregate over the two legs, Würzburg promoted to 2.Bundesliga), drew an average of 4.19 million viewers on ARD, on Tuesday 24/05/2016 (19:10 CET). This represented a 14.9% audience share, and allowed the public broadcaster to achieve the third best performance of the day in the German TV market.

The first leg of the promotion/relegation play-off between the 2.Bundesliga and the 3.Liga, Würzburger Kickers - MSV Duisburg (2- 0), drew an average of 2.89 million viewers on ARD on Friday 20/05/2016 at 19:10 CET, with an audience share of 11.6%.

At the conclusion of the 2015-16 promotion/relegation play-offs for the top three German divisions, Eintract Frankfurt have retained its place in the top flight by defeating the 2.Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg (see below), while the 3.Liga Würzburger Kickers earned promotion to the 2.Bundesliga be defeating MSV Duisburg, condemning the latter to the third division in 2016-17.

8.57 million viewers…