RTP: Portugal - Gibraltar (5-0) friendly match draws 1.54 million viewers (audience share: 39%)

The Portugal - Gibraltar (5-0) friendly match at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in Porto (POR), drew an average of 1.548 million viewers in Portugal on the public channel RTP1, on Thursday, 01/09/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET).

This represented a 39% audience share, with a peak audience of 2.128 million viewers late in the game. RTP1 thus achieved the best performance in the Portuguese television market during prime time on 01/09/2016. This is the first game of the Portuguese national team since they were crowned European champions at Euro 2016.

The final of Euro 2016, Portugal - France (1-0, after extra time) at the Stade de France, drew an average of 3.75 million viewers in Portugal on RTP1, on Sunday, 10/07/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure represented approximately 35.8% of the total Portuguese population in the country, and corresponded to a TV audience share of 78.2%. The Euro 2016 final thus became the most watched TV programme in Portugal in 2016.

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