FA Cup: Sutton United - Arsenal draws 6.181 million viewers on BBC One (audience share: 28%)

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Sutton United FC (National League South, 5th division) - Arsenal FC (Premier League) (0-2), in the fifth round of the 2016-17 Emirates FA Cup, drew 6.181 million viewers on average on the British public channel BBC One on Monday 20/02/2017 (kick off at 19:55 local time, pre-match from 19:30).

This figure represented a 28% audience share, and ranked the British public broadcaster third in the British television market for the day of 20/02/2017.

This is the best TV audience thus far for a 2016-17 Emirates FA Cup match.

FA Cup: 3.2 million viewers on average on BBC One for Fulham - Tottenham

  • Fulham FC (SkyBet Championship 4th English professional division ) - Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League 4th English professional division ) (0-3, fifth round of the 2016-17 Emirates FA Cup 2016-17), drew 3.218 million viewers on average on the British public channel BBC One in the UK, on Sunday, 19/02/2017 (kick-off at 14:00 local time, pre-match from 13:40).
    • Audience share: 29%
  • Blackburn Rovers FC (Sky Bet Championship) - Manchester United FC (Premier League) (1-2), drew 905,000…
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