DFB-Pokal: 11.33m viewers for Bayern Munich - Borussia Dortmund on ARD (share: 35.2%)

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) - Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga), 2-3, in the semi-finals of the 2016-17 DFB-Pokal, drew an average of 11.33 million viewers on the public channel ARD on Wednesday, 26/04/2017 (kick-off at 20:45 CET).

This figure represented an audience share of 35.2%, and allowed ARD to achieve the best performance of the day in the German television market for 26/04/2017. This is also a record audience for a football match in Germany (Bundesliga, Champions League, and national team matches included) of the 2016-17 season.

Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga) - Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga), 1-1, Frankfurt won 7-6 on penalties, the other semi-final of the 2016-17 DFB-Pokal, drew 7.26 million viewers on average on ARD on Tuesday, 25/04/2017 (kick-off at 20:45). Audience share: 41.7%. ARD recorded a peak audience of 8.12 million viewers at 11:15, during the penalty shoot-out.

• The 2016-17 DFB-Pokal semi-finals were also broadcast on the pay channels of Sky Deutschland Sector: pay-TV group Headquarters: Munich (GER) Founded: 1991 (under the name…