With an average audience of 36.5%, the Portugal-Slovenia match was the most watched programme of 2024 so far. Portugal returns to the field in the quarter-finals on 5 July against France.
The Portugal – Slovenia match broadcast by RTP1, which gave victory to the Portuguese team on penalties, was the most watched so far, with a average audience of 3.5 millionaccording to Havas Media Network.
The match, played on Monday, went into extra time and was decided by penalties, had an average audience of 36.5% and share recorded 64.8% for the entire broadcast period, being “now the most watched program of 2024, at least until the National Team returns to the field on Friday.”
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The Portugal round of 16 match had an “average audience of around 3,520,900 people” and was the match with the longest broadcast duration: nearly three hours long, Havas Media Network points out.
Portugal will face France in the quarter-finals on 5 July.
“Cristiano Ronaldo added another achievement to his long list of achievements, after being the first player to participate in six European championships (since his ‘home’ debut in 2004), he is now also the only one to have scored in six European Cups, with his penalty yesterday, and the the eldest to do so“, highlights Havas Media Network.
Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa is also the first to save three consecutive penalties in a European competition.
The audience for the match broadcast, carried out on RTP1, was growing Throughout the regular period of the game, it dropped slightly during extra time and reached its highest value during the penalty shootout,” says HAvas Media Network.
Portugal – Czech Republic, broadcast on SIC on 18 June, was the second most watched match in Portugal, with an average audience of 34.6%, corresponding to 3.3 million, followed by Georgia – Portugal (32.9%; 3.1 million) and Turkey – Portugal (26.8%; 2.5 million).
Source: Observadora
