World Cup Thread

[Biff]

I totally agree. Now we have to wait another four years for another. I reckon all the continental competitions, the European Championships etc., should be dropped and World Cups should be every two years.

[Biff]

I think this shows how much people like ITVs coverage. 17.9 million watched the final on the BBC while ITV only got 3.8 million.

More than 20 million British viewers tuned in to the World Cup final, with the BBC drawing more viewers than ITV.

On BBC1, viewers watching Spain's clash with the Netherlands peaked at 17.9 million, with a 60% share of the audience, figures show.

On ITV, which was also showing the final, figures peaked at 3.8 million, a 13% share of the audience.

Spain scored four minutes before the end of extra time to win 1-0.

The game averaged 15.1 million (a 54% share of viewers) on BBC1 and 3.3 million (12%) on ITV1.

[skybluearmy]

Yeah saw that earlier. In fact I'm amazed as many as that chose to watch ITV. Why?

[Biff]

Must be people too lazy to change the channel.