Menu
Media

London Olympics, Euro 2012 Dominate U.K. TV Ratings, Eight Events In Top 10

In the U.K., coverage of the London 2012 Olympics and Euro 2012 "dominates the list of the most-popular TV programmes of the year ahead of the usual chart toppers, including The X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing and Downton Abbey," according Tara Conlan of the London GUARDIAN. The Olympic Closing Ceremony on Aug. 12 "was the most-watched programme of the year, with an average audience of 24.5 million viewers," despite a mixed critical reception, just ahead of Dir Danny Boyle's "widely acclaimed Opening Ceremony on July 27 (24.2 million)." BBC1's live coverage of the Closing Ceremony "attracted a bigger average audience than any U.K. TV show for more than 30 years" (GUARDIAN, 12/12).

Most-Viewed TV Programs in the U.K. in '12
Rank Channel
Program
Viewers in Millions
Share
Date
Time
1.
BBC1
Olympics 2012: Closing Ceremony 24.5
79% Aug. 12
9pm-12:17am
2.
BBC1
Olympics 2012: Opening Ceremony 24.2
81%
July 27
9pm-12:51am
3.
BBC1
Euro 2012: England vs. Italy
20.3
65%
June 24
7:41pm-10:24pm
4.
BBC1 Olympics 2012: Men’s 100m final 17.3
59%
Aug. 5
9:42pm-10:15pm
5.
ITV1
Euro 2012: England vs. Ukraine
16.3 (incl. 100,000 on ITV1 +1)
57%
June 19
7:44pm-9:38pm
6.
BBC1
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 15.3
55%
June 4
7:29pm-10:49pm
7.
BBC1
Euro 2012: Sweden vs. England
14.2 53%
June 15
8pm-9:41pm
8.
BBC1
Olympics 2012: Women’s 400m final 13.6
50%
Aug. 5
6:52pm-9:41pm
9.
ITV1
Britain’s Got Talent
13.1 (incl. 600,000 on ITV1 +1)
49%
May 12
7:20pm-10pm
10.
ITV1 Euro 2012: France v England
12.6 (incl. 100,000 on ITV1 +1)
57%
June 11
5pm-6:51pm

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

NFL meeting preview; MLB's opening week ad effort and remembering Peter Angelos.

Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2012/12/13/Media/Olympics-viewing-numbers.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2012/12/13/Media/Olympics-viewing-numbers.aspx

CLOSE