German public broadcaster ZDF "attracted almost 10 million viewers to its broadcast of the friendly between Germany and Armenia on Friday evening," according to the DPA. A total of 9.95 million viewers tuned in to watch the game starting at 8:45pm. The number equaled a market share of 37.8%. Germany won its last test match before the World Cup 6-1 (DPA, 6/7).
FRENCH OPEN: QUOTENMETER's Sidney Schering reported pan-European broadcaster Eurosport "recorded above average ratings for its broadcast of the women's French Open semifinal between Andrea Petkovic and Simona Halep on Thursday." The match, which started at 5:15pm, attracted an average of 310,000 viewers. The number translated into a market share of 2.8%. In the target demographic, Halep's win obtained a market share of 1.2% as almost 50,000 viewers tuned in.
PLAYOFFS: German free-to-air TV channel Sport1 received satisfying ratings for its broadcast of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) playoff semifinal game between Bayern Munich and Oldenburg on Thursday. The decisive Game 5 attracted 270,000 viewers and had a 1% share. In the target demographic, Bayern's 88-63 win obtained a 1.9% share as 180,000 viewers tuned in (QUOTENMETER, 6/6).
