Spectacular start to Commonwealth Games on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE
Nearly
nine million viewers watched the sensational Opening Ceremony of
the XVII Commonwealth Games on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE last night (Thursday 25 July).
Peter
Salmon, Director of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport, said: "The Commonwealth Games
is a fantastic competition and we're delighted that the country
has turned to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ for the big opener... now for the sport."
Commonwealth
Games Opening Ceremony (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE, 8.55 - 11.20pm) achieved a peak
of 8.9 million viewers (46.7% share) at 10.45pm.
Overall,
the two and a half hour programme was watched by an average audience
of 8.3 million, average share of 39% of the viewing audience.
This
figure is an increase on the slot average for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE of 4.5 million
and a 23% share.
The
Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE, 12 September 2000)
achieved a breakfast-time audience of 3.5 million, with a peak of
4.6 million.
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