ITV are beating BBC in the battle of the Euro 2020 broadcasters with a staggering SIX of the top seven most-watched games.
Incredibly, just ONE game shown on the Beeb – England’s tournament opener against Croatia – breaks into the top seven in terms of largest peak audiences.
The 1-0 victory saw 11.6million viewers tune in – the third-highest on the list.
But that figure pales in comparison to England’s 0-0 draw with Scotland which saw a whopping 19.9m fans turn over to ITV.
England’s 1-0 win over Czech Republic saw a peak audience of 14.6m viewers – good for No2 on the list.
And Monday night’s penalty-shootout thriller between France and Switzerland on ITV ranks No4 with 11.3m – just 300,000 fewer than England’s win over Croatia.
Belgium’s last 16 win over Portugal – also on ITV – completes the top five, with 10.5m fans tuning in.
ITV also saw the sixth and seventh-highest viewerships on the list, with 10m for Italy vs Wales and 9.5m for France vs Germany respectively.
Overall, ITV are averaging 5m viewers per game, with the BBC marginally trailing on 4.6m.
The BBC also trail their rivals in the excitement stakes, with 75 of the tournament’s 118 goals shown on ITV.
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SEVEN MOST-WATCHED EURO 2020 GAMES
England vs Scotland – 19.9m (ITV)
England vs Czech Republic – 14.6m (ITV)
England vs Croatia – 11.6m (BBC)
France vs Switzerland – 11.3m (ITV)
Belgium vs Portugal – 10.5m (ITV)
Italy vs Wales – 10m (ITV)
France vs Germany – 9.5m (ITV)
Among them ITV had all 14 goals from Monday evening’s thrilling double-header – Spain’s 5-3 extra-time win over Croatia and the 3-3 draw between France and Switzerland, won by the Swiss on penalties.
BBC are likely to crack the top five, if not push the ITV’s England vs Scotland game on Tuesday night as the Three Lions face Germany.
Gareth Southgate’s men continue their quest for a first tournament win since the 1966 World Cup with the draw now wide open.
With Holland out of the running, England’s route to the final – should they beat Germany – looks considerably easier.
The Three Lions would face one of Ukraine or Sweden in the quarter-finals and either Denmark or Czech Republic in the semis.
And with France and Portugal – winners of the last two major tournaments – now out of the running, their toughest potential opponents in the final look to be Belgium and Spain.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
