League final attracts record viewing figures to TG4
TG4’s GAA coverage continues to go ‘ó neart go neart’ as record viewing figures watched Sunday’s Football League final, .
The heavyweight Division One pairing of Dublin and Kerry saw the Kingdom end the Dubs’ five-in-a-row quest as well as their 36-game unbeaten run.
642,000 people tuned in to the game, with the Irish-language station holding an average audience of 354,000 across the 70 minutes.
That translates to a 37% share of the TV-viewing audience, while a 21% share watched the curtain-raising Division Two final, which saw Galway defeat Kildare.
The audience of 642,000 was a 21,000 increase on the previous record figure, achieved during last year’s final, which was followed by the GAA’s 1916 commemoration, Laochra.
TG4 Sports Editor Rónán Ó Coisdealbha thanked all those involved in Nemeton TV, the production team that produced yesterday’s coverage.
“We are all delighted with these all-time record viewing figures,” he said.
“It was a thrilling encounter and made for compelling viewing with the outcome in the balance till the very last kick.
“TG4’s TV coverage of Gaelic games this week spanned a wide range, including pioneering world-wide and free-to-view web coverage of provincial finals in the EirGrid Under 21 Football Championship.”
Tonight’s Ulster U21 Football final will be streamed live on TG4.ie from 7:55pm. GAA Beo resumes next weekend with coverage of the All-Ireland U21 semi-finals on Saturday and the Hurling League semi-finals on Sunday.
