England’s World Cup win over Mexico at 2am breaks viewing records across BBC
Summary
England’s World Cup win over Mexico at 2am BST attracted a record-breaking 9.1 million live viewers on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, the largest UK audience ever for that time slot. The match also led to the biggest day ever for BBC Sport’s digital platforms, with millions more fans watching highlights and replaying the game later.Key Facts
- The game kicked off at 2am BST but still attracted 9.1 million live viewers.
- The average live audience during the match was 7.8 million.
- This was the biggest live UK TV audience ever recorded between 2am and 4am.
- The BBC Sport website, app, and iPlayer had 11.6 million content requests related to the match.
- BBC iPlayer had its biggest ever day with 48 million requests across all content on that Monday.
- BBC Sport’s social media videos totaled over 330 million views in one day, a record.
- Highlights streams reached 5.9 million views on BBC platforms and YouTube.
- A full replay on BBC Two attracted up to 1.1 million viewers later that morning.
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