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woensdag 13 juni 2012

England's first Euro 2012 match versus France draws 8.9m

England's opening Euro 2012 clash versus France brought in strong ratings last night (Monday, June 12), overnight data shows.

Starting at 4pm, ITV1's full coverage averaged 8.9m (47.1%), peaking with over 15 million at around 6.30pm as the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

BBC One's screening of the other Group D game, Sweden v Ukraine, scored 5.27m (22.4%) from 7pm. Have I Got A Bit More News For You amused 2.42m (17.2%) at 10.35pm.

A Benidorm repeat held up with 2.61m (10.9%) for ITV1 at 9pm (+1: 165k/0.9%), benefiting from a high lead-in from an hour-long Coronation Street.

Antiques Road Trip started where Great British Menu left off, attracting 2.32m (10.8%) in the 7pm hour. Springwatch followed with 2.26m (9.1%) an hour later, before 1.31m (5.8%) caught Britain in a Day from 9pm.

Big Brother was predictably Channel 5's most-watched show with 1.46m (6.1%) at 9pm (+1: 191k/1%), while The Walking Dead lured 791k (4.3%) an hour later, and Big Brother's Bit on the Side entertained 381k (3.8%) at 11pm.

The Secret Millionaire pulled in 1.43m (5.9%) for Channel 4 from 9pm (+1: 207k/1.1%), prior to which Gok Cooks Chinese served up 770k (3%).

Overall, BBC One led ITV1 in primetime with 22.1% versus 20% (+1: 0.7%). BBC Two claimed third place with 7.6%, ahead of Channel 4's 4.4% (+1: 0.7%), and Channel 5's 3.9% (+1: 0.3%).

With last week's finale dented by the Diamond Jubilee, Made in Chelsea's third series reunion with Rick Edwards grabbed 549k (3%) on E4 at 10pm.