{"id":294711,"date":"2023-11-22T00:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T00:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294711"},"modified":"2023-11-22T00:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T00:24:20","slug":"chelsea-versus-liverpool-is-most-watched-womens-super-league-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/chelsea-versus-liverpool-is-most-watched-womens-super-league-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea versus Liverpool is most watched Women's Super League ever"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chelsea\u2019s 5-1 victory over Liverpool was the most watched Women\u2019s Super League game of all time with 1.1 million people tuning into BBC 1 on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Lauren James scored a superb hat-trick while Aggie Beever-Jones and Sjoeke Nusken were also on the scoresheet for the Blues at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
It is the first time a WSL match has passed the 1 million mark for viewing figures while the game also recorded the highest ever average audience of 765,000.<\/p>\n
Sky Sports also saw their highest ever viewership for a WSL game with a peak of 589,000 watching Sunday\u2019s Manchester derby at Old Trafford, with the average viewership of 485,000 also a record.<\/p>\n
Manchester City came out on top with goals from Jill Roord, Lauren Hemp and Khadija Shaw cancelling out Katie Zelem\u2019s penalty.<\/p>\n
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Over a million people watched the BBC’s coverage of Chelsea’s 5-1 victory over Liverpool<\/p>\n
The figures demonstrate a steady growth in viewership for the domestic game, with international fixtures having already garnered big audiences.<\/p>\n
Twelve million people watched England lose out to Spain in this summer\u2019s World Cup final on BBC1, which made it second-most viewed event of 2023 after the Coronation of King Charles III.<\/p>\n
The broadcaster also registered 25.7million stream requests across BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport Online. A further 2.6million people watched the final on rival broadcaster ITV.<\/p>\n
The Euro 2022 final, which saw England beat Germany in extra-time, was also watched by 17.4million on BBC1.<\/p>\n