Topics: UEFA Euro 2012, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Germany, England, Italy, TSN
Game is the most-watched UEFA EURO match ever on Canadian television and reaches more than 4.6 million unique viewers. UEFA EURO 2012 quarterfinals average 1.27 million viewers on TSN. Semifinals begin on Wednesday with Spain vs. Portugal at 2 p.m. ET on TSN.

UEFA Euro 2012 on TSN.Toronto, ON (June 25, 2012) – Yesterday’s Italy-England UEFA EURO 2012 penalty kick thriller attracted an average audience of 2.058 million viewers on TSN – making it the most watched UEFA EURO match ever on Canadian television*.  Sunday’s match was also the most-watched program of the week on all Canadian television.

The audience for the game peaked at just under 3 million viewers as Italy won 4-2 in the shootout following a 0-0 tie with England.

Overall more than 4.6 million Canadians tuned in to watch some or all of yesterday’s broadcast on TSN.

 

The Italy-England game highlighted aUEFA EURO 2012 quarter-final round on TSN that averaged 1.27 million viewers over four games.  A breakdown of the quarter-final average audiences is as follows:

•         Italy vs. England – 2.058 million viewers
•         Spain vs. France – 1.13 million viewers
•         Germany vs. Greece – 917,000 viewers
•         Portugal vs. Czech Republic – 652,000 viewers

TSN’s complete coverage of UEFA EURO 2012 continues this week with the semifinal matches and Final game on Sunday, July 1 at 2 p.m. ET.  All games are available on TSN, TSN Radio, TSN.ca and TSN Mobile TV.

Wednesday, June 27

•      Semifinal: Spain vs. Portugal at 2 p.m. ET

Thursday, June 28

•       Semifinal: Italy vs. Germany at 2 p.m. ET

Sunday, July 1

•      Final at 2 p.m. ET