The clash between Everton and Liverpool on Sunday might not have been one of the more exciting Merseyside Derby fixtures with the highly-anticipated showdown ending 0-0. However, despite the goalless draw, Sunday’s showdown made it into the history books, smashing the Premier League viewership record for a single game.
Sky Sports confirmed that an average of five million people tuned in to watch Klopp’s side and Ancelotti’s crew battle it out, with peak viewership hitting 5.5 million. This makes Sunday’s Merseyside Derby the most watched fixture in the history of British television, surpassing the previous record set by the 2012 Manchester Derby.
Man City’s 1-0 win over Man Utd during the latter half of the 2011/12 season had been Sky Sport’s most-watched Premier League showdown, with 4.4 million people tuning in to see a towering Vicent Kompany header earn the Citizens all three points. Liverpool’s Goodison Park stalemate has now overtaken it, with 1.9 million catching the action live via Sky’s free-to-air channel Pick TV while the remaining tuned in via the broadcaster’s subscription-based platforms.
"5.5 million viewers watched Everton-Liverpool in England. Record audience in the history of the Premier League, according to SkySports"
5,5 millones de televidentes vieron en Inglaterra el Everton-Liverpool. Récord de audiencia en la historia de la Premier según SkySports.
— Fernando Palomo ESPN (@fernandopalomo) June 22, 2020
This is yet another amazing viewership figure for the English top-flight after making its much-welcomed return to action. The world’s most popular league got things back underway last Wednesday, with Man City vs Arsenal being one of the first two ties to take place. Over 3.4 million people checked in on Sky Sports TV to catch the Citizens’ 3-0 victory over the Gunners, translating to a 14.3 percent share of all TV on Wednesday night. This was the highest-ever audience for a game in which neither Manchester United nor Liverpool were involved until the weekend games rolled in.
