AS DEAN ROCK’S late free struck the Hill 16 post and one record ended, another one was created.
Yesterday’s gripping Allianz National Football League Division 1 final between Dublin and Kerry was the most-watched programme ever broadcast on TG4, viewing figures released today confirm.
Kerry clinched the league title with a dramatic one-point win, 0-20 to 1-16, ending a 36-match unbeaten run for Jim Gavin’s Dubs as well as their five-in-a-row bid.
TAM Ireland’s figures show that a record 642,000 tuned in to TG4′s coverage, with an average audience of 354,000 watching from start to finish, a 37% share of the available audience.
The Division 2 decider, which saw Galway beat Kildare, had a 21% audience share.
TG4′s previous record audience for a single programme was 621,000 for the 2016 league final between Dublin and Kerry.
“We are all delighted with these all-time record viewing figures,” TG4 Sports Editor Rónán Ó Coisdealbha said.
“It was a thrilling encounter and made for compelling viewing with the outcome in the balance till the very last kick.”
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A timely warning ahead of the Wales game. Gatland gone, they will have a bounce from it and the new coach is bringing back people who never should have been dropped. Pride comes before a fall.
@John Moore: They don’t have the players for a bounce.
A win is a win,just goes to show you can’t take any team for granted
Don’t forget this is the Leinster seconds , and they Still won away from home
@Michael Fehily: Ara they only had yo bring a 2-time World Cup winner off the bench to get them over the line.
@Terry o donnell: That’s why you have them in the squad in the first place.
Leinster have used 54 players this season, that’s almost four different teams. I don’t think any other club could afford to pay so many players. Where are they getting all the money from?
@Max: 9 players on central contract and they use the Aviva Stadium which holds 60000, more than Musgrave Pk, Thomond and Sports ground combined, and the Aviva is in the biggest population centre in the country so no problem filling it!
The first try aside it was an awful performance by Leinster.
Yea a bit disjointed-but a few dozen lads aren’t with the team.
Hanging on though ? ?
Nah.