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ITV scores biggest audience of the year with Lionesses UEFA Women's EUROS victory

ITV scores biggest audience of the year with Lionesses UEFA Women's EUROS victory

ITV News5 days ago
ITV's coverage of England v Italy on Tuesday night was watched by a peak of 10.2 million across all devices, giving ITV its biggest peak audience of 2025 across ITV1 and ITVX.
The match averaged 8 million viewers across all devices, from kick off until the final whistle, delivering ITV's biggest audience amongst all adults and the 16-34 demographic for overnight ratings for the year so far.
England's victory on Tuesday night is also ITVX's biggest day this year with 17.2m streams.
The Lionesses victory over Italy will see them progress to the final of the UEFA Women's EUROS this Sunday 27th July on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player from 3:30pm.
ITV's line-up on Sunday will be led by Laura Woods, who is joined in the studio in Basel by Ian Wright, Emma Hayes and Karen Carney.
ITV's package of coverage includes social platforms @ITVFootball on X, Facebook and Instagram and @ITVSport on TikTok and YouTube, ensuring fans will not miss a single minute of the action.
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