Olympics Daily Bulletin - Monday 13 August 2012
Olympics Daily Bulletin for Monday 13 August 2012.
Headlines
- Last night’s Closing Ceremony peaked at 26.3m at 21.35 across ˿ One, ˿ HD (3D) and Red Button Olympics 1.
Audience figures
- The audience average on ˿ One throughout the programme from 2100-0020 was 22.9m (peak 26m)
- This was an audience share of 81%
- Record audience figures for an Olympics Closing Ceremony, the previous high was Barcelona 1992 with an average audience 11m, 47% share (21:00-2250). 15 min peak of 11.5m - no 5 min peak available.
Coverage highlights for yesterday
- Boxing gold for GB’s Anthony Joshua – 4.7m across ˿ One and RB Olympics 3 at 3.30pm
- Sliver in the modern pentathlon for Samantha Murray – 6.6m saw her cross the line on ˿ One and RB Olympics 4 at 6.10pm
Note: All peak data is 5 mins and all data includes HD unless otherwise stated.
Danny Cohen, Controller, ˿ One, says: "It has been an absolute privilege to broadcast the London 2012 Olympics on ˿ One. It's been a phenomenal Games and Team GB's amazing achievements have helped draw huge audiences to ˿ One and put the channel right at the heart of the action. We've had fantastic feedback about the quality of the ˿'s coverage and all the teams involved deserve huge thanks and praise."
SB/DL