Friday 26 October 2012

Olympics closing ceremony most watched broadcast in the three decades: More than 24million tuned in for spectacular show | Mail Online

Olympics closing ceremony most watched broadcast in the three decades: More than 24million tuned in for spectacular show | Mail Online: Olympics Closing Ceremony was the most watched TV show in three decades with more than 24.5million viewers"

The closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games was the most watched TV programme for the last three decades, according to new figures released today.
A total of 24.46 million people tuned in to BBC1 to see the finale of the Games on August 12, making it the most popular programme since 1981.
Together with the opening ceremony of the Games, they are the only programmes from the current century to make the top 10 list of the most watched programmes in the past 31 years.
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