The chances that you have seen absolutely nothing of the matches of the Six Nations Tournament 2022 edition are low.
More than half (59%) of the French population, or 34.2 million people, watched at least one minute of one of the fifteen competition matches on France 2.
France Télévisions, which reveals this figure on Monday, underlines that it is a record for the rugby competition since the coverage data is available, that is to say since 2006.
“Exceptional course”
Laurent Le Lay, director of the audiovisual group's sports department, explains this performance on the audience side by the "exceptional course of the XV of France which achieved a Grand Slam that we had been waiting for twelve years" and by "a fairly exceptional tournament program". , with two meetings of the French team in the first part of the evening, including the last decisive match.
For the first time since 2010, the French team remained undefeated in the tournament this year, ending with a victory at home on Saturday against England, followed by nearly 9 million viewers on average for an audience share of 38.9%, the best historical audience for a match of the six nations.
In detail, the five matches of the XV of France attracted an average of 6.6 million viewers for a 38.1% audience share, while the matches outside the French team attracted an average of 2.1 million viewers (18.3% audience share). audience).
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