Paris (AFP)

RMC Sport achieved a record audience on Wednesday night, attracting more than 1.17 million viewers on average with PSG's victory over Atalanta Bergamo (2-1), the channel said on Thursday.

RMC Sport 1 was France's 5th channel during the match, attracting 1.7 million spectators cumulatively over the entire match. These audiences do not include viewers who watched the game online.

400,000 viewers also watched the post-match program "Champions zone" on RMC Sport 1 presented by Jean-Baptiste Boursier.

TF1 led the hearings on Wednesday evening with the "Magnum" series, ahead of France 2 and M6.

NextRadioTV, the parent company of RMC Sport, holds the rights to the Champions League and the Europa League until June 2021. The group has put in place a savings plan to prepare for the post-Covid period, cutting in its workforce and downsizing in sport and entertainment.

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