A packed weekend of sport helped ITV achieve its highest weekend ratings since UEFA Euro 2024, the broadcaster has revealed.
Coverage of the Six Nations England v France match reached a peak of 6 million viewers, with averages of 4.3 million watching coverage across all devices and 5 million watching the match itself.
Four FA Cup Fourth Round matches were also shown, with an average of 2.7 million viewers watching coverage across ITV1 and ITVX. The Friday evening game between Manchester United and Leicester was ITV’s biggest FA Cup match since April, with an average of 3.2 million viewers and a peak audience of 4.9 million.
The figures were bolstered by shows including The Masked Singer and The 1% Club, with the return of drama Unforgotten watched by 3.3 million.
Across the weekend, ITVX recorded 45 million streams with 15.7 million on Sunday leading to its biggest day since July’s Euro 2024 Semi Final.
