Originally Posted by casinoman13:
“I would say it was poor as well considering the 2 teams that were playing and probably the biggest game of the season so far but like we have all said before both Chelsea and Man City not the biggest audience puller.
On the other hand if QPR V Stoke on BT was under 500 but over 400 then I think they would be pretty pleased considering the teams they were covering.
I still expect next weekends Merseyside Derby to be their biggest audience by far so far.”
It wasn't a bad game (City-Che) and one Sky would have been determined to have as it is the favourites for the title against the former champions and only serious title contender. Chelsea are probably 3rd biggest draw and City 5th so it's still a big viewer magnet.
They'll definitely be happy with anything in the excess of 400,000 as it is by far BT's weakest game to date.
As for Liv-Eve, I would agree that it should be BT's highest figures of the season, with Utd-Eve the week after most likely to eclipse these ratings. The fact the game is on a Sunday -- albeit in not the best time slot -- will still push viewers up from the usual 12.45 slot I feel, with most other neutral fans already having seen there team played the day before.