Schwingfest meets with wide interest of spectators
The two-day live broadcast of the 2019 ESAF in Zug drew significant public interest. At its peak, SRF had 850,000 viewers from German-speaking Switzerland tuned in. The sports content on SRF’s online platforms recorded a total of 2.2 million visits over the ESAF weekend.
Christian Stucki is the new wrestling king. Up to 850,000 viewers from German-speaking Switzerland tuned in to SRF zwei as the 34-year-old from Bern celebrated after his victory over Joel Wicki. The final round of the 2019 Federal Wrestling and Alpine Festival in Zug was watched by an average of 836,000 people in front of their screens. This average corresponds to a market share of 80.3 percent (target group 3+, German-speaking Switzerland, overnight).
On SRF's online platforms, the sports offerings with live streams, results overviews, news and background reports reached a total of 2,193,000 visits over the ESAF weekend. On television, there were around 18 hours of live Schwingen on August 24 and 25. Overall, the two-day live broadcast on SRF two achieved an average audience of 339,000 viewers from German-speaking Switzerland, which corresponds to a market share of 72.7 percent (target group 3+, German-speaking Switzerland, overnight). The two-day live broadcast of the ESAF has been an integral part of SRF's sports programming since it was held in Lucerne in 2004. At the 1995 ESAF in Chur, SRF showed a final round live on TV for the first time.
