Miss Switzerland pageant wins ratings battle
On Saturday evening, Swiss television showed the Switzerland-Austria soccer match and the Miss Switzerland contest at the same time. In the run-up, there was speculation about which of the two shows would achieve higher ratings. Now the figures are available. The film "Die Herbstzeitlosen," which was also broadcast on SF on Sunday, provided the largest audience share ever for a Swiss production.
On Saturday evening, Swiss television showed the Switzerland-Austria soccer test match and the Miss Switzerland 2007 pageant at the same time. In the run-up, there was speculation about which of the two shows would achieve higher ratings. Now the figures are in: 464,000 people watched the soccer match on SF 2, which corresponds to a market share of 24.4 percent. The Miss Switzerland contest on SF 1 was watched by 856,000 viewers. This corresponds to a market share of 44.6 percent. So the contest for the most beautiful Swiss woman clearly won the ratings battle.
The Swiss film "Die Herbstzeitlosen," broadcast on Sunday evening, also achieved a large audience share. 1,340,000 people watched the film, which corresponds to a market share of 58.2 percent. This made the film the highest audience share ever for a Swiss production, according to a statement.
"Die Herbstzeitlosen", produced by Catpics Zurich on behalf of Swiss Television, ran as part of the "Publikumpreis SF Schweizer Film mit Bluewin".
