Over one million people followed the World Ski Championships on SRF two
Great TV interest in the Swiss downhill successes in Cortina d'Ampezzo: 1.02 million people at the peak watched the men's World Cup downhill with bronze medalist Beat Feuz on SRF two on Sunday. During Corinne Suter's triumph the day before, up to 807,000 people tuned in.
At last weekend's World Ski Championships, there was one gold and two bronze medals for Switzerland. The interest of the TV audience was just as outstanding, as SRF writes in a statement. Up to 1.02 million people from German-speaking Switzerland watched the men's downhill race with bronze winner Beat Feuz on SRF zwei on Sunday. This peak value corresponds to a market share of 82.7 percent (target group 3+, German-speaking Switzerland, overnight).
807,000 watched Suter's victory
On Saturday, up to 807,000 German-speaking Swiss watched Corinne Suter become the first Swiss downhill world champion since 1989 and Lara Gut-Behrami finish third on the podium, according to the report. This top value corresponds to a market share of 82.9 percent. Already on Thursday, Lara Gut-Behrami secured World Cup gold in the Super-G. According to the broadcaster, this race reached a peak of 428,000 viewers from German-speaking Switzerland on SRF zwei, which corresponds to a market share of 79.5 percent (target group 3+, German-speaking Switzerland, overnight).
Much attention for World Cup magazine "Skichäller
According to SRF, "Skichäller" also met with great interest. In the TV magazine program on the Ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Jann Billeter talks to former and current skiing greats at 7 p.m. on SRF zwei about stories beyond the daily sporting news. According to SRF, Saturday's show attracted the most attention so far, with an average of 203,000 viewers from German-speaking Switzerland and a market share of 17.3 percent. Overall, the first six "Skichäller" editions have reached an average of 148,000 viewers from German-speaking Switzerland. This average corresponds to a market share of 12.0 percent (target group 3+, German-speaking Switzerland, overnight).
Online: SRF sports offerings with almost six million visits
At Srf.ch/sport and in the SRF Sport app, news and results overviews as well as reactions, assessments and stories round off SRF's offering on the World Ski Championships. During the first week of the World Championships, the complete sports offering on SRF's online platforms reached a total of 5.8 million visits, according to SRF. (pd)
